[pic=Green Day performing at the SXSW Festival]032813_sxsw.jpg[/pic][note]Editors Note: The following recap was written by GDA's co-owner and business manager, J'net Newton, who attended a few of Green Day's warm-up shows earlier this month. [/note]
On March 10, I flew to Phoenix full of anticipation and uncertainty - ready to see Green Day again, and not sure what to expect. I would be seeing them first in Tempe and two nights later in El Paso. As I arrived in Phoenix late that evening, a large number of my friends were in Pomona waiting for Green Day to take the stage for the first time in too long. When the band is touring, I'm always somewhat on edge between shows. But the wait between albums is excruciating, and I often just withdraw a bit from the Green Day crowd to try and manage my own "angsty" agitation.

After the show in Tempe, I had no doubt about the fact that the boys are back in full force - and so are the fans! It was sweeter than I can say to see Omar, Shar, Beffy, Kitzya and so many others. Sharing a Green Day show on the barrier with some of my best friends (brought to me courtesy of Green Day to begin with), is one of the things I most anticipate and one that rarely fails to live up to my expectations.

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