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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!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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

“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

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.

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.

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 😁

The World Famous KROQ Billie Joe Armstrong arrives at Levi's Stadium ahead of Green Day's pre-game performance. ( Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Billie in those black framed glasses is a whole different genre of Billie hotness GOAT of Billie in glasses pics:

"Hey Mike, I really have to poop. Let's not do Forever Now tonight"

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.

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

It's up!

Aren't we all? 😂

Are you working on it?😂

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??

That's almost enough time for Father Of All... in full. Fire, Ready, Aim? 👀 (i am joking just in case)

Picture this: Billie Joe steps out. He's wearing his outfit from the iheart trilogy performance. "I'm gonna play a new song" and then proceeds to play a new song. It turns out that Green Day have a new batch of songs so good that they are perform them while the super bowl is going on, and no body even bothers to watch the ball game. the new songs are mindbogglingly good and the super bowl is no more. It's the Green Day bowl from here on out. lol. But for real....they have 20 minutes, right? maybe 4 songs and some shenanigans?

Gavin Newsom was at the show: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUedLVXiCIb/?igsh=MTAybHpmYWY2cGZ6bQ==

He is adorable his eyes sparkle when he smiles hehe

They could play TADIKM, it’s quite a statement too. Definitely play AI I think.

There’s also a backwards facing mic onstage for this purpose that lets him talk directly into their ear monitors

Here's a footage of them playing American Idiot at this show, for those who haven't seen it yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmtZ3wb9vTw

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

The acoustic version of Stay The Night is also lovely! I am trying to expand my collection in general to try and move away from streaming and this felt like a must have.

Great choice. Of the many many things GD are good at it's demos. And this is an amazing collection from the Trilogy set. Considered a more raw, energetic collection to the studio recording of the 3 albums. Also, there's the awesome brand new song 'State of Shock' with a faster punkier sound, one of my all time favs. Enjoy.

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

Me three haha

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!

That's what I was thinking .