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Screenshots from Billie's "Look for Love" Instagram story And for anyone without Instagram here's Billie's post

On this day 15 years ago (16 May 2009), Green Day were on SNL with Will Ferrell. If you want to remember the infamous cowbell performance (or see it for the first time), it's on YouTube. 16 years ago (2008), the Foxboro Hot Tubs played their second show in Crockett. I haven't got any photos, but fear not. There was a MySpace message from The Rev. "We took our rated pg 13 plus tax circus to sugartown california at a joint called Toots Tavern around the corner from tight wad hill run by the Gomez family. Pabst was flowin and everyone on some serious octane, baby! Sting!!!!" If you're enjoying The Rev's MySpace antics, keep your eyes on this thread, because there are more and they get weirder. Much weirder. 22 years ago (2002), Green Day played Orlando, FL on the Pop Disaster Tour. 26 years ago (1998), they played HFStival in DC. And 32 years ago (1992), they played the The Royal Albert Arms in Winnipeg, Canada on the Kerplunk Tour.

I was pretty surprised to hear they teamed up with Keurig. I've heard the company has been trying to work towards sustainability, but they're notoriously bad (both in waste and coffee taste 🤢) Honestly, this change sucks. Looking at their site their coffee is more expensive to buy and ship. I see they now require a minimum of 2 items per order for subscribers at 17.99. My Oakland Coffee subscription was just 15.99 for one bag of coffee every month. They must be joking. Guess my run with Green Day coffee is over.

He’s mad, I love him https://www.instagram.com/stories/billiejoearmstrong/3368732520149050421?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=cjFybHhrb2ZseGxr this is just the first one 😂😂

So agree, just enjoy the Saviors era folks, don’t wish your lives away.

I was in a rush for new music after the last few records, but right now I’m not even thinking about it. I think I was in a rush before because the music wasn’t as satisfactory. Saviors is so good that it’s quenching my thirst and I’m enjoying it still months later. It’s honestly a great record. I’ll always be excited for new Green Day, but this is a quality product that will keep me happy and satisfied for quite some time, I think.

The new website is up https://www.punkbunnycoffee.com/ First thing I notice is no more decaf. I hope there’s one coming or I may not be a customer anymore. It sucks too that they’ve gone back to the plastic pods. It was something I really liked about their product that made them different and worth spending more. I might be going back to supermarket coffee.

Now re-record it Billie!

What I always hate about these ''new album'' speculations is that they always start way too soon. They haven't even started the goddamn Saviors Tour and people are already guessing when's the next album coming out. It gives me the feeling that people never truly enjoy the albums they put out and get bored ridiculously easy. I for example have no desire for new Green Day songs right now, because the ones that they put out will easily carry over Saviors Tour and I can't get bored of most of the songs Saviors has. There can always be delays with albums that people don't consider. For example, I think it's time for The Coverups to release a cover album. Drain You definitely deserves a studio version and they could throw one-two Coverups exclusive songs there aswell. Then there is Foxboro that hasn't done anything since 2008 (assuming you don't count Dos! as second Foxboro album, 'cause I don't) and Longshot has been on pause for several years aswell. Green Day could also finally produce stripped down acoustic album, which Billie proved with his ''Welcome to my panic'' podcast episode that it could really work. They could also release B-side album again, with hopefully State of Shock getting better version and speaking of Trilogy, they wanted to put out some ''best of trilogy'' album. All in all, I hate new album speculations. This is not directed to one single person, just general statement.

I think he's hot with or without a bit of extra chonk, look at him work it! I remember his lil belly being appreciated here at the time . But he does look healthy now.

I agree. We need to start speculating when the band is confirmed to be in the studio, that's how it was done with Saviors (then rumored to be named 1972).

From Mike's Instagram story and Ryan Baxley posted these "screen grabs from some super 8 shot at The Echoplex" https://www.instagram.com/p/C7AYvSMP9gg/?igsh=ZXc1ZThqYjVucXdk

Via Green Day Instagram Can't believe 21st Century Breakdown is 15!!! Giving this one a spin today, you should too 🤘😘 https://greenday.lnk.to/21stcenturybreakdown I'm sorry if someone else already mentioned the post above 👆

@Rumpelstiltskin2000 posted this in another thread. I just thought I would put it here as well. My skills for putting pictures are increasing 😄.

Other screenshots from Tre's post https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7CGLDjL38N/?igsh=MTZxMGZzNGlhMXZqeQ==

From Tre https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7CGLDjL38N/?igsh=MTZxMGZzNGlhMXZqeQ==

It wasn't the band that cancelled in 2017, it was the promoters not getting the stage ready in time (and trying to blame the weather). It went fine in 2022, although it was painful getting back into town, nevermind Edinburgh, so I've booked those bus tickets in advance, despite having a bus pass.

It's been a good era for sure. Fingers crossed that it goes smoothly all the way to it's natural end.

I remember running out of work to catch the record store to buy 21 CBD and they were playing it, still love it so much.

I remember when I saw the May 15th release date was a Friday I thought it was so strange. Albums never came out on Friday! They came out on Tuesday! And now Friday release date is the standard. Green Day were ahead of the game!

Happy birthday 21st Century Breakdown! 💛🧡❤️🖤

Much more excited for open vault from the past than for new stuff... I would LOVE a live versión of surrender/bastards of Young from that tour

I NEED that hat. ❤️

I would agree that he has probably been writing songs. He said that he writes songs in daydreams, so he probably has had atleast a couple of them. I feel like the years between now and 2028 they will keep us calm by releasing more anniversaries with more demos/unheard tracks. Do you think they will release any singles in between now and 2028?

21st Century Breakdown was indeed released 15 years ago today! 15 May, 2009. This was what my wall looked like back then. I remember getting that Gloria poster from HMV and pulling down a Sum 41 one to make room for it. On this day 16 years ago (15 May 2008), the Foxboro Hot Tubs played their first show at the Stork Club in Oakland. "Dear Tub Heads, We just completed our debut at the dreamers bar called the Stork club in our beloved Alemeda county. Sting!!!" — The Rev on MySpace "The group was also graced with an appearance by Billie Joe’s sister, whose name could not be heard from where I was hyperventilating." — Stephen Buel, East Bay Express More photos: 19 years ago (15 May 2005), Green Day played in Omaha, NE on the American Idiot Tour. "I guess if I had to choose a 'my very first concert' even to take my nephew, I can't think of a better band to see than Green Day in 2005." — Sean McCarthy, The Daily Vault 22 years ago (15 May 2002), they played West Palm Beach, FL on the Pop Disaster Tour. 26 years ago (15 May 1998), they played in Henrietta (Rochester, NY) on the Nimrod Tour. 30 years ago (15 May 1994), they played another show in Berlin, Germany on the Dookie Tour. And finally, 32 years ago (15 May 1992), they played in Regina, Canada on the Kerplunk Tour.

He looks chunky there compared to recently. Gorgeous, but chunky 😂😂❤️❤️

"Peak"

Saw this on Instagram and remembered the collaboration Billie did with Tyla Yaweh, ie #2 "High right now" Billie was in the video too

Billboard update- Alternative Airplay- stays at 1 Mainstream Rock Airplay- 6, down from 2 Rock and Alternative Airplay- stays at 1 Canada Rock- stays at 1 Hot Rock and Alternative Songs- stays at 35

What do you want to see in the thread, just everyone posting fuck Islam and fuck Muslims and GD shouldn't play a Muslim country? The reason playing the show has been questioned is authoritarian government enforcing religious laws/censorship laws as well as human rights issues in the country. Nobody has denied that the government and religious laws are Islamic, I don't understand what else you want. If you think the reason they shouldn't play there is just that it's a religious country then they shouldn't play the US or many others either.

Here you go! And according to a Google Lens result, it was after the 1st Coney Island show, so May 22, 2018.

I think if they legally weren't allowed to say something about that on stage if they wanted in Texas or Florida that would apply. That's the difference to me, if it directly affects the artist's performance. Nobody's doing any of the things you're accusing them of. Nobody has even brought up let alone called out Christianity, the only thing that's been called out is UAE's Islamic based laws. Boycotting a country because a lot of people in the country follow a particular religion would be stupid and bigoted. I don't think anyone's even calling for a boycott anyway, just questioning the decision to play (and contibute to the economy of) a country with some major human rights issues that conflict with the band's message/songs, and where their show will be subject to censorship laws.

Hope they do! Since they're playing countries they've never even played before seems like a decent chance. I guess the last time they did a proper Asia tour was 21st CB? They're due for one.

I mean, logistically speaking, they‘ll be coming from South Africa and could play in other places after Dubai.

The ticket prices are: VIP Hospitality Lounge AED 3,000 Front Pit AED 1,195 Golden Circle AED 595 Regular Standing AED 445 I think I will wait for a couple of months to see if they come up with an Asia tour or something rather than going to a vanilla Green Day show as my first one.

Got a Fan Pit Standing Ticket for myself.

Wow yeah this is it. It's not just that the country/government does bad things, every country/government does. It's that they'll be altering and censoring their own show as a result. Considering the Pansy Division thing it really does seem wrong for them to play a venue where a queer act like that would not only not be welcome but likely to be arrested or worse, and to play a show where they can't freely include any song/part of their usual show. Idk how they can play songs about standing against authority when their setlist/show content will have been limited by censorship laws. It's really nothing of any consequence to anything except the band's reputation and fanbase (whether they play UAE or not won't affect the country or human rights there). But it's lame.

I think what I’m struggling with is this: During the Saviors promo, it was brought up in multiple interviews how well they took care of Pansy Division in the 90s and refused to play venues that wouldn’t let Pansy Division play, too. They talked a lot about the values they learned at Gilman, primarily about equality. That means something to me and is a huge point of pride for me in being a fan, as are all their progressive views and actions. That might not factor into why others are a fan and that’s totally fine, but it does for me. It is hard for me to reconcile them refusing to play a venue that won’t let a queer band open for them with now playing in a destination where queer people cannot legally exist. No, citizens are not their government, but you could argue that back in the 90s, not all people they refused to play for were homophobic — the band refused in principle, I’m sure fully knowing that some good people were missing out on a show because of it. As @MillenniumFan pointed out in their very thoughtful post, this isn’t the first time they’ve played in a problematic place, and where to draw the line here is difficult. But right now, playing in Dubai just feels like a particularly poor and hypocritical choice.

Got the print poster from the Green Day and Headcount contest for a $100 donation. It’s so nice I’m gonna frame it https://www.instagram.com/p/C6qyVLyuaCk/?igsh=MWl5bnFsOHQycGszMQ==

This is admittedly a tricky matter, given how there are various degrees to this. They also played in Thailand and Venezuela in 2010, both authoritarian regimes at the time with a variety of human rights violations and press censorship to boast. In fact, if we go down that rabbit hole, the whole of South America is a bit tricky on that front. It's not just sun, cocktails and party beaches down there. Just look at abortion rights, political/gang violence, corruption etc. etc. I still think playing in South America is on the whole justified, but it's hard to decide where to draw the line. Granted, the state of the UAE is a particularly vile example of flagrant human rights violations, right up there with the likes of Saudi Arabia and Qatar (boo FIFA). It's unthinkable that we should still have countries in 2024 that allow for public executions, merely for one's sexuality, sometimes even by stoning, but here we are... I suppose the only worse optics the band could have achieved is by playing in Israel or Russia right now. But I agree, as a headline this makes me squirm, if nothing else. In general I'm honestly quite disgusted by how both oil-state airlines and Dubai are seemingly successfully marketing themselves to western holiday-goers. Under the glossy facade they're still horribly repressive and unequal regimes with few to no minority rights. Not to mention the absurdity of having a city with skyscrapers, huge swimming pools, artificial beaches and even an indoor skiing resort, erected in the middle of the Arabian desert, an area otherwise plagued by severe poverty, famine and drought. The old fishing village is actually quite interesting and has some history, but all the flashy bits built around it over the years, to attract business and tourists feel vapid and soulless, almost like a disneyland capitalist fever dream.

I really hope they don't pull a Matty Healy and use their show to advocate because it won't actually change anything – the local LGBTQ+ community will just suffer for it. If we're serious about forcing change through boycotting, the whole world needs to work closely with the local community to do it. Until that happens, one band refusing to play there won't help (again, it'll probably just do more harm than good), and I don't see why the decent local people should be deprived of enjoyment because the laws suck.

I don't. I have been to UAE several times from the 90s. The last time I was there was in 2017/2018. I see a huge difference and it's going in the right direction. Dubai is a huge city and is also different from other parts of UAE. If one part of the world doesn't get to experience music, movies, theatre etc from other countries I don't see anything positive about it. The reason for the changes that have been in UAE is due to the attention the country has gotten and hopefully that will continue. 🤞

I might actually make it to this one! On one hand, I don't want to go to Dubai because of all the human rights issues and censorship but if this is the only way after the COVID debacle, then I might try. Jan 27 seems like a good time and who knows maybe an Asian tour is on the cards as well? I will wait for a bit before booking the tickets.

Yeah, I don't drink a lot of coffee either. I can see this happening, maybe they will surprise us.

I've put this in the Instagram thread but putting it here too

I got this in my email a couple of days ago about the pre-sale thing: PRE-ORDERS NOW AVAILABLE EARLY BIRD - 35% OFF SHOP NOW Hey friend, The time has come...pre-orders for Punk Bunny Coffee are now open!! Ahead of our highly-anticipated launch this May, we’ve selected two of our favorite roasts (and a fun new shirt) for a special sneak peek into what awaits you! But that’s not all, folks. As a big thank you for all the love you’ve shown Punk Bunny in the past few weeks, we’re offering you a 35% off discount* on ALL pre-ordered coffee. No code needed, just pop ‘em into your cart. Preorder our new and improved Father of All Dark Roasts and Soundcheck Blend now. EXPLORE NOW Welcome to the year of the bunny. LET’S GO! P.S Let us know what you think! Tag us on Instagram showing off your coffee. The Bunny loves to see it! xx, Your Friends at Punk Bunny Coffee They will probably have the roast we know and love back in the shop when it is open for business.

They took away my favorite roast Atomic Garden Also the announcement mentioned something about shirt? I see no shirt - just two types of coffee.

They mentioned in their email that they had to switch suppliers and can no longer source their compostable bags. I’m okay with that but I hope they still have the cupless pods because that was a unique thing and I hate throwing all those pods away.

It’s eye watering lay expensive to get in the UK, shipping cost the same as the bundle I bought last year. Hoping they will expand into Europe.