[pic=A very early photo of the band performing]101712_rsz_2rho0ig.jpg[/pic]On October 17th, 1987, Green Day (then named "Sweet Children") played their first show ever as a band. This gig took place at Rod's Hickory Pit, a barbecue joint in El Cerrito, California. Apparently, about 30 friends were there to watch Billie Joe and Mike. Billie Joe's mom was working there as a waitress to support herself and her six kids. Later on, both Billie Joe and Mike worked at Rod's Hickory Pit as busboys. At the time of this show, Billie Joe and Mike had known each other for about 5 years, and were 15 years old.

The restaurant was attached to a bowling alley, Golden Gate Lanes, and a "Kiddie Land" area for children. The music area where the show was most likely held was called the "Marina Room." Today, the complex has been replaced by a Safeway grocery store.....gee, we sure needed one more of those!...Here's a picture of the original Rod's Hickory Pit in El Cerrito:



With Billie Joe's crazy memory, I'm sure he's already thought about this anniversary today. Did anyone ever take a trip to Rod's Hickory Pit, when it was still around? Tell us about it!

Oh, and happy anniversary, Green Day/Sweet Children!!!

Green Day has created a Dailymotion video playlist, in which Tré Cool introduces six of Green Day's videos. The videos presented are "Oh Love," "Kill The DJ," "When I Come Around," "Basket Case," "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)," and " ... read story
[pic=Green Day's very first released EP, 1,000 Hours]101712_greenday-1000hours_large.jpg[/pic]Even though it's not "#ThrowbackThursday" yet, we're going back to 1989-1990 to look at Green Day's first four releases. This includes the EPs: 1, ... read story
[pic=¡Dos! and ¡Tre!]101612_dosandtre.jpg[/pic]iTunes has updated their Green Day page allowing you to preorder Green Day's next two releases, ¡Dos! which will be released on November 13th, and ¡Tre! which will be released on January ... read story
Here's the trailer for ¡Dos! which comes out November 13th Thanks to Burnout98 for sending this news ... read story
[pic=Album artwork for ¡Tré!]101512_tre.jpg[/pic]Earlier this morning, the Idiot Club exclusively announced the track listing for ¡Tré!, the third installment of the Green Day trilogy. But now, GreenDay.com has made it public for the ... read story
[pic=Metallica to fill in for Green Day]101412_metallica.jpg[/pic]Metallica has been asked to step in for Green Day at the VooDoo Experience in New Orleans later this month after Green Day had to cancel the appearance. Metallica's Kirk ... read story
We've just put up our newest wristbands in the GDA store which say "Proudly Diagnosed with O.C.G.D.D." ("Obsessive Compulsive Green Day Disorder"). These wristbands were made by a fan and sent to us to try and sell them to you guys. We've ... read story
Here's an amazing acoustic cover of "Stray Heart" uploaded by Mark Bulos. You can listen to the actual song over on the Idiot Club ... read story
[pic=Rob in studio with Green Day]073012_robinterview.jpg[/pic]Rolling Stone has a new article where they talked to longtime Green Day producer Rob Cavallo about Billie Joe seeking treatment for substance abuse. His rehab is no joke," says ... read story
[pic=Green Day songs to be featured on CSI: NY]072912_csiny.jpg[/pic]Green Day's YouTube channel has just released a new trailer for the [turl=http://www.greendayauthority.com/news/3397/]upcoming episode[/turl] of CSI New York that will ... read story
[pic=Items included in the ¡Dos! bundle]101112_dospreorder.jpg[/pic] The official Green Day store now has a ¡Dos! bundle available for pre-order. You can pre-order to get the following items: Green Day ¡Dos! CD T-shirt featuring ... read story
Billie Joe started appearing this week on NBC's The Voice. Below is an interview with him about his role on the show. Thanks to lawlblaze for posting this on our forum ... read story
In this week's establishment of [turl=http://www.greendayauthority.com/news/tags/throwback-thursday/]#ThrowbackThursday[/turl] we bring you back to 2002 when Green Day performed a short set of Ramones songs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ... read story
[pic=Cover of the ¡Dos! book]101012_rsz_dosbook.jpg[/pic]Just as was done with ¡Uno!, the official store has put up a pre-order for the ¡Dos! lyric and artwork book, which comes with a copy of the CD. ¡Dos! is due out on November 13th ... read story
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