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Not to brag but tonight I got to see Billie soaking wet. He’s stupid beautiful. I don’t even have words. My glasses just fogged up at random a couple times because I was ahhooogaaa-ing and a couple times I started singing and just stopped mid-word because my mouth was falling open. Also, The Linda Lindas didn’t get a chance to perform due to weather so they let them come out and play a song mid-show and I think I had the hardest fangirl moment of my life because that was the SWEETEST THING IVE EVER SEEN.

@jengd, the shirt's button is undone🤩 Just one, though. 😍 https://www.instagram.com/stories/davidanshots/

Waiting for my husband to notice the $450 Australian that's just hit our credit card bill 🤣

I didn't want to lose or break the pin badge I was given for queuing early at the 100 Club, but if I chucked it in a box of keepsakes I'd never look at it again, so I made another frame with some of my photo prints and my t-shirt design.

I vaguely remember that. Here it is in all it's glory in case there's anyone who hasn't already seen it

Poor Billie! I guess it's not surprising when he's giving it his all doing these super long setlists night after night, my voice was messed up from singing along at one show lol. Hope he's better soon. It's nice that the show is rescheduled instead of cancelled. That would be awesome. And King For a Day is the best and I will never get tired of it

One of my favorite bands (SWS) posted about seeing Green Day on IG. It's so cute when the bands you like are fans of the same bands as you are. ❤️

Just a lil (but long, sorry) musing. Feeling very lucky: Back in 2005, after like 8 months of listening to American Idiot, I decided that Green Day meant a little (a lot) more to me than any band ever had and I wanted to go to their concert. They were on the fourth US leg of their American Idiot tour by that point, and my dad had trouble finding tickets. He finally grabbed some with just a couple weeks to spare. Last fall, I hadn’t had much to do with Green Day in a solid three years. I somehow got word that they were teasing a new single, and I liked what little I heard of it. Three days later, I watched them perform TADIKM live for the first time and announce their tour, and I didn’t even have to think before I decided that I was going to make it happen and see them again, even though I hadn’t ventured to a concert since COVID. I decided they were worth it, and managed to get amazing seats. This past week, the Philly show felt so uncertain due to all the bad weather in the forecast. I was so worried my show would be the one to get canceled, but then in the back of my mind I kept thinking nah, I’m the luckiest when it comes to Green Day. I swear the universe conspires to keep them in my orbit. Anyway, I just got home from the venue that was across the street from where I first saw them nearly 19 years ago. They played a lot of the same songs from the American Idiot tour, but I felt infinitely more moved by them now. 20 years has gone so fast.

What a perfect, beautiful night. We ended up with the nicest breeze and some patches of rain. I don’t think I’ve ever smiled so much at a Green Day show before, I couldn’t wipe the dumb look off my face and just felt so at peace in the midst of all the craziness. Perfect setlist, such tight performances, and my heart was leaping out of my chest at how incredible Billie sounds. It was a very stressful week waiting to see how this would pan out, and it all ended up going exactly how it was meant to.

OK, the phrase "uncontrolled setting" is killing me because it makes them sounds like some sort of zoo animals that need to have professional handlers so you can interact with them safely. 🤣 Having said that though, I completely agree with you. I would actually feel super nervous and self-conscious in meeting them, especially randomly. I honestly don't feel the need to interact with them. I am perfectly content to love them and their work from a safe distance LOL.

I see $69.98 on the official store right now I was looking at the track list for the demos and I have a theory about the song Lowlife. Without hearing it (obviously), this is just a guess. Knowing how Billie reuses ideas, like Black Eyeliner and Church on Sunday, I wonder if Lowlife was later reworked into Take the Money and Crawl, the line that goes, "High on lowlife, hit me with a dull knife!"

This man is being silly with his geography tonight, lol also, no OEB tonight. The Linda Lindas apparently were unable to go on so Billie had them perform a song

It's a masterpiece ✨️

I have to say I thought the hair floof was verging on excessive when he first took the stage last night (crazy, I know), but the rain made it perfect.

Now this is the content we need more of around here.

What a bummer! I heard Billie lost his voice last night after the Philly show. I hope he feels better soon! Glad that they are rescheduling.

Ordered the box set. This band and this album. 😭❤️

Tantalising though 😍 @stories and songs we are all envious 😜

One of the highlights of the night was them letting The Linda Lindas play — that gesture was so classy and just shows exactly why I love these guys so much.

Really cool that they brought The Linda Lindas out to perform during their own set.

I can't imagine how many times I watched BIAB when it came out, as a new GD fan who had barely seen footage of them live before (only other things I'd seen were Storytellers and a bit of Rock Am Ring) and didn't have internet at the time. It was amazing . Long time since I watched it, really want to now!

Photo dump from Billie - Philly show

Hahaha. Have you see Tré?! That's exactly what I meant 😅. No just kidding, but yeah, I'd love to meet them at a meet and greet, or somehow in some kind of music/work related space. But just in public? As you say, what if they've just got off the phone saying a friends died, and then you bound up like "heeeeeyyyyy!" you're not gonna have a good time. Right? I wouldn't mind meeting them in a work/music/show setting somehow, and be able to say how much their music has meant to me etc. but out in public, no thanks. Not to be crass (okay, to be a little bit crass), but I have literally fantasised about Billie since I was 15 years old. If he was in a bad mood and said something I construed the wrong way (which he is entitled to do, we all have bad days), I'd be crushed.

God, same. One, I’d just turn bright red and probably not be able to speak. Two, I would hate it if I caught them in a bad moment and ended up with that impression of them overwriting 20 years of reasons why I love them. None of us are our best selves all the time and it would suck to catch someone you really admire like that. I adore them and for that exact reason I feel zero desire to meet them lol.

It's at 3:29 in this video! As a Pittsburgher, it gave me a good chuckle! 😆

I have perfected the green day setlist. The two most popular songs from every era, plus a rotating encore that the crowd can vote on for the ultimate experience. Do you want Tre and Mike to dress up as Spiderman and Magneto? Batman and Minecraft Steve in a fight to death? Should Billie eat some cornflakes while singing Good Riddance? The choice is yours, live or die. 1. The American Dream is Killing Me 2. Know Your Enemy 3. BANG BANG 4. Still Breathing 5. Father of All 6. Dilemma 7. Brain Stew 8. 2000 Light Year Away 9. At The Library 10. Going to Pasalaqua 11. Amy 12. Welcome to Paradise 13. 21 Guns 14. The Forgotten 15. Stray Heart 16. Walking Contradiction 17. Warning 18. Oh Yeah! 19. Oh Love 20. 99 Revotions 21. Kill the DJ 22. Wake Me Up When September Ends 23. American Idiot 24. Minority 25. Hitchin a Ride 26. When I Come Around 27. Basketcase 28. Good Riddance ENCORE: 29. Holiday 30. Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Hope Billie’s voice is better by Tuesday.

That's an interesting theory. If it's true, I hope it's wildly different since there aren't too many song we haven't heard before. Worst case scenario is that we've heard them all in some form or another and then Dude-case scenario - everything is totally new and fresh, haha. St Jimmy Opera, Homecoming (nobody likes you), What's Her Name - totally different songs that what we think, lol. I'm personally excited about We Are the Champions being on an official release. That was an epic part of the Idiot era and I wish it had continued. I'm also excited about the packaging. This just might be the best album release of all time, space and coffee.

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What's the geography comment about? 👀 But pretty classy bringing on The Linda Lindas for a song if they were not able to perform.

Saw a few clips. Looks like it was a great show. There is such a joy from the band when they perform, I love it so much 🥰.

When they played Blitzkrieg Bop before Newcastle United’s football match last night and mum and I looked at each other and laughed as it reminded us of seeing GD live (it was our first football match in 5 years, but they’ve always played that one). Just as mum joked that the Imperial March was next, we got a marching version of the Blaydon Races before the players emerged.

Yes but high quality. I remember the TOTP performance as being totally epic, they weren’t meant to play more than 1 maybe 2 songs but played 4 (I think) by which time crowds were gathering and it was amazing, the Jools Holland performance was also spectacularly good, look out for Robbie Williams in the crowd.

Always said Suzie should have been a single as weel as Goodnight Adeline

We've done it everyone! We've beat the hurricane odds and the show is going on. It's been a stressful week but I'm glad we can all have a great time!!!

Did someone say butt?

Same! I'm a dinosaur!😉 I might just have to bite the bullet and buy a really cheap Blue Ray player just for this!😄🤭

I was sure the Encore was going to The Saints are Coming 😂

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No joke though, I would seriously love to see Kill The DJ get put into rotation. And I know everyone says King For A Day has been overplayed, but I want it back just so Billie can wear a thong again.

Oh, I’m just amused by the places he shouts out during some of the songs. In New York, he mentioned Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, The Bronx, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York. No Staten Island. Last night, he mentioned Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and then Scranton. Later on he also mentioned wanting the people of Pittsburgh, Ohio and New York hearing us (maybe during Holiday?). But like, sir… Delaware is pretty close, lol

Apple Music has the album up and playable for CD1. Wonder if they remastered these or just used the AI track originals? This isn’t the case for Spotify yet.

Do I buy the vinyl set that I’ll never actually use but it’s got pretty artwork or the much more affordable CD I’ll actually use? Hmmm.

According to the official tracklist Chris Lord-Alge mixed the live songs!! ❤️

Anybody going? See yall in the pit! 2nd show for me this tour

@Rumpelstiltskin2000 we made that pic everyone's profile pic for April Fools Day at the time it came out so I'm sure it's allowed (just full frontal is banned). Can't believe he reposted that

I watched BIAB last night, and may I say they are all 🔥🔥🔥🔥 in that...

Wondering if anyone who did the Calling All Saviors VIP package for the US shows so far could share their experience? I’m going to the NY show tomorrow and am trying to figure out what my timing should be… like how early should I plan to get in line?

Reading through that I'm not seeing what he did or said that was bad? Like, he happened to have had some beers after the show and didn't talk to them as long as they wanted or say the things they wanted? Just sounds like he was a bit drunk and joking around and not there to spend a lot of time talking. Not sure why they'd expect more when just randomly meeting someone (not at a meet and greet etc), sounds like an entitled attitude the way they keep going on and on about how much they spent and traveled as if that entitles them to anything but seeing the show. I can't see a single thing he said there that is particularly dickish or "very rude".