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I think it's possible that the Ukraine situation may delay a release only because now that they have more control over releases and stuff, they may feel uncomfortable releasing anything right now. I hope that no relief concert is done anytime soon only because it would feel wrong to have this big concert while a literal war is going on.

I wish they would announce it and make a statement that while they love the Russian people they don't support Putin.

Did people really expect the band to make an actual statement? this is from management, it’s that simple, and no one should expect anything further or more personal and it’s 100% the right call.

Sounded to me like lawyer speak rather than the band.

From Billie's IG Story There was a re-post of the same one that was commentable, but it seems to have been deleted after a short time. After it was deleted, I only captured it from my Mac cache, so I couldn't check the comment.

Manchester LCCC 2010

These are still great photos

To be fair - he’s just a guy trying to live his best life. Most people become sort of comfortable in their lives as they get older and that’s a part of life. And most importantly, he’s not someone in a position of power. If he doesn’t want to be vocal about something, it doesn’t make a lot of impact on the world.

Really don't like their excuse for not going in Russia. Making statement isn't their best thing in the Armstrong family.

Well it’s not exactly the statement I thought it would be. Much too wishy washy to just say this isn’t the time for a rock concert. How about saying this is a protest against Putin’s unjust war? These guys used to be punk and take political stances. I mean they can’t even say they are canceling to show solidarity with Ukraine? That’s not even controversial. The whole world is doing that. When did these guys lose their balls?

It has now been removed from their tour dates without a word, so far anyway.

Do we now? Hmmm...I don't think they would give us the title when they are being so secretive about everything else. I think it's a vibe. They are all feeling happy to have survived 50 years and that is intertwined with the 70s Punk sound they use as framework. There could be a song called 1972, but I'll make a milkshake of Kerplunk if 1972 is the album title.

Prediction: album May 7th, single April 9th. It must be an album, too many teasers.

I think you all underestimate Billie Joe, get him riled up and he would see those bad boys off!

My god if he set foot in my room wearing that, he would be so covered in cat hair. 😅

Thanks! Thought it would be a fun discussion! I don't know if Billie would go down as easy as people are thinking, though. He can put up a fight if he needs to. His alter egos are just way nastier and he's too pure. Now, if you threw St. Jimmy into the mix it's anyone's game (but still not Billie's 😂 ).

This is pretty cool https://www.instagram.com/p/CZdTIXarxOp/?utm_medium=copy_link

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2007 - Obedient Sons Presentation (with Swaim Hutson, designer)

How did this come out online? It’s a private message not a comment. Someone screenshot and posted it? How did become public so quickly? What a disappointment. It sucks if this was shared without permission.

Not doing business in Russia is de facto a part of the internatonal embargo. It’s not about spiting Putin personally.

They have been playing it safe for a long time. There’s no way the same guy who wrote a letter to a grandmother telling her to fuck off is the same guy in this band. Or the band that took Pansy Division on tour and told a bunch of people to fuck off. He’s at home being boring and sheltered and not doing anything to rock the boat. I’m pleasantly surprised he did the Longshot tour but that’s about it. Ivory Tower and keeping the status quo. The random thoughts thread talking about the Rev and Fink putting Billie Joe into the fetal position and begging for mercy is incredibly apt. I love Billie Joe but the past few years are disappointing in several ways. Totally not one to make much of statement or get too uncomfortable. I miss the wild impulsive passionate guy. I still like this guy but… Yeah… Totally a safe player and not too dramatic or passionate anymore.

Formally announced on their insta https://instagram.com/stories/greenday/2783105044618494059?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&utm_medium=copy_link

They just announced on the Green Day Instagram that they cancelled their upcoming show in Moscow

I mean, we all know it’s gonna be called 1972

March is so soon! I hope so too! However, holding off might be a really good idea considering world events right now or maybe dropping a single would be a great idea as a gift to fans during these terrible times.

Yeah but if he’s fighting his alter egos have those egos left him? What’s left I him to fight with? Yeah his pure heart but I think the Rev would pee on it and Fink would do god knows what. A couple of days ago my money was on the Rev but after some thought my money is on Fink. Even when riled up at the end of the day Billie is still fetal position begging for mercy 99 to 1 shot without elements of the Rev and Fink inside him. This is the best discussion ever. Thank you once again GDC!

Loved Mike in that look.

His eyes are unreal in these! 😍

ASCAP 2006

Haha me too!

By the way, to add more context to what I’ve said here yesterday, albeit not very eloquently: today, I’ve seen the Donbas narrative being shared on social media by friends who have been prone to spreading conspiracy and misinformation in the past…It’s the Russian propaganda narrative that goes from “but nobody cared about Donbas” to “Ukraine needed to be demilitarized”. Just FYI. People are already falling for it.

Mike from @batmansmom

I’m back to listening to Van Weezer

No, not really, I'm saying the opposite. - This isn't a personal beef between Putin and BJA as individuals. This is about a business withdrawing from a country that's being sanctioned. The announcement it exactly where it belongs if the management decides to cite the reason for cancelling. I don't expect the band to make any geopolitical statements on their personal social media.

It's not just about race, it's about suffering we caused. People in the Middle East and Africa are also our victims. There's racism, there's xenophobia and there's also refusal to look these people in the eye and accept responsibility for ruining their lives. It's easier to emphatise with people who are running away from bombs that we aren't dropping.

The band didn’t delete their post it’s still up on Instagram. Billie Joe deleted his post with the comments under it.

If anything, Billie could write a song, they could record it, then shadow drop it

Doubt that. April 9th and May 7th are on Saturdays. If anything, they’ll be released on Fridays. I hope we get an announcement this week!!! I’m hoping for at least a single in March!!!

Billie looks happy on this one

From Jason White And Kevin's playing tennis again

https://variety.com/2022/music/news/ajr-cancel-russian-tour-ukraine-invasion-1235190607/?fbclid=IwAR0_arSiRV0igxYXdNK38guhaPhc6Z85Ymk1elfzJqBr2EByAVlVdeHbRlQ “Geoff Meall, a London-based agent for Paradigm Agency, tells Variety, “We’ve got [multiple] of acts due to be going there from next month right through the summer — rock acts, alternative acts, a lot of electronic artists as well. As it stands, I can’t see any of those shows being able to happen. Ukraine is an obviously an active war zone so it’s impossible to do a concert there, and with Russia, first, every government is advising its citizens not to go there unless it’s essential business — rock and roll probably wouldn’t be considered that — but more, a lot of artists wouldn’t want to be seen as supporting the actions of that government at the moment.” “Our thoughts are it’s going to be a long time,” he says. “You’ve got a postwar situation to deal with, even if it is over quickly, and the second part is that it would become a moral decision to play in Russia after this.”

Yep, it sucks. We're the champions of not reading the room.

From Kevin's Instagram story

Someone claiming in the General Thread that Kurt Curbain death wasn't a suicide. Resulting in a lots of warning and I was even banned for a day lol

Well, we've had our fair share of weird shit to go down on here over the years, but this certainly is new!

Ah they've made millions and millions from us fans, I think they have a fair idea we love em 😍

Tag them on social media, but don't spam them, and hope for the best they see it. Also "tracking people down" is creepy so hard no there.

You spelt Billie wrong