Anyone else going? If so feel free to slide into my dms   this is gonna be great cant believe it’s been 7 years since they were here last though yikes!

Man it’s only standing here by the catwalk, that the excitement of seeing my favourite band again after 7 years, knowing that they’re here somewhere, backstage, is starting to mount. Good stuff!

Did you live under a rock during the Hella Mega Tour?   Anyways: have fun tonight!

Thanks, t’was a great night. No I mean I was following along, especially on GDC, but they didn’t come to Switzerland at the time and for various reasons it was hard for me to travel during 2022; plus the whole album tour cycle was not my favourite, not least a very rigid and unsatisfying setlist. Have to say, it feels really good that I see them now again, promoting an album I really like (they played OEB btw!) Crazy thing is, Billie almost seems younger now, than 7 years ago, madness… might be the hair.  I think they’re definitely playing a “reduced” setlist for festivals. From what I can tell this entails only playing AI in full, though they missed out Extraordinary Girl  and only 1-2 deepcuts plus Dookie hits. Add to that a handful Saviours songs (we got TADIKM, LMNB, Dilemma and OEB), Minority, Hitchin a Ride, Brain Stew and Good Riddance, and bob’s your uncle. I have a feeling at proper gigs, they’ll play Dookie and AI in full, like they did in Hamburg most recently. But it was fabulous, Billie actually cracked a bunch of jokes, he seemed to be in a really good mood. Also, they forgot to play When I Come Around, so shortly before the end he goes “oh shit we forgot to play it” and they play it and Good Riddance right after   Can’t describe how great it was to hear the likes of In the End, FOD, Give Me Novacaine, Whatsername and fucking Homecoming. Can’t complain about She’s a Rebel either and the last two times I saw them they didn’t play Brain Stew, Welcome To Paradise or WMUWSE either. Good stuff.  I think Extraordinary Girl was a deliberate omission from their setlist, for timing reasons.That’s a bit sad, but I will be seeing them again in Glasgow, so that’s fine. 

I had the same impression, Billie (and all the boys) are in fantastic condition and seemed younger, it's not only the hair I guess (although I have become a fan of the blonde, it took a while?). Also, I don't know what he did with his voice, but he sounds stunning, better than the last two tours, maybe even the best I've ever heard him since 2010. I think they are in a really good place right now, they have fun and they love it and you can feel that every single minute of the show. I've been to 3 shows so far, 1 still coming up, and this is already one of my (or the?) favorite tour.