August 2013

As we reported back in June, Green Day is set to host "Fireworks Night" tonight at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. The event is centered around the Oakland A's baseball game and Green Day will be there to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. ...

If you've visited our merch section lately, you may have seen a new "Books" category. It'll be a place for us to list all the Green Day books out there in one place. We currently have six titles listed. If you're looking for an absolutely brilliant Green Day- ...

For this week's download of the week, we bring you "Highway 1" by Green Day's side project The Foxboro Hot Tubs. This song was originally featured on the band's six-song E.P., released back on December 8th, 2007. When the album was released on April 22, 2008 ...

While on tour, most night's of the week Green Day plays to sold out venues around the world, but there is more to the band's tour life than what is seen on stage each night. Mike Dirnt's wife Brittney has recently been documenting her travels around the world ...

Green Day was featured in Kerrang magazine last week, and thanks to GDC member 'Jamie Peters' we have the scans now to share. The 11 page article has a dream set-list that they'd love to see Green Day perform, and also has an interview with Mike Dirnt. They ...

Ok, it's a ridiculously pointless video, but I still wanted to share it. Broadway Idiot comes out October 18th. Thanks to desertrose for posting this on the forum

Over the last month we've been working with photographers who've given us permission to share their Green Day photos on GDA. I'm really excited for our first featured photographer, Simona Bezdekova, who photographed Green Day at the Vienna, Austria show back ...

This weeks's featured eBay item is a 1997 radio promo of the "Nice Guys Finish Last" single from 1997. It includes two CD's, the regular "Nice Guys Finish Last" song, along with a live recording of "Good Riddance" from 1997. Here's the summary from the seller ...

According to a Tweet from CEO of Salesforce, Marc Benioff, Green Day will perform at the business technology conference, Dreamforce, this coming November. The conference is scheduled for November 18-21 in San Francisco. I would venture a guess that Green Day ...

Belfast Telegraph have posted a video interviewing fans and other bands at Leed's festival about Green Day. They interviewed artists such as Frank Turner (who opened for Green Day at Brixton Academy), Chvrches, and Half Moon Run. The heavens opened around 11pm ...

Over the last month we've asked you guys to send in trilogy related photographs. We got in some really great entries and our forum members widdled down the top 40 to the now top 10 submissions. The goal of the project was to take a photo that best represented ...

Many of us have been hoping that maybe, just maybe, we might get some final dates for 2013 in the US or elsewhere in the world. With the announcement that the band was going to Australia in February, that left about 6 months where they could do shows. I was ...

A live video of "Brutal Love" has shown up on YouTube, professionally shot by the BBC. This is the first pro-shot video of the song we have ever received.

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For the second week in a row, Green Day has been featured in the latest issue of Kerrang!. This time it's an article about the band performing Dookie in its entirety at Reading and Leeds festival this weekend. Unfortunately we do not have any scans at this ...

In anticipation of Green Day's recently announced tour in Australia, FasterLouder.com, an Australian music website, has gathered a list of the band's 10 best pop culture moments. The list includes Green Day's appearances in such shows and movies as "King of ...

We know that some of our visitors are insanely gifted, and create great works of Green Day-related art. But, we've found something that wasn't done with a pencil and paper, or any other traditional medium. Back when you were a child, you may have made art by ...

Music Radar is currently holding a poll to decide which has band has proved to be the best live act of 2013. Green Day is currently up against acts such as Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Foo Fighters, and many more. We aren't sure how long the voting period is, or ...

Last month we reported that Billie Joe attended the 6th annual Pipeline For A Cure. About a week ago a video of the event was uploaded to Vimeo. Billie is seen twice in the video, once at 2:56 to 3:08 and again at 3:37 to 3:44. Unfortunately, you only get to ...

To celebrate Green Day's performance at Reading and Leeds festivals this weekend, this week's download of the week we bring you a video of Green Day's surprise set at the Reading Festival in 2012. This footage was shot and aired by BBC so the quality is ...

Are you in the US and have been itching to get your hands on the ¡TRÉ! + ¡CUATRO! bundle that is available in the UK and Europe? Well, Amazon is now listing the bundle on their website and is currently available for pre-order. The album-documentary bundle, ...

Just today, Fender and Squier Guitars (a company owned by Fender) announced the debut of two new versions of Mike Dirnt's P-Bass: the Fender Mike Dirnt Signature Road-Worn Precision Bass, and the Squier Mike Dirnt Signature Precision Bass. If you aren't ...

Just now, GreenDay.com has updated their website with Australian tour dates. Rumors have been going around since late 2012, and now they've finally been confirmed. Green Day will be playing a local festival called Soundwave, which tours most major cities in ...

Broadway Idiot, Green Day's film that chronicles the journey of the band's musical, American Idiot, from Berkley, California to Broadway in New York City will be released digitally in the US and Canada on October 18th. Additionally, the film will open with an ...

Recap of Green Day's show at Brixton Academy in London - written by @greendaytone

Idiot Nation just announced a new episode of The Jeff Matika Show featuring Jason White. You can head over to Idiot Nation forum now to submit questions for Jason to answer. Sign into your account now to ask Jason the most creative question you can think of. ...

It appears as though ¡CUATRO!, Green Day's trilogy documentary, will finally be getting an official US release late next month. Both Amazon and Best Buy have the trilogy documentary DVD up for pre-order with a release date of September 24th, selling for only ...

Green Day's YouTube channel has uploaded a second fan-made video from the band's trilogy video contest. This video is themed to "X-Kid" of ¡Tré!. We posted the contest's first runner up just last week, which was themed to "The Forgotten." The contest's ...

The American Idiot Musical has announced a new round of touring throughout 2013 and 2014 that includes over 60 North American cities and 100 performances. The tour is currently scheduled to hit 67 cities throughout all of the US, including cities coast to ...

Frank Turner announced via twitter a few hours ago that he will be supporting Green Day tonight at their gig at Brixton Academy. He'll be playing along side his friend Matt Nasir and start at 7:30 sharp. Happy to announce that the lovely @GreenDay boys have ...

NME recently sat down for an interview with Reading & Leeds Festival organizer Melvin Been to discuss this year's festival. Been had a bit to say about Green Day and how excited he is to have them back headlining after last year's "secret" set at the festival ...

Green Day has grabbed the cover spot on Kerrang!'s latest magazine release, a preview of the upcoming Reading & Leeds festival. The 25 songs we want to hear this weekend as chosen by Kerrang!, the fans - and the band! It appears as though the article on Green ...

After 7 rounds and a total of 92 songs, we have a winner in our "Best Green Day Guitar Solo" tournament. The winner is: "Dry Ice" off 1039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours. "Dry Ice" was up against "Let Yourself Go" in the final round, but the older track beat the ...

BBC has announced that Green Day's upcoming performance at Reading this Friday will be lived streamed on BBC Three, an online digital channel. The stream will start at 9:00pm local time this Friday, August 23rd, and will conclude around 11:30pm, covering Green ...

Noise Creep have included Green Day's mascot, the Drunk Bunny, on their Top 10 Greatest Punk Rock Mascots. The Drunk Bunny has been on stage with the band since the Warning tour. How popular is Green Day's Drunk Bunny mascot? The furry alcoholic has over 27K ...

Hot Topic is now selling a new Dookie-themed t-shirt at its stores and online. The t-shirt contains the album's cover art but without all the fun background ruckus, such as monkeys throwing poo. The t-shirt is essentially the same as one sold by various ...

According to a Facebook post from the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, Broadway Idiot will screen at the center October 22nd in New Orleans. This will be the film's fourth public screening, with the first coming at SXSW Festival back in March, the ...

Today's featured eBay item is a rare special edition book of American Idiot. A rare 2004 promo item, similar to the special edition booklet that was later released and contains all the lyrics. Bidding ends in (04:13pm EDT August 18th) Here's some info on the ...

Earlier this evening, Billie Joe posted on his Instagram account two new videos of Green Day in the studio, listening to what sounds like newly recorded Dookie tracks. In the two videos, we hear clips of "Chump" and "Pulling Teeth." But these certainly aren't ...

Idiot Nation has just posted the latest episode of the Jeff Matika Show. This episode features an interview with Mike Dirnt. If you're an Idiot Nation member, log-in to your account now and go to the Videos section to watch the episode. If you're not an Idiot ...

Idiot Nation just announced a new episode of The Jeff Matika Show featuring Tré Cool. The Idiot Nation forum now has a thread for members to post their questions for Tré. If you're an Idiot Nation member, log-in to your account and ask your burning question ...

Just announced via Idiot Nation, Green Day are set to play the O2 Academy Brixton in London, England on August 21st. The show is scheduled for just a couple days before the band plays the Reading & Leeds festival on August 23rd and 24th. The announcement on ...

A finalist for Green Day's recent video contest, which encouraged fans to create a video set to a trilogy track, has been uploaded to the band's YouTube channel. The entry is set to "The Forgotten," the final track from ¡Tré!. The video was submitted by ...

For this week's download of the week we bring you an alternate mix of "Hold On" from Green Day's 2000 album, Warning. The track comes from a promotional version of 'Warning' which has "Not Final Version" written on the cover. This promo hasn't been widely ...

We've made it. After 6 rounds and 92 songs - we're at the final two. You guys have voted for Dry Ice and Let Yourself Go to battle against each other for Green Day's Best Guitar Solo. Listen to the solos and vote for your favorite. The winner will be announced ...

Reminder to all our British friends, MTV UK will be airing Green Day's performance from this year's Rock am Ring festival. The performance is part of 'MTV World Stage', airing tonight at 9pm. More info can be found on the MTVUK site. Here's a preview video of ...

Billie Joe interview with @jeffmatika - Part 3 now online

Today's featured eBay item is a 2nd pressing of Sweet Children with a red cover. Bidding ends in (04:54pm EDT August 11th) Here's the description from the seller: RARE LIMITED EDITION OF JUST 600 WITH RED COVER AND INSERT. A MUST FOR EVERY GREEN DAY FAN Side A ...

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Green Day's video contest winning entry, announced last month, has been uploaded to Green Day's official YouTube channel for greater public viewing. This is the fantastically awesome (is that a phrase?) animated video we posted about several weeks ago. The ...

There are 4 songs left in our tournament to determine the best Green Day guitar solo. Out of 92 songs, these are the remaining 4 that you guys have voted to advance. "Hitchin' A Ride" vs. "Let Yourself Go" "Dirty Rotten Bastards" vs. "Dry Ice" Listen to the ...

For the time being, Green Day are back at home on hiatus. But, before heading off to Reading & Leeds later this month, Tré couldn't resist playing one more gig. Last weekend, he sat in with '80s cover band Flashback Heart Attack to play a few songs on an ...

NME announced yesterday the news that Green Day's trilogy documentary, ¡CUATRO!, will be released in the UK on August 26th. The release date comes just after the band's performances at the Reading & Leeds festival on August 23rd and 24th. The documentary, ...

Rolling Stone has included Green Day in their list of the 50 Best Greatest Live Acts, giving the band their spot at number 48 on the list. Green Day have eleven albums under their belt, and they walk onstage each night prepared to play practically any track ...

After a short delay (sorry about that), round 5 of our Best Green Day Guitar Solo tournament is finally up. 8 songs remain out of the 92 we started with. This round truly is 'old vs. new,' with the following random match-ups: Dry Ice vs. Jesus of Suburbia One ...

Today we're launching a "new" podcast called 'Dirty Rotten Bastards' with myself and Mikey, who some of you might know from our previous show. This show is kind of about Green Day, and kind of just two friends who met through Green Day talking about random ...