The Saviors Tour is over. Share your stories, feelings, tattoos, fanart, etc

[solongfromthestars]

Fans have called it 'life changing' and 'the best tour yet.' It wouldn't have been what it was without the fans, so of course, we have to commemorate it with a GDA article featuring those fans!

If you'd like to be featured in the article, go ahead and share your feelings, stories, tattoos, fanart, or anything else you think is relevant, in this thread. Please include your country and the name or alias you'd like to use. If you feel comfortable sharing your age, please include that too.

You're also welcome to share anything in this thread even if you don't want to be featured in the article, but please state that so I know not to include you.

If you don't want to post in the thread, you can PM me or contact GDA on Instagram or Tumblr. You can also contact me personally if you have me on social media or WhatsApp.

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The deadline to be featured in the GDA article is 20 October 2025.

Of course, you can still share whatever you want in this thread after the deadline, but it won't be included in the article.

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Rules

There aren't any! It doesn't matter how young or old you are, how many shows you went to, or even if you couldn't make it to a show. You're still welcome to share your experience of following the tour online or wishing you could go.

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If you're not sure where to start...

Some questions you could answer:

• Had you seen Green Day before? How did this tour compare?
• Did the Saviors Tour inspire you to do anything?
• What was your favourite moment or photo?
• Did you get onstage or meet the band? How was it?
• How many shows did you go to?
• If you couldn't make it to a show, did you follow the tour online? Did you watch any livestreams?
• Which song meant the most to you when you heard it or watched a video of it?
• Have you made any fanart relating to the Saviors Tour or era?
• Did you get any Green Day tattoos during or after the tour?

You don't have to use these questions. They're just examples in case anyone isn't sure where to start.

The American Idiot article might also give you some ideas.

Can't wait to read all your stories!

[Gonzalo17]

I was in Madrid show... LOVE to hear dookie entire! Im 45. listening Green Day since 1994. This was my third Green Day show after buenos aires 1998 and Madrid 2009. I had ticket to Glasgow 2016 but was cancelled.

BEST song played in this tour is i was there. Hope to hear It in a live album release

[Stewe]

My name is Stefano, I'm from Italy and I'm 35.

 

I've started following the band on 2009 after became a fan in 2005.

I can't get to a show on the 21st Century Breakdown world tour but I've seen the band live for the first time in 2013 *(after I've attended to a cancel show the year before).

After that I'd saw the band in 2017 and 2022, and everytime the band did a tour, it seems to me it's getting better than the previous times and the Saviors world tour was no exception.

The whole Saviors era felt special to me because I love the album so much (the standard edition it's in my top 3 album) and also it's my first time seen the band twice (almost 3 times) during a whole era.

Talking about the shows, after I couldn't get the tickets to the club show in 2023, I've finally saw the band in Milan the year after.

I can say that the show was awesome, everything was amazing the scenography, the band was on fire as always and the setlist.

I've love Saviors 's songs even more on a live setting and been able to see American Idiot and Dookie in their entirety exceeded my wildest dreams. I was in the pit rocking to every songs while I did a few photos and videos to had the memories after the show ended.

I was only disappointed that the band had to cut Minority and Bobby Sox of the setlist 'cause I'd love to hear it, especially the new one, but I still couldn't know how the following year would go.

The band return to Europe in 2025 and I've got the ticket to see them in Firenze.

Made the trip and also stay a few days to visit the city and also I'd walk by the hotel where the band was supposedly staying since I saw lots of people with Green Day t-shirt, unfortunately I didn't see the band members.

Anyway let's get to the show.

I was in the pit a little bit closer to the stage since the venue was a little bit smaller.

The show was amazing even though it was shorter.

The band was on fire and the setlist was awesome.

They played Minority and Bobby Sox which left me disappointed the year before in Milan but that was expected.

This show's setlist was shorter but filled with surprises.

They played 80 and Murder City in full ( and I'd lost my brain to both) plus a partial versions of One of my Lies to 86 and At the Library.

I was exalted after the show and even I was tired I was so full of energy.

Of course I was singing the entire show while I was doing photos and videos.

It's a very amazing tour and Saviors also became the soundtrack of this two amazing years.

I was also amazed by the livestream we've got (Rock am Ring, Isle of Wight and Corona Capital in 2024, Coachella, Hurricane and The Town in 2025) which of course I've watched it all, even if not in real time.

My favourite Saviors's songs is Dilemma which reminds me of a few tough years in my life (a few years before COVID-19 and the lockdown period) which I've experienced dark thoughts and it seems to became like an addiction to me.

Of course seen the song love in person and on the stream had made me emotional.

A soft spot also belongs to Bobby Sox since my best friend is homosexual and a few days after Firenze's show he proposed to me to become his best man to his wedding.

A special era ended and I can't wait to know what the band do in the future

[Mollyluna]

I‘m Elke from Germany, age is not important.😉

I only discovered GD with the release of Saviors (which I deeply regret…), so the Saviors tour was the first tour for me.

In 2024 I saw two shows, Nuremberg (Rock im Park) and Berlin. Nuremberg as the „first contact“ was amazing, and somehow I ended up in the - admittedly quite tame - moshpit. It was a lot of fun and I only got out of there for a while when Billie wanted a wall of death.😂

Berlin was great, too, of course but somehow I don’t remember much. I seem to have spent the evening in a kind of daze… I remember that there was a light rain and that the atmosphere was magical somehow, but sadly not many details.

In 2025 it began in Vienna. At the first show there, I (and my husband) had front of stage tickets and a great evening. But you know: the second night is always better than the first! I went alone, I had a VIP ticket and I queued for the first time in my life. It was a great experience to see and get to know so many like minded people in the queue, including some from the GDC.😃 With the help of the VIP ticket I managed to get front row. It was awesome to be so near to the band and be able to see everything in detail. One of the deep cuts was Forever Now, and I love love love this song so much! It was one of the best nights of my life.

About two weeks later we went to Luxembourg. And this was special, too. First it was nice to see that a lot of those crazy fans from Vienna were there again. Besides Luxembourg is a charming place in itself, and this combined with the hype of GD fans everywhere and extraordinary heat (hottest week of the year) made for an atmosphere never to forget. The show up on a hill in the city was perfect. I was extremely happy.

…and felt quite depressed during the following days when seemingly everyone went on to Amsterdam for the next show. For which I didn’t have tickets. Feeling left behind in still horribly hot Luxembourg wasn’t nice.

But then we went on to Belgium to see GD one more time at Rock Werchter. This is a pleasant festival. We really enjoyed the atmosphere, and finally at 11 pm GD came onstage and everyone went crazy. What a night! My highlight was them playing Saviors, my favorite song of the album.

Slight post concert depression for the following weeks until the South America tour began. Then at least I could watch all those fan videos on Instagram and get hyped up about the question what deep cut had been played. 
And now? As a relatively new fan I‘ve never experienced a time „between eras“. What to do now? I decided that I somehow had to fill this void they left behind and bought an electric guitar. You are never to old to start learning an instrument….

[petros]

I've been a fan since 2005 and I saw them live for the first time in Greece so it was obviously a blast. I was right in front and it was a great experience.

[greendepent]

I'm Seb, I'm 35. I'm from Chile. I have been a fan since 2004.

The release of Saviors found me in a really weird spot in my life. Things have been working out decently the last few years but since the beginning of the last year I started to feel that I needed a shake to lift me up. The thing that Green Day released Fancy Sauce, and it induced me such a FOMO that I cried like 50 times in the month of release with that song. 

They announced the tour, playing Dookie and American Idiot, and I said: "Is ok, they have it done before, is not THAT special"

Then the first happened. And it was a kick in the balls. Then I told myself that I needed to see them ASAP. Originally the idea was starting to save money to see them in Europe the next cycle and having some money to see them in Chile and Argentina when they the time comes. It turns out I end up buying a VIP ticket to the second Vienna show in December of 2024. It was jarring. I totally lost my mind. I didn't knew anybody in Europe AT ALL, even if I was talking heavily with someone from Spain who helped me to organize the travel, I didn't know a single person. 

Then I said to myself: "it would be very sad if I miss the first date" so I went into a two month search for a ticket. I like to see the band as close as I can, but this was a sold out show, so I would buy any ticket at any location if the chance was there. And happily I found one in a late night in February. A seat ticket in the middle of the arena. It could be worse. But it was that or miss the show. No brainer.

Time passes. The dates are getting near. They announced south america. Instant buying for the shows in Chile and Argentina. No questions ask, even if I found them expensive, very close to the european prices. You know, YOLO in a nutshell

Then the flight to Madrid was really long. My head was rushing all the time. Then Barcelona, that's probably the worst airport in the whole world, to finally get to Vienna. Got into my hostel, that was a terrible choice, but the city was really nice. 

The first show of Vienna gave me the most shocking surprise of my life. They played 86. Billie Joe announced the song and I fell into my knees, crying like a little kid, realizing that a dream was coming true. I barely got to see them playing the song. I could hardly sing. But that was probably the happiest time of my whole life. The show was flawless, even if they didn't play so much of Saviors sadly.

Second show, I arrived early to get in CAS line and it was a very very very sweet afternoon speaking with likeminded people. I remember realizing that I didn't remember that I could speak english that well. I remember sharing with a girl from Romania, called Meike (I'm really sorry if I got your name wrong) and we had a blast talking about videos and registering things. I remember meeting @solongfromthestars and @Cris. too. 

The show itself is easily the best show I've ever lived. Not only setlist wise, since I got to see Forever Now and Stuart and the Ave with little snippet of Redundant. But also was a very nice crowd. To me, that I come from a country who likes to be messy in shows, and I have been in very hard crowds in Argentina, it was a really really nice change of pace. Loved the show as whole. Easily the best day of my life, even if I have seen the band before (4 times, my first show was in 2010) The whole experience is unmatched.

I got to see them later in Chile and Argentina. Chile got the deepest cut of whole tour, Haushinka. It was such a surprise. Somebody was playing the drums before the show. Then I heard a known fill. It was Haushinka. And I said: "no fucking way" And it was  Nobody knew the song in the moment. But it was awesome.

Argentina was a rough show, I fell off in the middle of the crowd and nobody noticed. I depleted my energy trying to stand up again and I had to leave my close spot. But they played an extended setlist, including Coma City and The Grouch. So it was alright. 

I left a lot of details out, but I'm really glad this tour happened. I made very very very nice friends, an amazing feat considering the fact that I'm not that fond of people and I never expected to do it in this stage of my life. I pushed my boundaries of what I believed it was possible to make. And I'm so grateful that Green Day once more was part of another personal development. I can't stress it enough. 

 So I started saving already. I cannot wait to repeat. We all die young someday. 

 

 

[Lark]

I'm Justin (aka Lark), 23 from New York, now in Florida.

I'm a newer fan (started listening in 2018, first show was Hella Mega in 2021), but these shows have been unforgettable experiences. Each show has its own crazy backstory. There was coercion, deception, broken glass… but I won't go into all of that. Here's the lighthearted version:

I made it into the Fremont show in Vegas when they announced the tour. I knew right then and there it'd be something special.

The moment tickets went on sale, I scored 2 for the Citi Field show. Months later, the day came and it was awesome! I hate to say it, but all of Dookie in a stadium was way cooler than in a club.

By this point though, I had relocated to Florida. Seeing all the videos on socials made me crave more. So I bought a ticket for the Atlanta show and flew up there for a night. Just as amazing.

When it was announced they were headlining Rockville… I wanted to say it was a no-brainer, but it took a lot of deliberation. I don't like festivals. I don't like the heat. I didn't even have a car to make the hour-drive to Daytona. But I bit the bullet, rented a car (which was a whole ordeal in it of itself), and rounded out my Saviors Tour experience at Rockville.

These shows have been awesome. I feel honored to say I was a part of it.

[Dingle]

17 hours ago, Mollyluna said:

I‘m Elke from Germany, age is not important.😉

I only discovered GD with the release of Saviors (which I deeply regret…), so the Saviors tour was the first tour for me.

In 2024 I saw two shows, Nuremberg (Rock im Park) and Berlin. Nuremberg as the „first contact“ was amazing, and somehow I ended up in the - admittedly quite tame - moshpit. It was a lot of fun and I only got out of there for a while when Billie wanted a wall of death.😂

Berlin was great, too, of course but somehow I don’t remember much. I seem to have spent the evening in a kind of daze… I remember that there was a light rain and that the atmosphere was magical somehow, but sadly not many details.

In 2025 it began in Vienna. At the first show there, I (and my husband) had front of stage tickets and a great evening. But you know: the second night is always better than the first! I went alone, I had a VIP ticket and I queued for the first time in my life. It was a great experience to see and get to know so many like minded people in the queue, including some from the GDC.😃 With the help of the VIP ticket I managed to get front row. It was awesome to be so near to the band and be able to see everything in detail. One of the deep cuts was Forever Now, and I love love love this song so much! It was one of the best nights of my life.

About two weeks later we went to Luxembourg. And this was special, too. First it was nice to see that a lot of those crazy fans from Vienna were there again. Besides Luxembourg is a charming place in itself, and this combined with the hype of GD fans everywhere and extraordinary heat (hottest week of the year) made for an atmosphere never to forget. The show up on a hill in the city was perfect. I was extremely happy.

…and felt quite depressed during the following days when seemingly everyone went on to Amsterdam for the next show. For which I didn’t have tickets. Feeling left behind in still horribly hot Luxembourg wasn’t nice.

But then we went on to Belgium to see GD one more time at Rock Werchter. This is a pleasant festival. We really enjoyed the atmosphere, and finally at 11 pm GD came onstage and everyone went crazy. What a night! My highlight was them playing Saviors, my favorite song of the album.

Slight post concert depression for the following weeks until the South America tour began. Then at least I could watch all those fan videos on Instagram and get hyped up about the question what deep cut had been played. 
And now? As a relatively new fan I‘ve never experienced a time „between eras“. What to do now? I decided that I somehow had to fill this void they left behind and bought an electric guitar. You are never to old to start learning an instrument….

Good luck learning to play the guitar. It's a noble thing to play an instrument, and very rewarding. To play an instrument even if it's just to entertain yourself is an amazing feeling. It'll hurt a tad until your fingertips get used to pressing the strings, but keep at it, it will be worth it I promise you.

As Billie Joe said in the song 'Forever Now' "I never learned to read or write so well (freaking out) but I can play the guitar until it hurts like hell " lol.

[Mollyluna]

3 hours ago, Dingle said:

Good luck learning to play the guitar. It's a noble thing to play an instrument, and very rewarding.

Thank you! Right now I have the impression that my hands are too small.😅 But I hope that more practice will solve that problem. Besides I‘m doing it just for fun. And it really IS fun!😃

3 hours ago, Dingle said:

As Billie Joe said in the song 'Forever Now' "I never learned to read or write so well (freaking out) but I can play the guitar until it hurts like hell " lol.

I’ve been thinking of those lyrics too…😂

[solongfromthestars]

3 days left to submit your story 

[jakdokinori]

I'm Jack, 32 and from the UK. 

I started really getting into the band during the run up to 21st Century Breakdown and I've been an avid listener ever since, I definitely feel like I've grown up with them, each era or album cycle is tied to the changes in my own life through the years. I've been lucky enough to see them live 8 times, 2 of those being on the Saviors tour, at Wembley Stadium and Download Festival. 

At Download Festival during Wake Me Up When September Ends it began to rain perfectly in time with the lyric 'here comes the rain again' and it was just one of those moments you never forget. The crowd reacted and Billie was looking up at the sky, it made an already poignant song even moreso in that moment. Both shows were amazing experiences and it's just always such a fun time seeing them, whenever they come back, I'll be there. 

[The Grohl]

One of my favorite moments of the show I went to was a random interaction I spotted. The father and son next to me before the show were saying how they wished Green Day would play brainstew. And it was so freaking cute to see and hear their excitement when that riff started. The dad was like YES BRAINSTEW! I was so happy for them. 

[Dingle]

Another album another tour. So many since the first in '91, and all so special with unforgettable memories. And Saviors is no different. 

So many special moments. This was the first, when it all begins, the journey goes on. Québec July '23, first song from album performed live, 1981.

This view of the band like so many times, not near the stage, but sharing the elation surrounded by adoring fans. There's no better place to be. Even when things go wrong. That's live music for you.

 

 

Prior to album release I was so lucky to catch the band in London pub, up close and intimate, took me back to those live shows in tiny venues in '91.

After high of local pub, the low of the planned live show in London with band being sick. So concerned and worried, not knowing if they were ok until next day. 

Still got to see them later though on Saviors tour. The set lists was something else. And as always, those special moments meeting fans and making new friends, and meeting up with old friends from previous tours.

And then, as always, expect the unexpected. Up pops a new Pinhead Gunpowder album. Just like the '90s when new GD album arrived PG not far behind.

Not to forget the 2 aniv' box sets.

Another high, got to see Coverups for first time.

One thing I do want to mention which I think is important. I want to say a big thank you so much to everyone on here. I feel as though I've been on tour with the band. Thanks to everyone sharing their photos, experiences at shows, and set lists. From Quebec at the start to San Bernardo at the end. 

Can't wait till the next time. Thanks GD you did it again. Lov yer.

❤️

[With a Peculiar Name]

Not for the article (since it’s past the deadline anyway), but I have great memories from this tour. I saw them three times—in San Francisco in 2024, then BottleRock (where I also saw the Coverups) and San Bernardino this year. They were all amazing concerts, but I can definitely say the one in 2024 was the best concert I’ve ever been to. And it was special because I got to take all three of my kids and their significant others. It was the first time I’ve taken all three kids to a concert together, and the only band we can all agree on! I love sharing my love of Green Day with them! 

[solongfromthestars]

The article has landed

https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6267/

[Dingle]

Thank you so much @solongfromthestars for taking your time in organising and pulling together yet another amazing project.

Loved reading everyone's journey with Green Day during this awesome tour. I could feel their excitement and joy from all over the world.

Demonstrating not only is the band still performing amazing Iive performances, but the support and love from fans is as strong as ever.

 

[jengd]

Great stuff @solongfromthestars.  I still haven’t had time to contribute properly but hope to!

[Insomniac1984]

I tried to contribute to this but I couldn't finish my story on time... However, I wanna share it!!

Well guys, my name is Ricardo and I'm a proud Green Day fan from Chile, since 2000. I went to the GD show in Santiago, Chile on August 30th. Although this was the shortest GD gig I've been, it was the perfect mix of my experiences lived from the first two shows I attended in Chile (2010 and 2017).

Why do I say this? Well, in 2010 I was so hyped for my first time to watch Green Day live, 10 years waiting for that moment and the show BLEW MY MIND, almost 3 hours the band playing, so many classics and deep cuts like Geek Stink Breath, Nice Guys Finish Last, Stuck With Me, Paper Lanterns, Burnout, 2000 LYA, etc. However, I was alone. I met some people and we shared our expectations prior to the show.

Then in 2017, the band played in the same place as 2010 (Bicentenario de la Florida Stadium, Santiago Chile) and I enjoyed it, too. However, I didn't feel the same impact I think. On the other hand, they played one of my favorite songs ever... WAITING. Also they played Knowledge. The best thing for me in that show it was I met some Internet friends from Chilean GD forurms and GD Chile fan club. I got some pictures with those friends.

Finally, my third show, Saviors era... What can I say when the word "Special" is not enough to describe my feelings about how glad I was to be there? Now I'm 41, I've been a fan for 25 years and I had the chance to go to the show with one of my dearest cousins, Julio (or "Julín", as he likes to be named). I love him as a big brother, he's 43. Thanks to him, when I met Green Day music, he taught me about punk bands like Ramones and other punk bands from Chile and Argentina when we were teenagers. He is not a Green Day fan, but he loves Dookie album since that times. However, he wanted to go and listen to the band live for first time. He just knew Dookie tracks and some of the biggest hits like BOBD, Brain Stew, Holiday, American Idiot, Hitchin' a Ride, Minority, etc. 

The show was shorter but I was so happy to watch Green Day, they looked so inspired and enjoying to be there with all of us. When Bohemian Rhapsody started, it was a huge "sing along" moment, then my cousing enjoyed the Punk Bunny show with Ramones' Blitzkrieg Bop. Then, Green Day came out and we reacted with all the exciment , singing, jumping like we were teenagers again. When the show almost ended and Billie started to play Time of your life I cried like a little boy meanwhile I was trying to sing and hug my cousin, telling him: "Thank you Julín to be here, living this moment with me". He was telling the whole night and the day after how good the concert was, how good green day are live, and stuff like that. He got a great impression from the band.

Also, the best moment of the show... HAUSHINKA!! GOD I WAS YELLING SO LOUD!! What a deep cut?! From my favorite album, NIMROD!! Splendid surprise from Green Day to all of us, the Chilean fans!!

After the show, I met again with some friends (the same ones from 2017 show), and they took some photos. Then we had to leave, because my cousing had to be at his job in a restaurant. There was a The Doors tribute band playing there. However, before we left the Estadio Nacional, I wanted to give a souvenir to my cousin and bought something for me, too. So, I bought a T-shirt for him and a Hoodie for me. He wore that T-shirt with proudness.

With no doubt, one of the best times of my life and  being a Green Day fan!!

I'm the guy with the blue jacket and next to me is my cousin.