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August 7, 2010

The Breakdown Will Be Twittered: Green Day at Lollapalooza

By Green Day Mind

Twit Much?

"3 nights. All music. All you need is some food and some drugs and everything will be OK."- BJA at Lolla

I’ve been hanging around with Green Day fans tonight at the Green Day Community, where we’re sharing Tweets with each other that have appeared about Green Day’s performance at Lollapolooza tonight. It’s the first time that Green Day has performed at a Lolla since 1994, and there were more than a few naysayers harping on the festival’s choice of Green Day headlining. According to those folks who are tweeting, Lolla made the right choice in asking Green Day to headline this year. So far, they have gotten tweets that claim that tonight’s show was better than the much-anticipated performance of Lady Gaga yesterday.

Before I get into that, here’s the funniest one, someone tweeted what Billie Joe said a bit ago onstage about Lollapalooza:

owhmusicguy: “3 nights. All music. All you need is some food and some drugs and everything will be OK.” – Billie Joe Armstrong. #lollapalooza

Ha! That does sound like a good way to get through a three-day music festival, that’s for sure.

Here’s a short TwitVid from Jough Dempsey (via Green Day LIVE on Tour on Facebook). [LINK] They sound great even so far away from the camera! Oh, and you think that a 10:00 PM Lolla curfew would stop Green Day? Think again… they blew right past the curfew. My boys. I lub you.

alissas Playing past the 10pm curfew is one of the most punk rock things you can do at Lolla. #GreenDay

Sarah's Sign at Lolla... and she did!

Here are some more Tweets from tonight:

Femaelstrom
Billie Joe has threatened to keep playing forever. We will all die here, and we will die happy. #GreenDay #Lollapalooza about 2 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

Femaelstrom

So how does one go about becoming a groupie? about 1 hour ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

Fart_robot
RT @CarlitoJERK Just ripped a 10 second fart at Green Day. Great show. FART ROBOT APPROVES. about 2 hours ago via API in reply to CarlitoJERK

BigCash
Greenday #lolla fan wins for largest, uh, guts. After called on stage, he jumps from 12′ stage into a sea of photogs arms at request of band about 2 hours ago via UberTwitter

MethodDesigns
I love how Billy Joe from Green Day makes every fan feel so important. Their live show is amazing! #lolla about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck

dodobrainworms
Jesus….when did Green Day become the perfect stadium act…time flies.

GenevieveKoski
Billie Joe pulled a kid up onstage to sing, then gave him his guitar becuase he did such a good job. I’m literally tearing up. #lolla

alissas
BJA may be the best performer I’ll see all year. #GreenDay #Lolla

slybeer
Nice ass, billie joe #greenday #lollapalooza
slybeer
Err, for the record, he just mooned the crowd, i’m not just creepy! #greenday #lollapalooza

Marah Eakin
Very impressed with GD’s pogoing and punk guitar jumping in their advanced age. #lolla
marahe
Green day keeps bringing people up on stage to sing. The very best live band karaoke. #lolla
marahe
On the other hand I wonder if Billie Joe just finds the lyrics to “Longview” to be a little embarrassing. #lolla

Kyle_Ryan
Their fame has changed over the years but one thing about Green Day hasn’t: They still spend half their set fucking around. Respect! #lolla

EarbudDJ
If you’re at #Lolla and don’t think Green Day had the best set, you weren’t here

CosLIVE
Like em or hate em, Green Day just put on one of the best Lollapalooza headlining performances ever… and theyre still playing #lollapa …
coslive
And its done. Lollapalooza had the time of their life. pun intended. #lollapalooza

Mike at Lolla

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July 31, 2010

Green Day Starts Second-to-Last Tour Leg, and Greendaymind Begins to Wind Down the Breakdown…

By Green Day Mind

Hello there!

I haven’t been posting much because there hasn’t been much news to talk about since Green Day went on a month-long hiatus after their last concert in Europe was wiped out by storm in Venice back in June. The second-to-last leg of the 21st Century Breakdown tour is about to begin at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ this coming Tuesday, August 3rd, and I’ll be there! Can’t wait to see the boys take the stage again, particularly in a small outdoor venue such at the Susquehanna Bank Center, which I hear is in a nice part of Camden at the waterfront. I’m looking forward to it!

Green Day will be touring South and Central America coming up in October, and I’m sure that the fans down that a-way can’t wait!

Green Day appeared on the Jimmy Fallon show last night and performed, “Last of the American Girls.” This appearance was pre-taped a few months ago during Fallon’s tribute to the Rolling Stones’, “Exile on Main Street” reissue and documentary film. Green Day did a rocking version of the Stone’s “Rip This Joint.” NBC had posted the video on the official Jimmy Fallon site, but it’s now expired. I don’t understand why NBC does this… but hey, I’m not the CEO of a big media corporation, so what do I know? Here’s a link to the Green Day Authority’s posting of the “Last of the American Girls” performance from last night.

Someone had also posted some fabulous footage of Green Day’s impromptu performance at 924 Gilman back in 2001 after the Influents played, but that footage has been taken off of Youtube. You can buy the full video of both the Influents and Green Day playing at Gilman at the Influents site here.

As I’ve noted before, I’m only blogging the Green Day tour until it ends, and I’ll be starting up a new music and performance-related blog about Green Day and other bands, theater, television, and what-not after the tour ends. It’s been a blast, but it’s also been quite tiring. I can only image what a band goes through after almost 18 months on the road. That’s a lot of time and energy. If Green Day decides to add some additional tour dates, I’ll blog about it, but other than that, I’m going to figure out a new blog and name as October approaches. It’s been such a blast over the past months, that I can’t even tell you… and it’s quite helped my mid-life crises, lol. I’ve met some wonderful people and have had some incredible experiences. It overcomes me just thinking about it all.

So, until October, please stick around, I’ll be here, and so will Green Day until they say farewell for however long that they will be underground… Though rumor has it that they are already looking for producers for their next album, have demoed and have written new songs in the old school style for the new album. Let’s hope that’s true! So maybe we won’t have to wait five years for new stuff afterall!

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May 15, 2010

One Year of 21st Century Breakdown

By Green Day Mind

A year ago today, 21st Century Breakdown was released, the first studio album from Green Day since their last album. (You know, American Idiot.) Happy Anniversary, 21st Century Breakdown!

In celebration of the anniversary and Green Day’s getting back on the road come this May 29 in the Netherlands, take some time to listen to 21st Century Breakdown today! It’s gotten a bit neglected in the last few months. Revisit Christian and Gloria. I wonder what they’ve been up to lately?

Summer Tour Europe / North America 2010

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January 18, 2010

Green Day in the Far East – China and Billie’s Gibson Acoustic Inlay Guitar

By Green Day Mind

Billie Joe's Guitar - Screenshot by CarmenPunkGirl

Thanks to Chinese fans at the Green Day Community, we have some video of Green Day in China, including this one, the acoustic solo. Billie gave away his Gibson “Billie Joe” inlay acoustic guitar at the end of the second encore. Don’t mind the singing along in the video. It’s how it’s supposed to be. These songs were meant for everyone to sing, together. I can only imagine what was going through Billie, Mike, and Tre’s minds as they performed in China for the first time and the arena sang with them.

Good times, I presume.

To whoever received his guitar, please use it to sing songs of rebellion, freedom, beer, sex, and courage. Thanks.

More video of various quality here.

Vodpod videos no longer available.

more about “untitled“, posted with vodpod

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December 30, 2009

Happy New Year and Green Day Community 2010 Calendar

By Green Day Mind

Green Day Community 2010 Calendar - Front - Click on Pic to Download Calendar

Happy New Year from New York City – or more specifically, Brooklyn!

What can I say about 2009? Well, a lot, but I’ll spare you the details. Let’s suffice it to say that Green Day helped get me through a pretty tough year of genocide-related research and activities. Through following Green Day this year, I have met some great folks from the entire spectrum of Green Day fans and a multitude of nationalities. And I even got to meet Billie Joe and Tre. So while I’m currently sick and broker than sin at the moment, it’s been one of those years that I will never regret, even the genocide part. I was able to travel to Europe twice (once to see Green Day in London), out to California twice (to see American Idiot – The Musical as well as attend Fake New Year’s with the band), out to San Antonio (and guess who I saw there?), and four other Green Day shows in the New York area. As to genocide, both conferences that I presented at turned out to be pretty good. If you’d like to see one of my presentations, you can view it here and scroll down to Tanya Elder.

It’s been a great year but the time has come to say farewell to 2009.

Tomorrow, 2010 will be upon us as we leave the first decade of the 21st century behind in the dust. For the most part, I’m going to have to say good riddance to it. This first decade of the new century has been turbulent, life-shattering and plain awful. But at least we’re all still here, I suppose. Who knows what the new decade will bring? Let’s hope only good things as we continue on the road to the Breakdown.

There’s more great stuff coming from Green Day in 2010, and I hope you’ll stick around to enjoy the band and my quaint little blog. Remember, I’m only blogging about Green Day through to the official end of the 21st Century Breakdown current tour, whenever that happens in late 2010. So until then, here’s a calendar made by the kids (and somewhat proofed by me) over at the Green Day Community to highlight each month of 2010 with Green Day views and facts. Click here or on the calendar front page image above to download your Green Day Community 2010 Wallpaper Calendar. The image below has previews of all of the months as well as the authors of each page. Click on the pic to preview the calendar.

Continue reading

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November 12, 2009

This is the End, Pt. II: Green Day Rocks Europe (and Other Stuff)

By Green Day Mind

This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free
But you’ll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die
This is the end

-the doors, “This is the End”

Green Day New Wallpaper from Greenday.com

Green Day New Wallpaper from Greenday.com

Tonight was Green Day’s last European tour stop in Turin, Italy. From what I have read on Prima Donna’s Facebook, they were pranked by Green Day, but got the boys back with a case of mangina. I have no idea what either prank consisted of besides the mangina (which sounds dirty), but it warmed my heart to hear that Prima Donna got them back. I only wish that every opening band were as bold and brave as both The Bravery and Prima Donna. Let’s hope for videos soon!

As for the tour, Green Day ripped through arenas in Europe from Germany to Spain to France to the Netherlands, Norway, Italy and many points between. They shared some fantastic moments with thousands of fans who heard their clarion call and were able to join them in their second homeland, the United Kingdom, for Rocktober. I was one of those who were able to follow the call, and 250 lucky fans (me not being one of them), got a rare treat from a crazy band known as the Foxboro Hot Tubs.

Do not be sad, Europe, for the boys will be back in the summer of 2010. Stadium gigs have already been announced for Manchester (June 16), Wembley (June 19), and Paris (Parc de Princes, June 26). Tickets for Manchester and Wembley are on sale now, and will be on sale for Paris on November 20th. In addition, Green Day is still rumored to be the headliner band at the huge Irish festival at Slane Castle sometime in August, so hold on to your hats, Ireland, for that one!

I have a ticket for Wembley and I’m hoping for Manchester, too, if I can find a plane ticket that won’t break my back. We’ll see.

In the meanwhile, the band flies back into the States this weekend, just in time for the closing nights of American Idiot out in Berkeley. There’s good news about American Idiot as well: it is certainly moving to Broadway, according not only to an article in Playbill, but also a casting call for Equity actors that was posted today as well. While the theater and opening hasn’t been set yet (I have a feeling this may be announced this weekend when the boys come back to Berkeley, but it’s only a hunch), all roads lead to Broadway…. for good or ill. In regards to the casting call, Actors Equity rules state that all new shows must have open casting calls for Union actors, so that doesn’t necessarily mean that the show’s current actors won’t be in any future production.

Well, that’s it from Europe for now. There is much more coming soon over the next two months, as Green Day takes a break in California to be with the family, perform a free concert in Los Angeles, head to Australia, and come back home for New Year’s Eve, where they will be performing from Los Angeles for the Carson Daly Show. That last bit of news kinda broke my heart. A press release from the Carson Daly Show posted at the Idiot Club presented the show as if Green Day would be heading to Times Square itself for the New Year. I was so excited because the Idiot Club will be giving out tickets of some sort to the event. However, it’s been confirmed that they will be playing from Los Angeles (though some believe that the free taping on November 23rd from Los Angeles will be a canned performance for New Years), and my heart sank deep when I heard that bit of news. Alas, shit happens and it’s all good… as long as I get to see them again some time next year.

Until Green Day heads off to Australia for more performances, here they are performing “Letterbomb” for the first time on this tour, at Wembley Arena on November 1, 2009:

Green Day Performs “Letterbomb” at Wembley Arena, November 1, 2009

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