As we previously posted, Green Day played a free show last night at the Nokia Plaza in Los Angeles. From the set list and photos that we've received I think we can safely say that the show was beyond amazing.
Even before the show had started the crowd knew that it would be something special, the sound check alone included songs that they hadn't played in years.
Sound Check:
Maria, Murder City, I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick, St Jimmy, Coming Clean,Having a Blast, Burnout,Sassafrass Roots, Nice Guys Finish Last, Pulling Teeth - Acoustic, Stairway to Heaven, Gilligan's Island theme song, Favorite Son, Mass Hysteria, I fought the Law
Setlist: (may not be complete, not in order, we will update it when we have a complete list)
Know Your Enemy, East Jesus Nowhere, 21 Guns, Mass Hysteria, Murder City, Last Night on Earth, Holiday, St Jimmy, Are We the Waiting, Welcome to Paradise, 2,000 Light Years Away, Disappearing Boy, Who Wrote Holden Caulfield, Minority, Burnout, Coming Clean, Going to Pasalacqua, Dominated Love Slave, Christie Road,
You can view some photos from the show in this album of our Picture Vault.
Special thanks to amy_runs and DJRossstar for providing us with set list information. We will be updating this post later in the day when more photos and videos have been posted online.
Back in May when Green Day was on SNL, they performed East Jesus Nowhere that didn't get aired that night. It's quite the amazing collaboration with Will Ferrell joining in on cowbell. Love the general confusion at the end.
Thanks to jayjaded for uploading this to youtube. Original video via Hulu.com
I wanted to share this message from Ben Thompson, a member of the American Idiot musical's cast. I met Ben when I attended the first preview, and we've kept in touch since then. He sent me the following message this morning:
'Hey J'net! I wanted to pass some info along to you. I was reading the GDA site about everyone's expectations for the new "21 Guns" recording, and wanted to make sure everybody is as excited as I am. I know people are worried if it is going to be just the cast. It is definitely us AND the band. ... It is a collaborative effort on all fronts and it really sounds amazing. And I'm not bragging about it. We were all moved to tears ... when we heard it for the first time. ... I just wanted to make sure that the fans all know that the band won't let them down....as we all know they never do! :) I can't wait to hear the finished product! '
I am getting really excited to hear this now, and I'm delighted that we won't have too long to wait.
As we posted a few days ago, Green Day is headed to the studio with the cast of the American Idiot Musical to record '21 Guns', Billie Joe is producing the track.
The recording will be available to purchase for download by digital retailers later this month. You can read the press release on greenday.com.
This week Green Day also won an MTVu Woodie award for "Performing Woodie". From mtvu.com:
'Whenever punk rock veterans Green Day hit the stage, it's a show, whether they're playing to a sold-out crowd or turning a sound check for the MTV VMAs into an impromptu 30-minute-long set.'
The pre-show for the American Music Awards will be streamed live online at ustream.tv/asnlive, starting at 3 p.m. Pacific Time/6 p.m. Eastern Time. Pre-show is usually when the artists and other celebrities arrive on the red carpet for brief interviews.
The actual ceremony, where Green Day will be performing, begin at 8pm EST on ABC. We'll do our best to get Green Day's performance (and if they win, acceptance speeches) as quickly as we can on GDA.
JET is set to support Green Day for their upcoming Australian tour dates (December 4 - December 15). This comes from JET's official site.
Green Day is currently back in the US, getting little to no break time between the tours. As we posted earlier, the band is heading to the studio to record '21 Guns' with the cast of the American Idiot Musical, then they're off to play the American Music Awards this Sunday (Nov. 22nd) followed by a free, live "mini concert" in Los Angeles.
As far as we know, JET is only supporting for the Australian dates, not New Zealand. After the shows in New Zealand, the band will get another break around the Christmas holidays till they get ready to launch the tour in Asia, starting January 12th.
'Green day is Going into the studio this week to record 21 guns with the cast of american idiot. Its gonna rule!-Billie'
Very excited to hear what this sounds likes. We'll update you guys when we get any sort of date for it's release.
The Idiot Club ticket pre-sales for next's summer stadium show at the Parc des Princes in Paris begin this Wednesday, November 18th at 4pm (local time in Paris). You have to be an Idiot Club member to qualify for the pre-sales, and the link to purchase will be available at that time at IdiotClub.com.
This week Green Day wrapped up their European tour with three stunning shows in Italy. You can view set lists for this weeks shows can be found on Setlist.fm.
Next stop for Green Day now is a free show in LA a week from today and then after that Green Day will be kicking off their Australia and New Zealand tour on December 4th.
NME has this ongoing poll for "The Greatest Live Band Ever", and right now My Chemical Romance, Muse and The Killers are in the top spots, placing Green Day at number 4.
So once again, you guys should take a few seconds to visit this page and vote for the guys. Better yet, clicking this link will automatically submit a 10 out of 10 vote. (You'll notice the "You just voted for Green Day" message on the right).
Reminder that tomorrow is the last day to bid on the Green Day LP Vinyl set on eBay.
I wanted to share this message from Ben Thompson, a member of the American Idiot musical's cast. I met Ben when I attended the first preview, and we've kept in touch since then. He sent me the following message this morning:
This week Green Day also won an MTVu Woodie award for "Performing Woodie". From 
This week Green Day wrapped up their European tour with three stunning shows in Italy. You can view set lists for this weeks shows can be found on 
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