Green Day will be headlining the 2022 F1 U.S. Grand Prix

[The_real_st_jimmy]

On 10/21/2022 at 11:22 AM, Gwen Stacy said:

I’m here! I’m the one in the grey GD cassette shirt and the red flannel. Feel free to say hi!

Cool to meet ya in person yesterday!!

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

6 hours ago, pacejunkie punk said:

He also put someone’s cowboy hat on and galloped around like he was on a bronco 😂 Wish I could find video of that

Would love to see that 😂 I saw him do that thing when he jumps on one leg while playing guitar and at the moment I thought it was hilarious. Didn’t know I’d get so much joy out of watching a grown man frolic like that

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkAcjxEuGcy/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkAjvR7u03h/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

Article about the show here plus photo gallery 

https://eu.statesman.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/10/22/green-day-concert-f1-austin-review-songs-tour-setlist-billie-joe-armstrong-mike-dirnt-tre-cool-cota/69582658007/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBAEwVODkc/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBgp1uN_C9/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

Even more photos from last night 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBslRBJgX6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkB-JldpvFX/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

 

[Gwen Stacy]

On 10/22/2022 at 3:45 PM, The_real_st_jimmy said:

Cool to meet ya in person yesterday!!

Same to you! And ditto that with @pacejunkie punk! Honestly one of the best parts of going to shows is meeting other fans, thanks for being awesome y'all  

[pouty bitch]

So I'm watching the Sky sports coverage of the GP and the reporter just bumped into Tre on the grid and had a little chat with him (I screamed when I heard the guy say Tre Cool and then saw him come on screen, my bf came running into the room 😂).

Tre didn't say much, just that he was supporting Aston Martin and mentioned that lap that Zak Brown drove him and how different it is than it looks on TV. But was fun to see him all the less!

[Gwen Stacy]

Not a review exactly but my thoughts in the doobley-doo:

Spoiler

A Lean, Mean Fire-Breathing Machine

“Maybe Hella Mega was fitting after all” I thought as I made conversation with the boys to my right. I say boys because I’d be shocked if either of them were over 20. It was both their first time seeing Green Day; for the one behind me in the pink sweater this was his first concert ever. The boy right next to me with the plain white t-shirt and the pimples knew every song but clearly didn’t know the setlist ahead of time. Pink Sweater got on the jumbotron before the show even started. This was their show.

In some ways an F1 car wasn’t a bad analogy for their performance as a whole. Well oiled, finely tuned, and it sadly goes by in a flash. Being lean has its virtues though, King For A Day being at about 5-6 minutes feels right (they skipped the short covers singalong but kept the sax solo, a good balance in my opinion). Would I rather them drop Rock And Roll All Nite and swap in Disappearing Boy? (reportedly Serena was in the crowd). Of course. But with the F1 festival drawing a lot of casual fans and a lot of people just sticking around after the races, not being self-serving on the setlist was probably the right call. The mixed crowd produced a pretty subdued pit but there was still plenty of joy to be had.

I couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness when Billie said “This is going to be our last show for a long time”. But wearing his 1972 vest and sporting his new salt-and-pepper Elivs-inspired haircut (yes, let me indulge my inner ‘OMG Billie-Joe’s Hair’ fangirl for just a moment), he clearly is starting to look toward the future. Personally, I can’t wait to see what they have up their sleeves.

With Green Day set to Co-Headline with Blink-182, playing a greatest-hits setlist on a bill with other acts, you’d be forgiven for checking your calendar to see what year it was. Yes friends, 2000’s and Emo nostalgia is already coming back. So it feels strangely fitting in some ways for this era to feel like a Pop Disaster Tour 2.0. Yes, us superfans bitch at seeing samey setlists but even on a lean 20 song show there is still magic every time they get up on stage.

“Or maybe they just like playing Texas”. The look of child-like glee on Jason Freese’s face when he had the crowd do a short rendition of “Deep in the Heart of Texas” tickles me. These men love what they do for a living and it shows in every single performance. That’s where the magic is, that’s why I’d pay an exorbitant amount of money for an overpriced Airbnb and drive 11 hours each way from Kansas City, and wait 7 hours in line to see Green Day for the 7th time. 

“Oh wow, you must really like them” the lady on the bus said as we made small talk on the way back from the show. God bless her, she had to sit next to me on the 20 minute drive back to the Expo Center. I needed water like I scarcely have in my life, I reeked to high heaven, and I was tomato red from the combination of sunburn and exhaustion. “You could say that. Anything for Green Day” I said sleepily “Anything for Green Day”.

TL:DR, Short set, but goddamn they know what they’re doing. Just go see them if you can, it’s great every time no matter what.

[Alan86]

13 minutes ago, squinty bitch said:

So I'm watching the Sky sports coverage of the GP and the reporter just bumped into Tre on the grid and had a little chat with him (I screamed when I heard the guy say Tre Cool and then saw him come on screen, my bf came running into the room 😂).

Tre didn't say much, just that he was supporting Aston Martin and mentioned that lap that Zak Brown drove him and how different it is than it looks on TV. But was fun to see him all the less!

Loved that Martin Brundle (the interviewer) knew a few song names and was able to use them as puns . 😂

"Welcome to Paradise,  I hope you have the Time of your life". Think he mentioned Boulevard of Broken dreams too.

[pacejunkie punk]

35 minutes ago, Gwen Stacy said:

Not a review exactly but my thoughts in the doobley-doo:

  Hide contents

A Lean, Mean Fire-Breathing Machine

“Maybe Hella Mega was fitting after all” I thought as I made conversation with the boys to my right. I say boys because I’d be shocked if either of them were over 20. It was both their first time seeing Green Day; for the one behind me in the pink sweater this was his first concert ever. The boy right next to me with the plain white t-shirt and the pimples knew every song but clearly didn’t know the setlist ahead of time. Pink Sweater got on the jumbotron before the show even started. This was their show.

In some ways an F1 car wasn’t a bad analogy for their performance as a whole. Well oiled, finely tuned, and it sadly goes by in a flash. Being lean has its virtues though, King For A Day being at about 5-6 minutes feels right (they skipped the short covers singalong but kept the sax solo, a good balance in my opinion). Would I rather them drop Rock And Roll All Nite and swap in Disappearing Boy? (reportedly Serena was in the crowd). Of course. But with the F1 festival drawing a lot of casual fans and a lot of people just sticking around after the races, not being self-serving on the setlist was probably the right call. The mixed crowd produced a pretty subdued pit but there was still plenty of joy to be had.

I couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness when Billie said “This is going to be our last show for a long time”. But wearing his 1972 vest and sporting his new salt-and-pepper Elivs-inspired haircut (yes, let me indulge my inner ‘OMG Billie-Joe’s Hair’ fangirl for just a moment), he clearly is starting to look toward the future. Personally, I can’t wait to see what they have up their sleeves.

With Green Day set to Co-Headline with Blink-182, playing a greatest-hits setlist on a bill with other acts, you’d be forgiven for checking your calendar to see what year it was. Yes friends, 2000’s and Emo nostalgia is already coming back. So it feels strangely fitting in some ways for this era to feel like a Pop Disaster Tour 2.0. Yes, us superfans bitch at seeing samey setlists but even on a lean 20 song show there is still magic every time they get up on stage.

“Or maybe they just like playing Texas”. The look of child-like glee on Jason Freese’s face when he had the crowd do a short rendition of “Deep in the Heart of Texas” tickled me. These men love what they do for a living and it shows in every single performance. That’s where the magic is, that’s why I’d pay an exorbitant amount of money for an overpriced Airbnb and drive 11 hours each way from Kansas City, and wait 7 hours in line to see Green Day for the 7th time. 

“Oh wow, you must really like them” the lady on the bus said as we made small talk on the way back from the show. God bless her, she had to sit next to me on the 20 minute drive back to the Expo Center. I needed water like I scarcely have in my life, I reeked to high heaven, and I was tomato red from the combination of sunburn and exhaustion. “You could say that. Anything for Green Day” I said sleepily “Anything for Green Day”.

TL:DR, Short set, but goddamn they know what they’re doing. Just go see them if you can, it’s great every time no matter what.

Great review. I love your writing. You could seriously be a music journalist 

[Gwen Stacy]

10 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said:

Great review. I love your writing. You could seriously be a music journalist 

lol thank you! Careful, my ego doesn’t need to hear you say that, but will gladly take the compliment

[pouty bitch]

46 minutes ago, Alan86 said:

Loved that Martin Brundle (the interviewer) knew a few song names and was able to use them as puns . 😂

"Welcome to Paradise,  I hope you have the Time of your life". Think he mentioned Boulevard of Broken dreams too.

Haha yes, the other commentator just brought that up again when they were talking about Hamilton's brake change (cuz that's when Tre appeared), and praised his GD knowledge 😂

[jengd]

1 hour ago, Gwen Stacy said:

Not a review exactly but my thoughts in the doobley-doo:

  Hide contents

A Lean, Mean Fire-Breathing Machine

“Maybe Hella Mega was fitting after all” I thought as I made conversation with the boys to my right. I say boys because I’d be shocked if either of them were over 20. It was both their first time seeing Green Day; for the one behind me in the pink sweater this was his first concert ever. The boy right next to me with the plain white t-shirt and the pimples knew every song but clearly didn’t know the setlist ahead of time. Pink Sweater got on the jumbotron before the show even started. This was their show.

In some ways an F1 car wasn’t a bad analogy for their performance as a whole. Well oiled, finely tuned, and it sadly goes by in a flash. Being lean has its virtues though, King For A Day being at about 5-6 minutes feels right (they skipped the short covers singalong but kept the sax solo, a good balance in my opinion). Would I rather them drop Rock And Roll All Nite and swap in Disappearing Boy? (reportedly Serena was in the crowd). Of course. But with the F1 festival drawing a lot of casual fans and a lot of people just sticking around after the races, not being self-serving on the setlist was probably the right call. The mixed crowd produced a pretty subdued pit but there was still plenty of joy to be had.

I couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness when Billie said “This is going to be our last show for a long time”. But wearing his 1972 vest and sporting his new salt-and-pepper Elivs-inspired haircut (yes, let me indulge my inner ‘OMG Billie-Joe’s Hair’ fangirl for just a moment), he clearly is starting to look toward the future. Personally, I can’t wait to see what they have up their sleeves.

With Green Day set to Co-Headline with Blink-182, playing a greatest-hits setlist on a bill with other acts, you’d be forgiven for checking your calendar to see what year it was. Yes friends, 2000’s and Emo nostalgia is already coming back. So it feels strangely fitting in some ways for this era to feel like a Pop Disaster Tour 2.0. Yes, us superfans bitch at seeing samey setlists but even on a lean 20 song show there is still magic every time they get up on stage.

“Or maybe they just like playing Texas”. The look of child-like glee on Jason Freese’s face when he had the crowd do a short rendition of “Deep in the Heart of Texas” tickles me. These men love what they do for a living and it shows in every single performance. That’s where the magic is, that’s why I’d pay an exorbitant amount of money for an overpriced Airbnb and drive 11 hours each way from Kansas City, and wait 7 hours in line to see Green Day for the 7th time. 

“Oh wow, you must really like them” the lady on the bus said as we made small talk on the way back from the show. God bless her, she had to sit next to me on the 20 minute drive back to the Expo Center. I needed water like I scarcely have in my life, I reeked to high heaven, and I was tomato red from the combination of sunburn and exhaustion. “You could say that. Anything for Green Day” I said sleepily “Anything for Green Day”.

TL:DR, Short set, but goddamn they know what they’re doing. Just go see them if you can, it’s great every time no matter what.

Great write up and I so agree with what you say about their love of playing live.  Demonstrated again in the lovely ending with all three in stage at the end. 

[pacejunkie punk]

 

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

BOBD

 

[Big Neil]

35 minutes ago, Rumpelstiltskin2000 said:

BOBD

 

Sara Wright gorgeous showstopper plus supporting her husband and the band ❤️

[pouty bitch]

Cool to see Ed get a pic with Tre when he's such a big GD fan 😊

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

[jengd]

A fairly good review of GD https://ultimateclassicrock.com/green-day-austin-2022-concert-review/ I mean, it’s positive in the end.

[pacejunkie punk]

4 hours ago, jengd said:

A fairly good review of GD https://ultimateclassicrock.com/green-day-austin-2022-concert-review/ I mean, it’s positive in the end.

Not to spoil the ending but I liked this part:

“If Green Day occupies a commercial gray area nowadays, they also proved at this show that they're still the stadium-rock band to beat in 2022. They're one of the few rock acts — along with fellow '90s alt-rock heroes Foo Fighters — with a big enough treasure chest of hits to pack such massive venues and still limber enough to evoke their hit-making glory days without being graded on the AARP-discount curve. The Hot Topic brigade may balk, but 30 years into their career, Green Day fits all the criteria for a classic rock band — and they might just be the very best of the bunch.”
 

[Alan86]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CkLfBalgldg/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

Tre going out on track with the owner of the Mclaren F1 team Zak Brown. 

[Montclare]

7 hours ago, jengd said:

A fairly good review of GD https://ultimateclassicrock.com/green-day-austin-2022-concert-review/ I mean, it’s positive in the end.

I'm just happy they mentioned Kevin in there. 🙂

[marekpipe]

Here is a video of tre cool driving around the circuit… 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CkLfBalgldg/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Sorry … was mentioned before… have not seen it 

Edited October 26, 2022 by marekpipe