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Billie posted these pics on his Instagram story (some are the same but just cropped differently)

Look what I found! Funny thing is, I didn't see the coffee itself. @The Grohl This is at Ashland and Diversey.

I think that's exactly right. I went to 3 more stores. Nothing. All had signage. No coffee. No cups. But I did strike up a convo with one of employees and he said they've ordered everything. It just hasn't arrived. He said they'll get cups, the brew ready to go, and small bags of roasts for purchase. He offered to make me a cup 🤣 He took down my number and said he would reach out whenever everything came in. Not sure if he will but it's very nice nonetheless. 🤞🤞🤞 I'll still check the store by my house since it's on the way home.

On this day 7 years ago (28 August 2017), Green Day played in Mansfield, MA on the Revolution Radio Tour. More photos: 14 years ago (28 August 2010), Green Day played in Denver, CO on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. This was the first time they played Cigarettes & Valentines and also the only time Billie played Olivia. 19 years ago (28 August 2005) was the second day of rehearsals for the 2005 MTV VMAs. More photos: The VMAs were that night and Green Day won seven awards. More photos: 26 years ago (28 August 1998), Green Day played Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands. 29 years ago (28 August 1995), Green Day played in Copenhagen, Denmark on the Insomniac Tour. 30 years ago (28 August 1994), they played a second night at Lollapalooza in Mountain View, CA. And 32 years ago (28 August 1992), they played at Sproul Plaza in Berkeley, CA.

When a small child on the bus last week shouted “look mam”, and all I could think of was “I ain’t got no brains”.

My feelings are the same! I think Saviors is a really strong album and is their best material in a long time. It's focused, there's a good mix of high energy anthems and ballads, and Billie's songwriting is on point. Plus, I really like the commentary about life in the 21st century that's found here. It's a big turnaround from the fuck it let's party nature of FOAM. Saviors has great energy, it's all killer no filler, there's an urgency to it, and it's just a good time. It doesn't feel safe like RevRad or half baked like FOAM and that's coming from someone who likes both those albums. Put it this way, if I wanted a Green Day album to listen to that isn't any of the big three, I would reach for Saviors over RevRad or FOAM.

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Another 7-11 down. This one had a Punk Bunny sign out front but nothing else. No coffee. No cups 😡

That sucks. I'm getting major FOMO from people posting their Punk Bunny cups

Looks like a bandage with white gauze underneath. Like they put on you when you get blood drawn.

Cool, so we've established - and not for the first time on this forum, I suspect - that music is subjective. ...Apart from FOAMF which is objectively bad.

21CB is my favourite album but wouldn't Nimrod be the 3rd most commercially successful Green Day album? I mean, it has Good Riddance, it sold 10 million album copies and in terms of streaming, it's right up there with 21CB despite being a much older album

Really wish they had done this for the European tour, or if they did I missed I it and that’s even more annoying!

I really, really like Saviors. Is it their best album? No but I love all that Green Day have put out including FOAM and RevRad

I love the way Kevin is so welcoming with open arms!😍

RevRad is my favorite Green Day album. 🙂

A lot of people do seem to hate RevRad but I think it's seriously underrated. There isn't a bad song on it. I mean, Bang Bang? Say Goodbye? Still Breathing? Too Dumb to Die? Forever Now? That's one of their best live songs ever, up there with American Eulogy and Homecoming. Some of the lyrics in Bang Bang and Forever Now are almost on par with 21st Century Breakdown, and that's coming from someone who thinks that's the best album ever written. Anyway, I'll shut up since this isn't a RevRad thread

Saviors is a great record. To me it's similar in level to Revolution Radio. And I think the band themselves must love it because the are playing 5 songs from Saviors every concert which is a lot considering they are playing 2 albums in full.

https://www.greendaycommunity.org/topic/104216-saviors-album-discussion/?&page=74#comments

Possibly these things too. But me looking at wart removal pictures was fun. 🙃

Could even be for fluids it's been so hot over there in the US? It must really take it out of the guys.

Just checked the second store and nothing. Just their regular coffees and no merch or display. I don’t know if there’s a difference between corporate stores and franchises or different markets. I know in Pennsylvania we have Wawa and Sheetz so no one gets their coffee at 7 Eleven they’re all crappy little stores

This was my thought exactly however, in terms of sales/streaming would it not be Insomniac?

Osaka is sold out. The remaining tickets are for the two shows in Yokohama and one in Nagoya, but it seems that more tickets are left for Nagoya.

I would consider it AI, Dookie, and 21CB. Those were big albums for Green Day, especially when thinking about mainstream appeal.

Pics from Charlotte from Green Day on Facebook

Looks like Mike has another new bass "Goldie"

I agree with all of this. I feel that Saviors is their best work since 21CB. In particular, I feel like Saviors represents a return to some much deeper lyrics that speak to the state of society. Political commentary has always been what Green Day do best, so it is great to see that again.

I laughed when I saw the hoodie part in Bellahouston. The 2022 show there was the only show I ever kept my hoodie on!

I can't believe it's this Sunday already. So far it looks like the weather is going to be gorgeous. We're having a heat wave now but Sunday it drops to the 70's

"So I expected a magical cupboard to open in the sky and pelt us with garlic and camembert all day" 😂😂😂 I'm happy to report there was also no camembert incidents at their show in Paris.

@Laura! I guess we really should've waited to buy tickets, huh. ... also, I tried to tag Bruno. Is he still GreenDayOnABoat or did I make that up? Update: Ahh, he is alive! If you count last visiting in 2019 being alive. @GreenDay_On_A_Boat

Pictures from last night

My Chicago shirt came. Now to order the Milwaukee one.

Finally finished the GDA recap of the European shows I went to. https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6187/ Such a good tour

Somewhere Now/Forever Now > Jesus of Suburbia/Homecoming to me lol But Saviors is amazing. The production is absolutely incredible and makes it their most beautiful sounding album. The lyrics, the music, the combination of personal and social commentary themes done really well, the nice mix of classic GD sound, classic rock sound and some "new Green Day" sound. It's also a HUGE step up from Father of All Motherfuckers, really feels like they tried to be extra ambitious again and succeeded. I would say the only slight duds are Father to a Son and maybe the title track, everything else is straight fire.

I really love Saviors! I'll admit that lyrically it's not as powerful as American Idiot or 21st Century Breakdown (but really, what is?), or even Revolution Radio. But there are still some songs that have very powerful lyrics. And the sound is just great (I'm not talking about the quality of the production here, because I have no idea about that, but more about the music and the vibe let's say). Some songs have really grown on me, for example Bobby Sox, I didn't think much of it the first time I heard it, but the more I listen to it the more I come to appreciate as a fun and nostalgic song that reminds me of my first love, now it's in my top 3 of the album. Fancy Sauce was love at first sight, the lyrics were great, the music really powerful, it's been my favorite song off Saviors since the first time I heard the album. Strange Days Are Here to Stay and TADIKM also have great lyrics and great music. For my taste the weakest songs in the album are Suzie Chapstick and Father to a Son, but there are people who love them, so it's a matter of what floats people's boats. And I was not around the Green Day world when RevRad came out, I heard it for the first time the day I bought tickets for Bataclan last November, but what's this about people not liking it? I loved that album and wish I had heard it sooner, I would have returned faster. For me it's a a similar level as Saviors, or even slightly higher. They are both great albums in my opinion. I think the Trilogy just suffered from burnout. Especially from Billie, but probably from all the band. Too much pressure to put out something epic and a Trilogy sounded like a really epic idea.

Saviors is their best since 21cb. First time they put a focused effort into an album since. As for lyrics, Billie’s lyrical style has changed over the years from more of a direct bold statement style to a small tagline and catch phrase that leaves more meaning in what is not said vs what is said. It’s clever in its own right. 21cb serves as a bridge between the two styles. It feels like the trilogy’s lyrics might have suffered from Nimrod syndrome where they were never really properly prepared or thought out before going into production. Billie suffered a lot mentally during the 21cb sessions and lead up to it. He was never the same after that imo. Then the band declined for years after as they cut corners to eliminate the pressures. Saviors is the first time they really revisited real studios and committed to the quality fans expect from the production side of things.

On this day 3 years ago (27 August 2021), Green Day played in San Francisco on the Hella Mega Tour. More photos: 19 years ago, 27 August 2005, was the first day of rehearsals for the 2005 VMAs. This was the photo on Billie's Wikipedia page when I became a fan. I can't believe I actually remember that More photos: 20 years ago (27 August 2004), Green Day played Leeds Festival in England on the American Idiot Tour. Judging by the crowd photos from earlier in the day, it was a less muddy experience that year. More photos: 26 years ago (27 August 1998), Green Day played the London Astoria on the Nimrod Tour. I'm not actually sure if Bob Gruen's photos are from this show or the one in February that year, but whatever. 29 years ago (27 August 1995), Green Day played Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands on the Insomniac Tour. 30 years ago (27 August 1994), Green Day played Lollapalooza in Mountain View, CA on the Dookie Tour. More photos:

They deserve to win this so much. It's such a well-made, honest and brave video🥲

The 7-11 near my house had no Punk Bunny in sight. Here's the brew I spotted near my job:

I still think Saviors is the more solid release since American Idiot/21st Century Breakdown. Maybe it hasn't got the focus of the world wide media/rankings, but it is a well made GD Record, IMO.

And from having eyes

Screenshots from Ryan Baxley's Instagram story Billie's "Milwaukee!!!!" Post part 1 Part 2 (had to split for Tumblr!) "❤️❤️last night was cute" Spot the guys on this from Greg Schneider https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_HFvM_P2D9/?igsh=MW1kM2Q4dWFwcHN1

Thank you! It was amazing! Yep and I sure was there! Spiritual experience for sure. I was going crazy during pretty much every song. Hearing Homecoming and Whatsername live honestly made my whole life worth living. I went with my Dad and was worried because I wasn’t sure if we’d be able to get tickets. We had to settle for “obstructed view” tickets, but the only obstruction was the net there for Twins games. We had an amazing view and overall a 10/10 night for sure.

I love OEB is wearing a suit and holding the moon man 😂

Green Day nominated for a VMA?! I wonder if they'll be there. This is something I haven't seen in a long time!! This takes me back to the good ol days of AI when Green Day made an appearance at nearly every award show.