Songs You Wish Were Played LESS

[deadair]

Based off the Green Day show I went to (July 13, 2009 in Chicago), the only two I could have really swapped out for better songs were Longview and American Eulogy. I would have rather heard Give Me Novacaine, Nice Guys Finish Last, and/or ANY song pre-Dookie. But even with that stated, I can still honestly say no concert I have seen since then has topped Green Day although many others have come close.

[The Daughter of Rage and Love]

I think that they should swap out JoS for Homecoming, get rid of 21 Guns (I've never really liked that song), and King for a Day/Shout (fantastic songs, but I think it's time for some tweaking). Getting rid of 21 Guns and King for a Day/Shout would leave more room to play older songs/songs that hardly ever get attention at concerts.

[Wobbie]

I could live without it the way they were playing it on the last tour. As far as I'm concerned the whole point of Hitchin A Ride is to have the first half as a build up, and then the second half as an awesome climax (whether that also includes a sexual climax from Billie in the middle or not). Playing the first half.............and then just abandoning it and playing Welcome To Paradise? Um no thanks.

Man, I jumped so high my balls hit the roof the M.E.N arena when they did that switch!

[Hermione]

Man, I jumped so high my balls hit the roof the M.E.N arena when they did that switch!

Haha well it has it's plus points after all then! I ruined any chance of being surprised by it by reading about previous shows on here so I already knew about it . Plus, I like Hitchin A Ride more than Welcome To Paradise, so it's not such a good switch for me. I think playing both is the way to go

[spark in the night]

King for a Day

I really never liked that song.

Even the live stuff is too long and I'm not into all the song medleys and costumes and Billie humping the stage

[Red Lights Flash]

Even though I agree with some of you guys, I think much of it isn't realistic. I mean, for us 'regulars' it'd be cool if they'd swap JOS with Homecoming for a change.. but 90% of the crowd is going to want JOS instead. Same goes for most other songs. xD

I dunno, I enjoy singles live.. not because they're the best songs, but because the crowd goes crazy.

[LittleBoyNamedTrain]

Wha?! It's like, designed specifically for a concert! It's not one of my favourites or anything but the whole epic sing-along "Are we we are, are we we are the waiting" is just made for thousands of people to sing in a stadium. And Billie going along the catwalk bending down and singing it right in people's faces and holding their hands and stuff is great. Wouldn't be that bothered if it went but I think it works really well, I'm sure they designed it with that call and response of "And screaming" and "are we we are...." with playing it live in mind.

Definitely agree on your second point though!

You might be right, after all I've never actually been lucky enough to be at a Green Day concert

[Stephanie.]

But during the last tour, it was always played in the acoustic encore. If they wouldn't play it, another song played acoustically would replace it. And it doesn't make sense (to me at least) to want September gone because it's soft and acoustic, but have no problems with Last Night on Earth or When It's Time or all the other songs they sometimes played in the acoustic encore.

Each to their own, I suppose

I guess I wished it was played less because i've heard it so many times on the radio and stuff that I just want to hear some of their less-played stuff

[a peculiar name]

Boulevard of broken dreams, Jesus of Suburbia, Minority, American idiot and Good Riddance.

Sure, these are all classics but I they just play them at every show and there's is just not surprise effect.

You go to a GD show and know they're going to play these songs

[koolkev]

Less:

I'm sad to say, Maybe Jesus of Suburbia. They tend to overplay that. I'd definitly rather hear an oldie

[CzechIdiot]

I wish they would play less songs from 21st Century Breakdown and American Idiot. I love those records but I think they could replace some of those songs with some older stuff

[No Rhyme Or Reason]

Know Your Enemy, The Static Age, American Eulogy, St. Jimmy, King For A Day...

I think I like all the rest too much, so they can all stay.

[frunsi]

this thread is old, but since we know that there are three albums and a ton songs to come and board the concert setlists, it would be interesting to know which songs should be rejected. so:

instead of putting are we the waiting in front of the energetic st. jimmy, they should take a less boring/repetitive and pathetic song (maybe one from the new album).

same thing with brain stew/jaded (suggestion: start with a modified panic song intro that lasts for 2 minutes to build up the energy and then break out into jaded)

but the rock/heavy metal medley should still be played.

also, replace BOBD permanently with christie road or no one knows if you need a slower song between the highspeed-pop-punk.

and she is also definitely overplayed (so are all the dookie singles, but those should stay because they're great live songs).

[DannyDirnt]

East Jesus Nowhere

Brain Stew (Yeah,Walking Contradction is indeed better)

Know Your Enemy (I kinda got tired of this song,I listened to it and it was too much too soon)

Shout (Not King for a Day,that song MUST stay imo) (If you're gonna play something rare,why not Governator?)

Good Riddance (Good ending,but...I just don't like it being in every concert DVD)

Sadly...Jesus of Suburbia (It's a good song,but it takes 10 minutes,enough for 3 songs,and it's pretty overplayed)

instead of putting are we the waiting in front of the energetic st. jimmy, they should take a less boring/repetitive and pathetic song (maybe one from the new album).

It always goes right before St. Jimmy.Are We The Waiting and St. Jimmy were meant to be the same song,but the discography told him to split it in 2 songs.Still,Billie plays them as one song,so they should be considered as one song when live,I guess.

[burnout409]

Its not that i have anything against the song i love it but Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) its a great way to end a concert (maybe even perfect) but i would really love another great concert ending song on one of the Trilogy albums, then maybe use both use one song some nights to end and the other on some nights too

[Forever Now]

Brain Stew, When I come around, Know your enemy.

[petros]

Sadly...Jesus of Suburbia (It's a good song,but it takes 10 minutes,enough for 3 songs,and it's pretty overplayed)

No.It's the best green day live song.

[frunsi]

what a bold statement!

homecoming definitely rules over JOS.

[agrizotti]

Know Your Enemy. (and also Longview sang by some fan)

[DoodleBob]

instead of putting are we the waiting in front of the energetic st. jimmy, they should take a less boring/repetitive and pathetic song (maybe one from the new album).

Bu-but Are We the Waiting is such a moving song. Definitely not pathetic!

Plus, that song is known for Billie's tenancy to pull someone on stage and serenade them. Don't want to take that away!

If Are We the Waiting got removed from the set I would be extremely disappointed.

[Sweet Armataged Chump]

No.It's the best green day live song.

The worst GD song live

[DannyDirnt]

No.It's the best green day live song.

It's not bad,but it's overplayed.I have nothing against JOS,but it doesn't get my point for the ebst though,I see it as a nice song,but not even the best in the album imo.It has already been in BiaB and in AAF.

[petros]

No guys...JOS still beats the shit out of every song they sing live.The emotion that songs pulls out live can't be toped by any green day song...

And I also love homecoming but you say it's better cause they don't play it live that much.

[LittleBoyNamedTrain]

I have to agree, Jesus of Suburbia is fucking awesome. I can't see it being taken off the set for a long time though, so it's all good.

[PaulS]

The frequent inclusion of both Holiday and East Jesus Nowhere is confusing, since they are so tonally similar - either play one or the other, not both. That said, I tend to think they could both disappear without too much bother. The subject matter of Holiday is a little dated (more so than American Idiot), and neither song has a huge amount of energy, live or otherwise.

Boulevard of Broken Dreams is a setlist killer, without a doubt. I understand it was a popular song for them, but it's very much an album track. No pace, no particularly good singalong sections; if it wasn't such a massive single, you'd never have heard from it again. They even look vaguely bored when they play it, which is telling.

The King for a Day / Shout one-two remains good fun, but can drag on a bit nowadays. Given the brass accompaniment to both songs, I think pairing it with The Static Age would work well; transitioning from that to the trumpets/sax of King for a Day.

The acoustic finale is a tradition that can be put to rest at this point, I think. I love that Billie plays a few different songs alongside Good Riddance nowadays (though maybe he could try some non-ballad songs acoustically?), but ultimately I always feel it's sad the whole band doesn't leave the stage together. It would be great to move the medley back to just before the encore; that way, Mike and Tre can come out and join him to finish with something like Minority or another big crowd-pleaser. Someone else suggested Going to Pasalacqua, which would be great too, if unrealistic.

Finally - and perhaps most importantly - mix up the order a bit. I know there are issues with the complicated lighting setups they have nowadays, but it would be so nice to get a break from the New songs -> Old Songs -> Covers medley -> Acoustic running order. Even if you still have to do them in blocks (again, for technical reasons), at least change the order. Imagine everyone waiting anxiously to hear the first notes of 21st Century Breakdown, and instead they open the show with Nice Guys Finish Last, or Horseshoes and Handgrenades? There's nothing like surprising the audience with your opening song to really kick off a great, memorable show

Then again, maybe I just like the idea of Billie screaming "I'm not fucking around!" to start a concert. It has a great ring to it, no?