Rocktober Idiots in London
This was only a fraction of the Rocktober Idiots who met up from around the world (including Germany, the U.S., Australia, Brazil, and South Africa) for a crazy weekend of Green Day at London’s O2. We had a fabulous time and sang loudly to Green Day music at the Slug and Lettuce restaurant. More to come!
*Photo by Mary O’Neill, American Idiot!
I got back to the hotel an hour ago from seeing Green Day for the second night at the 02 in London. I’ll have to write more about it when I get back to the States. I just wanted to write that of the shows I went to in the States and the first London gig, the second night at the 02 blew all of them hands down out of the water. The boys were on fire tonight singing several older songs but the treat for me was a full band rendition of “Give Me Novacaine.” “Novacaine” is my favorite song off of American Idiot and hearing it live was soul cleansing.
Anyway, I’ll write more when I get back to the States next week. I’m very sad to be leaving and not attending more of the English gigs, but really, my dreams of seeing them in England have come true. I got everything that I needed from this show. Plus, I’m bringing one of Tre’s drumsticks home with me.
Thank you, Billie Joe, Mike and Tre, tonight was kinda special. Thank you.
Ok, that’s a pretty stupid headline, but I don’t care. I’m off to see Green Day in London. My flight takes off from JFK at 9:00 and I’ll be standing in London’s 02 tomorrow night. All I can say is… “Welcome to Paradise!”
GD UK Rocktober
Since Green Day’s tour began this past June in earnest, I have read time and time again from Green Day fans in far-flung places begging the boys to come to town. The Middle East, Bulgaria, India, etc., etc. And now, the lucky winner of the moment is… Singapore! Hopefully this is only the beginning of visiting places that they’ve never been but where fans have always wanted them to go.
Green Day will perform in Singapore for the first time on January 14, 2010. Here’s the full press release for this…uh…historic event! Tickets go on sale October 15, 2009. Good luck to any lucky Singaporeans out there who get tickets. 12,000 of you will be very, very, happy that you did!
And Tre, no gum chewing while you’re there, OK?
Green Day’s much anticipated concert across the causeway next January is set to attract many local rock fans.
DESPITE not having a Kuala Lumpur tour stop, American punk legends Green Day will still leave many local rock fans scrambling for tickets for the band’s concert in Singapore in January.
The Berkeley, California-raised band will be plugging in a full concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Jan 14.
Organised by Lushington Entertainments, the concert is expected to be a sell out affair at the 12,000 capacity venue.
Led by the enigmatic Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day has been hammering out its latest album 21st Century Breakdown, across major stadiums worldwide and the Singapore date will be its first time in this region.
The Grammy-award winning powerpunk combo is completed by bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool, who have kept the frenzied music ticking like a timebomb through classic albums like Dookie, Insomniac, Nimrod and American Idiot.
On the current tour, Green Day has been unleashing classics like Longview, Welcome to Paradise, American Idiot, Brain Stew right to new favourites Know Your Enemy and 21 Guns.
Tickets will be available from all SISTIC outlets at S$128 (RM307.20, standing), S$88 (RM211.20), S$128 (RM307.20) and S$148 (RM355.20). SISTIC fees apply. Public sales date is Oct 15. Hotline 65 6348 5555. Browse sistic.com.sg.
Oh, and the concert will be organized by Lushington Entertainment, which, frankly, cracked me up… The Lushie Gods be praised!!
*News via Trina at the Green Day Community.
During Green Day’s North American tour, I was lucky to see all three of the opening bands: The Bravery, Kaiser Chiefs and Franz Ferdinand. All of the bands were solid, but except for the shear antics of The Bravery, they never seemed to rock the stadium as hard as Prima Donna seems to be doing in Europe as the opening band for Green Day. Here’s a sample of Youtube videos and while the sound quality isn’t all that great on the first video, the energy is amazing! London is going to rock!
“Demoted” by Prima Donna, Paris, 10/4/09
The Lushie Nuns also captured Prima Donna in Paris at the Bercy, 10/4/09
Prima Donna in Lisbon, 9/28/09
Nothingwrongwithme.com’s News Feed (highly recommended; always lots of good stuff) posted a link to some fine photographs taken at Green Day’s concert at Bercy Stadium in Paris. Here’s a sample:
Tré Cool at Bercy
Mike Dirnt at Bercy
Billie Joe at Bercy
Oh, and by the way, it’s Adrienne Armstrong’s 40th birthday today. Happy Birthday!!
Via the Green Day Fan Flickr Group and Tedifer at the GDC, comes a wonderful set of photographs from Green Day’s appearance in Barcelona on 10/1/09. A few nice shots of Mike Dirnt and one of Tré Cool, the photographs are mostly of Billie Joe Armstrong, but a few are of the band and the audience. And Billie is wearing a different shirt (it was white in Madrid). These are the things that count…
Check out Toni Villen’s other band photographs here.
Billie Joe Armstrong in Barcelona by Tony Villen
GD UK ROCKTOBER Baby! - Logo by Jason Chandler
WAKE UP, BILLIE JOE! SEPTEMBER IS OVER!! It’s ROCKTOBER!
Green Day hit the European point of their tour this past Monday in Lisbon and I’m hitting the UK to see them in 23 DAYS! It’s Rocktober, baby, and England is gonna be a blast!!
Green Day’s performance at Madison Square Garden back on July 27th was not only a great romp by the band, but also featured a dynamic young woman by the name of Stephanie Vera-Tudela. She was pulled on stage by Billie Joe Armstrong to play lead guitar for the epic “Jesus of Suburbia,” playing the tune so well and with such panache that Armstrong eventually screamed out, “I fuuccking lovve youu!”
[CLICK LINK TO VIEW ARTICLE ON STEPHANIE BY ROB PUTNAM]
Green Day Shredder, Stephanie Vera-Tudela – Music Connection – Article by Rob Putnam
Rob Putnam interviewed Stephanie for the Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 online edition of Music Connection. The active link to the article at Music Connection is no longer working. The link above will take you to a PDF of Rob’s article on Stephanie. Thanks to Rob for letting me post the article! Sorry it took a bit of time to update this!
Prima Donna Logo in Silver and Gold
Prima Donna posted this beautiful logo in burnished silver and gold on their Facebook profile today. Go and friend them. If you haven’t heard them and their retro glam sound, then head on over to their Myspace page and take a listen. I can’t wait to hear them open for Green Day in London. It’s gonna be glam!
Green Day Mind 