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Looks like I'm also heading to Central Park!

yeah I'm 100% certain Blue is an RST-80. Here's an article from a Japanese magazine called 'Guitar Breakers' where they went in to a lot of detail working out it's most likely an RST-80 - if you run this through Google translate it does a pretty good job 😁 The RST-80's were top of the line, so had a Nitro body finish (the neck's would have still been Poly according to this http://www.music-trade.co.jp/fenandeshistory2.html). As well as the V profile, something else that differs from the RST-50 to the RST-80 is that the RST-80 had the classic round string tree. A second was added at some point, but if you look at really early photos of Blue you can see it has the single round string tree. I've got an RST-50, and it's an awesome guitar - but it's a Poly finish, with a C shaped neck. I've also got a Fender Vintera Road Worn 50s strat, which is a great option if you want something very similar to Blue - Nitro Sonic Blue finish, with a soft V neck. They've been discontinued now, but there still seem to be a few floating around, e.g. https://reverb.com/au/item/69428613-fender-limited-edition-de-vintera-road-worn-50s-stratocaster-hss-sonic-blue

Filling in for @solongfromthestarsagain. On this day

Some more pics https://www.facebook.com/share/p/HthsnhJCLBwzZogV/

Awesome! Once again, those international publications always coming in clutch to answer our questions. Good observation about the string tree, as it has definitely changed a few times over the years. In the video of 10 year old Billie playing Blue when it was brand new, you can see it's the round one. I'm curious though why any trees stayed on when the Sperzels were added in August '94. The staggered posts are designed to eliminate the need for them. A little more tension than I'd like for my guitars, but probably helped the guitar stay in tune with Billie's playing style, especially back then. That Fender Vintera Road Worn is a great guitar, and certainly a solid replica platform. Although it is worth noting those (and the Vintera Modified guitars) have the modern dual-pivot tremolo as opposed to the vintage 6 hole. If you really want to be precise while still using a Fender, the Vintera 50's Sonic Blue Stratocasters are a great place to start too. Unfortunately they're discontinued, but they are available second hand: https://reverb.com/item/81377953-fender-vintera-50-s-stratocaster-with-fender-deluxe-molded-hard-case-sonic-blue-7lbs-6oz The Classic Series 50's Daphne Blue Strats that came before them are nice to trick out also. I had to start completely from scratch for my '97 nimrod Blue Fender replica. The body I'm having custom made to get the left handed tremolo route, as well as a Birdseye maple neck to go with it. I guess it is accurate to the original in the end as that guitar was assembled from parts. Really looking forward to finishing that! Also for anyone interested in replicating the Blue LE-1 with the modified headstock, I'd recommend using the Fender MIM Lake Placid Blue Strat as your base guitar: https://reverb.com/item/78939499-fender-standard-stratocaster-with-maple-fretboard-2009-2017-lake-placid-blue

For some reason this came up on my X. Must be from the Latin American Hella Mega shows I think actually this is one of the guys from Maneskin so probably wrong thread

Beautiful pics! Billie looking out at the crowd at the end is

6 years ago yesterday (10 July 2018), The Longshot played in Santa Ana, CA. 11 years ago yesterday (10 July 2013), Green Day played the Festival de Nîmes in France on the 99 Revolutions Tour. More photos: 15 years ago yesterday (10 July 2009), Green Day played in Fargo, ND on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. More photos: 19 years ago yesterday (10 July 2005), Green Day played T in the Park in Scotland. More photos: --------------------- On this day 15 years ago (11 July 2009), Green Day in played in Minneapolis, MN on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. 22 years ago (2002), they played Move Festival at Old Trafford in Manchester. 26 years ago (1998), they played Edgefest in Vancouver, Canada. 33 years ago (1991), they played Dow's Grange in McKinleyville, CA. And 34 years ago (1990), they played Animal House in Grand Haven, MI. Glad u enjoyed!

There were issues about getting physical tickets, especially if you were travelling to a show but I do miss my souvenir tickets.

Some pics of the show from Getty Images There's more but I've put them in the Billie picture thread so this post isn't too long

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9M3ZJQRog0/?igsh=MTJxY3RlMnZhaTBycg==

A fan also took these pics of Billie when a group of them met him https://www.instagram.com/p/C8PAVlTNGEa/?igsh=dXdmcGhxNmFiNTVl

Being a New Yorker, I'm always thrilled when the boys play GMA!

From Milan https://www.instagram.com/p/C8Tl1csCB2g/?igsh=Mmk2NWR2cTd6MnJm

Pic from Milan yesterday https://www.instagram.com/p/C8SxvuDiQye/?igsh=bTZpNjl0ZWZvODAw

Tre at the Brit Awards 2024 from Getty Images