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

@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 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‘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.

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!

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

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

Oh, we're playing the least favorite song game? The Forgotten (appropriately enough, is the only Green Day song I completely forgot existed during my time away 😅) Little Boy Named Train Sex Drugs and Violence (how are all of these songs in the same album as Brutal Love?) Amy Unpopular opinion: Restless Heart Syndrome (it makes my blood boil every time someone compares it to Novacaine) I'm also not a fan of Father to a Son (nor Suzie, sorry!) I also don't get the hype for these. I don't dislike them, I'm just not a huge fan

She said it in a very French accent too which made it more fun. 😅 Sometimes crap TV is what I need. 🤭

yknow i wonder if theres gonna be another accidental early leak like with what happened with AI20th last year especially if it has more unique takes (alt demos or even demos left off of the final boxset)

Lol im not judging

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

I'm going to post B-sides, Radio edits/mixes and covers on different lists: B-sides: 01 Favorite Son 02 Maria Original Version 03 Suffocate 04 Ha ha you're dead 05 J.A.R. Radio Edits/Mixes: 01 Prosthetic Head Wide Mix 02 Walking Contradiction (Radio Edit #2) 03 2000 Light Years Away (Jerky Boys Mix) 04 Fell for you (Otis Mix) 05 Kill the DJ (Radio Edit) Covers: 01 Working Class Hero 02 I don't want to know if you are lonely 03 Outsider 04 Dreaming 05 Another State of mind

Thank you both so much. I've been stung before with this these types of videos, just interviews etc and no music. As @jengdsaid before we would have known about it by now if it was something special. Thanks again.

It may be new to Amazon but it’s dated 2005, as @pacejunkie punk said, it’s a mash up of things we’ve all seen before.

I don't really think of demos when thinking of the worst and Here Comes the Shock is definitely a contender for worst Green Day song. If we included EVERYTHING....., Studio Banter or Shit Show or....Tre Polka. Other contenders would be Little Boy Named Train Demo. Walking the Dog. Stab You in the Heart. That's bottom tier Green Day for sure. I love the Trilogy, but can definitely see some weak spots in it. Carpe Diem and Little Boy Named Train are half baked. And Dos? Even if it was a Tubbies album, it feels a little thrown together. Wild One, Make Out Party, Lady Cobra and Wow That's Loud need more work.

So… did anyone get tickets for this? 👀

It’s one of those unlicensed docs put together with photos and journalist interviews involving no one who knows them and no licensing for music or video. They’re usually pretty poor

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

How did this slip under our radar? Never heard of it but thanks for sharing.

A warm welcome to our community here in Green Day land. Everyone on here is amazing, feel so at home, it's more like a family really. I've learned so much on here about GD, everyone is so knowledgeable and friendly. So your in good company. As well as loving GD to bits, it's also sharing that love with other GD fans that's so special.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0FSBZM6VM/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r Just came across this new documentary released 2025 about Green Day, Haven't watched it yet. Has anyone seen it? The Green Day Phenomenon "Exploding from punk obscurity to global rock stardom, Green Day's journey is dissected in this music documentary packed with rare performances and sharp cultural commentary. Featuring raw footage from their legendary Woodstock '94 set, the film traces the band's rise through underground shows, major label deals, and global protests in power chords."

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

1) j.a.r. 2) ha ha you're dead 3) Christie Road dookie 4) suffocate 5) desensitized