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My pleasure! It's going to be the weirdest vibe imaginable but I'm a true fan and will share how it shakes out once I'm back. Yes, it's definitely happening but as another poster mentioned, there's no need for publicity as it's (unfortunately) mostly a VIP-only type affair. I don't want to dox myself but I can say I'm attending as media and otherwise would have no shot at getting in.

They played 16 songs, no deep cuts. Will post a full recap once I’ve slept! But it was absolutely a tune up show with a big paycheck for their Super Bowl appearance on Sunday. That said, they had good energy!

New vinyl for the vinyl collection and new shirt for the shirt collection:

Pretty much lol Just play Holiday five times. Dedicate it to a different person each time, and give a different person the floor each time around. The homophobic slur in there can be easily replaced with other slurs each time.

I’ll be there tomorrow and report back. 🫡

I am keeping my expectations low and I am just excited to see a Green Day performance. I don't think there's any reason to be anxious for this performance. My only hope is that people won't hate on them if the performance doesn't meet people's expectations.

Sound like Geek Stink Breath

Exactly, there is so much hype. The expectations are so high that GD will never be able to meet them. And they don’t have to, in my opinion. It’s not for musicians to save the world. With their art they can only make it a bit better. Or more bearable.

This belongs here! He was SO cute at that podcast show!🥰 I also liked his outfit with the leather jacket and the Converse!😍

“We didn’t have stars in our eyes, we just wanted our records to get out there”: How Green Day’s Dookie captured the spirit of a generation https://www.kerrang.com/how-green-days-dookie-captured-the-spirit-of-a-generation

Confirming what I posted is what they played, 100%. It's possible the crowd didn't earn Forever Now as it was pretty tech bro-y for a Green Day show but as I said earlier, the band certainly had quality energy. BJA did rip on Spotify as a sponsor by yelling "yay Napster" and also called FanDuel "OnlyFans" so he was in high spirits haha.

Since someone posted the setlist, let me share what they actually played before I crash: 1. American Idiot ("not a part of a MAGA agenda") 2. Holiday ("the representative from Epstein Island has the floor") 3. Know Yr Enemy 4. Blvd. 5. One Eyed Bastard 6. Longview 7. Welcome to Paradise 8. Brain Stew 9. St. Jimmy 10. 21 Guns 11. Minority ("To everyone at ICE, quit your shitty fucking jobs") 12. Basket Case 13. When I Come Around 14. Waiting 15. Jesus of Suburbia ("From Minnesota to the Middle East") 16. Bobby Sox 17. [Encore] Good Riddance

If this happens I will film it for ya my friend. My gut says it will just be a rehearsal for what they play on Sunday plus a few extra expected staples. Would love to be wrong!

The expectations seems crazy. I’m in a discord for a political podcast and people seem to think Green Day will really put the fire to the Trump admin and I’ve had friends tell me the same. I just don’t see it. I love the band (obviously, I mean, I’m on here 😂) but besides changing a lyric in AI and/or Holiday I don’t see the rebellion that I think a lot of people are expecting from this band.

Then to give American Idiot its props, I decided to try to learn Give Me Novacaine on guitar today. I always thought it was a very good song but I appreciate it much more now. Deceptively simple, yet powerful. The melody is so so beautiful. Never in a million years would I pull that gorgeous intro out of just a few chords. Playing music has deepened my connection to (especially) Green Day’s songs in a way that I really didn’t think was possible. A bright spot in dark times.

You're right. But don't worry, i didn't mean "oh thats silly, you CANT do that" silly, just "oh that's kinda funny" silly But it is true. There's a lot of stuff to look at since i've only started so recently. I found it a bit overwhelming at first and just listened to whatever i found. If you're interested at all, it kinda went like this: "Oh hey, green day has a cool side project! I like side projects. Watch foxboro hottubs live, and "oh look, what's fuck time?" And that happens to be age restricted. Oh, it's on dos! I love nightlife. Oh, billie has a movie he stars in? I love the longshot and ordinary world now. Oh, look, they have another side project! I love the network." And be aware i listened to st jimmy a day before watching that movie too. It just didn't stick. The problem is that i had nothing to connect american idiot to. I love movies and side projects. But where's american idiot? On youtube. Like, just sitting on youtube on a hundred billion different not-really-special to watch green day concerts (unless you were there). I had nothing special to connect american idiot to, and that's what made listening to everything else fun. You could say "c&v!" But what am i connecting c&v to? It's populariy? Influence? I definitely wasn't born for the release either. But i was able to connect to other parts of green day just fine because they were parts of more media i was familiar with... It wasn't really that i was choosing anything but american idiot, it was that i would choose american idiot if it weren't for the lack of connection. There's a movie i watched that had holiday in it. If i watched it any earlier i'd love american idiot much faster. Anyways, i love dos. End of story. I'm enjoying n that's all that matters.

I kind of love this song, so catchy! Definitely not the most genius Green Day lyrics, but still 😅 Nope, also love it. Okay so my favorites from that album are: Father of all Oh Yeah I Was a Teenage Teenager Junkies on High Take the Money and Crawl I like Graffitia too, but it feels too normal for this album... like I can perfectly imagine it being in Rev Rad, but in FOAM it feels kind of out of place 😅 I think I actually really like this album, but it's definitely not in the first 5 albums I'd use to introduce someone to Green Day... and now I have to listen to it 😁

I got this in the mail today

It would be nice if they did release a non album single during these hard times in the U.S and just before or after their Super Bowl performance since all attention are already on them.

https://parade.com/news/green-days-american-idiot-music-charts-ahead-of-bands-super-bowl-lx-60-opening-performance

It's up!

Aren't we all? 😂

Moustache? .... no thanks billbo....

Your not silly. You GD journey started only recently. You have such a variety of records to choose from the band's vast discography which is cool. From studio albums, compilations, live albums, and many side projects. You get to decide which record to listen to next. Nothing can be more exciting. Enjoy.

Have y'all seen this pic before??

Very likely, especially since the song can also be interpreted in a sports context. It's a perfect double entendre. Remember this promo from back in 2009?

This is really cool: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUc4InwDTmP/?igsh=ZW9sdWw3NXI3NHFl You just have to love him… Someone on Reddit posted the setlist: Forever Now was NOT played.

First video of the event: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUctnMaDbHl/?igsh=OW4wdXV1Z3hpcTUw

I guess there’s no need to talk about it or advertise it when it’s invite only.

I hope some video or audio comes out from this performance.

They need to make tea or chia for us who don’t like coffee

Me three haha

Are you working on it?😂

Yes!😆 I‘m with you there…

They have hit the mark hard and definitely have been heard in the past but they’ve been a little tone deaf on what it’s like to actually live as a poor or marginalized group. They are not poor and have been protected by wealth and yes people around them and people that don’t know any better either. There’s no way to avoid it with the way they are and always surrounded by the same people and sheltered/protected lifestyle. There’s no point in risking too much or needing to lawyer-up for anything. Costs too much. They are a great band and they do a lot more than most. However, they do have filters and they do seem to keep their guards up. I doubt anything super groundbreaking or shattering will happen with the Super Bowl performance. They’ll do a great job and continue with their normal routine. From a semi-casual fan something big might be expected to shake up political and entertainment media. As a seasoned fan, I’m not expecting anything too much. A great performance and not much more.

I highly recommend them as well. I use them all the time! 😄

Woah the shirt looks sick!! 🔥✨ and cool vinyl too yayaa!!! :DD

It was quite the look!

I think im a little scared and excited for how green day will present themselves during the performance. It seems like there's going to be a bit (or maybe even a lot) of control involved in this and if that's so they're obviously going to find a way to put a message out in one way or another

So who's winning Super Bowl on Sunday? Definitely Green Day 🔥

always bet on saviors tour doc/album and That Lost One in between Warning and American Idiot

Great, thanks! I have soundcheck every morning (that sounds funny😅). And soon I will have a new shipment without shipping costs. Which means our friend from Washington DC will come over to visit.😊

wow im really surprised it doesn't already have 1b streams with how popular it is

I really hope we can see/hear this done how at some point!

I would like to know how or why they’re doing this. Who gets the invites? Why are they doing this? Spreading the good word of Green Day and maybe enlightening new fans is a good idea. Or it’s a cash grab. Wish we had a fly on the wall at the meetings for this event.

Np! It looks so cool ^^ ooh nicee! :0 ill check it out :3

Thats awesome! i feel like its really important to learn the music so when your casually listening you enjoy and appreciate so much more. I had a similar experience with writing a school essay about their lyrics when i went back and listened it felt way better!

Today I woke up with the song Dream Catcher in my head!😊 It’s not that surprising, listened to it twice on YT yesterday before going to bed: First one is AI. I hate AI but in this case I can accept it. It’s such a beautiful song, I‘d die for an official release. I think I even dreamt about it. Isn’t it fitting, I had Dream Catcher in my dreams….

This event seems so weird to me. It’s not for fans, and Spotify is not a good company. The people that are there probably won’t even have any appreciation of what they’re getting. I’m really surprised they’re doing this one.

Everyone thinks the same. Can we all just take a short moment to enjoy the comment section of this video?