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Every time I watch the video I get goose bumps and an adrenaline rush. It takes be back to being there in Milton Keynes on June 18, 2005 the first of two nights. 65,000 fans. Man it was hot, over 30° C I think. I was at the back of stadium, so band were so far away but could still make out Billie Joe running up and down the stage as always, but the two big screens helped. But didn't give a shit, just followed Billie Joe's instructions and went fuckin' crazy and jumping up and down with everyone else. At end of show I was soaking wet from the heat and fans, but I was gone, I'd died and gone to heaven. lol. The movie brings the show close up which is cool. The only disappointment was it's been cut with 5 songs not broadcast and other things. Memories are a wonderful thing, to remember those good time. But to see it again is something else.

I remember when i heard Trés voice for the first time and i genuinely did a double take and said "What the fuck is he made out of helium"

We absolutely need a 21CB anniversary box set. Since Butch Vig said that they had about 70 unfinished songs or part of songs I'm really curious how early version might sound like

https://greenday.fm/audio/demos/ Quote from greenday.fm, "Demo leaked in Feb's 2009, with alternative lyrics and a piano intro". See link, 2nd entry down. I love demos, with alternative arrangements and those with alternative lyrics. Must admit I prefer album version I'll wager if they release a 20th anniversary box set in 2009 of 20th C, this will be one of the demos included.

I was at a record store yesterday and they wanted $40 for the Blu-ray version of it, which surprised me! I have the DVD version (which I only paid $6 for 😄) and it made me realize that I need to do a rewatch.

Me too! I asked my mum to buy me a Green Day CD and she took me to a record shop in town. The bloke working there started gushing about how they're better live so I should get the live album... and I apparently took that advice very seriously

I feel like they're on a roll lately with these big numbers lately. 👀 I really dislike that it's a Spotify thing though.

Well, I did my part…!😄

I picked up the rainbow puke FOAM vinyl! I was surprised to see them still being sold on the web store so I wanted to snag it before they’re out of print.

I love Underoath! I have never heard that version before! Ew . It is very awkward, and the lyrics are now incomplete. I completely agree with this. I never listen to the radio edit versions, and I don't know anyone who does.

Billie said last year that he want's to tour with Pinhead Gunpowder I'm guessing that they will do a few shows in the US and that's it I wouldn't expect any more GD stuff in 2026, maybe even 2027.

It's funny that during the emo/pop punk boom of the 2000s, pop radio tried to minimize screams and guitars where possible. Taking out solos and bringing down the guitar in the mix was normal for the time, and ridiculous in hindsight. As for screams, an example is Underoath's "Reinventing Your Exit." The song is primarily screams, so taking them out just leaves weird empty space.

Masterpiece

Oh yeah, it definitely looked cool! She said it was a 20 minute photoshop job though, lol. But theres quite a few people that believe the unbelievably fake news article screenshots she makes so i guess that says she should work for the band...

the billieball

I was there too! Both nights!

One of the things that's made me happiest about streaming is the death of the radio edit. Editing out slurs and not dropping F-bombs on top 40 stations at 8:00 AM, sure, I get it, but there are two long-standing traditions in radio that I hate. One, they speed up the songs' playback. Two, they slice and dice anything they have to to bring a song down to three minutes. That's how 21 Guns on the radio ended up without the guitar solo that the whole thing is built around, and it's why if you've ever thought that Know Your Enemy sounded slightly faster in your car than it does on your iPhone, well, you're right. The radio edit completely ruins songs.

Our biggest mainstream radio station regularly plays a short version of Holiday, sometimes without the bridge, sometimes without the second verse 😅 but hey, rather a short version than no version of a GD song 😅

I think you're absolutely right. With 2028 being the most likely, I think. It'll probably bleed into the 21st Century Breakdown anniversary box set. Or the other way around. Wether they'll be 100% on a break until then. I don't know. But I don't see new music (at least nothing related to an album) before that.

(over) Caffeinated Shower Thoughts 1.) My bathroom towel has seen some shit. 2.) Why does hot water + caffeine turn into philosophy? 3.) I can see water, but can a fish see air? 4.) How tf do you spell “caffeine?” 5.) Caffeine is the only thing keeping this band together. (i am the band) 6.) My thoughts are measurably louder than the water – I think. 7.) Would it be ethical to charge my dryer rent, if I hang dry everything? (I got this email, these are not my shower thoughts )    

So are we speeding up a Viva Death song before the next album comes out or are we going with a different artist this time? Sound the alarm because everything is tictoc or whatever he said.

I got it when I was first getting into Green Day, it was the first footage of a Green Day concert I ever saw. I must have watched it 100 times lol

Sooooo difficult!😂 I actually used that code and ordered. The discount pays for those horrible shipping costs. And I got addicted to Soundcheck…🙃

Hey! So they do include the after show - people have called to ask. It just hasn’t been worded very well on the website

If their movie ever comes out maybe they release a single? Maybe Olivia as that’s the name of the girl in the movie. Then around the movies release we get that love album/dvd

Maybe a standalone single or a loosey goosey side project from Billie. A Sort of Fun Tuesdays solo record or something before the Green Day machine begins anew in 2028. Early 2028 wouldn't be so bad.

Just spent two nights in Berkeley…possibly the original one near Bristol in England. Certainly very old tiny town, no Green Day references at all 😂.

Time for some Trilogy vibes…😊

Just reading your post has given me flashbacks, because I was at the first night too! Your experience was very similar to mine.🥰 You're right, it was a baking hot day and there was hardly any shade to sit. I'm kind of surprised that we didn't all pass out with the heat and excitement.😆 We didn't get into the front circle because we didn't get there early enough to get a wristband, but we had no clue about any of that because it was our first time seeing GD!lol! We ended up somewhere at the bottom of a slope towards the sides. I remember just standing on tiptoe when GD came on the stage and losing my shit with excitement, because I could see them in front of me, (admittedly at a bit of a distance and quite small) with my own eyes. It was the best feeling!😁 Just to make sure I captured some photographic evidence, I took a disposable camera with me.🫣😅 I still have the pictures somewhere, and I think I was very pleased because you can actually see tiny GD specks that weren't captured from the screens!lol! One other souvenir that I have is the tour programme that I purchased. I remember sitting reading it in the heat, waiting for GD to hit the stage I also vividly remember looking up at the sky and seeing a helicopter overhead, which might have been the one doing some of the aerial shots. I also remember that when we were wandering around during the afternoon, we walked past them interviewing/recording some of fans that they show in the dvd. Of course, we didn't have a clue what was going on.😆 When the show finished I was on such a high. On the way home, I was desperately trying to figure out a way that I could do the Sunday night. Obviously I couldn't, but that was the night I properly fell in love GD.😅 I feel soo incredibly lucky that BIAB was my first GD show. It was so special, and to have it captured on dvd is amazing. I haven't watched it in ages, but I really feel like a re-watch is in order now.😂 I have to admit, some of the fast cut aways are slightly jarring for me, but I still love it.

I will be thinking about this one a lot

I have Letterbomb as my ringtone . Idk, I thought it was fitting, I guess lol. Your spelling is pretty accurate, actually; I knew what you were talking about before you even said it was the riff .

I added your mom to my concert tracking website.

You are right about that. I hadn't realised people didn't like long songs until about half a year ago...

Good riddance is your ideal go and cry song and you have american idiot as your ringtone so that whenever someone calls you it goes BOWNOWNOWNOWNOWNOWBOWWOWNOWNOW BRRRRR (My attempt at spelling out the american idiot riff)

I am absolutely not finishing this today but happy st patricks day idk

My one and only exception to that is "I Want to Break Free" by Queen. For whatever reason, the song on the album is about 3 minutes long and cuts out large chunks of instrumentation that, frankly, the song kinda doesn't work without. I think it kinda doesn't work even with them, but it's really weird getting a 3-minute album cut then a 4:30 radio edit. Gotta wonder what was going through heads there.

70 songs but when the box set comes out it's just a demos of the songs we've heard before, lol. They've probably reworked a lot of these into other things or are holding onto them until the year 4,000. How awesome would it be if they actually had all 70 in a deluxe version? oh man.

Has anyone heard anything specific about side projects coming up between now and between Green Day working on a new album? I hope it’s the Longshot or something new.

The piano intro is vastly inferior but on the plus side I don't feel insane now. Good find.

Thanks for clarifying. But it’s sad, I liked the album cover and the title Saviors Summer!😅 Maybe your friend should work for the band…

Yes, it is Dookie. And the code worked fine…

Really cool of you to post that info here!

fair play to whoever did the detective work! That's true dedication

On the subject of "lost" media I swear there was a leaked version of 21st Century Breakdown not long before it came out where the acoustic guitar intro was a piano instead.

random billie doodle of a random trend? thing?

Yes! I think it’s objectively really good, so full flavored and intense. I haven’t managed to find anything comparable here in the shops yet.

This one ain't easy Here’s how this works: Every messed-up line lives on the same record The record title is your discount code Enter it at checkout for a SECRET amount off   I went to a shrink To analyze my dreams She says it’s lack of coffee Bringing me down to my knees I got no motivation Where is my mind? I’m all wound up and nowhere to go Running on fumes and bad timing I was alone, I was all by myself No one was looking I was thinking of you and nothing else And now I’m pacing Like a problem that won’t fix itself Sometimes I give myself the creeps Sometimes my mug pours on its own It all keeps adding up I think I’m cracking up Am I just tired Or am I overdue for better coffee?     NAME THAT RECORD   Game ends Friday (3/13/26) @ Midnight  

Hey all. I just recently watched Green Day's documentary-styled concert movie the other day. It was directed by the same person who has created several of Green Day's music videos. I personally love it. For many years, like most fans, I spend my free time listening to Green Day. When this came out in the mid-2000s, and also during the American Idiot era, I bought the album about a year later and also purchased Bullet in a Bible. Today, you can stream it online which is amazing. I am curious though, does any like any iconic parts from the movie or like I mentioned initially, have heard of it?

I don't drink coffee, but it's Dookie right? I know it is but I have a compulsion to have it verified!