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7 hours ago, Rumpelstiltskin2000 said:

It's a while now. Possibly Hella Mega?

Ah ok just never noticed until the Australia post he posted last night 

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When did Billie get his "be silently drawn" tattoo?

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52 minutes ago, Undómiel said:

When did Billie get his "be silently drawn" tattoo?

Summer of 2010.  Sometime between July and September.

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If I remember right it was during the US summer tour 2010 (around the Denver show?) as @Montclare said

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3 hours ago, Montclare said:

Summer of 2010.  Sometime between July and September.

Danke 😊

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7 hours ago, Undómiel said:

When did Billie get his "be silently drawn" tattoo?

And what does that expression mean exactly? As a non native speaker I have been wondering...

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2 hours ago, Mollyluna said:

And what does that expression mean exactly? As a non native speaker I have been wondering...

To be subtly and naturally led or attracted to something, often a path or direction, without a conscious or forceful effort. It suggests a gentle almost instinctive pull towards something that resonates with your inner self.

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If anyone here went to the first Green Day Wrigley Field show in 2017, did they only sell the specially made specific show poster or did they also sell a summer tour poster? If they did sell a tour poster was it of them wearing the masks of their faces with the summer dates

I went to the show in Green Bay, WI in March of that year and have one with the spring dates.

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Who has managed the band over the years? For how long? 

Who is their manager now? 

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12 minutes ago, Undómiel said:

Who has managed the band over the years? For how long? 

Who is their manager now? 

Self managed/Larry Livermore from 1988 - 1993 (dunno if Larry technically managed them or just ran the label
Jeffrey Saltzman and Elliot Cahn (Cahn-Man Management) from 1994 - 1996
Pat Magnarella from 1996 - 2017
Jonathan Daniel (Crush Music) from 2017 - Present

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1 hour ago, Liam said:

Self managed/Larry Livermore from 1988 - 1993 (dunno if Larry technically managed them or just ran the label
Jeffrey Saltzman and Elliot Cahn (Cahn-Man Management) from 1994 - 1996
Pat Magnarella from 1996 - 2017
Jonathan Daniel (Crush Music) from 2017 - Present

Is it a faux pas to ask *why* the split from Cahn-Man and Pat, respectively? 

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Might be a dumb question but the ear pieces they wear during shows, are they just ear protection or is there some kind of audio feed there too? 

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53 minutes ago, Undómiel said:

Might be a dumb question but the ear pieces they wear during shows, are they just ear protection or is there some kind of audio feed there too? 

As I understand it, such an ear-in helps a musician to hear his own voice and instrument better while the other instruments are in the background. Some kind of filter I guess…

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Awesome, thanks both. I thought there was probably some function other than protection, but just wanted to check. 

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49 minutes ago, Dingle said:

Exactly. It also keeps out distracting background noise.

Back in July 2023, in the beautiful Quebec City, the band played live first song from Saviors, 1981. Unfortunately, technical issues caused Billie Joe's ear device to temporarily lose contact with other band's instruments. Risking losing his place in song along with timing. You can see Billie Joe touching his ear part way through.

But, like the true professional he is, there's no panic, the connection is soon restored, and he keeps pace and carries on. That's what makes live music so unique and special, especially when it's GD.

 

 

 

We had a similar experience at a show with the Donots (that German punk band that opened for Green Day last summer in Berlin and Hamburg): the band‘s tech guy accidentally exchanged the in-ears of the singer and the guitarist. The result was endearingly chaotic…😂

But I can imagine that Billie can cope with such a situation, no problem…

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1 hour ago, Mollyluna said:

endearingly chaotic

This might be the best combination of words I have read this year :lol:

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2 hours ago, Undómiel said:

Awesome, thanks both. I thought there was probably some function other than protection, but just wanted to check. 

The nice thing about in ear monitors is each one is customized for each player so they get the mix that suits them best and can hear what they need to. They can also communicate with each other on stage through the in ears via one microphone that you can sometimes see set back near the drum kit. Billie can speak in that one to call an audible or make a comment and the other players can hear him but the audience can't.

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2 hours ago, pacejunkie punk said:

The nice thing about in ear monitors is each one is customized for each player so they get the mix that suits them best and can hear what they need to. They can also communicate with each other on stage through the in ears via one microphone that you can sometimes see set back near the drum kit. Billie can speak in that one to call an audible or make a comment and the other players can hear him but the audience can't.

Yeah I knew about the mic (which is why I probably should've fully guessed about the ear pieces!). I can just imagine them cracking jokes into it from time to time. 

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On AMAs Red Carpet 2019 - do we only have a snippet of Billie playing and singing She or is there any other footage?

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When did the band start using pyrotechnics (properly, not just like, random fireworks 😅), in their shows? 

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On 5/6/2025 at 10:24 AM, Undómiel said:

When did the band start using pyrotechnics (properly, not just like, random fireworks 😅), in their shows? 

I think maybe during the AI tour? I don't recall seeing it before then. And if memory serves me right, during the AI tour their pyrotechnics were quite humble compared to now (or I might just forgotten most of the pyro from that tour 😅)

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7 hours ago, Cris. said:

I think maybe during the AI tour? I don't recall seeing it before then. And if memory serves me right, during the AI tour their pyrotechnics were quite humble compared to now (or I might just forgotten most of the pyro from that tour 😅)

Wonder if they used any during Pop Disaster... I feel like someone mentioned it 🤔

Thanks though 😊 the pyros during BIAB are quite cool, but I think it's come a long way even since then for sure 

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