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This is the content I’m craving. I want two hours of this kind of footage

i know i said this in the random thoughts thread a while back but like, Green Day should pull a metallica and make every single concert in their archive available for streaming, downloading, hell id kill for live SBD All the Time on CD or vinyl

The interview will finally be released in a few hours!

Such a perfect ending to an era. This video changes the song for me. I've always felt like it was an incredibly sad song, but now its feel nostalgic, peaceful and almost happy.

OMG that was so sweet and Billie with the hairspray killed me . Perfect choice of song for it

First off, I want to say sorry to @solongfromthestars as I know how hard she works for us all here and that I really appreciate it, so I feel bad for taking so long to get round to posting this and know that I have missed the date for her article. I have loved the Saviors tour/album cycle right from the record release party (couldn't believe there was a store about 100 miles from us taking part) which was fun. (I walked past another store on the same day who were already selling the album and went in and told them to stop it 😂). Anyway, I loved the album from first hearing, Fancy Sauce stuck in my head as being really different and I still love it and play it regularly. Along came tour dates and I went for the show nearest me (Bellahouston) and also went for Manchester. Manchester was first and one of my GD friends came down that day to meet us go with hubby and me (she was on her own) and there we met up with @Goofygoldfish who I don't think still visits here (sorry and Hi if I'm wrong) and some more of her buddies and had a great time. The rest of the gang were all heading in nearer the front but as I am one of the older folks here and it takes me a couple of days to recover from a show at the best of times, I don't need beaten up in the pit! 😂 It was a great show, there a light shower just before the band came on but it was quite a nice night and they were in great form. The crowd was well into it, the band looked and sounded great and we got that amazing set list. Sadly no Dookie dogs, we assumed due to dodgy weather forecast. One of the my favourite songs in the whole word is Whatsername and to hear it live brought me to tears, all in all a great show. Public transport out to the ground was completely mobbed but really good natured with folk singing on the way back into the city. Second show was Bellahouston (Glasgow) which I wish they wouldn't use, transport out to it is rubbish but nevermind! It's not as big a crowd as Manchester but we met up with a few friend and although we got pretty much the same show, it was great all over again, just slightly colder 😂 I had always talked of going to see GD abroad and while I have always thought I would see them in the states, I don't plan to visit the US anymore (sorry, you are lovely people....) we decided a few days in Vienna would be nice. We had a great trip, the venue was quite easy to get to, my friend again came to meet us and off we went. The setlist was different but a great one for me, we got OEB, Forever Now, Hitchin a Ride, Stuart and The Avenue, Dilemma, Minority, She, WICA, Bobbysox and a little bit of Redundant, some of my favourite songs again so I was really happy. Seemed to me an odd venue as the bar was right in the hall so there was quite a lot of drink being consumed. I was beside a really tall, Viennese guy and he offered to put me on his shoulders 😂. I declined, would probably have killed him. It was a great show and a huge crowd walked back into the city and a bar that was just closing stayed open for us to quench or thirst for a short while. We felt a lot of places had missed a trick, yes it was Wednesday night but the band had played two nights in a row and there were lots of people about. Anyway, I'm rambling now, but I have loved this era, the band seem well and happy, have obviously enjoyed the shows themselves and I haven't even tried to keep up with all the videos folk have shared, I will watch them during the drought we are sure to undergo now as they take a well deserved rest. It will be ice when they pop up again in January, albeit I think it will be brief. I should say, we had tried to meet up with more fans after the show in Vienna but unfortunately the venue picked was totally in the wrong direction for us and I think it was for most as it didn't seem to come to anything.

I love these bts videos, could watch this sort of stuff for hours.

I'm actually so fucking excited for this, Warning is my (current) favorite Green Day album.

You don't need to apologise for anything! Deadlines can never be right for everyone. Thank you for sharing regardless 🩷 I'm so glad we all got to hear Whatsername! That Lyon show will always hold a special place in my heart not only because the show was amazing, but because the vibe was amazing. Thanks for being my gig buddy at such a special show and thanks for sharing your story! As wonderful as these stories are, I feel that it wouldn't be fair to add them because I've already told several people outside of GDC that they're too late. It will also get me into the territory of constantly editing the article because then it would be understandable for someone else to ask for theirs to be added. Sorry! I think they'll actually get more attention here anyway, since people have already read the article and won't be expecting an update. A big thank you to everyone who has shared stories and photos. This thread will always be open for anyone who wants to share something about the tour 🩷

I know I'm late for the article, but want to share my experience anyways I would say that for me the Saviors tour started on November 4th, 2023, at their show in Bataclan (Paris). As most of you know, I was a die hard fan in the 2004 - 2014 decade, but then I kind of drifted away from the band. When they announced the show in Bataclan I decided to try to go, mostly because I felt I owed it to the 15-year-old me who, stuck in Venezuela, dreamed of some day being able to attend one of these small surprise shows they pulled off in the US and Europe. But as soon as the band played the first chords of American Idiot, it was a like switch went off in my brain and I was immediately hooked again. Those first chords are the only very vivid memory I have from that night, it was so emotionally intense that the rest of it has became some kind hazy memory. When they announced the Savior tour, I immediately bought a ticket for the Paris show. I didn't ask my partner or my friend or anyone else to come with me, "in case I decided I wanted to queue for first row" But rather conservatively, I decided to only buy for Paris. After all, Saviors was not out yet, and maybe I wouldn't like it too much, and drift out of the Green Day world again. But then, right before the album was released, they announced that they'd play Dookie and American Idiot in full, and I immediately knew I needed to add more dates to my list, so I got tickets for Lyon and Hamburg. And then when Saviors was finally released, I absolutely loved it, so that sealed the deal even more. Lyon was the first show, and I'm so glad I connected here with @solongfromthestars and that we queued together. At the queue I also met the Italian fans and the girl who'd queue with me in Paris afterwards. In the months leading up to the show and even the day of during the queue, it just always felt so surreal to think I'd get to listen to the band play American Idiot live, in full, in order... that album meant so much to me, and even while I was away from Green Day land, it has always held the most special place in my heart, and it was such a dream for me to listen to it in full live... and I dream I had given up hope on a very long time ago. And it was amazing to spend the day surrounded by people who were sharing that same sense of awe at what we were about to experience. And then during the concert, hearing Dookie in full was amazing, hearing some of the Saviors songs that I love played live was also great, getting some old songs like Minority and Brain Stew live again felt so special, but listening to AI in full is something I just have no words for, any adjective I could use falls way too short. And the Lyon show was such an emotional experience for me, I released so many things and emotions I had pushed so far down, I didn't even know they needed releasing. I was prepared to get really emotional with songs like Novacaine, Homecoming, or Whatsername, but I even became super emotional with songs like She and JoS, which I had already heard live so many times. It was really such as special and emotionall show. Hamburg was also great, although more relaxing as I went with my partner and we didn't queue for this one. And then Paris was such a good show too, however, I also felt so sad thinking that this would be the last time I'd listen to AI in full live, that I literally started tearing up when American Idiot started, and pretty much didn't stop crying until the end of the show. The week after the show I was texting with a friend and telling him that I felt so happy, so lucky, and so fulfilled having been to all these concerts and having had this dream come true, but that at the same time I was so sad knowing it was almost certain I'd never hear this album live again because they'd never do a tour like this again, and he was like "and they are not playing any more dates?" and when I told him they still had the US leg of the tour, he was like "why don't you go to one of those then?" and then I was like, "yeah, why don't I?" A lot of planets had to aligned (and some I had to force to align), but in the end I got to see them one last time, at their Arlington show in Texas. I think that the fact that I had already mourned for never hearing AI live again, and kind of accepted the Paris show as the last time I'd do this, I was able to just fully enjoy and feel the joy of doing this one more time. If there was a show that felt like a celebration for me, it was this one. And with those 4 shows in 2024, I thought the Saviors tours was a wrap. I didn't expect them to do a 2nd leg of the European tour, so when they announced it I was so happy. Once again I underestimated how much I'd want to see them live, and initially only planned to go to the Vienna and Amsterdam shows. And then when they started playing different deep cuts at each night in the Asian tour I knew I needed to add the other non-festival date (Luxembourg) to the list. I am not a fan of going to festivals for a band I really like, but in retrospect I regret not doing the Scandinavian festivals. I'm still in awe of some of the deep cuts we got (86, Waiting, the Redundant snippet, Forever Now, I Was There, Saviors....). And being Venezuelan, with family living in the US, the rant and chant during Holiday at the Amsterdam show felt just so cathartic. It was the almost-perfect closure of the Saviors tour for me (Fancy Sauce would have made it perfect ) Seeing @solongfromthestars and the Italian fans again, as well as meeting other wonderful fans, including @greendepent, @She-Loves-Him and @Mollyluna (and spending a lot of time hanging out at a randomly chosen cafe with her ) were also highlights of the tour for me. And seeing people I'd met in the queues get on stage for Know Your Enemy at different shows throughout the tour) was also so exciting, because I knew just how much it meant to them. As I discussed with one of the Italian gals (Veronica) after the tour was over, one of the things I miss the most about the tour, is spending so much time with other people who are as obsessed as you are, to whom you don't need to explain how much you getting this or that song would mean to you, or why on earth you're traveling all over or queuing for hours to see a band play a concert you have, for the most part, already seen them play before, because they just get it, and we're just rooting for each other to get on stage, or to get the spot they want in the barricade, or the band to play the deep cut they want. It really feels like such a little safe community. I went to the Amsterdam show with my best friend, who is also a Green Day fan, but a "normal" one, and I have since decided that I'm not going to Green Day concerts with "normies" again

I tried to contribute to this but I couldn't finish my story on time... However, I wanna share it!! Well guys, my name is Ricardo and I'm a proud Green Day fan from Chile, since 2000. I went to the GD show in Santiago, Chile on August 30th. Although this was the shortest GD gig I've been, it was the perfect mix of my experiences lived from the first two shows I attended in Chile (2010 and 2017). Why do I say this? Well, in 2010 I was so hyped for my first time to watch Green Day live, 10 years waiting for that moment and the show BLEW MY MIND, almost 3 hours the band playing, so many classics and deep cuts like Geek Stink Breath, Nice Guys Finish Last, Stuck With Me, Paper Lanterns, Burnout, 2000 LYA, etc. However, I was alone. I met some people and we shared our expectations prior to the show. Then in 2017, the band played in the same place as 2010 (Bicentenario de la Florida Stadium, Santiago Chile) and I enjoyed it, too. However, I didn't feel the same impact I think. On the other hand, they played one of my favorite songs ever... WAITING. Also they played Knowledge. The best thing for me in that show it was I met some Internet friends from Chilean GD forurms and GD Chile fan club. I got some pictures with those friends. Finally, my third show, Saviors era... What can I say when the word "Special" is not enough to describe my feelings about how glad I was to be there? Now I'm 41, I've been a fan for 25 years and I had the chance to go to the show with one of my dearest cousins, Julio (or "Julín", as he likes to be named). I love him as a big brother, he's 43. Thanks to him, when I met Green Day music, he taught me about punk bands like Ramones and other punk bands from Chile and Argentina when we were teenagers. He is not a Green Day fan, but he loves Dookie album since that times. However, he wanted to go and listen to the band live for first time. He just knew Dookie tracks and some of the biggest hits like BOBD, Brain Stew, Holiday, American Idiot, Hitchin' a Ride, Minority, etc. The show was shorter but I was so happy to watch Green Day, they looked so inspired and enjoying to be there with all of us. When Bohemian Rhapsody started, it was a huge "sing along" moment, then my cousing enjoyed the Punk Bunny show with Ramones' Blitzkrieg Bop. Then, Green Day came out and we reacted with all the exciment , singing, jumping like we were teenagers again. When the show almost ended and Billie started to play Time of your life I cried like a little boy meanwhile I was trying to sing and hug my cousin, telling him: "Thank you Julín to be here, living this moment with me". He was telling the whole night and the day after how good the concert was, how good green day are live, and stuff like that. He got a great impression from the band. Also, the best moment of the show... HAUSHINKA!! GOD I WAS YELLING SO LOUD!! What a deep cut?! From my favorite album, NIMROD!! Splendid surprise from Green Day to all of us, the Chilean fans!! After the show, I met again with some friends (the same ones from 2017 show), and they took some photos. Then we had to leave, because my cousing had to be at his job in a restaurant. There was a The Doors tribute band playing there. However, before we left the Estadio Nacional, I wanted to give a souvenir to my cousin and bought something for me, too. So, I bought a T-shirt for him and a Hoodie for me. He wore that T-shirt with proudness. With no doubt, one of the best times of my life and being a Green Day fan!! I'm the guy with the blue jacket and next to me is my cousin.

It's so funny when it changes from random clips to him singing the song to the camera with the hairspray Happy Halloween fangirls! Remember when Billie had the hottest Halloween costume

Maybe the best music video I've seen from them in a long time

I love it! And I like that not only did the chorus become a song a couple years later but the melody of the verses was used 21 years later (Kill Your Friends from The Longshot)

I love this song, and I am really really enjoying this live version. I keep coming back to it a few times day.

Are we counting demos that significantly deviated from songs that ended up in the albums? Because if so, Black Eyeliner x5

Oh my god!! This video is so freaking wholesome! I was smiling the entire time. The scenes with Billie in the backwards cap?? My heart melted. Billie dancing with the hairspray? Hilarious. Mike's disappearing trick? Adorable.

I can’t help myself, this video belongs here. The boys are just too cute in it. I need to watch this on repeat!❤️🥰❤️

This Japanese promo called "Singles", new and sealed!!

I want to play too!🙃 For me the worst song ist Drama Queen: those lyrics are so cringe I can't stand to listen to the song (even if musically it's okay). And Drama Queen is closely followed by Amy which I dislike as a whole. But all the rest of the songs are fine for me I think... Edit: I was thinking about Haushinka, the starting point of this discussion. I didn’t care much for the song until I saw the videos of Chile some weeks back. And I began to appreciate it. Sometimes a live version can make a difference!

YESSS! Warning needs more love. One of my all time favorites too

I like Haushinka but I hate Father to a Son and I'm not a fan of Here Comes the Shart either. At one of the recent shows someone asked me 'if you had to erase Jesus of Suburbia or Nightlife forever, which would it be?' And I actually hesitated Obviously, Jesus of Suburbia is objectively much better, but listening to it is like a full experience whereas Nightlife is just fun so I'm more likely to listen to it. I would keep Jesus of Suburbia but I'd be sad to erase Nightlife. However! If it was between Jesus of Suburbia and American Eulogy or Forever Now, I would chuck Jesus in the bin. We should have a 'which song would you erase?' thread.

In @That Dude‘s defence (we have had this discussion for a while now) he’s not saying it’s bad, it’s his least favourite. Fair enough I think. I think it’s awesome but think Amy is just bad. We all have our opinions.😁

BOBD has apparently just achieved 2x Platinum in the UK https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1MZHjeQcsu/

Finally getting round to watching the longer of these videos and this is amazing! They sounded so good and were so confident, unbothered by all the stuff going on around them, great training obviously. Thanks for these.

Tut, tut @That Dude you can't use the word bad in association with GD being bad, it's just not allowed. As Mike famously said: "Listening to Green Day is like sex. When it's good, it's really good. When it's bad, it's still pretty dam good". 😜

Great idea! Happy Halloween, don't forget this

Watching this video for Halloween. Happy Halloween GDC 👻 Gonna listen to Misery right after

Love this video, I’m with @pacejunkie punk I could watch hours of this sort of stuff.

My screensaver comes from this place. Alas, The Rev wasn't there tonight.

And all the dance moves 🕺

me too! i don't think i liked this song at all before the music vid. now i've been playing it on loop for 2 hour straight. i also fell asleep in the process, lol. i love this song now

Billie with the hairspray . That was so adorable

YAY i watched this vid just now! it's freaking awesome, and billie still looks crazy young as usual.... cool as mv

OMG! I love this so much! 😍 Let’s go to the Fangirls‘ thread!!!

I've always liked Haushinka, but this is how I've felt about One Eyed Bastard. I didn't care for it until they played it live in Lyon, and since then I've really grown to love it.

On vacation in NY, so of course I had to have this on my list- Also, I always wondered if this was the Jane St. Billie was referring to in Sweet 16, since he was writing here a lot when in the musical.

@solongfromthestars Would it be possible for @Insomniac1984 & @Cris.submissions be added to your article. I know they missed the deadline, but their stories are amazing. Please. 🤞

I‘ve just finished reading the article and it made me so emotional.🥹 I only wish the band would read it too, so they know how very much they are appreciated, loved and needed.

Yes, that video was cute! And I'm always glad about a "sign of life" of the boys during such boring times when nothing else happens in the GD world.

Right? Also, the guys making a a birthday video for someone the admire was the wholesome content I didn't know I needed last week

I know you've had a long standing dislike of "Haushinka" and I must respect that, but imho it's awesome.

haushinka as worst song over Father Of All Demoes or Here Comes the Shock is crazzzyyyyy

The article has landed https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6267/

I love these box sets, in particular for live tracks from previous live shows, I just can't help it, I'm so crazy about GD live there's nothing like it. I'm all for streaming music but live stuff is generally only available on record. Just listened to Blood, Sex and Booze (Live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, from March 2001). Released today. Holy shit that was awesome. Amazing quality. Like to close my eyes and pretend I'm there with all the fans. Can't wait for the box set to be released to hear rest of show. Thanks GD ❤️

Hope this is a radio single I think it has crossover appeal

Yes, @solongfromthestars I second that. And @Cris.: I still cherish those hours at the cafe. 😉 It was special!❤️

1. Do Da Da (Brain Stew/Jaded single & Shenanigans) 2. Desensitized (Time Of Your Life Single & Good Riddance) 3. Dont Want To Know if You are Lonely (Warning CD1/Warning 25th) 4. I Want To Be Alone (The Big One comp/1039) 5. Good Riddance (Fuck You) [Brain Stew/Jaded single) HM: OG Maria, Suffocate, Rotting, JAR and Ballyhoo

1.holy toledo 2.jar 3.suffocate 4.desensitized 5. ballyhoo