Depression after seeing Green Day

[Green Day BLUE]

I don't know how to explain but after i saw Green Day in leeds i have become quite depressed.  I wasn't able to get standing tickets (this is okay because I got to sing EVERY  song) but now when ever I go to school and in the evening I am always depressed because I  don't know if I can ever see them again. I really want to mosh and get the full experience but I'm scared they are either gonna break up or I won't get enough tickets in time.  I'm aware that they are playing in Hyde Park,  however the tickets are all third party and the hold pdocedure is overly complicated.  I am praying that they tour more later on maybe in Birmingham or somewhere. I have never felt this depressed before and schools been getting hard. 

[Billie Hoe]

"Post concert depression" is actually a completely normal thing a lot of people experience after concerts (especially when they have a strong emotional attachment to the band and/or the shows are as great as Green Day's). I've had - or am having - it after my show too, sometimes it goes on for weeks.

(And Green Day are never gonna break up, dude. Don't worry, they've made it through some shit before.)

[straighttohell]

They will absolutely tour again man, don't worry. Seems like they are all as close as they've ever been, and they're only in their 40s. The Rolling Stones are in their 70s and they still tour and put out records. These fools ain't going anywhere anytime soon..

[raisedinhell]

Oh man I get this so badly, I remember I was so ridiculously excited for one MCR gig back in the day and so sad after that I pretty much never got hyped for a gig again. 

Its easy to say "don't be sad they will tour again", but at the ripe age of 23 I've been dealing with this for years and Green Day will outlive us all. 

Tickets may be expensive and UK dates may be few and far between but our boys will be back

[Justin]

You can still get tickets online through the Hyde Park website

[Other Billie]

You will see them  again .  One way to ease your pain watch the concert you went to on YouTube  and relieve the excitement 

[Running with shears]

I have been worried about this exact thing. I'm so excited to see them in 26 days  that I can barely stand it. But then I wonder about my post-concert days.

I asked my brother to keep a watch on me so I don't try to sneak off and hide in one of the guitar vaults

 

 

[AlissaGoesRAWR]

4 hours ago, Green Day BLUE said:

I don't know how to explain but after i saw Green Day in leeds i have become quite depressed.  I wasn't able to get standing tickets (this is okay because I got to sing EVERY  song) but now when ever I go to school and in the evening I am always depressed because I  don't know if I can ever see them again. I really want to mosh and get the full experience but I'm scared they are either gonna break up or I won't get enough tickets in time.  I'm aware that they are playing in Hyde Park,  however the tickets are all third party and the hold pdocedure is overly complicated.  I am praying that they tour more later on maybe in Birmingham or somewhere. I have never felt this depressed before and schools been getting hard. 

What you're feeling is very normal. Don't worry! I felt exactly the same way after my first Green Day show (the trilogy tour), especially given all the uncertainty of the band's future at that time, due to Billie Joe's rehab. Take as long as you need to feel better, but also try to take care of yourself and not let it affect your schoolwork too much, if possible. If you're feeling overwhelmed by other things in your life and this is just amplifying those feelings, try to seek help by talking about how you're feeling with a counselor or a person you trust.

Just remember, the band got through all the craziness of the trilogy era and has endured for 30 years, so I'd say it's a safe bet that they can get through anything and they will definitely tour near you again. It may take some time to wait around for another tour, but with all that's going on in America right now, it's not like they'll be short on inspiration for the next album. It may be sooner than you think! Keep your chin up! It gets better. 

[stories and songs]

I get this way with concerts and vacations, lol. You're so excited, sometimes for months in advance, about this one thing. Once it's over it feels like there's nothing to  look forward to and you don't know when you'll be feeling so awesome again. For me, I feel a very specific way at GD concerts that I don't feel anywhere else. It's totally normal to feel a void after.

The only thing you can do is have the best time possible when you're at the concert, and look fondly on the memories after. I wouldn't worry about them breaking up. They're happy and having an amazing time together, and it's written all over their faces. And even if that were a possibility, it's totally out of our control. I'd focus on your good memories of the concert and not worry about the rest.

[FallingFromTheStars]

I have to agree about Green Day not breaking up. They've been around a long time and don't really have any tensions. I think they're going to be like the Stones and play til theyre dead honestly.

[Jesus of Seneca]

2 hours ago, JesusofSuburbia7 said:

I have to agree about Green Day not breaking up. They've been around a long time and don't really have any tensions. I think they're going to be like the Stones and play til theyre dead honestly.

Let's just hope Billie ages better than Mick Jagger 

[Ruskaeth]

I get it. This tour was my first time to see greenday live. And I had the best time. I even got to meet them after the show. And still I feel supersad because it's over. Work after concert felt like 'what am I doing here...'

But like someone here mentioned, it helps to look at videos from that exact show you were at, trying to find yourself in the crowd, edit your own videos or make picturecollages etc. and relive the moments. This second week at work after gd show has been all good, back to normal. There is still tour left and I will see them again. They are adding dates and I know that with this band they will make more music and there will be more tours. They will never stop :-D We just need to be patient, and keep breathing ;-) 

[Thatsername]

12 hours ago, Green Day BLUE said:

I don't know how to explain but after i saw Green Day in leeds i have become quite depressed. 

I know exactly what you mean, I feel the same way after every GD show, I call it my post-Green-Day-show-depression. But the good thing is that it usually only lasts for some days, and then the depression gets replaced by energy, at least that's what happens with me. I feel energized for weeks and everything seems to suck less, it's awesome. Listening to a lot of Green Day and remembering how those songs sounded live and what they did at this or that part of the song helps a lot to overcome the depression.

7 hours ago, stories and songs said:

For me, I feel a very specific way at GD concerts that I don't feel anywhere else.

Same! That's so strange and the Green-Day-feeling is really hard to describe. Maybe that's what it's like to feel like a cello

[X-Kid_88]

For me it's worked he other way...I'd been down in the dumps over the holiday season, lots of personal stuff I'm dealing with. After the gig in Manchester, which I drove from Glasgow to see and back straight after, I have felt happier than I have in ages. My wife actually said last night I seem really happy. I have he post green day buzz...

 

now I think I'll be going to bellahouston to see them in the summer too...this only furthers my happiness  

[lizziebix]

Totally had it too.  The feeling sent me to the Internet to learn more about the band, hear more songs, see videos from my show and eventually here to GDC.   This is a great place to talk about the band that had such a huge effect on you.  It helps ease the depression a lot.

[FallingFromTheStars]

10 hours ago, Jesus of Seneca said:

Let's just hope Billie ages better than Mick Jagger 

Bahahaha true, true

[RedundantIdiot]

I was at the Leeds gig too, and I can understand what you are saying. After months of waiting for the gig it feels strange to no longer be looking at my diary counting down the days to the gig. 

However, Green Day are regularly named as one of the best live bands around and they certainly lived up to that billing on Sunday. I feel privaliged to have seen such a world class group put on a truly outstanding display of showmanship. 

[BigE1023]

I know exactly what you're feeling!  Being at a great show is like the best drug on the planet and as soon as it's over you instantly start to come down and it sucks.  I've been to many concerts and when the show is over I always stand around and take it all in while the crew starts to pack everything.  The worst I've felt it was after seeing the Foo Fighters in Atlanta at the Olympic Park in 2015.  It was a beautiful place for a show and was drizzling rain the entire time, I felt like I may never experience anything that great again.  I am so excited to finally see Green Day in Duluth, GA on 3/10!!!  I feel like it's going to be really hard on me after this show because I've been dreaming about it since middle school.  Thankfully I will be seeing them again in Raleigh, NC on 9/1 so that will help.

Try to be positive and be thankful for the memories you have from that night.  They are not going to break up.  Billie Joe has said many times the only way anybody is getting out of Green Day is in a casket.  I hope you cheer up soon!

[End Of The World]

I think that "post-concert depression" can be divided into 6 parts:

• "I'm so fucking happy, I could cry" AKA Euphoria (you still can't believe that you just saw your favourite band live);
• "We're coming home again" AKA Realization (now you start realizing that all it happened it's actually TRUE!);
• "I've got some scattered pictures" AKA Reflection (the part when you try to remember EVERYTHING of your "last night on earth");
• "Til then I'll walk alone" AKA Melancholy (this one needs no explanation, ad it is the core of the post concert depression);
• "Ordinary World" AKA Real Life (you start to accept your routine);
• "I feel like a cello" AKA Energy (your life gets better, as the concert memories gives you the power to go on).

23 days later I'm still in the 6th phase. Love it! 

[jengd]

Feeling totally flat today, was so excited for so long for last night, it was so fantastic and today, apart from feeling like I have a massive hangover and no voice (husband can't believe his luck) I feel life is just flat now, and then I look at some pics or footage and just grin from ear to ear.  Was sitting In Heathrow to come home today when they posted on IG that they were just leaving so spent the next hour waving to all the planes leaving, just in case lol - how sad is that.  Thankfully got Bellahouston Park to look forward to!

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

I might be the only one who doesn't experience post-gig depression.  I just cherish the fond memories. 

[UNICORN VOMIT]

2 hours ago, Jane Lannister said:

I might be the only one who doesn't experience post-gig depression.  I just cherish the fond memories. 

Im on a high not a low (for months actually)

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

11 hours ago, Tinkle said:

Im on a high not a low (for months actually)

Me too, that's unusual - I'm usually depressed all the time 

[jj0407]

I understand this completely. It started hitting me really badly when I was on my way home from London yesterday. I actually ended up buying a ticket to Hyde Park which has helped even though I was already going to Glasgow but I  have never experienced it as bad as this before. I guess it's because I waited so long to see them live as I have been a fan for 23 years and it finally happened but all went so quickly. 

There are still tickets to Hyde Park available though as I got priority access through AXS yesterday.

[M0n3y]

Green Day live is like a drug. You just want more and more and feel like crap when you can't see them. 

We're all addicts omg