What are things about Green Day that you don't like?

[Guest]

At the L.C.C.C show Billie mentioned the curfew and that he wasn't having anyone telling him when to stop playing, then finished 5 mins before the curfew.

[Armageddon Flame.]

At the L.C.C.C show Billie mentioned the curfew and that he wasn't having anyone telling him when to stop playing, then finished 5 mins before the curfew.

Wrong, curfew was at 10.30, they finished at about 10.50

Pretty much the only things I don't like have already been mentioned, the lack of attention Tre and Mike get and the over production of 21CB. I also think they sometimes look a bit to polished in their current image, onstage is perfect. But at award shows, musical premieres etc they always look way out of place wearing the suits, I mean they look GOOD, just not right...Idk if that makes sense

[oda]

i wish tre would get up and sing one of his own song more often.

did he even do it at all this tour?

[Eeefaa.]

I dont really like it when Billie starts talking about Emily's Army in interviews. Idk, if that was my Dad, i'd be sort of embarrassed.

i wish tre would get up and sing one of his own song more often.

did he even do it at all this tour?

I think he did Dominated Love Slave in Wembley.

[Mar]

I agree that Tre is a real dick sometimes. Sure, he can be funny, but a lot of the shit that he says and does makes me think "wait...what made you think that was okay?"

I remember reading an article that was written in either the Dookie or Nimrod era, where Tre put two Japanese fighting fish in a bowl with each other, and I think one ended up killing the other? He might have revived it, but either way, I was just absolutely disgusted.

The only member I can still say that I really like as a person is Mike.

Basically, this!

what about peeing on his suitcase and closet?

Well, I don't care about what he does in private. But he put his life in danger as well as the lives of anyone out on the streets that night he drove. That's just not cool. I think Billie's learned his lesson, at least I hope he has and interviews have made this seem true, but whatever.

oooh. oooh.

this is more to do with the fans: but everyone who says billie or tre are the sexiest things ever? i go "lol whut." sure, they're cute. but at the end of the day, i can't say that either of them are zomghawt. billie reminds me of a bobblehead who is in serious need of some braces, and tre--well someone had an avatar that was a chicken with tre's face on it. which is pretty much what i think of tre xD

i feel like such a dick

In that Spin poll I was like um, sorry, there is no way I'm voting for Billie over BFlo in the sexiest poll.

[Tiffx]

They need to come to Australia more often.

We also need some FBHT love down here.

[Mar]

As for the "more shows in this country" post, can I add something? In the US, it's difficult to travel to shows, at least compared to Europe. Those in the EU have massive rail/travel options in order to go to these shows. It's reasonable to have those dates, because a lot of people can go to those shows in other countries, at least that the impression I'm getting.

In the US, there is no high-speed rail. Everyone has to drive. Amtrak is probably as expensive as a ticket, and airlines are definitely more expensive. So, yeah, the US needs more dates, because traveling for concerts seems to be a bigger deal.

I may be wrong, but I see a lot more foreigners going from European from European country than US people traveling more than 2 hours to a show.

[Guest]

I remember reading an article that was written in either the Dookie or Nimrod era, where Tre put two Japanese fighting fish in a bowl with each other, and I think one ended up killing the other? He might have revived it, but either way, I was just absolutely disgusted.

Yikes, I don't remember reading that. There's nothing funny about harming animals.

[Eeefaa.]

As for the "more shows in this country" post, can I add something? In the US, it's difficult to travel to shows, at least compared to Europe. Those in the EU have massive rail/travel options in order to go to these shows. It's reasonable to have those dates, because a lot of people can go to those shows in other countries, at least that the impression I'm getting.

In the US, there is no high-speed rail. Everyone has to drive. Amtrak is probably as expensive as a ticket, and airlines are definitely more expensive. So, yeah, the US needs more dates, because traveling for concerts seems to be a bigger deal.

I may be wrong, but I see a lot more foreigners going from European from European country than US people traveling more than 2 hours to a show.

Aye, I know it does look easy. Only thing is on my way to one show flights were €600 so my parents had to take two boats and drive for nearly 8 hours to get me there. That is certainly NOT easy travelling.

[Guest]

He definitely stuck to the curfew in Manchester but didn't at lolla. I remember looking at that big clock tower and 10.25 and wondering why he even mentioned not sticking to it, maybe he though they were gonna play for longer than they did idk.

[Punk-tastic32]

Ok, I don't know it this has been said already ( I don;t have the attention span to read the whole thing)

But I think BJ is becoming too much of an attention whore. I don't like how he gets the solo at the end of the show. I also think that Mike and Tre have been playing smaller and smaller parts in the music. If you look at the progression of all the albums, the earlier ones were really raw and had a good mix of all the instruments. Recently, there has been a lot of focus on the guitar and vocals.

That, and they barley talk in interviews.

And the guyliner. Not a fan of the guyliner.

[Beathe.]

The one thing i dont like about Green Day is that they dont come to england enough !!!

What have you been drinking?

As for the "more shows in this country" post, can I add something? In the US, it's difficult to travel to shows, at least compared to Europe. Those in the EU have massive rail/travel options in order to go to these shows. It's reasonable to have those dates, because a lot of people can go to those shows in other countries, at least that the impression I'm getting.

In the US, there is no high-speed rail. Everyone has to drive. Amtrak is probably as expensive as a ticket, and airlines are definitely more expensive. So, yeah, the US needs more dates, because traveling for concerts seems to be a bigger deal.

I may be wrong, but I see a lot more foreigners going from European from European country than US people traveling more than 2 hours to a show.

Not in Norway. We still have the rail row that was made during world war 2.

Most of it depends on money though. I used up all my money and I borrowed some to be able to go the show in Sweden.

If I'd lived in the US (off course it would depend on were) I might have been able to go to more shows, since they play more than one show in some of the cities.

[in_your_face]

i can't think of much. well, umm.,,.. yea. already said.

[Guest]

you know, i think if mike and tre wanted to say more, or more actively participate in interviews or talk on stage or whatever...then they would. i don't think it's like billie tells them they can't or something. it seems to me that they are perfectly okay with the way everything is.

but anyway...what i don't like. uh...the eyeliner is ugly. so are red pants. that's all.

[Nele]

As for the "more shows in this country" post, can I add something? In the US, it's difficult to travel to shows, at least compared to Europe. Those in the EU have massive rail/travel options in order to go to these shows. It's reasonable to have those dates, because a lot of people can go to those shows in other countries, at least that the impression I'm getting.

In the US, there is no high-speed rail. Everyone has to drive. Amtrak is probably as expensive as a ticket, and airlines are definitely more expensive. So, yeah, the US needs more dates, because traveling for concerts seems to be a bigger deal.

I may be wrong, but I see a lot more foreigners going from European from European country than US people traveling more than 2 hours to a show.

Well, the shortest travel to a show was one hour for me, the longest seven. It seems easy but it isn't that easy, especially if you don't have the money. Train tickets can be up to $250 if you don't book early enough, plane tickets $300 and I'm just talking about flying from one city in Germany to another, a one hour flight.

[Radioactive1]

i wish tre would get up and sing one of his own song more often.

did he even do it at all this tour?

We got Dominated Love Slave at Manchester or was it Wembley? Mehh, it was one of them

Ohh and when Billie does his all hxc thing.

"We're going to play until we decide to stop. There is no curfew for us"

Bollocks Billie. Stop trying to act cool, you finished way within the time slot.

Or when he asks for requests, hears them all and then plays something from the setlist. Why bother asking?

[RobyRoom]

I would like Mike to interact and talk more with the fans during concerts; it happened a lot before AI, I guess it's because back then the shows were more intimate.

[Punk-tastic32]

I would Mike to interact and talk more with the fans during concerts; it happened a lot before AI, I guess it's because back then the shows were more intimate.

Same.

[Maddy.]

Also, some of the other posts in this thread make me rage seriously hard. Not gonna call each and every person out, because then it'd just be me 'starting a fight' or whatever, but I gotta say ... Some of you guys need to drop the insanely judgemental attitude, stat.

Geez.

I'd be happy if you'd say which ones you don't agree on, maybe we could have a decent discussion without it turning into a fight.

[whatsername343]

It doesn't have anything to do with the fact that I look online and see that the show last night was the same as the show two weeks ago... It has more to do that I GO to a show and it was (basically) the same show I saw 5 years ago........ As far as the "banter" goes, at least. But as I said from the get-go, it's STILL the BEST live show in the business. I just wish it was a little less scripted and a little more spontaneous.

Ehm sry but i went to the show in Mainz and i dont think Fuck time was planned or scripted !

Also every band member singing after each other during king for a day.....you think that was planned ? i dont because it took us a long time to convince Mike to sing......

Same in Dortmund last year.....Billie goofing around with security wasnt planned either as far as i know

They are the most spontaneous band i've ever seen.....

No offence but what you say is bullshit since it's not the same show as 5 years ago in any way....

[Maddy.]

[..]

No offence but what you say is bullshit since it's not the same show as 5 years ago in any way....

I don't think so. They've been playing pretty much the same songs all the time, and their antics haven't changed. Of course, there'll be things that stand out at every show. Like what you mentioned but the show is still the same, mostly. There are just some things that they do differently as to make ONE thing to stand out. idk if this didn't make sense.

[Guest]

Ohh and when Billie does his all hxc thing.

"We're going to play until we decide to stop. There is no curfew for us"

Bollocks Billie. Stop trying to act cool, you finished way within the time slot.

Thank you! I knew I wasn't going crazy!

[Daughter.of.Rage.and.Love]

As for the "more shows in this country" post, can I add something? In the US, it's difficult to travel to shows, at least compared to Europe. Those in the EU have massive rail/travel options in order to go to these shows. It's reasonable to have those dates, because a lot of people can go to those shows in other countries, at least that the impression I'm getting.

In the US, there is no high-speed rail. Everyone has to drive. Amtrak is probably as expensive as a ticket, and airlines are definitely more expensive. So, yeah, the US needs more dates, because traveling for concerts seems to be a bigger deal.

I may be wrong, but I see a lot more foreigners going from European from European country than US people traveling more than 2 hours to a show.

There's trains, yeah, but trains are really expensive. And driving is also more expensive, I don't know that much about the gas price in other European countries (I think it's roughly the same), but here the gas costs two to four times as much as it is in the US, plus I got the impression that there are more traffic jams here (during my vacation we drove a LOT, and we only got into a jam once in four weeks, while here you get into a jam at least one out of four times you go on a highway), which adds both more travel time and makes it cost more. Planes are also quite expensive.

And this is only for minors/people who still live at home, but I think it's harder to convince your parents to let you go to a concert in a different country where people speak a different language, than in say, a different state, where it's still pretty much the same. It's pure luck that I got to go to two foreign shows, if it weren't for a couple of unusual circumstances, it definitely wouldn't have happened.

I don't think, though, that it's unfair the US has more dates. It's a huge country, same size as the whole continent of Europe (minus Greenland), the distances are bigger. It's more unfair that countries like the UK, Germany and France get multiple dates.

(some time has passed). I just looked it up... Europe has a 730 million population, the US 310 million...yet the US gets far more dates than Europe. Even when only counting the European Union, which has a 500 million population, the US gets more dates. Both in number as in compared to the amount of people (I forgot both the terms )

woah now it seems as if I'm making a huge deal out of it. I'm not, haha.

[Moffie]

It's not the band that does this, it's the fans that saw them in the UK Tour.

When people talk about setlists in the US Tour, a lot of people who saw them in the UK talk about it like they're gloating when it comes to the setlist. Like, "Oh, they played this at almost every UK show." Yeah, that's great but it's the US and a lot of us didn't get to see those songs live.

It just bothers me.

[Hermione]

I think if everyone stopped worrying about what songs were played at other shows and just enjoyed the songs they played at their show, a lot of people would be a lot happier. At the end of the day when you're actually there it's great whatever they play.

I love knowing what they've played at other shows and hearing all about it because I find it interesting, and of course sometimes I think "ahh I would've loved to see that!". But I'm not gonna let that spoil my memory of the show I did go to. If that started happening I'd stop reading about other shows.

I don't think so. They've been playing pretty much the same songs all the time, and their antics haven't changed. Of course, there'll be things that stand out at every show. Like what you mentioned but the show is still the same, mostly. There are just some things that they do differently as to make ONE thing to stand out. idk if this didn't make sense.

That's just the way it goes though, shows evolve slowly over the years. If you look at an Insomniac era show, it was very similar to a Dookie era show with just a few changes. A Warning show was simliar to a Nimrod show. Even the AI shows were remarkably similar to the Pop Disaster shows.

Their antics/songs/banter have never changed dramatically in one go, their stage act is something that's developed gradually. When they started they created the best show they could, and they've gradually made it better and better over the years. In doing so they've created an amazing show and become the greatest live band out there. Getting the structure of the setlist right, keeping traditions going, making it all run together seamlessly - making it so every show of a tour is amazing is a very complex thing. It would be impossible to do that if they tried to change everything.