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Well, this needs to be here. Damn.

Any time they got asked if they would continue doing low ticket prices at the time they always said they would do what made sense for each tour and that they weren't making a statement etc though. They never claimed it as a "belief" and wouldn't allow interviewers to put them in the category of bands taking a stand against high ticket prices. Also I don't think you'll find another band at their level that has much lower tickets prices than them now, they could charge a lot more. And the way bands make money has changed, they make nothing from record sales now and touring is how they make it. I do wish tickets could still just all be the same price throughout venues but now and 1994 are two different situations as far as how the economy of bands works so you can't really compare the two. Green Day still have decently low ticket prices for a band of their stature.

You are right @PhuzzyPhriend I know there are rules about family etc but 30 years together is quite an achievement and it’s been lovely to see all the posts, even Adrienne came back to post! Many congratulations to Billie Joe and Adrienne! 🥳🎉💚

Happy 30th Anniversary Billie and Adrienne! That's no small feat! I speak from experience having celebrated my 30th in October! Congratulations!

I wasn't sure where to post this, but are we really going to ignore the fact that it is Billie and Adrienne's 30th wedding anniversary?! Surprised that no one has sad anything about it today.

It's completely hypocritical to release a single titled "The American Dream is Killing Me" and then charge silly prices for several layers of ticketing. That being said did I pay for golden circle? Yep - it was worth it for me, partly as I've got a disability and standing/queuing overnight just isn't feasible to get a decent view in these massive stadiums. I'm basically part of the problem in fairness. I stand by it being BS though and it goes against a lot of what they've said over the years etc.

It was his little face while he was doing it that got me!😆❤️

This. Plus we have to keep in mind that everything gets more and more expensive. Especially with these massive tours. They have to pay for the venues, the staff (they have a huge crew that works for them + many additional local workers at each show. E.g. in London the security staff told us there was one security guy per 20 people), the logistics, accommodation of band and crew etc. There are lots of people who needs to get paid and many people also want a piece of the action.

Reading a lot of your posts (notably @JellyTime @solongfromthestars and @angry_robot) it seems obvious to me there were big differences between venues (and perhaps between countries/ticketing company). In Lyon and Paris the VIPs did get to enter early without any problems (not sure about the order in which different VIP levels got access to the arena floor though). And I get the impression for both shows they sold about the same amount of VIP tickets, but in Paris the stage was a bit smaller so it meant that the space around the barricade filled out more with VIPs occupying not only first but sometimes also second row (I would say maybe even third around the catwalk). The VIP packages for France did clearly specify that they would get early entry, and was not just a vague "VIP entry" description. The people with VIP tickets got a schedule of when they'd register, when doors would open for them, and when they'd open for the general public, and at least in Paris those times were respected, except for the time at which general doors would open, as the people (like me) with regular tickets went in about 45 minutes later than the information the VIPs had received. I feel this might have been due to a lot of VIPs arriving exactly at or even a bit later than the time they were given as the limit for early entry, so they kept delaying our entry. Because right before the VIPs went in some friends who were in that queue told me there were maybe 50 people in the queue (the VIP queue was on the opposite side of the arena so we couldn't see what was going on from the regular queue), and when we were finally let in the arena, there were definitely more than 50 people already there. And I didn't hear any complaints from the VIPs about how they were received and/or treated in these two shows. Regarding the price of the shows. I think the prices for regular tickets are more than fair. I have seen other artists at the same arena where Green Day played in Paris and payed 50% more for nose bleed seats. For the price of the VIPs, I agree with @Susi Sour cream, I think if they were truly VIP, and you didn't need to buy VIP tickets to get a chance to be in front row, then the price is fine because it wouldn't be pricing out anyone from getting a good spot. But if they want to continue to sell so many VIP tickets, best to just call it VIP circle and lower a bit the price, and give them a dedicated area, like a smaller golden circle.

Happy Anniversary Billie Joe and Adrienne ♡!!!

It sounds like the VIP tickets did not live up to the expectations by all accounts then, which is very sad. I personally didn't buy a VIP ticket because I didn't feel like the price justified what was on offer. If the most expensive had included a meet and greet with band or something (which I know they will never do), then I probably would have jumped at the chance!lol! I was very happy to get a front pitch standing ticket. I personally liked the fact that you could buy these, because it gave you a bit of reassurance that you knew you had the opportunity of being nearish the front in the circle. Yes, I guess if they had all sold before I could get one, and I could only get general admission I would have been very disappointed. However I felt the pricing for these were very fair. I think it was only £30 difference between these and general admission, so I don't think people would felt that they were out priced for these, (if they were willing to buy general admission.) I hope they continue to sell golden circle tickets in future.

Billboard is truly making it impossible to see anything, but was finally able to get- still #1 on Canadian Rock, 3 on Alternative Airplay, and 4 on Rock and Alternative Airplay. Off of Mainstream Rock Airplay, although I think it was off of that last week as well.

In my opinion the main problem with the VIP tickets on this tour was that there were just way too many of them. There should be no need to queue for hours to get a spot at the barrier if you pay that much money for it. And of course it should always be possible for people without VIP to get barrier as well (just like it was the case in Arnhem for example). Then the prices...yes, those tickets are definitely overpriced, but if there wouldn't be that many of those tickets and you would really be VIP I think the price would be a little more "okay"? (If anybody gets what I mean 😅) But what I absolutely disagree is that the VIPs are only the rich ones! I am far from rich. I used my savings for these tickets. I worked hard for being able to buy them. What was also really misleading was the description "First/Early Entry". I think it should have been made clear from the beginning that the "Paradise" people would be "First Entry" and the "Saviors" people would be "Second Entry". In general, I'm not against the VIP tickets. I don't mind queuing or camping over night (though it definitely gets harder the older I get 😂). But I'm honest: Without those VIP tickets I probably wouldn't have made it to Wembley, just because I was really scared about that huge crowd. All in all in my opinion, if they continue to sell these kind of tickets, they should make them more limited, more "VIP", and maybe less expensive

I don't dislike the song or anything but I do feel it's overdone at this point. They used to regularly change the opening song and I think it'd be nice to have a different one to associate with each tour if nothing else. I absolutely loved Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio? Late but totally agree! Forever Now then Brutal Love would be the dream for me, but I met someone in Lyon who was disappointed because the 2013 Emirates Stadium show was his first and he got Brutal Love but no Good Riddance. I remember a lot of others complaining about that back then too. Crazy to me because it's never been my favourite Green Day song anyway, but there are obviously enough people who desperately want to hear it to justify them not retiring it.

I think the ticket prices are really overpriced everywhere, and I said before, the band should take a closer look on the prices they are being sold. Not rich fans should be able to get good tickets to see the band up close, and not far away from the bleachers. And that is one of the reasons I really don't like Stadium shows.. they are really beutiful to see, mostly by the band from the stage, but 80% of people there are just seeing the band through the screens, which is really sad The VIP thing that seems to be new for all of you, it's something that happens here in south america for a long while, usually lie 30/40% of the tickets are VIP/Premium here, so if you want front row, you need to camp the night out most of the time. It's really rare to have an early entry, and when we have it, it's even an additional fare over and huge amonut of money you already spent to buy VIP

Yeah totally agree. What was also annoying is the fact that on UK Ticketmaster it was advertised as 'VIP Entrance to the venue' with no explicit mention of early entry. I was under the impression it just meant that VIPs get separate queue/entrance (like it often happens with other bands and VIP tickets) but not early entry. And yeah the sheer amount of VIPs... I get it, they need money and it's almost becoming industry standard now. But it's still very very sad for fans like us. And personally (maybe I was just unlucky) it killed the atmosphere for me in Manchester and Glasgow cause I happened to stand behind people who weren't singing or clapping at all. Definitely not the experience you would usually get at GD show after queuing all day.

Saviors is a return to Green Day sticking with 2-3 minute songs for most of a record. They started doing longer songs on warning and continued all the way up to Revolution Radio. They had multi part songs from Idiot to Revolution Radio. Father of All was as excursion into The Short. I wonder if they will do any more multi-movement songs again.

"Who are Green Day's fans" from Kerrang https://www.kerrang.com/who-are-green-days-fans-punk-american-idiot-dookie