| 5111 |
1695010801 |
1989-07-22 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-22-1989-berkeley-square-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
3 |
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1 |
|
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|
112 |
William Nichols: "On 22 July 1989, I gave Green Day their first ever radio interview at KALX and recorded them live, at Berkeley Square." |
1989 |
1 |
Killdozer |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Berkeley Square |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
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| 5174 |
1695089145 |
1990-01-17 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-17-1990-901-kzsu-studios-stanford-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
4 |
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1 |
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|
|
1224 |
KZSU: "1990 Wednesday Night Live performance of East Bay band that pretty much invented pop punk while they were still playing Gilman and small venues. Amazingly fun performance and excellent recording (transferred from old long-lost reel to reel by me). Guys are just off the hook with the banter, total performers who if not for their legendary high energy I'd think were on coke or speed. Girl-crazy silly banter abounds, with lots of great, 'This is Green Day on KZSU's WNL' that’s worth some station cred points. Even some healthy 'Cal vs. Stanford' and 'East Bay vs. West Bay' shots. Sure, Squirrel Bait invented pop punk five years before them (but they were too serious) and Nirvana channeled the Beatles (but they were too heavy and morose). Like it or not, Green Day withstood all tests and the public voted them kings of pop punk. Killer recording, from when Billie Joe Armstrong was just simply 'Bill'. Really captures the simple fact that: Bill could really play his fucking guitar and those three guys sing catchy songs really well together. Pretty much all songs are their trademark 4/4 pop punk, hooky choruses/melody, driving Les Paul/Marshall combo attacks." |
1990 |
1 |
|
21 |
Radio Performances |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
90.1 KZSU Studios |
Stanford |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
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| 5239 |
1695090289 |
1990-01-26 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-26-1990-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
|
1990 |
1 |
Downfall, Econochrist, Dance Hall Crashers |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 5271 |
1695092522 |
1990-04-08 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-8-1990-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Partial |
|
|
108 |
|
1990 |
1 |
Samiam, Filth, Blatz, Capitalist Casualties |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 5278 |
1695092522 |
1990-04-08 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-8-1990-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
8 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
|
1990 |
1 |
Samiam, Filth, Blatz, Capitalist Casualties |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 5296 |
1695092744 |
1990-05-05 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-5-1990-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
|
1990 |
1 |
L7, Starvation Army, Public Humiliation, Voodoo Glow Skulls |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 5303 |
1695093095 |
1990-05-10 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-10-1990-pinole-valley-high-school-pinole-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1002 |
"Most of faculty members hated Green Day and when Separate Ways came out they were like, 'Now that's more like it.'"
Mickey Estes: "Shortly after changing their name from Sweet Children to Green Day, the band performed at the annual Foreign Foods Day at Pinole Valley High School in Pinole, California. I filmed this on May 10, 1990. The quality is good because I used a professional quality Sony video camera - not a camcorder. Also I think Bob Yost filmed the show with his camera as well and those videos are also posted somewhere on YouTube. Judge's Daughter was written for K. Swagger, a classmate of mine whose dad was (is?) indeed a judge. Billie Joe had a crush on her although I don't think they ever went out. ...This is the last song [Road to Acceptance] of the first set. After this the another band called Separate Ways took the stage. Green Day retired to their van to for some 'herbal' tea. This second set was filmed by a couple classmates of mine. I filmed the second Green Day set using a conventional VHS camcorder. Yes, this is the second time that day that they played this At The Library. Who knows. The concert was played during lunchtime and there were two lunch periods. So maybe they were playing it for those who missed it the first time."
|
1990 |
1 |
Separate Ways |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Pinole Valley High School |
Pinole |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 5323 |
1695093489 |
1990-05-25 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-25-1990-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
|
1990 |
1 |
Brent's TV, Filth, Blatz, Jüke |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 5342 |
1695095933 |
1990-06-27 |
39/Smooth tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-27-1990-vfw-hall-billings-mt-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
146 |
Jenni Johnson Huss: "Seeing Green Day at the VFW on Grand before they were famous."
catbutt2002: "It's Rick Mock! [Rock Rumble host] The guy with the show from his basement near Billings Senior High School - he got busted for having or growing pot too near a school, and his cable show went down with him. Nice to see Chris Clark front stage too."
ejones91: "...It was at the strip mall on Grand at about 26th. It used to be a V.F.W. post. I think there's a tobacco store or an optometrist there now."
gdtourbus1990: "Wednesday June 27: We drove over the Rockies in the night and crossed the great divide. I was getting thirsty and there was no gas for miles. Around 3am we rolled in to Butte MT and the only gas station we could find was closed, so we pulled up to the pumps and parked for the night. Butte was a spooky town. The station owner woke us up in the morning. We filled up and were on our way. We got to Billings in the afternoon and there was an eager crowd waiting outside the VFW Hall. Aaron bought hair bleach and now everyone in the band was blonde. Thursday June 28: A welcome day off. No need to hustle. The kids in Billings were great. John and Sean met some young women with a Ford #Bronco and they went #4wheeling while the rest of the guys went swimming in the Yellowstone River. Time was spent cleaning me out and repacking the gear and late in the afternoon we headed for Denver. For some reason we missed the turn off while heading east on the 94 when we should have headed south on the 90, so just past #pompeyspillar_montana we turned right and we were soon back on track. It was just before #billings my right-side rear view mirror was whacked off, ouch!, thanks Mike… #aaroncometbus fixed me up with #ducttape but it ain’t pretty." |
1990 |
1 |
|
9 |
39/Smooth tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
VFW Hall |
Billings |
MT |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 5354 |
1695096773 |
1990-07-05 |
39/Smooth tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-5-1990-varsity-theater-minneapolis-mn-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
|
1 |
|
|
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|
771 |
John Mulhouse: "You know, I can't remember much about the Varsity show, except I know they played 'Road to Acceptance'. Al came out and did a cymbal solo during the break in the middle."
Adrienne Armstrong: "The next day they played The Varsity. I ended up going to that show, too. My friend, Erika, introduced me to the guys that day. I wouldn’t say they were famous."
Mike Dirnt: "The next day I opened up the case and realised guitar had broken in half; it'd caught a grain of wood and broken in half through the body. I was like, 'Fuck!' So this other bass player I knew in Minneapolis was like, 'Hey, I've got this old Gibson that I just bought for 180 bucks. If you want I'll sell it for you.' It was a G-3 Grabber, with three pickups, and he hadn't really even played it yet. I plugged it into my Yamaha amp, hit one note and said, 'I'll take it!' His jaw fell on the floor; that one note sounded so great, he knew he'd screwed up. He let me pay him when I got home from tour; he charged me 180, but I sent him 200 bucks. I used it for 'Kerplunk!' through 'Insomniac', and I toured with for well over 500 shows. I finally retired it after about the third time its neck broke, but I still have it at home."
collectorsfrenzy.com: "...I was one of the 10 or so people at this show. They were great, we all got up on stage for the Operation Ivy encore cover."
"I saw Green Day play at the Varsity to about 12 people, they were awesome back then!"
gdtourvan1990: "Thursday July 5: Today’s show was at the Varsity Theater, not far away from 815 6th St SE where the guys had just about moved in by now. We parked in the back of the theater. Someone showed up with a bottle of blue of hair dye and Mike’s bass broke in half either before or during the show.
Fun show, but it was a really big room; there were more kids at the party the day before."
Billie Joe Armstrong: "Cover photo of sweet children ep is from this show" |
1990 |
1 |
Bone Club, Porcelain Boys |
9 |
39/Smooth tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Varsity Theater |
Minneapolis |
MN |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 5404 |
1695099011 |
1990-07-25 |
39/Smooth tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-25-1990-paint-factory-tampa-fl-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1253 |
"Paint Factory was a short-lived joint in Ybor. A very sketchy section if I recall correctly."
"As I recall, the Paint Factory was so sketchy that I just assumed it was an abandoned building. I think they ran in extension cords from the building next door for power."
Justin Gauge: "If you were there you remember. What a crazy night this was. Historic I think, is not pretentious. Keep your eyes peeled for Doug, Skinny, Dudinetz, idk... Maybe even yours truly."
gdtourvan1990: "Wednesday July 25: After a bit of thrift storing and pawn shopping in Gainesville we headed south again down the 75 to Tampa FL for a show at the Paint Factory. “The Gilman of Florida” I overheard one of the kids say. It was an exciting night, there was lightning in the air, literal lightning! A huge storm came through while the guys were loading in to the club. John grabbed a cymbal stand, jumped on my roof and held it over his head yelling, “Trichinosis be damned, Let’s do it!” while lighting flashed all over. Some local kids looked up and said, “That’s a bad idea dude”. A great crowd of kids showed up that night, but then the cops came and shut the show down. Not sure why, there was nothing around this place for miles. Now this place is called the @theheightsdistrict “a modernized neighborhood hangout” Really? Can someone still throw a bottle against the wall here just to hear the sound of smashing glass? I doubt it. In the immortal words of Astronaut George Taylor, “You maniacs, You blew it up!”
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay: "In our 2017 Music Issue, Tampa DIY scene forefather Edwin Velez described the days when Green Day would play shit venues in Tampa Heights (although there is debate about whether the venue was called Paint Factory or Skyscrapers - it was Skyliners). The NorCal punk band’s Tuesday night set in Tampa was a reminder that it has come a long, long way from being punk at 101. W. 7th Ave. (near Tampa’s Water Works park)."
Dave's Misty Water-Colored Memories Of The Way We Were: "Paint Factory vs. Skyliners! This is the corner of Tampa St. and 7th Ave. and the former site of the Paint Factory (as I always knew it) or Skyliners (as others called it) in 1990. LOL, I'm providing the flyers as proof that both names were used. Green Day played there and I bought some zines from Aaron Cometbus who was on tour with. At that time in history, the Tampa police station was one block away across a more-or-less empty park ... direct sight line. They shut down the Green Day show early." |
1990 |
1 |
Awake, Judge |
9 |
39/Smooth tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Paint Factory |
Tampa |
FL |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 5416 |
1695100375 |
1990-10-19 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-19-1990-womens-building-san-francisco-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1133 |
|
1990 |
1 |
Mr. T Experience, The Creamers, Bad Town Boys |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Women’s Building |
San Francisco |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 5423 |
1695100757 |
1990-10-26 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-26-1990-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
5 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
Stephen Depace: "Violent Femmes opened for us in the early 80's, and Green Day opened for us in the early 90's. Can you believe it?!"
Jesse Luscious: "I booked this show and, beautifully, Flipper cleared the room. It was magical! (I'm a huge Flipper fan!)" |
1990 |
1 |
Flipper, Swinging Teens, Monsula, Fifteen |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 5435 |
1695103714 |
1990-11-24 |
39/Smooth tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-24-1990-u-genes-pico-rivera-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
5 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
999 |
|
1990 |
1 |
Monsula, Hunger Farm, Cringer |
9 |
39/Smooth tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
U-Gene’s |
Pico Rivera |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 51577 |
1695104512 |
1990-12-28 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-28-1990-berkeley-square-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
112 |
A caption on the flyer suggests ("Al Sob Cometh") John Kiffmeyer might have played this show |
1990 |
1 |
Samiam, Monsula |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Berkeley Square |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 55065 |
1695104775 |
1990-12-31 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-31-1990-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
Incomplete setlist, date of the recording is subject to change.
Martin Sprouse: "They played on New Year's Eve at Gilman and they tore it up. Everyone had fun. Tim Yo was dancing around. This was way before they were even remotely popular."
Michael "Metal Mike" Saunders: "And then on Dec. 31, 1990 at Gilman Street's 'New Year's Eve' with Angry Samoans, Green Day, The Mummies, Blatz, The A.G.'s. I made the phone calls to book all the bands. Only 200 heads showed up or paid, give or take - people were busy going to early parties. ...Well, if a lineup of Blatz, then the Mummies, then some unknown band called Green Day, then old LA punk rock fossils the Angry Samoans, doesn't make perfect sense to you - then you weren't me making the phone calls to get those four bands onto the same bill. Actually, I think Blatz might have been a 'package deal'. Green Day might have said, 'We'll play if our buddies Blatz are on the gig.' But even odds, I had worked from the bottom up and already called Gilman to ask Robert / Eggplant to get his band to hold off on the New Year's Eve party bus until 9pm or so so's they could play a Gilman set first." |
1990 |
1 |
Angry Samoans, The Mummies, Blatz, The A.G.'s |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 5458 |
1695141697 |
1991-01-02 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-2-1991-phoenix-theater-petaluma-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
977 |
Incomplete setlist
Jon: "BAD RELIGION at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma CA. Against the Grain tour, Green Day opened."
Venster: "Yes, I can confirm that Green Day opened for Bad Religion at the Phoenix Theatre, because I am the guy who produced the show with my friend 'Big W'. I was the one that asked Billie if he would like to play a show with Bad Religion, and he was really excited that I asked him. I knew Jay [Bentley] (the bass player of Bad Religion) from when I was working in Los Angeles and got him to ask the band if they would play a show for me at the Phoenix. The show was a birthday party for my friend's then-girlfriend and it was freaking awesome! And, no, I do not remember anyone really booing any of the bands. If anyone got boo'd, it would have been Green Day because they were not considered 'punk enuf' by most of the scene."
Billie Joe Armstrong: "But then we started playing with Tre, and John would come down from Humboldt and sort of steal the gig away. Like there was this big gig with Bad Religion - we were opening for them at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma - and John comes down and suddenly takes the gig away from Tre. And I was like, wait a minute, Tre has been working with us for months, and you come down to play this one gig. That doesn't seem fair to Tre, who by then was becoming a good friend of ours."
Michael Saunders: "Green Day always stopped playing and ranked on boneheads... This time, Kiffmeyer came down off the drum riser like the alpha dog and got the crowd to chant the fools right out of the theater, 'Losers go home!' Awesome."
Mike Dirnt: "It was awkward. I remember the drama backstage. We had really gelled with Tre at that point. Tre was our guy. We not only blended with him as a friend and hit it off on all sorts of levels, but we were just really starting to make strides playing a lot of shows with him. And our drummer came back down and was like, 'This is my band! I want to play the show!' And it was really tough. It was a big show for us. So being the mediator that I've always been, I ended up calling the deal and saying, 'OK, fine. John, you can play the show. But Tre gets all your cash.' Neither one of them was happy." |
1991 |
1 |
Bad Religion, Chronic Decay |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Phoenix Theater |
Petaluma |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 5471 |
1695143654 |
1991-02-15 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-15-1991-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
|
1991 |
1 |
Econochrist, No Use For A Name, Sawhorse, Blatz |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 5477 |
1695143996 |
1991-03-08 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-8-1991-highway-12-house-santa-rosa-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
4 |
|
1 |
|
Acoustic |
|
|
1155 |
Jesse Kindt: "Billie hid in JB's closet."
bohemian.com: "...to a house party on Highway 12..."
Darwin Meiners: "Yes. That's the acoustic footage. I have the whole show."
Gabe Meline: "I know the cops came and busted the party, so a lot of people left before they played."
Chuck Gangnath: "The living room acoustic video is at HWY 12 house where Alberta, Randall and JB lived?"
Celene O'Dell: "I spent a smokey evening on the lawn at Shoreline with them and also remember a Hwy 12 house party with Gwen Stefani (No Doubt). Weird to see them all super famous now. They were just cool peeps that we hung out with that had demo albums or new releases. Phoenix Theater used to have amazing shows. I feel lucky to have lived during that era." |
1991 |
1 |
|
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Highway 12 House |
Santa Rosa |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6077 |
1695179797 |
1991-04-26 |
39/Smooth tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-26-1991-nordic-hall-sioux-falls-sd-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1200 |
Nick Simon: "Band years. This is 1991, I think. And Green Day wasn't the headliner."
usernamenotallowed: "In Sioux Falls on Minnesota Ave. behind the Starbucks ... I went to my first concert there when I was just a wee little kid ... but I heard they would ask for places to stay and they crashed at my grandma and grandpa's which made them amazing..."
Mel: "I was there. The Nordic Hall was quite the place. I remember a long flight of steps - it didn't get any more 'underground' (for music, literally) than that. I still have the dent in my leg from riding around on a food service cart. We were there every weekend. Between the Limelight, the Pomp Room, Nordic Hall ... and random people's garages ... the music scene will forever be etched in our memories."
Billie Joe Armstrong: "And then she showed up in Sioux Falls, and then she just grabbed me. She said, 'Billie Joe?' And I turned around and my first, I was just, I had to remember what she looked like, because I couldn't - it just didn't register at first. I remember her voice just from the phone. And she turned and looked at her friend and goes, 'He doesnt remember me.' And I felt like the biggest tool at that second. I was like, 'Oh my god.' I can't, you know, I was like, 'Yes I do.' And so we, I don't know, then we went to... There was a dumpster out in the back and we just talked all night long..." |
1991 |
1 |
The Stench, 40 Ton Beatnik, Reach, Officer Uggh! |
9 |
39/Smooth tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Nordic Hall |
Sioux Falls |
SD |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6098 |
1695180766 |
1991-05-03 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-3-1991-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
Incomplete setlist |
1991 |
1 |
TVTV$, That's It, Generator, Pay The Man |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6104 |
1695181780 |
1991-05-30 |
39/Smooth tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-30-1991-the-cooperage-los-angeles-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
665 |
Carmen Hillebrew: "When I heard this otherwise "unannounced" show plugged on KXLU, I got my ass down to the Cooperage on campus to experience just what I hoped for: a rare opportunity to see world-class band up close, in a small crowd with no jock slammers fucking things up for everyone else. Openers Rhythm Collision were a young, solid 3-piece from the Bay Area [Rhythm Collision are actually from Agora, CA] who played punk which I'd describe better-than-average. They came across as sincere and easygoing, and with something to say. Their closing number, 'Now', took off in a different tangent than the rest of the set into experimental, almost Minutemen-ish territory. With more songs like this Rhythm Collision could be developing into something really special. Green Day came on next, and will be playing big halls soon (if they're not already). GO SEE THIS BAND. They're punk with hooks galore that sometimes hover near folk, sometimes near pop. I am mind boggled at the level of songwriting and playing considering their age. (They're all teenagers.) The bassist plays a weird, Danelectro-type of thing [Gibson G-3] and was all over the fretboard. The drummer is named Tre, and pounded great arrangements. The guitarist/lead singer Billie Joe is going to prove to be one of the major talents to emerge from 90's underground. He makes some super-charged guitarwork look easy, and is blessed with an amazing set of vocal chords. With his relentless, quick-witted between-song banter and mock-rock moves, he proved to be consummate showman, but why did I leave with the feeling that someday this person will be a (gulp) rockstar."
Martin Wong: "In Cometbus #54, he accepts an invitation from Green Day to join the band on the Asian leg of its tour. Stops include Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan. As much as he can, he does his trademark wandering through alleys, scoping out used bookstores, and imbibing mass quantities of coffee on a continent that's new to him. But the real story is also about his longtime connections with the band, the different paths they chose – fame and obscurity, major label and DIY – and their lasting, evolving friendship. While I've gathered some knowledge about Asian culture as the editor of Giant Robot, I'm also very aware of the band. Green Day actually stayed at my house after they played a gig at UCLA's Co-op when my friend Craig was booking shows there. The group had one album and a couple of singles out at the time and they only spent one night, but everything Cometbus writes about them rings true in my memories. Tre was the goofiest one, fucking around in his Mack baseball cap and yelling 'Bass!' all the time (Public Enemy was huge). Mike was the sympathetic one who apologized for everyone sleeping in after I got busted for speeding on the way back to Westwood with them to catch the Mr. T Experience's lunchtime show and pick up their check the next day. Billie Joe was mostly quiet but left his phone number and said to call if I ever made it up to the East Bay. All three had stinky feet, and I baked cookies after they left so my roommates wouldn't have to smell the aftermath. I never dialed BJ's number, but I did keep seeing Green Day a lot back then." |
1991 |
1 |
Rhythm Collision |
9 |
39/Smooth tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Cooperage |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6126 |
1695182534 |
1991-06-29 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-29-1991-cybelles-pizza-el-cerrito-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
383 |
Top_Ten: "Green Day opened for my band at a pizza parlor..."
Ali Bower: "Also pretty sure this is the show that Billie Joe's mom [Ollie Armstrong] attended, and poured some blush wine in my cup."
BayAreaPunkShows: "This is the last of the Green Day shows I filmed back in 1991. This one is pretty dark but it was a great show and an awesome setlist. ...I might have written down the wrong date on the video tape. It could have been the night before/after the Cattle Club show [29/06]. ...Yeah, she [Ollie Armstrong] was there, you can hear her yelling Billie to play Going To Pasalacqua." |
1991 |
1 |
Mr. T Experience |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Cybelle’s Pizza |
El Cerrito |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6148 |
1695184805 |
1991-07-18 |
39/Smooth tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-18-1991-north-shore-surf-club-olympia-wa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
8 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
926 |
Incomplete setlist
madhatte: "I saw Green Day at the North Shore Surf Club (a tiny place, now long-gone. I think it's a women's clothing store now) here in Olympia in July 1991. They rocked."
dirtclodfight: "... We did play with them in Olympia and they were total asshats to us... One of the only bands besides Hole that we played with who were dicks to us ... I had a great time playing with Green Day. They were cool to me. Wiffle ball in the van and cheesy home made stickers."
Todd D.: "I went to several shows at the North Shore [Surf Club] back then. I remember the Green Day one pretty well. I think I had only heard 39/Smooth at the time so I know they played a lot from it. Billie's guitar strap broke during the show and it seemed like it took him forever to fix it. The sang the Mickey Mouse song during that. The M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E song."
Jason Iverson: "Before the show my friends and I got there a bit early and were the only ones in line. These dudes come up to us and ask us if we want to dye our hair with them. I looked at my friend and we all said no. Turned out to be Green Day. I didn't know what they looked like until that night" |
1991 |
1 |
Schleprock, Dirt Clod Fight |
9 |
39/Smooth tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
North Shore Surf Club |
Olympia |
WA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6170 |
1695185324 |
1991-07-20 |
39/Smooth tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-20-1991-the-cruel-elephant-vancouver-bc-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
1317 |
Billie Joe Armstrong: "...Me and Lucky Dog smashed a TV in BC in '91..."
Bryan Burgess: "And drank with them after the show if I recall correctly..."
Leanne Harris: "I was there! Good times. Moshing on the small dance floor."
Paul E. Moes: "They were too young to play the club, hid them in the back until showtime..."
Mark Pilon: "Green Day visited the Discorder office about the same time. They stickered the door."
"Green Day played there once for about 200 screaming kids, that’s when they were still touring in their beat up little Econoline van."
Cornelius Yuzak: "I remember saying Billie Joe looks like Peter Brady and one of their roadies was like, 'Holy shit! He does!' and was laughing about it. Great show." |
1991 |
1 |
Schleprock, The Sweaters |
9 |
39/Smooth tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Cruel Elephant |
Vancouver |
BC |
Canada |
|
|
|
|
| 6183 |
1695185710 |
1991-07-29 |
39/Smooth tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-29-1991-missoula-union-hall-missoula-mt-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
775 |
Zach Dundas: "I admit that when I saw Green Day at the Missoula Union Hall in 1991, I did not foresee the Billie Joe Armstrong/Norah Jones collaboration." |
1991 |
1 |
The Banned |
9 |
39/Smooth tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Missoula Union Hall |
Missoula |
MT |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6209 |
1695186003 |
1991-07-30 |
39/Smooth tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-30-1991-inner-world-gateway-billings-mt-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
145 |
Kyle Matteson: "I saw Green Day in '91 opening for a local band I loved back in Montana called Spurge. Had no clue who they were..."
ejones71: "It was called Inner World Gateway. I've been told it's still around. It's way out west on Grand or Central. It was the middle of a field at the time."
Dustin Bennett: "Looks like a 90's version of Pat Whitmer at the beginning. I thought he said he went boarding with Green Day when they came through in the early 90's, so maybe this is that time. I think Spurge opened for them, maybe Quash too."
Shawn Welch: "My friend JD did security at this show. He walked in on Billie Joe as he was applying his mascara and said, 'Sorry, I thought this was the men's room.' BJ went spider monkey and punched JD (like a girl) about 20 times before he could get him tied up."
Will O'Brien: "Inner World Gateway was on 80th St. and Grand Ave. That is the club I played my first show at. That club was really small I went to high school with the kid who ran it. His dad owned the building. It held, like, 75 to 100 people and they would stuff a couple hundred in there. Didn't last long." |
1991 |
1 |
Spurge |
9 |
39/Smooth tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Inner World Gateway |
Billings |
MT |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6222 |
1695186448 |
1991-08-02 |
39/Smooth tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-2-1991-nordic-hall-sioux-falls-sd-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
1200 |
|
1991 |
1 |
|
9 |
39/Smooth tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Nordic Hall |
Sioux Falls |
SD |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6236 |
1695238983 |
1991-08-17 |
39/Smooth tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-17-1991-vinos-little-rock-ar-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
595 |
Colette Tucker: "That's me on the far right of the video taking pictures and getting on stage. Still have my pictures."
Luke Warm: "Saw them ... with only about a dozen people in attendance (though I was there to see Trusty, had never heard of Green Day)..."
Richard Matson: "It's kind of hard to picture Green Day playing to 300 kids in a dingy LR backroom today, but in 1990 the band was a little known pop-punk three piece out of Oakland with songs about meeting girls at the library. I'm pretty sure this was the first time any of us had seen a performer spit loogies in the air and catch them in his mouth."
Burt Taggart: "Green Day lands in Little Rock for the night to a sold out show in the steamy back room of Vino's. In a strange twist of fate, Chino Horde's Jason White ends up on stage to help sing on the Operation Ivy cover "Knowledge". Some 12 years later, Jason will join them onstage again, this time hired by Green Day as a second guitarist on their Warning tour."
Jason White: "Step By Step and crew had met them briefly after they were too late for our show in Memphis a year before on their first tour. Now Tre was in the band and in full effect. They were great. They had just gotten robbed in New Orleans and had no money and were wearing borrowed clothes. Billie Joe had on a shirt with a pig on the front and back. He announced a new song called 'One For The Razorbacks'... and I'm not kidding." After the show, everyone went swimming at Catherine McCrae's house. A familiar post-show ritual that summer."
Joy Ritchey: "I remember driving some of us to Memphis the night before this show to see Green Day at the Antenna. I took tons of photos but gave them away awhile ago to a disabled kid here who loves them or I'd send some to Richard to post. I think Billie Joe was interviewed that night after the show for Fluke. Anyway, they were really nice to us. Like Jason said, after the show in LR the next night there was a party at Catherine's. I remember a very competitive game of catagories on the diving board. Green Day wrote, I don't know in what, maybe chalk?, a big thank you and love you to Catherine and everyone for being so hospitable before they left that night. The next year they played again and almost as soon as they got on stage they asked if she was there. But she was out to dinner with her parents, so no pool party that year." |
1991 |
1 |
Trusty |
9 |
39/Smooth tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Vino’s |
Little Rock |
AR |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6253 |
1695263056 |
1991-08-24 |
39/Smooth tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-24-1991-the-star-club-tampa-fl-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
1256 |
kevin_can_wait: "I hung out with them in Aug '91 down in Ybor. They shared their beer with me. They invited me to their show at Star Club that night. I was an instant fan. I still remember when I saw their video on MTV. Shocked!"
bonelust_at_gato_ranch: "So you know exactly what I'm talking about! My BFF's band opened for this show and they were staying with them. Total dirty van touring punk band sleeping on the floor. When they went major label and then blew up I was a bit in awe. Kind of felt like it had all been an act. Never even listened to Dookie. Only heard what you can't escape on the radio. Sometimes my alarm goes off in the morning and they're playing and I just have to roll my eyes and turn it off. That's the only time I briefly hear what's on the radio."
keithzak: "I went to that Star Club show too. They were really great. Now every time I look at them I cringe. I'll also never forgive them for that godawful 'I hope you had the time of your life' song. You could fucking torture prisoners with that shit."
"...they played the Star Club, which was right in Ybor on 7th, and there was a big crowd for that. I think Slap of Reality played with them. Or maybe Awake!"
Dawn: "Wow... This really takes me back in time. The first time I saw Green Day live was August 1991 in Tampa, FL at The Star Club. I'll never forget that night. It was wild. Some guy that was crowdsurfing kicked me right in the mouth and I had braces back then, so my mouth bled pretty bad. What was worse is my boyfriend tried to beat the guy's ass for doing it. I guess Billie could tell there was about to be a fight, because he asked us if everything was cool back there. It was a crazy night. The place was packed wall to wall and it was so fucking hot in there it was unreal. Also my boyfriend freaked the fuck out when he saw Tre kiss Billie Joe. He wanted to leave and I was like, 'Bye, see ya. I ain't going nowhere.' He was such a narrow-minded jerk, but he stayed of course. It was a hole-in-the-wall club, nothing fancy, but it was a fucking blast, though. ...I felt at home for the first time. I don't know if you can understand what I mean by that but for the first time in my life I felt free to be me. I was jumping around and loving it. Later that night I got kicked in the mouth by a crowd surfer and I had just got my braces put on my teeth and my mouth bled pretty bad, but I didn't care, I was having too much fun. My boyfriend on the other hand, didn't take is so well and he wanted to kick the guy's ass that kicked me in the mouth. I was trying to break it up before the fight got bad and just then I heard Billie Joe over the microphone asking if everything was alright (or something to that effect) and they stopped fighting. Then Tre walked up and kissed Billie and my boyfriend flipped. He said, 'Come on, let's get out of here, I don't want to hear a bunch of faggots play.' I told him he was a narrow-minded jerk and if he didn't like it he could leave by himself because I was staying. But of course he stayed, but he wasn't happy about it and later that night I broke up with him anyway. LOL! I know this may be more than you were asking but I figured you might want to hear the whole story. About 2 months before that show I heard Green Day for the first time. One of my friends played me one of their records (his dad lives in Oakland and he spent his summers there) and I was instantly so drawn to their sound and lyrics I could relate to. It was kind of one those 'aha' moments in life that are so rare. I was mesmerized by Green Day's music. I had him make me some cassettes and I about wore them out. Then a few months later I was on vacation with my family and boyfriend in Tampa and I just so happen to come across a flyer saying "Green Day Playing." To me it was like fate. My boyfriend and I went to the concert. It was a hole-in-the-wall club, but I looked around and thought to myself, 'I don’t need to fit into some clique at school because I had found my nitch right here with all the people in that club.' Green Day was playing, we all had a blast." |
1991 |
1 |
Highchair |
9 |
39/Smooth tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Star Club |
Tampa |
FL |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 58560 |
1695264230 |
1991-09-04 |
39/Smooth tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-4-1991-silver-dollar-club-phoenix-az-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
15 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
992 |
Will Tynor: "Mon. 09/02/91: Green Day, Blofiche"
Bill Ramsey: "I'm pretty sure it was the 1991 Green Day/Blofiche show. Three Guys was putting on the show. IIRC, White Kaps and Bob from Fearless had called us incessantly asking to be on the show, but we said there was no room on the bill. The White Kaps guys (or Bob - can't remember) went directly to the Silver Dollar people and said they should be added to the calendar. I remember us being pretty surprised when they showed up the day of the show. We weren't complete dicks, so we told them it was OK to play - they just had to go on first." |
1991 |
1 |
Blofiche, White Kaps |
9 |
39/Smooth tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Silver Dollar Club |
Phoenix |
AZ |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6272 |
1695264394 |
1991-09-13 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-13-1991-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
14 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
|
1991 |
1 |
Thatcher On Acid, Morphius, Cringer, DJ Lebowitz |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6318 |
1695264972 |
1991-09-28 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-28-1991-phoenix-theater-petaluma-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
12 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
977 |
|
1991 |
1 |
Disciples Of Ed, Pieces Of Lisa, Band #6 |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Phoenix Theater |
Petaluma |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 60442 |
1695265564 |
1991-10-03 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-3-1991-berkeley-square-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
16 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
112 |
Tucker: "LOL... Look at these fools! Still remember seeing these guys for the first time back in '91 or so... Think it was Green Day, Fifteen, Samiam at the Berkeley Square. These fucks used to have long 'rocker hair', funny to see how they've morphed into their 'punk' look throughout the years..."
|
1991 |
1 |
Fifteen, Samiam |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Berkeley Square |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 61369 |
1695265667 |
1991-10-04 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-4-1991-uc-berkeley-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
117 |
Lower Sproul Plaza on UC Berkeley campus. Incomplete setlist. |
1991 |
1 |
|
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
UC Berkeley |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6387 |
1695267975 |
1991-10-27 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-27-1991-stortebeker-hamburg-germany.html |
Set |
1 |
16 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
463 |
Norwegian Leather: "I still have fond memories of seeing them [So Much Hate] play in Hamburg at the Störtebeker with Green Day opening up for them. Those were the days!"
Florian Helmchen: "I was fortunate enough to see GREEN DAY open up for SO MUCH HATE in Hamburg and not many people were so impressed by GREEN DAY. SO MUCH HATE had a great show." |
1991 |
1 |
So Much Hate |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Störtebeker |
Hamburg |
|
Germany |
|
|
|
|
| 6417 |
1695268464 |
1991-11-02 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-2-1991-juz-dampfmhle-verden-germany.html |
Set |
1 |
14 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1323 |
|
1991 |
1 |
|
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
JUZ Dampfmühle |
Verden |
|
Germany |
|
|
|
|
| 6443 |
1695274062 |
1991-11-24 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-24-1991-cafe-panama-laudio-spain.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
572 |
|
1991 |
1 |
|
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Café Panama |
Laudio |
|
Spain |
|
|
|
|
| 6458 |
1695274748 |
1991-11-29 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-29-1991-espai-musical-la-bascula-barcelona-spain.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
82 |
Billie Joe Armstrong: "...Barcelona was fun..."
Jordi Llansamà: "There were less than 50 people. They were quite shy and I remember we had dinner at a bar in the Parallel. Then I took them to sleep at a hotel with a friend of mine, Oriol." |
1991 |
1 |
|
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Espai Musical La Báscula |
Barcelona |
|
Spain |
|
|
|
|
| 6478 |
1695276104 |
1991-12-15 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-15-1991-the-attic-dublin-ireland.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
364 |
Pete Murphy: "I was in town doing some last minute Christmas shopping. I knew Niall was organising an afternoon gig for this band on Lookout Records, called Green Day. I knew their first couple of records, and I’d always support the Hope gigs when I could, so I took some time out to pop in and catch the show. Armed as ever with my trusty walkman recorder I headed in and, along with, I guess, 25 other people, caught a great gig. I still have that tape somewhere."
Please Feed Me: A Punk Vegan Cookbook: "Yeah, yeah, it's all true. Green Day played in the Attic. It was a wintry Sunday afternoon. They used my bass, They covered up my Sink stickers. They took off their trousers and 40 people saw it all. Retrospectively when people talk to me about hope they mention Green Day, Fugazi and Nomeansno. If all the people who say they saw Green Day when they played with Dog Day in the Attic were actually there then the already unsteady floor in the venue would definitely have collapsed. On the day we lost a £50 and the floor was perfectly safe. It's kind of novel to be able to say that they played but I would much prefer if I was able to give you a recipe from the band. Dublin wasn't really the party city and Green Day left for Belfast straight after the gig, but not before getting some directions and food. They had enjoyed themselves so much in Belfast the previous night that they wanted to get back as quickly as possible. 1991 ended for hope with this gig. We had directly put on 29 gigs. We had been involved with other gigs in Cork, Belfast, Trinity, NCAD, and Kill. People from other counties in Ireland were starting to ask about putting on gigs (they either got the address from REACT or travelled up to Dublin for a gig). React was up to 5000 copies (I even find that hard to believe looking back) and there was an endless supply of bands looking to play. Being careful not to get carried away Green Day put a sense of perspective on it. 40 people." |
1991 |
1 |
Dog Day |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Attic |
Dublin |
|
Ireland |
|
|
|
|
| 6488 |
1695314464 |
1991-12-17 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-17-1991-the-joiners-arms-southhampton-england.html |
Set |
1 |
5 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1208 |
Billie Joe Armstrong: "It was great. For some reason we had a bunch of weird clothes that we kept finding in these different towns that we would play, and which were wearing. It was a great show, though I did fall off the stage."
Louder Than War: "During this time we put on gigs for several bands that would later become huge. In December 1991, GREEN DAY played The Joiners with JAILCELL RECIPES & OLDER THAN DIRT (singer Mike put them up afterwards at his flat!) on their first UK tour to around 75 people. As it was near my birthday, they got me on-stage & sang Happy Birthday to me (somewhere it is all caught on video)!"
Kjersti Egerdahl, "Green Day: A Musical Biography": "On December 17, 1991, Green Day got the first finished copies of Kerplunk! At the moment, the bandmates were in Southampton, in southern England, getting ready for a show with Jailcell Recipes. They decided to make the show an impromptu record release party, despite being more than five thousand miles away from the East Bay. Green Day treated their audience to a setlist full of future hits from Kerplunk!, including Welcome to Paradise, 2,000 Light Years Away, and Christie Road. The band members threw on all the weird European clothes they had been collecting, and Armstrong fell off the stage - a show to remember."
Kerrang: "Twenty-five years, one month and one day before the interviews for this feature were conducted, on December 17, 1991, Green Day were in Hampshire, about to play a show at the Joiners Arms pub in Southampton. The date is significant because it was on this day that their second album, Kerplunk, was released (it emerged a month later on CD). On that day, the touring band were joined on the south coast by Larry Livermore, the owner of their record label at the time (Lookout!), who arrived on a flight from San Francisco having smuggled two boxes of his charges’ brand-new vinyl LP into the country. Onstage, in front of 75 people, the trio celebrated by turning the concert into a kind of record release party. They played wearing dresses and wigs that they’d accumulated in Germany. Billie Joe fell off the stage at the end of the night, Green Day and their one-person road crew slept in a flat belonging to a member of Jailcell Recipes, who also appeared on the bill." |
1991 |
1 |
Jailcell Recipes, Older Than Dirt |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
... |
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Joiners Arms |
Southhampton |
|
England |
|
|
|
|
| 6500 |
1695314900 |
1991-12-21 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-21-1991-the-den-wigan-england.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1374 |
Right before the first song, I Was There, the band did the Nativity Play, starring Billie Joe as 'three schizophrenic wise men', Mike as a narrator and Santa Claus, Tre Cool as Virgin Mary, Sean Hughes as baby Jesus, and Sean Forbes of Wat Tyler as the Easter Bunny.
sojealous2: "...They stayed at my uncle's house as they had nowhere to stay..."
Chris W.: "Dave Arnold gave Green Day their first ever UK gigs at the Den and put them up at his house! They put on a 'punk nativity play' following their gig."
margin_walker: "I once sang on stage with Green Day. This was, oh, 14 years ago when I was still in school! My friends and I were all into skateboarding and were mad about Green Day, they were relatively unknown in the UK back then and had just released their Kerplunk! album. We got into them through a friend of mine who was the singer in an amazing hardcore band called Jailcell Recipes. Anyway, Green Day did a small tour over here and played a venue in Wigan. We all went along after school to see them."
Dean Beddis: "I was in the Cowboy Killers, with the boys in Newport, and Green Day were just kids coming over to the UK. We were friends with the people who did Lookout! Records, Mary Jane and Christy. I can't remember their names exactly - two girls and a guy and they used to stay at our house in Brynglas, Newport and they used to bring all the Lookout! bands over. We played up in Wigan, up in the Den - I can't remember what album we had out - and it was us, Wat Tyler and Green Day. And Wat Tyler and Green Day did the nativity play, dressed up as Jesus and all that. So, we played and watched it and it was as mad as fuck. Two nights later Green Day were gonna be playing TJ's in Newport. So, they played and they did the nativity play again. This was their first time over here and they were just young kids. There had been about 200 people in Wigan and, in Newport (it was one of Simon's Cheap Sweaty Fun gigs) they were right down the bill again. We didn't play that night. At the end of the night Simon asked if they could stay at my house because we used to let bands stay. I said they could but, seeing as they were these young kids, only if they didn't fuck about and didn't make any noise. We went back to my house and we had all the Xmas decorations up and all that and we got the Megadrive out and, as Green Day didn't have any gigs lined up for a while, they asked if they could stay there over Christmas. I told them no, they could fuck right off. I told them that I had work the next morning (at Rockaway Records in Newport Market), my daughter was in bed and they had to go to sleep - it was about two in the morning. So I went to bed leaving them down there, in their sleeping bags right up against the Christmas tree. I'm in bed with the missus and I hear all this noise from downstairs, and I'd fucking told them to be quiet, so I went downstairs. I had this big fucking samurai sword on the wall, so I pulled it down and said, 'I told you to be fucking quiet,' and started swinging it about and these kids from Green Day were jumping up and down with their sleeping bags done right up to their necks looking like caterpillars, jumping up and down and fucking about and pogoing. So I started swinging it around their heads, threatening to kill them, y'know, 'I'm gonna chop you up, ya cunts. I warned you once, you American bastards.' And they were laughing but it turned out they were absolutely shitting themselves. I was just having a laugh, wasn't I?! Mind you, I was stood there in just my underpants swinging a sword at them threatening to kill them. In the morning they asked me again if they could stay and I told them to fuck off, it was Christmas. I didn't see them again for a while then we played in London several years later with The Offspring and NOFX and this guy comes up to me and it was Tre Cool, the drummer from Green Day. Of course, they'd gone massive by now and I'm like, 'You're a millionaire now, ya cunt.' He's like, 'Yeah, man, remember when we stayed at your house?!' And I've met quite a few people who tell me that Green Day still tell the story of me and my house. About two years ago a mate told me that I got mentioned in Kerrang in a Green Day interview. I got a copy and there it was, Green Day talking about their first time in the UK and how they had stayed in a house in Wales and this guy had tried to kill them with a sword. It even made the band autobiography. So, they still talk about it to this day. John from The Abs told me that when they toured in Germany and played with Green Day and they found out he was Welsh they told him about this mad cunt called Beddis who tried to kill them with a sword. We were into Bad Religion and NOFX and bands who did the more melodic stuff but it was underground then, it hadn't become mainstream. Everywhere was all Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror but I was always into Dead Kennedys and Minor Threat, the more tuneful hardcore. So when Green Day came along, although I didn't think they were the greatest band, I liked them coz they were nice guys. They were ordinary kids going around in a Transit van, sleeping on people's floors, way before people started licking their arses and asking for their autographs and playing Wembley Stadium. 'Get to sleep or I'm gonna kill you, ya cunts' - I think it's stuck with them because, before all the tongues up arses, they got a dose of Welsh reality, but it is nice to be remembered. About four years ago I got a two-year prison sentence for doing something really stupid with a Roman sword and a flick-knife in somebody's house and I was quite tempted to send the clipping from the newspaper to the guys in Green Day - 'Remember when you stayed in my house?' One last thing: There was another guy who stayed at my house on that night and, next morning, he didn't get in the van with the band. I asked him why he wasn't going with the band and he said that he wasn't with them, he was from Cardiff. I asked him what the fuck he was doing in my house and he said, 'Last night you told me to get in the van... So I did!' So this guy slept on the floor of my house with Green Day and I've never seen him since."
greenday-only.com: "The particular show in question went down in Wigan, a town in Lancashire, England. It was a cold winter night just a few days before Christmas, but the rotten weather didn't keep people from filling up the tiny venue. No one can remember exactly what the club was called. It might have been the Rainbow; it might have been the Den. The only sure thing is that it was your classic dark, greasy little club for catching all the coolest bands before they become too famous for you. The stage was little more than a platform that barely came off the ground, the sound quality was terrible - if Billie Joe was three inches away from the mic you couldn't hear him - and the overall production values basically sucked ass, but it was still one of the best, and most legendary Green Day shows ever. Even in those blurry, early days, with no big budgets or elite road crew, Green Day knew how to put on a show. In honor of the holiday season, they started things off by staging their own little Christmas play. Mike was the Charlie Brown-style narrator and Santa Claus, Billie Joe was the one wise punk, standing in for the three wise men because 'one wise punk is as smart as three wise men,' and Tre was the lovely virgin Larry...er, Mary. To begin, Green Day made the whole crowd sit down quietly on the floor like good little boys and girls. Wearing a dress that looked surprisingly like the dress he wore in the Holiday video, Tre was laid out on a dais in front of the crowd, skirt hitched up, doing his best job of imitating a woman in labor. Eventually, an enormous, hairy baby Jesus - played by the band's buddy, Sean - popped out from between Tre's legs, wearing nothing but a big white diaper, I mean, swaddling clothes, and gave the whole crowd a lecture about this being his birthday, not Santa Claus'. Unfortunately for Jesus, while he was lecturing, his dear mummy Mary was still in the process of producing the afterbirth. The band filled a bag with rice pudding and tomato sauce and called it the Holy Placenta, which was hurled unceremoniously out into the crowd along with a ridiculously long umbilical cord. Then, just when Jesus was getting the crowd's attention again, Santa Claus came in with a bag of presents and stole the show. Or he would have, if a giant Easter bunny chugging a beer hadn't followed him in. Ring any bells? Halfway through the show, Tre got up to the mic and asked the crowd who should win, Jesus or Santa Claus? The man in the red suit got the majority of the cheers, but then Billie Joe asked who thought the Easter bunny should win, and everybody went nuts. 'Okay,' Billie Joe said. 'The Easter bunny wins. 'Perhaps it's thanks to that historic evening that a huge, beer-swilling bunny still makes an appearance onstage for most Green Day shows. It was that night that they guys really started to show the first signs of the crazy stage performances they were going to give in the years to come. After the touching nativity scene, they played a super-long set including Going To Pasalacqua (arguably their first totally fucking awesome song), and Welcome to Paradise, which they introduce as one of their newest songs. The crowd had clearly never heard it before, but when those crunchy opening chords sounded, everybody fucking rocked it anyway. Even though they were on a tiny stage, the super enthusiastic crowd was stage-diving like crazy. The mosh pit was intense, and the disgusting remnants of the Holy Placenta were getting thrown around throughout the entire show. By the end of the night, there were so many people running around on stage, moshing and crowd-surfing and singing along, that there was hardly any room for the band, but they didn't seem to mind. Green Day was at their relaxed and innovative best. They talked and interacted with their fans a ton, and they didn't mind going off-road and doing some freestyle jamming every once and a while. It was an amazingly professional performance for the relative newcomers, and their killer stage presence totally shone through all the technical difficulties and crazy crowd antics. Of course, part of what made the show great was the wild crowd. There were tons of punks, but remember, this was the early '90s, a bit before everyone was being fit into their own little niches from which they would never return, so there were also lots of hippies, doing their spaced-out groove thing. And there were some ravers, too. This was also just the very early beginning of the rave scene in the UK, and so all these crazy dancing, dressed up ravers were there moding to Going to Pasalacqua like it was some sick DJ shit. It was an incredibly diverse, weird, excited crowd, and everybody was just so happy to be there, a few days before Christmas, listening to wicked music and partying their asses off. Green Day couldn't have picked a more receptive audience for their nativity scene, or a more appreciative crowd to play their hearts out for." |
1991 |
1 |
Jailcell Recipes, Cowboy Killers, Disaster, Raging Kipper |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Den |
Wigan |
|
England |
|
|
|
|
| 6521 |
1695315349 |
1991-12-23 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-23-1991-tjs-newport-wales.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
878 |
ragbone: "Green Day in TJ's Newport again, rather noisy event as you can imagine (no wonder it was promoted as Cheap Sweaty Fun Gigs, thanks Simon)."
Midway Still: "Green Day supported Midway Still in 1991. The bass player mistakenly took Paul's amp lead. 7 years later, drunken Paul met him at the Kerrang Awards and informed him of the fact. He was met by a confused look and a totally bemused silence." |
1991 |
1 |
Midway Still, Knucklehead |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
TJ’s |
Newport |
|
Wales |
|
|
|
|
| 6646 |
1695325957 |
1992-01-10 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-10-1992-wehrschloss-bremen-germany.html |
Set |
1 |
8 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
174 |
Possibly incomplete setlist |
1992 |
1 |
|
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Wehrschloss |
Bremen |
|
Germany |
|
|
|
|
| 6665 |
1695327677 |
1992-04-19 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-19-1992-rajis-hollywood-ca-usa.html |
Set |
e |
15 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
495 |
|
1992 |
1 |
Dick-Tit |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Raji’s |
Hollywood |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6675 |
1695328402 |
1992-05-03 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-3-1992-ok-hotel-seattle-wa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1182 |
Aaron Cometbus: "It reminded me of the most ridiculous rumor I've ever heard: at Green Day's show at the OK Hotel in Seattle, the band and their roadie Aaron Cometbus all had these buttons which said, 'Come back to the bus', and they each gave their button to the girl at the show who they wanted to make it with - what the fuck? It was a good story and all, and much more interesting than the boring truth, which was that before the show I'd dumpstered a few big bags of buttons, and we'd used markers to make them Blatz, Green Day and Cometbus buttons, then I'd tossed them out at the show. So I couldn't figure out that damn rumor at all until I remember that the buttons were small so I had to write it in two lines: 'Come tbus'. Get it, 'Come to bus?' Some people use their imagination in all the wrong places." |
1992 |
1 |
Crackerbash, Sister Psychic |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
OK Hotel |
Seattle |
WA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6691 |
1695328634 |
1992-05-06 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-6-1992-the-cruel-elephant-vancouver-bc-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1317 |
"...It seems a bit harsh and overdriven, possibly reflecting the state of the PA system at the club. This gig was held at the new Cruel Elephant, a club in the Gastown district of Vancouver with two levels (the band played upstairs). The improvements - more space, no mystery meal - did not entirely overcome brutal sightlines. Still, at the time it was a much appreciated venue for independent bands of an alternate bent." |
1992 |
1 |
Ghetto Schiest, Alien And The Psycho |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Cruel Elephant |
Vancouver |
BC |
Canada |
|
|
|
|
| 6729 |
1695329185 |
1992-05-15 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-15-1992-university-of-regina-students-union-regina-sk-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1055 |
chrisandcebu: "Yeah, they played the old Student's Union Hall a number of times back in the early 90's."
"Any help with pinpointing the date of this show would be appreciated. I have scoured the Interweb for tour histories and have had little luck. Originally I thought it was from summer/fall of 1991. Towards the end of the show Billie Joe reads a list of upcoming shows, one of these is "All," and I'm pretty sure that was their 1991 "Allroy Saves" tour. However, it has also been suggested this could be from May of 1992 as a string of tour dates from that time has the band swinging towards western Canada. At the time this concert was a big deal for me, you'd think I'd at least remember the year! At any rate, enjoy the show - it was my first ever recording and it turned out as well as could be expected." |
1992 |
1 |
|
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
University of Regina Students' Union |
Regina |
SK |
Canada |
|
|
|
|
| 6783 |
1695349940 |
1992-05-20 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-20-1992-nordic-hall-sioux-falls-sd-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
8 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1200 |
Michael Meyer: "I think it was after this show that a bunch of us went with Green Day and broke into a church to go swimming in the baptism pool."
Matthew Rezac: "Funny story about this tape: I lent it to Terry, who had it for a really long time. Like a year or more. I kept bugging him to get it back. He kept deflecting. Finally he confessed that he had lent it to Tre Cool for the Switch portion (I think he was trying to get Switch on some label or something). After like two years of pestering Terry who then had to pester Tre, I finally got it back. True story. More or less."
Pat McIntyre: "26 years ago, and I remember like yesterday. I think it was the second time they were here and it was late afternoon on a Wednesday. I bust out of work and rushed down to Nordic Hall. They opened with my fave song of theirs (we even covered it), then they wouldn't leave town. Seriously one of my fave stories for Terry Taylor. He came into the shop two days after the show. I told him how much I loved it and he replied, 'They just won't leave! C'mon, Terry! Get up, Terry! Let's go to the mall, Terry! You want them...?' Lol. Between stories of Green Day terrorizing Washington High, to bartering for cheaper strings at the shop, this was great history. However, every so often my fat head shows up with a bad goatee and a metal mohawk. Cringe..." |
1992 |
1 |
Face Of Decline, Switch |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Nordic Hall |
Sioux Falls |
SD |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6794 |
1695350919 |
1992-05-21 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-21-1992-farm-st-peter-mn-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
708 |
Eric Davis: "Green Day on cable spools in a corn field outside of St. Peter, MN. May 1992."
Chuck R.: "...That was my stage dive that knocked out the cap on Billie's tooth... I'm also the one that yelled, 'Violence sucks!'"
Adrienne Armstrong: "So when they were in town as a band they would play garages, basements, street corners and even that farm on top of spools."
"The show in question here took place in St. Peter. It started out in Dan Fisher's North Mankato backyard with My Friend Stu and Loin Groove opening. By the time Loin Groove finished, the cops had shut down the show. So in true punk rock spirit, the entire show relocated to a house on 5th Street in Mankato. All of the audience traveled there in a caravan of cars. Before Green Day even started, the show was shut down yet again by Mankato cops. So the crowd made a caravan one last time to a farm in St. Peter (I don't recall whose farm it was). Green Day set up and played on top of a giant wire spool. That is until the St. Peter cops came and unplugged them. Good times."
Amanda Dyslin: "It was dark in the middle of the southern Minnesota countryside, somewhere by St. Peter in the summer of 1992. On a farm with a barn and not much else, there was one light pole casting a shallow glow on three guys standing atop 6' wide, 5' tall wire spools - a makeshift stage to gain high ground over 200 or so people watching. Next to them was a big, old, beat-up beast of a car pulled up by the owner so 15 or so people could stand on top and gain a better view. One of them had a video camera. Ben Gruber, then a sophomore at Loyola High School, was there. In fact, he and a buddy had helped haul equipment for the band, and even gave the drummer, Tré Cool, a ride before the show in Mankato. The music was good, he said. A lot more polished than other punk bands he'd seen in Mankato. He was aware of the five-year-old band, born in Berkeley, California, he said. They'd put out a couple of smaller recordings, including their full-length debut 39/Smooth on Lookout! Records. But they were two years from their breakthrough record, Dookie, which would have pretty much everyone at the show that night in awe of what they had experienced - maybe one of the last stripped-down, small-scale punk shows Green Day would ever perform."
Mankato Free Press: "The night Green Day played St. Peter, the original plan was for them to play at someone’s house behind where Casey's is now on Lee Boulevard in North Mankato. Two local bands went on first. But the cops came and broke it up because of the noise. Gruber and his buddy offered to drive equipment and Tré Cool to a house on Fifth Street in Mankato, where somebody had offered up their basement. But the band took one look and said it was way too small. That's when a girl whose family lived off Highway 99 near St. Peter offered her place. 'This whole caravan of cars ended up driving out to her place,' Gruber said. It was too hot to play in the barn. Gruber suggested the guys make a mini stage out of the wire spools, which they thought was pretty punk rock, even commenting on that stage and show later on a bootleg recording, he said. Gruber said he later recognized songs such as "Welcome to Paradise" off of "Dookie" that they played that night - the night most people look to as the epitome of nostalgia when it comes to Green Day's presence in Mankato. People still go to YouTube to check out the nine or so minutes of footage from that concert, despite being out of focus, jittery and too dark to see much. 'Took me back,' Gruber said of watching the footage. 'That guy filming, he was probably standing right next to me and my friends.' A couple of hundred people have similar memories from that night, having accidentally stumbled upon a concert that would become local legend. None of them could possibly have imagined what Green Day would become." |
1992 |
1 |
Loin Groove, My Friend Stu |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Farm |
St. Peter |
MN |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6809 |
1695352967 |
1992-05-24 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-24-1992-mcgregors-elmhurst-il-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
387 |
Mike Byrne: "Then they played in May of 1992 with Citizen Fish..."
"Green Day played McGregor's twice if I remember correctly. I saw them there with Citizen Fish opening."
Scott Lucas: "Green Day is there, and the first time I saw them [Billie Joe Armstrong] was wearing a Cheap Trick shirt."
OpenFace: "Also, Billie Joe asked, just as he did two years ago, if anyone in the crowd remembered McGregor's (and Dimitri the stripper)."
Angel Ledezma: "I too was at this show. I concur with Mike, it was jam packed. Citizen Fish was great. I brought a large-sized Hershey PB Kiss & I thought Tre Cool was a girl."
Kelly Sullivan-Cappellini: "I believe Amy and I were competing to see which one of us could look like a bigger idiot. We had a blast, though! That night Billie and I waxed philosophy over Motley Crue, tortilla chips and salsa. I think the tour package I sent won Billie over forever. Days of the week panties are always good to have on the road."
Jeff Winterkorn: "So many great bands and great people. I think you had just gotten out of boot camp and this was definitely one of those big shows, where the line wrapped around the building. Green Day?"
junip: "I also pissed next to Billie Joe Armstrong (of Green Day fame) at McGregor's during the Kerplunk! tour. That'd be pre-Dookie for all you young-uns. It didn't occur to me to look."
Jack Miller: "I saw them at McGregor's outside Chicago last summer and it was a lot of fun. Would have been even better if they could get it through their heads that their songs CANNOT HOLD AN AUDIENCE for longer than three minutes, they're not interesting enough to go on and on and on. That ten-minute rendition of Road To Acceptance made me want to leave."
Tre Cool: "Dimitri was this male stripper that came onstage for some girl's birthday at McGregor's one night. They had her sit in this chair and the stripper did his thing for her. It was fuckin' hilarious. In the middle of our show too; we took a timeout and let her get her strip on. I think that was the last time we played McGregor's actually. I remember seeing State Street and I remember taking acid in Chicago. I remember going to the lake and wondering why all the fish were dead. I was inside Buckingham Fountain too. It was real hot out and I got in there during the Blues Fest. There were like a million people down there, but just one in the fountain. Of course this cop was like, 'Get the fuck out of there. What are you thinking?' I was like, 'I don't know. I'm fried, dude.'" |
1992 |
1 |
Citizen Fish, No Empathy, Trigwater |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
McGregor's |
Elmhurst |
IL |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6829 |
1695353410 |
1992-05-28 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-28-1992-911-wfmu-studios-east-orange-nj-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
372 |
|
1992 |
1 |
|
21 |
Radio Performances |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
91.1 WFMU Studios |
East Orange |
NJ |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6845 |
1695355711 |
1992-06-04 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-4-1992-brookwood-hall-dayton-oh-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
334 |
Date subject to change
Scott Bodine: "We (the Method) played that show. Good times, wasn’t a huge Green Day fan."
machettaman: "Source: edited master from the producer. Unfortunately, Green Day could only play for 30 minutes because of time restrictions at the radio station." |
1992 |
1 |
The Method |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Brookwood Hall |
Dayton |
OH |
USA |
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| 6855 |
1695356434 |
1992-06-06 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-6-1992-alumni-house-beloit-wi-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
8 |
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1 |
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99 |
Barb Aura: "I made this flyer and booked this show. That is all. Barb Aura Also, I now have this on the original blue paper that it was printed upon! Billie Joe & I had a disagreement about payment that night, in which we crumpled up and threw bills at one another. Meanwhile, *someone* stole about $400 from the entrance 'till before the show was even over. I had to haul ass to Denzil's to take out a loan in cash... Which I paid off over the summer. Worth it? YES."
Mike Byrne: "...The best time I saw them live was June of 1992 they played in Beloit, WI at a small room behind a pizza place that held about 150 people, they were amazing that night. ...The funny thing is everytime I saw them there or the show in Beloit they would hardly gave any merch for sale. I think they either ran out before they got there or they just wouldn't have any..."
Fred Armisen: "I just did one movie [Geezer] with Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day. He plays an aging punk rocker and I play the drummer from his old band. He did great. It’s cool because Trenchmouth opened for Green Day in the early '90s in Wisconsin. I liked it because it was like my life coming back together. I really wanted Trenchmouth to succeed and at the time wished we were as big as Green Day. And here I am with Billie Joe. It just took a different way to get there."
Andrew Hutchison: "So here's the story, the day after I graduated from high school, my brother, our friend, and myself drove to Beloit, Wisconsin to see Green Day. I remember eating ham salad sandwiches that were left over from my open house all the way up there. This was around the time that Kerplunk! came out, and Green Day was one of my favorite bands. The show was so good and we even managed to get a short interview out of Mike for my zine. Fast forward to 2007. I'm going through some things at my parents' house and find this tape. Not only did it have interview that we did, but it also had most of the show on it. It didn't sound half bad for shitty handheld tape recorder. Thanks to my friend Matt we were able to transfer it to CD. I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I did." |
1992 |
1 |
Hot Glue Gun, Trenchmouth, Rhinelander |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Alumni House |
Beloit |
WI |
USA |
|
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| 6870 |
1695357785 |
1992-06-08 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-8-1992-the-outhouse-lawrence-ks-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
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|
576 |
mackenzie: "My first real show was Green Day on their Kerplunk tour at The Outhouse in Lawrence, KS. I was 14 and had to get a ride."
Mark Deniszczuk: "Marc Sova just had a post about Bent and it reminded me that I found this old flyer online the other night (at the request of Mers). GREEN DAY/JUDGE NOTHING/BENT @ The Outhouse in Lawrence KS from the Kerplunk tour 1992."
Marc Sova: "And can't forget that Green Day pretty much used all of our equipment (maybe it was some of Bent's and Judge Nothing's) because theirs was all blown up. I remember driving down Interstate 70 and handing them a demo tape at 70 mile an hour. Tre, their drummer, was hanging out the window to his waist (in a day-glo green Joker from Batman style jumpsuit and pink hair no less). I thought he was gonna fall out and die and get the show cancelled." |
1992 |
1 |
Way Back Machine, Bent, Judge Nothing |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Outhouse |
Lawrence |
KS |
USA |
|
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|
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| 6887 |
1695358148 |
1992-06-14 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-14-1992-che-cafe-la-jolla-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
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|
559 |
Jeffrey Baldwin: "I LOVE PUNK SHIT. Last time I saw them was at The Che Cafe, UCSD college in 1992. Maybe 75 kids all frothing on a week night."
Steve Moramarco: "Here's something for so-called TBT that my friend Erik sent me - a flyer for a show I played with Green Day. It actually was my band Bean that played (not Hill o' Beans as listed). Billie Joe asked us to open for them after playing with us in SLO. Gee, I wonder what happened to those guys..."
Superbawestside1980: "All I remember about this show was it was so packed they had it outside in the courtyard. And, some crazy kid tried to jump (roof to roof) across the courtyard while Green Day played! He fell short, the band laughed, the crowd oh'd and aw'd, the kid got up and laughed. Amazing!"
David Benz: "That was 1992, on a Sunday. I was there and I remember it was the first time I saw them with Tre. I had seen Green Day twice before and as a drummer always thought they'd be really good with a good/better drummer. They replaced John and the rest is history. Supposedly someone has this on video." |
1992 |
1 |
Rhythm Collision, Bean, House Of Suffering |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Ché Café |
La Jolla |
CA |
USA |
|
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|
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| 6904 |
1695358786 |
1992-06-27 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-27-1992-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
|
1992 |
1 |
Gargoyles, Yes Ma'm, Tilt |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6921 |
1695359371 |
1992-08-07 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-7-1992-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
|
1992 |
1 |
Less Miserables, Vex, The Daves, Dumpt |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6954 |
1695360688 |
1992-08-28 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-28-1992-uc-berkeley-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
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|
117 |
At Lower Sproul Plaza on UC Berkeley campus
Video recording exists
ultralame: "I saw them play a free noon show on Lower Sproul Plaza the first week I attended Cal in August 1992. Nice way to start."
lammah: "Holy crap. I was at this show. Was a student at UC Berkeley at the time. Had no idea who they were and what was going on, I just happened to stumble into it. But I do remember Billie Joe with shock blue hair playing in the daytime out in the plaza. To date, it's been the only time I've seen them live."
ryebread: "In the Summer of 1992, some friends and I road-tripped out to the Bay Area where we wound up catching a couple of shows, one of them being Green Day playing an afternoon gig at UC Berkeley (the only time I ever saw 'em). In looking at the Green Day Authority website, it looks like this must've been the Lower Sproul Plaza show at UC Berkeley on August 29, 1992. When the set ended, we returned to our minivan to discover that someone had stolen the license plates. Incredibly, we managed to drive all the way back to Texas without getting pulled over. We also caught Nation of Ulysses at Epicenter Zone the same week. I recently found my negatives from this trip and was pleased to find these shots as I'd remembered taking pics but had no prints. These are the only photos of Green Day I snapped. I'm selling off the original 35mm negatives and will convey all copyright and publishing rights to the buyer. Any questions? Feel free to ask." |
1992 |
1 |
|
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
UC Berkeley |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6967 |
1695360984 |
1992-08-29 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-29-1992-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
|
1992 |
1 |
Face Value, Jabberjaw, Jerme Spew, The Peels, Fuzzone |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 6981 |
1695401730 |
1992-09-05 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-5-1992-benicia-youth-center-benicia-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
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|
|
102 |
bseput: "I was a senior in high school in Benicia in '92. Me and my friend started putting on these shows and got community service hours credits for it because the counsellor was awesome. I got the colored lights you see in there from my boss at Avalanche Snowboards. They were big even when they were an East Bay punk band. This was one of our craziest shows ever. The floor was moving so much I thought it was going to collapse. Old days." |
1992 |
1 |
Wynona Riders, J-Church, Fuzzone |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Benicia Youth Center |
Benicia |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 7002 |
1695402478 |
1992-09-25 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-25-1992-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
e |
16 |
|
6 |
|
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|
|
108 |
huskerdu1972: "Another tape I acquired from a guy named Jason Duncan who used to trade in Maximum Rock'n'roll way back then. He had tons of Gilman shows, presumably directly from the taper. I wish I'd got more stuff from him. This show in particular sounds great and features an early performance of Longview."
Brent Waroniecki: "...That was the most we ever got paid for a show. $50 which actually covered gas and a triumphant meal at... Denny's?"
Blake Hansen: "After this show I saw Jason Schwartz, who I so looked up to then (and now), in traffic at Herndon & Sierra and, trying to score some points with him I yelled something like, 'I just heard two amazing bands, Rancid and Green Day!' He shouts back, 'Rancid's good. Green Day's a bunch of sellouts!' and drives away."
Jason Schwartz: "Wow, I was an opinionated asshole. Sorry. It's a trip to see all these old flyers and pics. ... Things I forgot about. ...It's funny how perspectives change. 19 year old me would probably say I'm a sellout for all the audio work I've been doing for politicians lately." |
1992 |
1 |
Paper Tulips, Rancid, Oiler, Night Shift, Krupted Peasant Farmers |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 7600 |
1695446108 |
1992-10-03 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-3-1992-the-crocodile-seattle-wa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
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|
|
1187 |
|
1992 |
1 |
Best Kissers In The World, Alcohol Funnycar |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Crocodile |
Seattle |
WA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 7614 |
1695446427 |
1992-10-04 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-4-1992-the-nappy-dugout-vancouver-bc-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
8 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1404 |
Terry Skytte: "Ten Feet Tall Nappy Dugout show opening up for Green Day (1992)"
Tre Сool: "I got a bike out of it! A real whoop-de old Schwinn with a stick shift on it ... chopper. I got it for free from some kid."
Eric Flexyourhead: "That was a cool show, there were just over 200 kids there. That's pretty amazing. I remember the first time you guys played here, there was almost no one there!"
Billie Joe Armstrong: "I think four times now. We played in Victoria as well, and it was the first time that we've played an actual club. We've played all-ages there but [last time] we played at this place called Harpo's and it was a really, really good show. I'm glad we got to play the Nappy Dugout just because of the name. Green Day at the Nappy Dugout sounds pretty cool to me."
Aron Chute: "I joined The Sweaters ... as their bassist and opened for Green Day twice the next time they came through town. It was when I was living at the Sludge house, we opened for them at The Nappy Dugout at the Cordova [The Cruel] Elephant location. It was a great show, got high with Tre in Blood Alley and Billie Joe was standing beside me rocking out to our Ramones covers we played that night."
Jeff Choy: "I've seen Green Day a couple times since then in Vancouver, and they always reference the Nappy Dugout show. I thought I'd see if it was still there, and after wandering around Seymour St. I realized... That I had lived next to it for almost ten years. It's weird looking at it now, because over the years Seymour has been claimed by Yaletown (did wonders for my condo). Back then though, it was a 'dead zone', which made it great for jam spaces, clubs, and prostitution. Today though, the space caters to people with nice cars who like them to be really clean."
straight.com: "Nearly 14 years ago, I saw some band from Northern California called Green Day play the long-gone Nappy Dugout in Vancouver. There were about 100 punks, skaters, skids, and their girlfriends at that early show, though I doubt most will remember it. The only reason my damaged memory has even the vaguest recollection of that forgettable evening is that I am a pack rat. Though not the kind of hoarder who saves take-out Styrofoam containers, I do have a tickle trunk full of music memorabilia, including everything from a circa-'86 Corey Hart ticket stub to a 1991 Lollapalooza concert shirt. Sandwiched somewhere between my Clash cassettes and collection of Bon Jovi vinyl is a hand-drawn, letter-sized concert poster with "Green Day" scribbled across it. While I'd like to be able to say I saw the birth of the biggest-selling punk band of all time that night, I simply cannot recall the finer details of that rough-up. Green Day just wasn't that memorable."
jeffinvan: "When Green Day played GM Place in Vancouver in July 2009, Billie Joe apparently asked the crowd if anyone remembered the Nappy Dugout or Cruel Elephant. I don't think anyone raised their hands. But, lucky for anyone interested in those days of yore, my buddy Boss Pop not only remembers those two venues, he also had a tape recorder along - and so we can share these gigs these many years later. The Nappy Dugout was essentially a large-ish concrete bunker up on Seymour Street in downtown Vancouver, which hosted the occasional gig but was primarily a skateboard hangout with a few ramps, etc. This particular show was an all-ages event held on a Sunday afternoon, starting several hours late as Green Day were held up at the border. I remember the promoter passing along updates - phoned into him by the band from the customs office - to the small, primarily teenage audience. Eventually the Green Day van pulled up and the band hustled their gear onto the stage and played their set. (For the curious, there's a The Sweaters - who were the opening band - video on YouTube which was partially filmed in The Nappy Dugout. There's also a Green Day video on YouTube filmed in Victoria two days after this show)." |
1992 |
1 |
The Sweaters, Ten Feet Tall |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Nappy Dugout |
Vancouver |
BC |
Canada |
|
|
|
|
| 7628 |
1695446854 |
1992-10-06 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-6-1992-boneheads-basement-victoria-bc-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
|
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|
|
1326 |
Incomplete setlist
Strangehold: "Green Day in my buddy's basement..."
Dugald Souter: "I saw Green Day in a basement of one of the Dayglo Abortions members in Victoria in '92 or '93."
"Green Day live in (Jesus) Bonehead’s (drummer of the Dayglo Abortions) Basement, October 6, 1992. Victoria, BC, Canada.
Nadine LEsperance: "That time when Green Day played in Bonehead's basement in 1992 and Spud from Dayglo Abortions met them all hungover in the morning."
Coercion #4: "GREEN DAY, PRESSURE COOKER, HUNG TEN. Bonhead's. A crowded and sweaty night at Bonehead's if ever one there was. New band Hung Ten started things off, and were pretty cool. Fuzzy hardcore and Dayglo covers never sounded better. Next up were my personal favorite local band Pressure Cooker. Damn! These guys blew my doors off. Ska hardcore hybrids with a jazzy groove. A fucking great band. California super emo-core (or girly-punk, depending on whether or not you like them) band Green Day wrapped things up. Alongside fiery new tunes like 'Long View' and 'All By Myself', they plastered us with old faves like 'Welcome To Paradise', 'Only Of You', 'Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?', 'Christie Road', and 'Going To Pasalacqua'. You know, it's funny - the last three times I've seen Green Day, they've finished with 'Road To Acceptance'. And how did I know they were going to play 'Dominated Love Slave'? A great show, even though Green Day seems to play here more often than some local bands. Weird. The show finished early, so Aynsley's sister and all the other 14-year-old girls could go home to giggle over Billie Joe smiling at them." |
1992 |
1 |
Pressure Cooker, Hung Ten |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Bonehead’s Basement |
Victoria |
BC |
Canada |
|
|
|
|
| 7662 |
1695447969 |
1992-11-18 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-18-1992-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
17 |
|
1 |
|
Partial |
|
|
108 |
Private show at a surprise birthday party for Kevin Dill
Jesse Luscious: "I remember that party. Sounds like mostly Eggplant & I on vocals on that one (Lullaby)" |
1992 |
1 |
|
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 11715 |
1695523912 |
1993-01-03 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-3-1993-silver-dollar-club-phoenix-az-usa.html |
Set |
e |
20 |
|
4 |
|
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|
992 |
Will Tynor: "01/03/93: Green Day, Horace Pinker"
Jason Keenan: "I filmed the show and it was humid as hell from all the standing water."
Jon Walworth: "Hate to get all Green Day on your ass but that was a great night too. The toilet water, the hair loss that followed (gotta blame something). I used to have a video of this show but lost it. This was from the last show. Green Day did a show the following day for all the people that didn't make it in."
Silver Dollar’s last shows took place on Saturday, January 2, and Sunday, January 3, 1993, and were headlined by Green Day. Originally booked as a single gig on Saturday night on the inside stage, the band, which was on the cusp of signing its breakthrough deal with Reprise Records, added an outdoor matinee the following afternoon due to the enormous turnout.
Ramsey: We did the Green Day show indoors, because we figured, if it’s the last day at the fucking club, we’re going to do it indoors and blow things out. It was totally the right decision. The energy was amazing inside. We had something like 500 kids crammed in there and another 1,000 out the back door.
Tynor: I went there the first night not even thinking I was going to get in because it was an indoor show with a 400 or 500 cap. I was just dropping off a tape for Bill Ramsey. People were complaining that their friends got in but they didn’t. I saw Billie Joe [Armstrong] in the front of club talking to a lot of the fans who couldn’t get in, which was really cool of him.
Ramsey: Green Day stayed over that night and didn’t have anything the next day, so they stuck around and played a matinee, since so many people couldn’t get inside.
Walworth: I had a friend that got me and my girlfriend in because I was videotaping it. They played most of the songs off Dookie, only we didn’t know it yet. It was the first time any of us had heard “Longview” or “Basket Case,” and I was like, “Wow, what’s this?”
Ramsey: They did [“Big Yellow Taxi”] by Joni Mitchell, because the rumor at the time was they were making the building into a parking lot for one of the stadiums, so that’s why he played that song. Someone recorded the first show, [and] I think that bootleg is one of the Silver Dollar’s biggest claims to fame.
Ramsey: The toilets overflowed and flooded everywhere and people were standing in two inches of water, which I’m sure wasn’t the safest thing. I didn’t see any floaters, at least. |
1993 |
1 |
Horace Pinker |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Silver Dollar Club |
Phoenix |
AZ |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 11804 |
1695525756 |
1993-01-06 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-6-1993-backroom-austin-tx-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
14 |
|
1 |
|
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|
|
1409 |
punkdvds: "Video shot by George Hewitt, give the man some credit... Thanks."
Mike Fuentes: "True story. I remember being at my friend's house playing that game while Green Day was there hanging out. Austin, TX, 1993."
Christopher W. Puryear: "Billie had a real bad case of the flu. I remember the guy in Austin made them play anyway. You could tell he felt like crap."
Tajstah: "I remember pretty well for it being so long ago. I remember the guy with the spiked mohawk, he was the singer for the band that opened for Green Day. They were called Orafist. I also remember the guy in the crowd with the Santa hat. I am trying to identify myself but unfortunately it's just too blurry."
"...Moving to a little more well-known band, has anyone heard Green Day? They put on an incredibly energetic live show in Austin (and more than made up for the absolutely horibble opening act, Orafist), and are actually coming here to College Station soon. They have a great 'neo-pop/punk' sound, with simple, yet still good lyrics."
Jonathan: "So there I was, staring at a flyer for a concert that coming Wednesday at Austin’s “The Back Room” on East Riverside. A concert I was too young to even go to. The band was called Green Day and they just looked crazy. Their lead singer had dreads and the Kerplunk! album art with a cute punk rock girl and a smiling flower looked just enough like a comic book and Japanese manga to make me want to check it out. And she was holding a smoking gun. Maybe it was just a lighter. And would I have loved to go the show? Honestly, I'd have murdered to go the show." |
1993 |
1 |
Orafist |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Backroom |
Austin |
TX |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 42446 |
1695526201 |
1993-01-07 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-7-1993-club-no-dallas-tx-usa-2.html |
Set |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
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|
1411 |
Incomplete setlist
Michael Wallace: "Who knows what is the deal with their tour? I saw them in Dallas at the beginning of January."
Greg Beets: "Noodle opened for 'em in Dallas in early '93."
"Green Day is three guys your parents wouldn't mind you being friends with - sweet-faced, innocent. I'd even let my sister marry Billie Joe, the curly-haired guitarist who took requests and explained politely at one point, "We already played "At the Library"." The drummer, Tre Cool he's called, wore one of those happy-face T-shirts but not the altered version with a dagger and dripping blood so popular with the kids."
"DALLAS - The color for the night was green. The theme for the night was born-again punk. The band was Green Day. A crowd of social misfits wearing green hats, shirts, socks, wristbands, pants, necklaces and shoes welcomed the Berkeley, Calif., pop-punk trio to Club No on Thursday night for a performance that was accidentally reminiscent of the days the Yardbirds played New York's Marquee and the Buzzcocks invaded London's Roxy. Dashing in..."
|
1993 |
2 |
Noodle |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Club No |
Dallas |
TX |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 15875 |
1695601455 |
1993-01-21 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-21-1993-lewis039-norfolk-va-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1416 |
Samantha Vile: "I slept on the same pullout couch as Tre one night in VA in '93 and he wanted to fall asleep to Jawbreaker (the Bivouac CD). He was wearing the green scrubs. Very strange guy. I think fame has made him more normal, oddly enough?"
mitch26: "No, while I shot 99% of the videos that I have posted I did not shoot this particular show, it was given to me by someone in the band that opened up for them. I have tried to find the original taper, in fact you can see others in the audience filming also. Despite having a music store in the area and asking around no other footage has ever shown up from this show. ...When Green Day was a couple hours late the group [White Vision Hasta] ran out of material and played Green Day covers..."
Sam McDonald: "Roll back the clock 12 years, though, and they were a promising trio of snotty young punks grinding through the underground circuit of grungy basements and sweaty dive bars.
A bootleg videotape circulating among area music heads shows exactly what those days were like. Blurry, color-distorted images recorded with a hand-held camera show guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tres Cool rocking on stage at a packed club called Lewis', a long-gone Norfolk bar that was once a music hotspot.
The date that flashes across the bottom of the screen is Jan. 21, 1993. 'We're hella-late - we apologize,' Armstrong tells the crowd before launching into the set's first song, a spunky version of '2000 Light Years Away.' Bob Lax, a Hampton musician, was there that night. 'They were about to break real big. It was around the time the 'Kerplunk' album came out,' Lax remembered. 'That one sent them over the top. Their style hadn't changed any, but their style finally caught on.' Lax went to the show with members of his own Hampton-based punk band, Jermflux. The video clearly shows two of Lax's bandmates standing at the lip of the stage, the vanguard of a surging, steaming mass of rock fans. Jermflux toured nationally, playing many of the same clubs as Green Day. While the two groups played two very different brands of punk, they shared a do-it-yourself ethic and rebellious underground spirit.' 'We had been reading a lot of (the magazine) Maximum Rock and Roll and getting into that Bay Area punk stuff,' Lax explained. 'But our music was much more aggressive. It was the flipside, the other side of the coin.' The Lewis' concert probably represents the last time the two groups would be on something close to equal footing. Green Day went on to release Dookie, the band's commercial breakthrough album on Warner Bros. Jermflux remained defiantly underground, built a solid reputation in punk circles, and eventually broke up. Lax now plays in the local hardcore band Sprawl. Jermflux's drummer moved to Florida. Another member, Sean Conkling, relocated to Arizona where he is currently teaching audio recording techniques and building his own studio. Conkling remembers helping Green Day unload their equipment at Lewis' show. Armstrong thanked the band and told the crowd to check out the Jermflux show later that week. It was no big deal. 'In the underground, when a band like Green Day tours, they are playing shows at houses and small clubs, living in a van. Helping other bands is a simply a way of life,' Conkling said in an e-mail. 'When they did make it big, Jermflux was playing Green Day's home club of 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, Calif. On the back wall was spray paint saying 'GREEN DAY MUST DIE.' When bands like that make it big, the original fans get offended and hurt and take it personally.' Mitch Kirsner, owner of the music and novelty shop Fantasy in Newport News, remembers selling hundreds of copies of the Kerplunk album. But that changed after Green Day switched to a major label. 'We've heard a little buzz about Friday's show,' Kirsner said. 'But it's more of a mall punk thing now.'" |
1993 |
1 |
White Vision Hasta |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Lewis' |
Norfolk |
VA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 15893 |
1695603183 |
1993-01-22 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-22-1993-twisters-richmond-va-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1418 |
Chuck Smith: "Hung out with Tre Cool after the show. He was a dick."
Daniel Eugene Black: "My dumb band Flailo played with them in Richmond, VA."
"I know the sweaty naked drunk guy. I was just told of this story a few day ago. The photos are legit."
Jeffrey Tirabassi: "I remember a lot of drama at the club a week before the show. Scott Bryan and I were sitting on the back of the stage looking out the front window and a bunch of people were protesting the club and drawing swatiskas on the window. Scott replied by drawing a '$' sign. And I may or may not have tried to inadvertently swipe Billie Joe's tuner. Good times."
Vintage Richmond: "Green Day played Twisters on on West Grace Street on January 22nd, 1993, 18 years ago today. This is the current location of Strange Matter, and has been known as 929, Chronos Cafe, Nanci Raygun, and The Back Door among others over the years. I have a little backstory and some pictures to go with this post, since I was at this show. I'd been listening to Green Day for about a year and a half at this point, but hadn't been able to see them live, so I was pretty excited. So excited that I brought my camera, something I had slowly stopped doing over the years. I'm glad I did. Green Day put on a great show, and I was surprised how packed it was. Consequently, I wasn't so surprised a year later when Dookie came out and made them a household name. Towards the end of their set a guy started screaming for them to play Sweet Home Alabama. He wouldn't let up, and to the crowd's amusement, Billie Joe offered to play it of the guy came up and sang it. The guy climbed on stage and very drunkenly attempted to sing the song, and to everyone's surprise began a slow striptease. The pictures above show a bit of this, although I had to censor the last one! Immediately after the last picture was taken, he dove into the crowd. I can still hear the SLAP of his naked body hitting the black and white tiles that Twisters had on the floor. The sold out crowd managed to part just enough so no one had to catch the sweaty naked drunk guy. Thank you, sweaty naked drunk guy, for one of the most memorable moments of the hundreds of shows I've attended over the years. Anyone else there for this show? Or better yet, were you the sweaty naked drunk guy? Add your story in the comments. And sorry for the small pics, I have no prints of these, and no negative scanner. This was the best my scanner could do." |
1993 |
1 |
Flailo, Walleye |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Twisters |
Richmond |
VA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 15909 |
1695605111 |
1993-01-27 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-27-1993-the-covered-dish-gainesville-fl-usa-2.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1422 |
Incomplete setlist
Shelley Anderson: "Green Day was my first show. They were so small I didn't know who I was going to see. Just following friends to a show."
Gainesville Observed: "Green Day performed there right when the group was signing with Warner Bros. 'It was the Kerplunk tour for their last independent release,' Bryson said. 'Expectations for the show were small until the week of the show, and then it sold out in advance.'"
Matt Walker: "Green Day had played in Gainesville ... at the Covered Dish with Pasteeater; its members crashed on the floor at SpokeHouse. Scott Huegel recalls singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong shooting bottle rockets out of his ass in the middle of the street that night!"
Jana Miller: "...When they were still on "Lookout!" and before they got all 'rockstar pretty'. At the Covered Dish in Gainesville, FL on January 27, 1993. Paste Eater opened. Show was $5 and all ages. ...My BFF's band opened for this show and they were staying with them. Total dirty van touring punk band sleeping on the floor. When they went major label and then blew up I was a bit in awe. Kind of felt like it had all been an act. Never even listened to Dookie. Only heard what you can't escape on the radio. Sometimes my alarm goes off in the morning and they're playing and I just have to roll my eyes and turn it off. That's the only time I briefly hear what's on the radio." |
1993 |
2 |
Paste Eater |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Covered Dish |
Gainesville |
FL |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 15923 |
1695606684 |
1993-01-28 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-28-1993-washington-square-miami-fl-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
738 |
lint028: "I was there! 5 bucks for that show."
Miami Herald: "Green Day played to about 90 people at the Square in 1991 - and 400 in 1993."
Bill True: "Green Day playing my club on South Beach in 1993. They performed at Washington Square many times before they got way too big. I ended up on stage at the end of this show doing security of all things after the melee broke out. This was their last show at the Square."
coachjak12: "I'm getting so OLD. Can't believe it's been over 20 years already. I was the tour promoter at the time for the guys. This was during the East Coast 'Kerplunk!' tour. This was almost a year to the day before the world met "Dookie". We shot this video just for fun, it was the seventh show of the east coast part of the tour and the crowds were growing. By the end of my part of the tour, prior to the guys heading off overseas for a stint, they received word that Reprise wanted to meet with them. That meeting would change everything." |
1993 |
1 |
Subculture |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Washington Square |
Miami |
FL |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 15936 |
1695607178 |
1993-01-30 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-30-1993-nite-owl-pensacola-fl-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
971 |
99percenteks: "...Green Day at the Nite Owl before "Dookie" was released, was one of the best shows I have ever seen..."
Travis Branch: "No idea how I've stumbled across this post almost three years later but I was there and have over three hours of video of Green Day playing plus Hinge and BuiltRite opening on January 1993, before Dookie." |
1993 |
1 |
Hinge, BulitRite |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Nite Owl |
Pensacola |
FL |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 15958 |
1695607999 |
1993-02-04 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-4-1993-emo039s-houston-tx-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
12 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1425 |
kytsch: "That was with Green Apple Quickstep from Seattle, WA. I sang two covers with them that night."
WhiteTim: "My friend who was at the Green Day's 1993 Emo's show said the club was packed to the wall, that hardly anyone could even walk."
itchykorean: "Damn, now this is old school Green Day right here. I remember this show being hella packed. And Emo's wasn't the biggest place."
James Brandon: "They were better, but that Emo's show was untouchable. Getting to be so close and the overall intensity of the band/crowd. I miss that night. The club was packed, inside and outside and everything got destroyed. Everyone I knew from Orange Grove Skatepark was there. I just remember the Green Day flier said $5 for under 21 and free for over 21 and being so mad because I had to pay $5."
Matthew Juarez: "Tre Cool kept trying to persuade me into letting them sleep at my house because they had no place to crash yet. It's funny to imagine them looking for a place to stay now, seeing that they are probably occupying an entire swank suite at a hotel near Toyota Center at the moment."
onewheelup: "I was there that night, and, well, every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Those were good times, I remember seeing this girl Kelly that I went to visit every Sunday night. I was like, 'What are you doing here?' And she said, 'It's Green Day.' I was like, 'What's that?' And she said it was a band. I was like, 'Oh, sorry, never heard of them.'"
Cary Jackson: "I skated down and rode the ramp on the patio awhile before the show. I remember their tour van was a Bookmobile, and they traded books with folks. ... They played Sweet Home Alabama, and let people onstage to try to sing it, and as soon as each singer screwed up a line, Billie Joe would literally kick them off the stage into the crowd." |
1993 |
1 |
Green Apple Quickstep |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Emo's |
Houston |
TX |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 15974 |
1695608233 |
1993-02-05 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-5-1993-club-clearview-dallas-tx-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1426 |
chrisitem: "This was at Club Clearview; Toadies opened."
Arthur Stephens: "Many great memories happened at Clearview, such as mixing Green Day's first Dallas appearance, mixing Pixies, Sonic Youth..."
Todd Lewis: "When we first came out, nobody knew who the hell, say, Green Day were. Once they got big we were called 'Green Day copies', so that kind of thing. There are a lot of changes in that regard - more underground bands can become so huge now, like Green Day or Nirvana… You listened to them by yourself with your headphones, and you never thought they would be so big." |
1993 |
1 |
Toadies |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Club Clearview |
Dallas |
TX |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 16093 |
1695665170 |
1993-04-22 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-22-1993-garatge-club-barcelona-spain.html |
Set |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
83 |
Incomplete setlist |
1993 |
1 |
Trip Inside |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Garatge Club |
Barcelona |
|
Spain |
|
|
|
|
| 16100 |
1695665353 |
1993-04-24 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-24-1993-revolver-club-madrid-spain.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
688 |
|
1993 |
1 |
Trip Inside |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Revolver Club |
Madrid |
|
Spain |
|
|
|
|
| 16113 |
1695666601 |
1993-04-27 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-27-1993-sala-quattro-aviles-spain.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1432 |
|
1993 |
1 |
Trip Inside, Soonflowers |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Sala Quattro |
Avilés |
|
Spain |
|
|
|
|
| 16154 |
1695695033 |
1993-05-05 |
Kerplunk tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-5-1993-the-cricketer-wigan-england.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1437 |
Mel Wallhead: "Wat Tyler played when Green Day played The Cricketer club. Just before they signed to Warner."
"It felt like we had suddenly tapped into something that was really happening. Back then, it was all on a really tiny level, with people coming round saying, 'Right then, can anyone help out with a spare room for the bands?'"
"The band were the dog's bollocks. They were like, 'This is it, here we go, if you don't like it, tough shit!' And then they fucked off - but not before Billie Joe gobbed into the air and caught it again with his mouth! Punk, or what?!"
"Green Day were tight as fuck. They just plugged in, piled through it and did the business. I remember Billie Joe made this kid in the audience swallow a 50p coin! The promoter was a local guy who ran a toy shop! He just did it because he was a fan!"
Kerrang!: "Early on in 1993, Green Day pulled into the industrial wasteland of Wigan for a date at the town's popular (and picturesque) venue The Cricketer! It was the second time the soon-to-be US sensations had hauled into Wigan, where they went down a storm!"
"One member of 300-plus crowd was music nut Paul Dolman, from neighbouring St. Helens! 'There seemed to be this really in-the-know underground scene,' Paul recalls. 'And me and a few mates thought we'd give it a go. I mean, it wasn't like there was a lot else going on for £2 on a rainy Wednesday night in Wigan!'" |
1993 |
1 |
Raging Kipper, Wat Tyler, others |
10 |
Kerplunk tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Cricketer |
Wigan |
|
England |
|
|
|
|
| 57734 |
1695697170 |
1993-06-17 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-17-1993-phoenix-theater-petaluma-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
977 |
Incomplete setlist
Video recording exists. Clips featured in VH1 Behind the Music.
Ben Saari: "Word got out. The last show before they signed the contract was in Petaluma at the Phoenix Theater. There were tons of people. Everybody knew the next day they were signing the deal with the devil and everything would suck. They would be sellouts, nobody could be friends with them, they would be on tour forever, they would blow up. Things would get really good for them. And people were aware that this was also gonna bring in a whole new level of attention to what we had been doing."
The Daily Cougar: "One person [Brian Zero] even went so far as to hold a protest against the band's signing at a June 17 concert at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, Calif., calling for the club's patrons to walk out when the band played. 'Yeah, some guy came out and expressed his views about major labels, some of which were pretty valid,' says Billie Joe. 'I have to give him some credit. He wasn't a belligerent drunk - he expressed himself intelligently. I mean, if I saw the guy, I'd still want to spit in his face. No one walked out.'" |
1993 |
1 |
Nuisance, Tilt, God Squad |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Phoenix Theater |
Petaluma |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 16187 |
1695697314 |
1993-09-03 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-3-1993-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
8 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
Video recording exists. Clips shown in VH1 Behind the Music.
Neill King: "In the middle of recording Dookie, they made their final appearance at 924 Gilman Street. That hole‑in‑the‑wall is basically where they came up, but the word had gone around that they'd signed with Warner Brothers and hardly anybody was there. It was amazing."
janehex: "The first time I saw Green Day was a 'secret show' at Gilman St. in 1993, they were on the bill as 'Blair Hess.'" |
1993 |
1 |
Fiddlehead, All You Can Eat, Bristle |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 16196 |
1695704177 |
1993-09-16 |
Recipe For Hate tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-16-1993-deep-ellum-live-dallas-tx-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
317 |
|
1993 |
1 |
Bad Religion, Seaweed |
23 |
Recipe For Hate Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Deep Ellum Live |
Dallas |
TX |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 16235 |
1695704543 |
1993-09-19 |
Recipe For Hate tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-19-1993-numbers-houston-tx-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
509 |
Brent Mahler: "That was a great show. Almost as good as when they played Emo's. Hell, maybe even better."
Paris Falls: "Bad Religion did a signing at Sound Exchange before the show. I drove straight to Numbers after that to wait for the show. Watched Bad Religion and Green Day play football in the parking lot. Billie Joe apologized for hitting my truck with the ball."
James Brandon: "I was in the parking lot with them during that! I interviewed Green Day for a zine that never happened. We took them to a porn shop and Tre bought a penis water gun and was shooting people driving in their cars. That was when his dad was their driver and he was a part of the interview too." |
1993 |
1 |
Bad Religion, Seaweed |
23 |
Recipe For Hate Tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Numbers |
Houston |
TX |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 42460 |
1695705167 |
1993-09-26 |
Recipe For Hate tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-26-1993-the-masquerade-atlanta-ga-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1446 |
Beyond Failure: "September 26, 1993 - We played a few shows with Tilt, but I guess Bad Religion and Green Day were playing the same night. Probably at the Masquerade." |
1993 |
1 |
|
23 |
Recipe For Hate Tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Masquerade |
Atlanta |
GA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 59905 |
1695788419 |
1993-10-01 |
Recipe For Hate tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-1-1993-roseland-ballroom-new-york-ny-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
5 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
860 |
Setlist is incomplete/out of order
Mike Dubose: "I ate dinner with Billie Joe Armstrong and the rest of Green Day at Katz's Deli when they opened for Bad Religion in 1993. Awesome guys!"
Eddie: "I saw Green Day live in '93, right before Dookie came out (they were the opening act, Bad Religion was the headliner). Billie Joe explictly stated that Kerplunk! was the sound of a turd hitting the water in the toilet bowl. During the same bit of stage patter, he said that the venue - NYC's Roseland Ballroom - looked to him like a giant toilet bowl. The guy's got a one-track mind, I guess. It was a good show, though. In fact, as good as Bad Religion were that night, Green Day were even better, which was a surprise as I had never heard of them at the time. A few years later, I saw them live again and was less impressed: Billie Joe wasted way too much time on his stupid antics, like spitting in the air and trying to catch it. It got so bad that half the crowd was shouting, 'Play a fucking song!' He did some of that stupid stuff at the Bad Religion show too, but not nearly as much, probably due to their shorter alloted time." |
1993 |
1 |
Bad Religion, Seaweed |
23 |
Recipe For Hate Tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Roseland Ballroom |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 16248 |
1695788583 |
1993-10-03 |
Recipe For Hate tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-3-1993-the-avalon-boston-ma-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1448 |
|
1993 |
1 |
Bad Religion, Seaweed |
23 |
Recipe For Hate Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Avalon |
Boston |
MA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 16258 |
1695788953 |
1993-10-06 |
Recipe For Hate tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-6-1993-concert-hall-toronto-on-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1449 |
Matt M.: "I was there. Talked to Billie Joe at the bar for a minute. I had a great time at this show, I was 16." |
1993 |
1 |
Bad Religion, Seaweed |
23 |
Recipe For Hate Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Concert Hall |
Toronto |
ON |
Canada |
|
|
|
|
| 42467 |
1695789051 |
1993-10-07 |
Recipe For Hate tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-7-1993-agora-ballroom-cleveland-oh-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
261 |
|
1993 |
1 |
Bad Religion, Seaweed |
23 |
Recipe For Hate Tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Agora Ballroom |
Cleveland |
OH |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 16267 |
1695789645 |
1993-10-17 |
Recipe For Hate tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-17-1993-the-moore-theater-seattle-wa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1452 |
Michael Hurd: "I saw Bad Religion a couple of weeks ago in Seattle, as I think that they're one of the best bands ever I expected (and got) a great show. What I didn't expect was the fantastic opening band Green Day, one of the tightest and most energetic bands I've ever seen." |
1993 |
1 |
Bad Religion, Seaweed |
23 |
Recipe For Hate Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Moore Theater |
Seattle |
WA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 57946 |
1695790001 |
1993-10-20 |
Recipe For Hate tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-20-1993-the-warfield-san-francisco-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1130 |
Setlist is incomplete/out of order
Gillian G. Gaar, 'Green Day: Rebels With A Cause': "Gina Arnold's book 'Kiss This: Punk In The Present Tense' recounts a more vocal outburst during a show at San Francisco's Warfield Theater, when a detractor in the audience yelled the inevitable, 'Sell outs!' Quick as a flash, Mike responded, 'Takes one to know one!' 'This is about you, buddy,' Billie Joe chimed in, introducing 'Chump'."
ümlaut: "It turned out that Johnny Depp was filming the opening scene of Ed Wood that night in Hollywood. Umlaut also caught the Bad Religion / Green Day tour a couple of weeks later in SF. Billie Joe wore a dress onstage and Tim (Operation Ivy / Rancid) Armstrong stood on the side of the stage during their set. Jayne and I bailed after Green Day. The next time I saw Green Day was 11 years later."
Scott Heller: "I won tickets on the radio by answering what the title of Green Day's first 7" record was! It was the only one that I had! We missed Seaweed and Green Day were pretty entertaining. One of the guys was wearing a dress! All three-chord pop punk stuff. The crowd loved the shit out of them. Bad Religion were excellent and played a good mix of the old and the new stuff. Weird to see them in such a big place. I went to the show with Pete. Last show of this type in the bay area for me. Living in the San Francisco bay area was an incredible experience. Everyone should do it for part of their life. The music scene is hard to beat anywhere in the world."
Santa Maria Sun: "Back in 1993, I was 19 years old and I had it all figured out. I was going spend my life traveling from one concert to the next, partying and interviewing famous rock bands for Rolling Stone magazine. It may sound like I was being naïve, but I did have a backup plan. If things didn't work out with Rolling Stone, I always had Spin magazine as my second choice. This plan seemed logical because I was young and I knew everything, plus I scored a very cool job writing for a little startup magazine in the Bay Area. The monthly magazine was called Deadtrees. (Get it? It was a 'paper,' which comes from trees that were cut down and had died. We thought it was funny back then.) My job for the magazine was to go to concerts and music festivals, be young, party, and then come back with a cool story. Since the statute of limitations has passed, I will admit rum was involved, and the whole adventure was all very Hunter S. Thompson-esque. Before our first issue was to come out, I took a road trip to San Francisco to see a punk band at the Warfield Theater called Bad Religion. I was all set for my first press assignment. My editor scored me some free tickets to the show, but he couldn't pull off backstage passes (I was on my own for that - nobody had ever heard of our magazine since it didn't exist yet). Like any good journalist, I had my little pocket spiral-bound notepad and pencil, and I was ready to take notes about whatever craziness happened with the headliners. But before Bad Religion would take the stage, I had to endure some unknown opening band. I hadn't heard of them and really didn't care at the time. The rumor flowing through the crowd was the opening band was comprised of some local kids from Berkeley. They were called Green Day. Three zit-faced teenagers came out to a very plain and undecorated stage. The only thing on the stage was a bass amp, a guitar amp, a simple drum kit, and two large potted plants. The lead singer, Billie Joe, plugged in his guitar, stood in front of the mic, and then everything changed. He absolutely rocked the Warfield! Green Day had just arrived. The energy was insane, the music was loud and great, and the crowd swirled and moshed upon itself. It was like everyone forgot that Bad Religion was even going to play later that night."
Gina Arnold, 'Kiss This: Punk In The Present Tense': "October 1993. It's midway through Green Day's set at the 2,500-seat Warfield Theater. Not only is it the biggest venue the band has ever played, and the first time they've cracked the Bay Area's BGP curtain (meaning clubs owned or operated by Bill Graham Presents organization), but it is only the second time in their five-year existence that they have played San Francisco. This is the equivalent of a band from Hoboken never having played Manhattan, or a band from Anaheim never playing LA. Berkeley, the band's hometown, is about five miles east across the Bay Bridge. Tonight, Green Day are opening for the band Bad Religion. Green Day are clearly not well known by the majority of the crowd, but their tight poppy punk rock is winning the audience over. The kids - it's a rare all-ages show at the Warfield this night - crush the stage and pogo to songs that sound like what the Ramones would sound like if they were shorter, cuter, more earnest, more energetic, and hell of a lot younger. After a rousing version of 'Don't Leave Me,' from the band's Lookout! LP 39/Smooth, during which singer Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt trade supercharged antics running back and forth cross the stage, the bands stops for a brief breather. 'Hey,' says Billie Joe, who is performing here tonight clad in a fetching white lady's slip, sans underpants. 'I thought they only let old hippies play this joint.' The crowd cheers. 'This,' he continues, 'is a song off our upcoming album.' This time, crowd jeers. Or at least, one member of it does: 'Green Day sucks!' yells a lone voice up front. 'Sell outs!' 'Takes one to know one!' ripostes Dirnt. 'Ah ha ha ... this is about you, buddy,' butts in Billie Joe. The band rips into 'Chump,' which seques neatly into 'Longview.' Halfway through, the band stops dead, hits three power chords, and burst suddenly into 'Eye of the Tiger,' the theme from Rocky II by Frank Stallone. Or was it the theme from Rambo? Whatever: the audience goes fucking insane. Green Day has them in the palm of their hands. They finish up with a couple more numbers, then invite their friends Rancid on stage to sing the old Operation Ivy song 'Knowledge': 'I know that things are getting tougher / when you can't get the top off the bottom of the barrel / Wide open road to my future now - it's looking fucking narrow!' That song - the unofficial anthem for the Gilman Street punk rock scene that has helped Green Day get where they are today - has never sounded less than jubilant, but tonight, as they face down the largest crowd in their life, in the city they couldn't crack, 'triumphant' would be too mild of a word for the atmosphere they're exuding. Tonight, the road for Green Day's future is about as wide as the eye can see." |
1993 |
1 |
Bad Religion, Seaweed |
23 |
Recipe For Hate Tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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The Warfield |
San Francisco |
CA |
USA |
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| 16283 |
1695791020 |
1994-02-15 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-15-1994-cattle-club-sacramento-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
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1 |
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1078 |
skatemusic: "Memories. I was sitting on the stage. My home away from home. God, was it really that long ago?"
vagordy: "Seem to remember a little trash-talking about Sacramento at this show. And a little warning out back afterwards. Green Day didn't play Sacramento for many years after this."
sdf19752: "All I really remember is that they played Dominated Love Slave, When I Come Around, Paper Lanterns, Burnout, the songs in this video (obviously), I seem to remember All By Myself and obviously Longview. There were more, but I was 18. It was basically 20 years ago, so cut me some slack. It was Tilt who stole the show."
spicoli916: "The exact date was February 15th, 1994. It was the first show of the Dookie tour. I still have my ticket stub. I took photos of the show and my friend shot the video standing next to me on stage. The set was basicaly comprised of the first four songs off Dookie, and after that they mixed it up with songs from Kerplunk! and 39/Smooth with some of the earlier 7" stuff and a little bits of Eye Of The Tiger and Rock You Like A Hurricane. I actually do have the original copy of the video that my friend shot."
"I’ll tell you what I do remember well. While waiting in line the owner of the monkey in the Longview video was out there. He was on a little leash and he ran right up my leg. I remember the guy telling me the monkey was in the Green Day video. 'They have a video on MTV!?!' I don't think it had been released yet, not sure, I hadn't seen it. I also remember I was wearing a blue jacket and one of the girls I was there with talked to Cinder Block for a while. I remember being able to sit up against the stage during the Tilt show. It all turns into such a blur. I would have to guess they played 2,000 Light Years Away, Welcome to Paradise and since it was Dookie tour I am sure they played Longview and Chump. I am 99% sure Tre did Dominated Love Slave. I went to a lot of Green Day shows during that era and he seemed to do it at every one." |
1994 |
1 |
Tilt, Playground |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Cattle Club |
Sacramento |
CA |
USA |
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| 16314 |
1695833050 |
1994-02-16 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-16-1994-the-catalyst-santa-cruz-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
8 |
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1 |
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1151 |
Incomplete setlist
Andrew Michael Radin: "Just got back from Green Day at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz. Shitty place. Really high stage, quiet PA, security pit in front, general 'meat market' attitude. Green Day sauntered out at 9:00 (show started at 8:00), opened with Welcome To Paradise. Billie Joe no longer has green hair, now it's - guess what - dookie-colored. Mike was resplendent in polyester green bell bottoms and blond spiky hair. We couldn't remember the songs in order, but they played these: Only Of You, Chump / Longview, Road To Acceptance, Knowledge, Coming Clean, Christie Road, 2,000 Light Years Away, Going To Pasalacqua, F.O.D., Burnout, Paper Lanterns (smokin'). Encore was Dominated Love Slave / something else, sorry I forgot [All By Myself] / extended Disappearing Boy (with lots of stops and starts, heckling and yelling between Billie Joe and the crowd). They played the first verse of Rock You Like A Hurricane (pretty funny), Sweet Home Alabama, and an unidentified Slayer song (played in response to some doofus yelling, 'SLAYER!') Other highlights: Billie Joe sticking his hand down his pants during the appropriate parts of Longview (also humping the mic stand), Billie Joe deep-throating the microphone, picking up a thrown hamburger and doing a short puppet act with it, then throwing it to the crowd, and licking a spat booger off his shirt and spitting it back into the crowd. A lot of spitting on stage in general. Other neat things were a Jimi Hendrix part in the middle of Paper Lanterns (basically the Foxy Lady intro), lots of fake rock star moves like Pete Townshend. Notable requests from the crowd included Sound System (Operation Ivy), Boxcar (Jawbreaker), Eye Of The Tiger, 'play some Skynyrd' (duh), and some others I forget. Overall very high energy set, lots of crowdsurfing, zero stage dives, lots of squashed people. They had a large canister that shot water over the crowd, labeled the 'Dookie Gun.'" |
1994 |
1 |
Tilt |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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The Catalyst |
Santa Cruz |
CA |
USA |
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| 42552 |
1695834006 |
1994-02-17 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-17-1994-slims-san-francisco-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
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1 |
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1123 |
Setlist is incomplete/out of order
Lorange Blog: "Though I was very aware of Green Day in the local Berkeley scene, my first show was not until the evening before the album Dookie (their first major label release) came out. By the end of the night I was up against the stage watching the band and near the film crew capturing the set. All these years I never knew what was done with that footage so after a little googling I found information off greendayvideos.com pointing me to the UK-only Welcome To Paradise video off iTunes. At $1.99 I had to buy it just to make sure that young kid in the 30-second preview was me."
Bob Sarles: "The first was Longview the video that broke the band on MTV. That video was directed by Mark Kohr and produced by Commotion Pictures. The second video, produced not long after that was Welcome To Paradise. It was produced also by Commotion Pictures and directed by Robert Caruso, and paid for by Warner Bros. The video was shot in 16mm film at a Green Day performance in San Francisco in 1994. We used footage shot during the soundcheck and the show. The band played live, but the footage was edited to the CD track of the song. For some reason MTV did not put the video into rotation. It may have been shown in Europe, but not in the USA. I was very happy to have edited Longview, which was a big success."
Rolling Stone: "On February 1st [17th], 1994, Green Day celebrated the release of their third album, Dookie with a trip across the bay from their home ... to play at the San Francisco club Slim's. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong was nervous that night, but it had nothing to do with Dookie being his band's first release on a major label, Reprise. It was because Green Day were on a bill with the Dead Milkmen, a comic-punk band that was hot in the 80's thanks to cult hits like Bitchin' Camaro. 'I remember thinking, 'I don't wanna play after these guys - they have good songs,'' Armstrong says. In fact, at that moment, Green Day - Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool, all 21 - were loaded with better tunes: the 14 incendiary devices on Dookie, including the high-speed freakout Basket Case and the desperately bored anthems Burnout and Longview. They were true stories - 'a journal,' Armstrong, the band's driving lyricist, says, of 'whatever was on my mind, about what it's like to live as a street kid.' At Slim's, Green Day tore through the new songs with lunatic glee. The 500-person crowd's reaction was immediate and a little scary, an unhinged euphoria of crowd-surfing and slam-dancing caught in a video for the single Welcome to Paradise, shot at the club that night. 'People were geniunely bursting with energy,' Armstrong, now 42, recalls, 'as if they wanted to be a part of something but nobody knew what it was. We didn't either.'"
Maiko Hara: "The Slime's, oops, The Slim's is a fascist club in San Francisco with macho bouncers who physically and verbally abuse people. Green Day were a bit tighter musically compared to the Santa Cruz show. Much less goofing off in middle of songs. Their set was basically identical to the last show's, except they didn't play Disappearing Boy (bummer), played Basket Case instead of Coming Clean (both from Dookie), and Tre did the hidden track on Dookie in addition to Dominated Love Slave. They did Rock You Like A Hurricane and Eye Of The Tiger also. (Billie Joe said that was the last time they'd play the song, but who knows.) The highlight of the show was pyrotechnics - well, sort of. Billie Joe burned the BAM with Green Day on the cover and also the San Francisco Chronicle pink pages with their story. When he tried to burn a copy of Maximum Rocknroll, the Slim's owner stopped him, inciting the crowd to boo and chant, 'Bullshit!' Other nitty gritty details: one of the roadies handed Billie Joe a roach from which he took a drag, and passed on to someone in the crowd. Mike said it was tobacco. Lots of bouncer abuse! Tre kicked a bouncer in the head during Dominated Love Slave (how appropriate). Billie Joe squirted a bouncer in the face with the 'Dookie Gun' and shoved him into the crowd. Mike did a stagedive and subjected himself to lots of groping hands. Some improvised lyrics on Road To Acceptance (which I couldn't make out) and Burnout (I'm just selling out). Mike's hair was blue, matching his bright blue pants. Overall, a great show yet again. I wish they didn't repeat the set from the night before, but oh well. The burning of the icons made up for it." |
1994 |
1 |
Tilt, The Dead Milkmen |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Slim’s |
San Francisco |
CA |
USA |
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|
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| 16358 |
1695835289 |
1994-02-26 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-26-1994-the-palace-los-angeles-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
8 |
|
1 |
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|
|
667 |
|
1994 |
1 |
Tilt, Jawbox |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Palace |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
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| 16373 |
1695839970 |
1994-03-03 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-3-1994-trees-dallas-tx-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
322 |
|
1994 |
1 |
Tilt |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Trees |
Dallas |
TX |
USA |
|
|
|
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| 16387 |
1695840295 |
1994-03-06 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-6-1994-numbers-houston-tx-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
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|
|
509 |
|
1994 |
1 |
Tilt, Horace Pinker |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Numbers |
Houston |
TX |
USA |
|
|
|
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| 16402 |
1695841085 |
1994-03-11 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-11-1994-jannus-landing-st-petersburg-fl-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
8 |
|
1 |
|
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|
|
1223 |
|
1994 |
1 |
Tilt |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Jannus Landing |
St. Petersburg |
FL |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 16420 |
1695842301 |
1994-03-15 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-15-1994-930-club-washington-dc-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
1 |
|
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|
|
1346 |
dcmike112: "This is awesome, I was at this show. Tilt was the opening band. They were touring in the Bookmobile. One of the most memorable shows ever."
Mike Pruitt: "I was at this show. Green Day and Tilt. Maybe 100 kids there. Smacked my head on the pole and lost 10 hits of acid. Still had an amazing time. Old 9:30 was so much better."
FlexMyHead: "Avail frontman Tim Barry was protesting outside because of them being sell-outs or something. I told him, 'Dude, I like your band, but I drove three hours to see Green Day, no way I'm not going in.'" |
1994 |
1 |
Tilt |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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9:30 Club |
Washington |
DC |
USA |
|
|
|
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| 16459 |
1695844383 |
1994-03-17 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-17-1994-irving-plaza-new-york-ny-usa-2.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
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|
850 |
Jeffrey Harris: "...Armstrong also went over the band's history in New York. Green Day headlined their first ever New York event at the same venue in 1994 on St. Patrick's day. 'The only thing I can remember is there was green vomit all over the floor. Ah, the luck of the Irish,' said Amstrong."
Christopher Lynam: "If I remember correctly, this was right around Dookie's release. They played Irving Plaza on St Patrick's day, 'Green Day on St. Patrick's day... What a lovely idea!' Tilt opened... They were so sick with what they called 'tourflu'... They still killed it. Got to meet them and see the soundcheck for that show... Damn I'm old."
Billie Joe Armstrong, SiriusXM Small Stage Series interview 1/18/2024: "The first time we played here was in 1994 when Dookie just came out. And it was really really fun- it was very sweaty and I remember trying not to slip on the stage because the ground was so moist" |
1994 |
2 |
Tilt |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Irving Plaza |
New York |
NY |
USA |
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|
|
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| 16510 |
1695845303 |
1994-03-18 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-18-1994-city-gardens-trenton-nj-usa-2.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
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1 |
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|
1288 |
frascella: "I remember when Billie Joe hopped off the stage. My first thought was, 'What the hell are you gonna do? This is Trenton, bud, you're in over your head!'"
Rolling Stone: "...The guy from Geffen looked at me: "You sold out City Gardens [in Trenton, New Jersey]?" We were also selling out the Whisky A Go Go [in Los Angeles]. Even the people at Warner Bros. were like, "Holy shit!"..."
Jim Testa: "As a 'thank you', they went back and played City Gardens again and sold it out a second time, though they could have played a much bigger place. That first show, the one before Dookie came out, was the only show they had ever played in New Jersey or New York before they signed to Reprise. Even with all the touring they did, they never came to New Jersey."
Rich O'Brien: "This show was videotaped and eventually wound up on YouTube. Whenever I see it I crack up, because I was working the stage and look like a giant next to Billie Joe Armstrong. I saw a fight break out by the door. I jumped down, and it was two guys with no shirts on, all sweaty. It was like trying to wrestle two greased pigs out the door. The one kid was bald, so the only thing I could grab to throw him out was his ears. I felt people being jostled around, so I looked back, and Billie Joe was standing next to me, trying to intervene to keep the guys from being thrown out. I grabbed him and gently directed him back to the stage."
"A snotty, 22-year-old Billie Joe Armstrong hammers his powder-blue Stratocaster for an hour at City Gardens, Trenton's cinder-blocked hardcore cavern. It's March 18, 1994. Green Day's career-dispatching "Dookie" is barely six weeks old. The gritty, sweat-soaked Calhoun Street venue where Jon Stewart once tended bar is on its last leg, and will close before the new year. ... The budding California trio is already popular enough to play larger, more prestigious halls - they'll rock 'Saturday Night Live' before the year is out, too. But following punk-proper tradition, they loyally return to the Jersey room that marked a milestone for the band." |
1994 |
2 |
Tilt |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
City Gardens |
Trenton |
NJ |
USA |
|
|
|
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| 16530 |
1695846382 |
1994-03-21 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-21-1994-club-babyhead-providence-ri-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
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|
1036 |
Vinyl Noize: "So being the 'punk' he was, he got upset when Green Day was getting famous. He went to see them at Club Babyhead in Providence right as Dookie was starting to hit big and he heckled Billie Joe the entire set and Billie spit in his face. After the show he went outside and wrote 'SELLOUTS' in huge letters on the back of their tour bus. It meant very little then and means even less now, but its a good story to tell!"
Mike Dirnt: "Yeah, they do. Well, some people get pissed off yelling, 'Play this, play this!' Like a guy at one of our shows was like, 'Play 'Knowledge', play 'Knowledge'!' This was out in Rhode Island. And I was mouthing to him, 'We will, we will!' But he couldn't hear me and he was all, 'Man, fuck you!' Totally got irate. And I came over and he's all, 'Man, I give you respect. Man, fuck you!' But I talked to him and I said, 'Hey. Did you hear what I said? I said we will, and you said, 'Fuck you,' to me anyway. You know what, fuck you!' And all of his friends laughed at him. He was like, 'I'm sorry.' 'Yeah, think about what you're doing first. If I hadn't played 'Knowledge', would you leave the show hating us?' It's one of those things, I mean, we can't play every song that everybody wants us to play, but we can try to suffice with the majority of ones that we feel are going to please everyone." |
1994 |
1 |
Tilt, Two Minute Luv |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Club Babyhead |
Providence |
RI |
USA |
|
|
|
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| 16546 |
1695846808 |
1994-03-23 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-23-1994-les-foufounes-electriques-montreal-qc-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
785 |
|
1994 |
1 |
Tilt, Trigger Happy |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Les Foufounes Electriques |
Montreal |
QC |
Canada |
|
|
|
|
| 16564 |
1695847678 |
1994-03-29 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-29-1994-first-avenue-minneapolis-mn-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
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|
|
764 |
RobotWizard: "Green Day, Tilt and Puck at First Avenue in Minneapolis. March 29, 1994. I was 15."
Joe Frost: "I watch Billie Joe Armstrong spit a loogie into an idiot's mouth on the First Avenue mainroom stage, headlining a $4 show."
John Mulhouse: "I had a complimentary ticket, but I recall the door price being a whopping $4. It was also totally sold out and I remember rumors of tickets going for $70. The only song I recall them playing is, perhaps unfortunately, 'Eye of the Tiger' from the covers section."
Robert: "Green Day, March 1994. I bought tickets well in advance. They were $4. The week before the show 'Longview' blew up and was all over MTV. (Remember when they played videos?) The buzz and anticipation inside was at a fever pitch. You could tell they were on the verge of getting huge. Every song turned into a sing-along, even though it was clear that half the room only bought 'Dookie' in the past month." |
1994 |
1 |
Tilt, Puck |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
First Avenue |
Minneapolis |
MN |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 16877 |
1695876272 |
1994-04-05 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-5-1994-oz-seattle-wa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
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|
|
1183 |
Jason Iverson: "Green Day's security or the Oz wouldn't let us film at first, but we knew some people and they let us go backstage to interview Tilt."
|
1994 |
1 |
Tilt, Popsicko |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Oz |
Seattle |
WA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 16887 |
1695877230 |
1994-05-01 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-1-1994-lintfabrik-kontich-belgium.html |
Set |
1 |
5 |
|
1 |
|
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|
556 |
Incomplete setlist
Audio recording exists
Aziz: "The nice thing about punk is when your band gets popular, more and more people know you personally. We have played with so many bands. Last year we played with Green Day for 150 people in Belgium. The girl who used to be our driver, works as a tour manager for Green Day now. The guys see that as a payback for those who have helped them over the years." |
1994 |
1 |
Horace Pinker, NRA |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Lintfabrik |
Kontich |
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Belgium |
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| 17596 |
1696052350 |
1994-05-28 |
Bergslagsrocken Festival |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-28-1994-folkets-park-fagersta-sweden.html |
Set |
1 |
8 |
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1 |
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395 |
"After harrowing at club level since the start, they have got a completely unexpected global breakthrough in summer of 1994. Peter "Babs" Ahlqvist booked the band for Bergslagrocken Festival in Fagersta in May 1994. We had a cancellation and then they showed up as an option. And I liked them already. They have cost him 14,000 crowns. Peter begins to clear his throat when asked if he has any fun anecdotes from the visit. "Yes, that is... No, I can not tell. Come on now - it was a bit, er... Sex in the barn. One of the members was caught having sex with one of our festival crew members. Sympathetic and remarkably confident Billie Joe Armstrong interviewed me just before the concert. He was psyched and excited about the hype that was building up around Green Day." |
1994 |
1 |
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2 |
Festivals |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Folkets Park |
Fagersta |
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Sweden |
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| 42642 |
1696132913 |
1994-06-01 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-1-1994-en-bruto-zaragoza-spain.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
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1 |
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1390 |
Hugs Samu Gomaespuma: "June 1, 1994, Bar Embruto in Zaragoza, seeing the 1994 tour of Green Day and knowing them." |
1994 |
1 |
Trip Inside |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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En Bruto |
Zaragoza |
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Spain |
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| 42662 |
1696133171 |
1994-06-04 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-4-1994-txitxarro-deba-spain.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
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1 |
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336 |
Incomplete setlist |
1994 |
1 |
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11 |
Dookie tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Txitxarro |
Deba |
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Spain |
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| 17923 |
1696133268 |
1994-06-05 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-5-1994-garatge-club-barcelona-spain.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
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1 |
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83 |
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1994 |
1 |
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11 |
Dookie tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Garatge Club |
Barcelona |
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Spain |
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| 17947 |
1696134896 |
1994-06-07 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-7-1994-the-duchess-of-york-leeds-england.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
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1 |
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580 |
Bob Blench: "Yes! I saw them play in Leeds last week and it was the best gig I've ever been to, so I kissed Billie Joe."
Lauren Bell: "...never knew my dad did the sound for Green Day, my favourite band, and my mum was probably there, 6 month pregnant with me, insane!"
Lis Tigi Maguire Coyle: "I worked that show too. People broke the windows to get in as they only played London and Leeds. Your dad will have assisted the touring crew with Green Day, and they had their own engineer. It quite possibly was my pal Randy Steffes, though I don't recall. He certainly worked for them back then."
James Winston Wright: "I remember being slightly boozed and trying to sell Billie Joe Armstrong my spare ticket for his own show outside the venue. Didn't know who he was back then, it was '94 I think."
Steven Nicholls: "I came after work to see that gig, I had to sweet charm Becky on the door to let me in as it was full. They'd already shut the doors to get rid of people hanging around, luckily they'd opened them again to let some air in when I arrived..." |
1994 |
1 |
China Drum, Joeyfat |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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The Duchess of York |
Leeds |
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England |
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| 18017 |
1696136635 |
1994-07-05 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-5-1994-slims-san-francisco-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
15 |
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1 |
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1123 |
Steve Koepke: "Jul. 5, Tue. Green Day at Slim's a/a. $15 9 PM"
Gil Warguez: "Taken outside Slim's in San Francisco after the Green Day show. Billie Joe and Adrienne had just gotten married a couple days before. I don't remember the name of the girl on the right. I do recall that she was in a band."
Green Day Rising: "Slim's in San Francisco was actually a pretty good gig for the band normally, but on this night (July 5, 1994) I think most of the 500 people in the audience knew this was a bittersweet goodbye. Dookie was getting good airplay and the summer ahead was going to be huge with 20 Lollapalooza dates and Woodstock 94. Billie Joe was just on fire that night. He had just gotten married, found out that he was gonna be a dad, but didn't skip a beat. I'd never speak for him, but I think he knew Rock was the path forward and there was no looking back."
@br16ade_r055e: "I obtained these autographs on July 5th, 1994 outside Slim’s in San Francisco before Green Day’s concert there that night. I believe it was before the band’s soundcheck since I recall that it was still daylight. Billie signed the back of the booklet (on his solo photo) and the disc itself with a black Sharpie pen. Note that he signed the booklet and disc 'Billie' instead of 'Billie Joe.' A guy (friend/roadie?) with Billie asked me if I wanted him to sign the booklet, too. I said sure. He signed (signature looks like 'Rich') the back, on the photo of Billie, Mike & Tré. I was in the front row during the show. After the show, I took a photo of Billie holding hands with his wife Adrienne outside Slim's as he was approached by a fan. Billie and Adrienne were newlyweds. They had just gotten married on July 2nd." |
1994 |
1 |
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11 |
Dookie tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Slim’s |
San Francisco |
CA |
USA |
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| 18334 |
1696212740 |
1994-07-10 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-10-1994-ursu-regina-sk-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1055 |
Incomplete setlist
Europeanriderfan: "Green Day in '94. Regina. Not because it was a good show, but because they only played three songs."
Pansy Division: "The dullest audience we've ever played for." |
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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University of Regina Students' Union |
Regina |
SK |
Canada |
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| 18344 |
1696212981 |
1994-07-14 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-14-1994-ranch-bowl-omaha-ne-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
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1 |
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929 |
MarQ Manner: "Pansy Division was a gay punk rock band that opened for Green Day at The Ranch Bowl in the early 1990's. They asked me and my friend to walk them to their van as they loaded equipment. Not sure what I would have been able to do, but they were pretty scared about playing the Midwest at the time."
Kevin C.: "A week after I left Omaha a new band called Green Day played the Ranch Bowl. I read it got torn down. That's a shame because I don't think there was another place like it.
Armstrong also reminisced about passing through Omaha during the band's early days, on a tour to support its 1994 album, Dookie. 'We played at this bowling alley. Was that the Ranch Bowl?' he said to cheers, recalling the former bowling alley and rock club on South 72nd Street. 'Where else can you play at a kick-ass rock club and work on your spare in the meantime?'"
rockcandy.omaha.com: "Kiel also caught Green Day a few years later. The punk band's major-label debut, Dookie, was doing really well, but in Omaha they played the Ranch Bowl.
While opening act Pansy Division played, 'I was standing about halfway back from the stage, outside of the cluster part of the crowd, watching. Looked to my right and remember noticing a really short guy with a few facial piercings and green hair standing right next to me watching the show. We both stood there and watched, enjoying the show.' 'It wasn't until Green Day took the stage that I realized the person with whom I had watched the Pansy Division set was indeed Green Day's drummer Tré Cool. It was so hot with that many people in the place, the windows were fogging over and singer Billie Joe Armstrong made some comment about that.'"
John Warsocki remembers the time Green Day played the Ranch Bowl because drummer Tre Cool tried to bum a smoke off of him. But Warsocki was only 15. He didn’t smoke and none of his friends did either. While they watched opening band Pansy Division, Cool also wondered aloud how the audience would be for their set. He shouldn’t have been worried. “The place went nuts when they played ‘Longview,’” Warsocki recalled. Green Day went nuts, too: “They were full of energy just bouncing around the stage.” Sean Purcell had a similar experience. Only a teenager, he and a friend didn’t have tickets but thought they may be able to sneak in. It turns out they didn’t need to. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong saw them and told security, “They’re with me.” Purcell and his pal watched from the side of the stage. Aaron Baxter was there, too, and the show set the bar for what he expects at shows now. “Billie Joe (was) jumping around, having fun playing music and being an entertainer to the crowd. I remember him commenting on a baseball game playing on the TV over the door and doing the whole, ‘Hey, batter batter,’ routine,” he said. The band remembers the show, too. When Green Day played Omaha in 2009, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong recalled the venue while talking to the audience. “We played at this bowling alley. Was that the Ranch Bowl?” he said. “Where else can you play at a kick-ass rock club and work on your spare in the meantime?” |
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Ranch Bowl |
Omaha |
NE |
USA |
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| 42682 |
1696214987 |
1994-07-26 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-26-1994-orbit-room-grand-rapids-mi-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
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1 |
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440 |
Incomplete setlist
"Billie Joe wore a T-shirt reading, 'Fuck Longview', but he played the song."
Sean: "Summer 1994. The Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, MI. Green Day supported by Pansy Divison and local ska heroes Mustard Plug. Green Day was touring in support of their first major release "Dookie" and everything was cool. My friend D. and I, securing nights off from our service industry jobs, headed to the show and ended up running into the same people we always ran into at concerts and clubs in the area. You know? The cool people. Everyone danced their butts off, jumped around and cheered a lot. The crowd showed up early to see Mustard Plug and quickly became bored with Pansy Division. The latter were okay musicians but their music was like listening to Two Live Crew except it was punk rock and the band, if you hadn't guessed by the name, was comprised of 3 gay men. Funny at first then... Yawn. Green Day rocked the house right. And everyone went home happy. They played the song below toward the end of the set." |
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division, Mustard Plug |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Orbit Room |
Grand Rapids |
MI |
USA |
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| 18361 |
1696215067 |
1994-07-28 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-28-1994-graffiti-showcase-pittsburgh-pa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
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1 |
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1005 |
Michael Edelstone: "The most oversold and crowded show I've ever seen. Also my first mosh pit."
Mark Hall: "I lost a contact lens to that mosh pit! We're old, but few can say they saw a show like this. Most crowded show I've ever been to. They blew up after they set the date me thinks." |
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Graffiti Showcase |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
USA |
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| 18377 |
1696217097 |
1994-07-29 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-29-1994-blind-mellons-buffalo-ny-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
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1 |
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198 |
|
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Blind Mellon’s |
Buffalo |
NY |
USA |
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| 42701 |
1696217577 |
1994-07-31 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-31-1994-the-sting-new-britain-ct-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
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1 |
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821 |
Dr. Zhivago: "I saw Green Day around 1994 at this little CT venue called 'The Sting' in New Britian. They put on a great show way back when also."
Nancy Anderson: "They opened for the Green Day show that I brought the boys to at The Sting in New Britain, July 31, 1994. What a great show that was! Small venue, about 100 degrees inside, they were hosing people down in the pit it was so hot."
schlitsz: "When I saw them, it was at a small (now sadly defunct) club in New Britain, CT called The Sting. Between the time we bought the tickets and the show was when they started to blow up at radio and MTV and all that. It was pretty funny, actually, because nobody at my school knew much about them when the tickets went on sale. But when the school year was coming to an end and the show was approaching, people were complaining that it was sold out. Me and my buddy that I went with loved that. All the trendy kids had to stay home." |
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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The Sting |
New Britain |
CT |
USA |
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| 18788 |
1696297790 |
1994-09-10 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-10-1994-blossom-music-center-cuyahoga-falls-oh-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
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1 |
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313 |
Matt & Charli: "I remember that this show only cost $5.00, and everyone proceeded to rip up the lawn, and throw clods of dirt at everyone. I kept getting pelted with dirt, and just had a miserable time. Lots of energy in this show, but the band was just not that good."
itsalltrue: "That was one of the last concerts I saw at Blossom. Lollapalooza '95 being the ultimate final one. Those were some really great times. I somehow simultaneously enjoyed and respected the bands whilst entertained myself as I berated and criticized the newly turned "alt" jocks, preps and cheerleaders of the crowd. I miss it."
KBTime: "The outdoor arena in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, is summer home to The Cleveland Orchestra, but has also hosted many other types of music over the years... including an infamous Green Day show on September 10, 1994. I actually played Blossom BEFORE ever seeing a show there: our high school marching band performed with the Cincinnati Pops, and it wasn't till the following year that I went to my very first show. It was $5 tickets for Green Day. Just before show time, someone sitting a few feet from me on the lawn was yelling for a friend of his, who was seated close to the front of the lawn. This guy was having no luck getting his friend's attention, so he threw a clump of grass. Well, the grass missed its target and hit someone else, who proceeded to turn around and throw a clump right back. That clump hit a friend of mine, who threw more grass. And that's how quickly and accidentally the lawn got destroyed." |
1994 |
1 |
Samiam, Moist, Beatnik Termites |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Blossom Music Center |
Cuyahoga Falls |
OH |
USA |
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| 18790 |
1696298103 |
1994-09-11 |
107.7 KNDD's End It Benefit |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-11-1994-seattle-center-arena-seattle-wa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1185 |
The Seattle Times: "Green Day is one of the most promising new rock groups of the 1990s. It's short, snappy, classic rock songs, such as its first hit, "Longview," and the current "Basket Case," have the energy and spunk of British-invasion rock of the 1960s. The young men who make up the band - singer-guitarist Billie Joe, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool - have an infectious spirit that makes their records and videos compelling and exciting. The show originally was to be held at the South Sound Speedway in Olympia, but was moved to the Arena."
Jason Iverson: "I saw them play some Fest once with /Rancid, Hole, Weezer, 311, etc and Billie spit in some dudes mouth. The kid was wanting it. So strange. Also, Drew Barrymore was there. I remember because I had a crush on her lol and she was dating that guy in Hole. I remember Christie Road, Welcome to Paradise, Longview, Basket Case. But that's about it." |
1994 |
1 |
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2 |
Festivals |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Seattle Center Arena |
Seattle |
WA |
USA |
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| 18822 |
1696298791 |
1994-09-23 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-23-1994-expo-hall-tampa-fl-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
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1 |
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1499 |
Incomplete setlist
(Tampa Bay Times - 11/1995) Organizers claimed the punk trio's last appearance in September 1994 brought more than $28,000 in damages to the venue.
According to state officials, the price of doing business with Green Day last year proved too high.
The Florida State Fair is not in the business of bringing in events that have a likely potential for disruption and damage," said Terry McElroy, spokesman for the Department of Agriculture.
Most of the hall's hefty repair bill came from fixing damage to bleachers erected for the show, said Fred Brown, director of operations at the Florida Expo Park fairgrounds site.
Though the band forked over about $20,000 for repairs, the Fair Authority still paid the remaining costs, McElroy said.
"There was also some damage done to the restrooms, towel dispensers and doors ripped off the walls, kids just getting carried away," said Brown, who noted the problems were the most extensive he has seen at any recent Expo Hall show.
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1994 |
1 |
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11 |
Dookie tour |
|
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Expo Hall |
Tampa |
FL |
USA |
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| 18863 |
1696300478 |
1994-10-13 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-13-1994-melkweg-amsterdam-netherlands.html |
Set |
1 |
2 |
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1 |
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27 |
"Four minutes in, Billie Joe broke his ankle... This is a little weird because I have a photo from Sheffield '94 show where he also broke his ankle."
NRC: "Green Day is a young energetic punk pop band from California. During the second song singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong stumbled and broke his ankle. It was a short and powerful performance."
Trouw: "Green Day does not shy away from defeat. ... Drummer Tre Cool, born Frank Edwin Wright III, remembers the concert at Melkweg in 1994, from which singer Billie Joe Armstrong was removed by ambulance. But that was not as cool as it sounds. He stumbled across a technician and tore his ankle." |
1994 |
1 |
China Drum |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Melkweg |
Amsterdam |
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Netherlands |
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| 18868 |
1696300638 |
1994-10-14 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-14-1994-corso-leuven-belgium.html |
Set |
1 |
5 |
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1 |
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586 |
|
1994 |
1 |
China Drum |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Corso |
Leuven |
|
Belgium |
|
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|
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| 18898 |
1696301704 |
1994-10-22 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-22-1994-astoria-theatre-london-england-2.html |
Set |
1 |
6 |
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1 |
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602 |
Andy: "Day 1: First gig. Green Day at London Astoria 1994. Technically I'd been to a small festival before this but this was my first proper gig. Joeyfat opened and Billie Joe Armstrong stood on my foot as we were watching at the back. Then came China Drum who I still listen to after all this time. Green Day were so amazing and opened the door for me to a lot more bands." |
1994 |
2 |
China Drum, Joeyfat |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Astoria Theatre |
London |
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England |
|
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| 42758 |
1700366147 |
1994-10-31 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-31-1994-san-diego-sports-arena-san-diego-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1503 |
Setlist is incomplete/out of order
DK Fan: "Two Halloweens ago I went to a Green Day concert instead of feeding poison candy to kids who knock at my door. Big mistake. It was at some gigantic basketball arena, Green Day was playing on a 20 foot tall stage with bouncers and 'security' guards who could probably rip me in half... No fun at ALL." |
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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San Diego Sports Arena |
San Diego |
CA |
USA |
|
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|
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| 19247 |
1696444579 |
1994-11-01 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-1-1994-arizona-veterans-memorial-coliseum-phoenix-az-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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987 |
|
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Phoenix |
AZ |
USA |
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| 19285 |
1696445624 |
1994-11-15 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-15-1994-mammoth-events-center-denver-co-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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|
340 |
Brandon Carlisle: "I remember seeing Green Day at the Mammoth in Denver. Since then the venue name has changed to the Fillmore, but we've continued to see amazing bands there over the years."
Idiot Club: "WHAD UP? We're hangin' in Colorado, waiting to play tonite. Tour is fun and all, but we're pretty homesick. We just spoke to the folks back home and they said we have like over 15,000 letters waiting for us... DAMN, that's hella mail! ...The tour dates inside will be our last show for a while. We're taking some time to write new songs. We'll probably start playing live again in April or May." |
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Mammoth Events Center |
Denver |
CO |
USA |
|
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| 19302 |
1696446475 |
1994-11-18 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-18-1994-aragon-ballroom-chicago-il-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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|
245 |
Jason Kline: "I'm jealous of your first concert. Mine was Green Day with Pansy Division in November 1994 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Filmed for MTV's 'Green Day - Jaded in Chicago,' it was right after Dookie came out, but there were a lot of fans of Kerplunk! and their other Lookout albums. I still have the shirt from that show to this day. Dark green with the Dookie logo on one side and Green Day on the other. Pansy Division kind of sucked though."
Daniel J.: "I just had the unfortunate experience of seeing Green Day at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, and needless to say, was disgusted. Empty-V was video taping the whole damn show, so of course Billie Joe and Co. pulled out all the stops to try to act 'punk rawk'. He led the crowd in chants of 'fuck you' and 'I hate my parents' and 'I am a burnout'. It was pathetic. Then about halfway through, he took out a copy of the SPIN magazine with them on the cover and burned it saying, 'This is all a crock of shit, and if you believe it you are too!' I thought this was cool, but then I wondered if he was only doing it because of the cameras. Well, I still like Green Day, for the music, but as far as respecting them goes, I have lost all hope. This is just my 2 cents so feel free to post your reactions or flames."
"Oh boy, was I glad to see a full show from this band. I had been so very excited to see them at Woodstock ’94 and was so disappointed when their set was cut short by the mud storm. BOOO! And just three months later I was lucky enough to catch this show back at home. My boyfriend and I got there early so we could get fairly close to the stage. The band had such great energy at Woodstock that I knew I wanted to be front and center for this show. The opening band was fine. They had a very clear agenda. And it was more about them being gay than it was about their music. I just remember that throughout the whole set, the lead singer felt the need to throw out sexual references and statements about being gay. It was like, 'Alright, already. You're gay. Can you please just play?!' The crowd verbally showed their disdain for the band and it turned kind of ugly. I was just happy they were done so I could see my boys in Green Day. I was in love with their album Dookie already and had backtracked to their earlier album Kerplunk! to hear more of their music. I was definitely ready to enjoy their set. And the set list rocked!
Billie Joe was a maniac! This was the second and last time for me to see this band perform live. I think I'm due for a Green Day fix. After all these years I still LOVE Green Day!!" |
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division |
11 |
Dookie tour |
... |
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Aragon Ballroom |
Chicago |
IL |
USA |
|
|
|
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| 19327 |
1696447177 |
1994-11-26 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-26-1994-newport-music-hall-columbus-oh-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
284 |
|
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Newport Music Hall |
Columbus |
OH |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 19344 |
1696447398 |
1994-11-27 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-27-1994-patriot-center-fairfax-va-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
397 |
Jon Ginoli: "...We had been warned of trouble looming at a show in Fairfax, VA, a conservative suburb outside Washington, DC. The gig was at the Patriot Center at George Mason University. George Mason, a father of the Bill of Rights, refused to sign the Declaration of Independence because it didn't guarantee enough rights and freedoms. (Were he still alive, he'd be cast out of Virginia; although its state slogan is "Virginia Is For Lovers", in 1994, Virginia had an anti-sodomy law.) The promoter told Green Day in advance that they wouldn't allow us [Pansy Divison] to play, that we were inappropriate; Green Day's response to the promoter was that if we didn't play, they wouldn’t play. The promoter backed down, but when we arrived, he pulled me aside for a lecture. In a friendly-yet-stern way, he said our material was too mature for Green Day’s young audiences. He said that there would be eight-to-12-year-olds in the crowd. I asked why he was worried about our lyrics and not Green Day’s, which also have some references that might not be suitable. And who were these kids, anyway? What parents were letting their kids go to concerts so young? I told him, if they’re that young, much of what we sing about is going to go right over their heads; they won’t get it. But they’ll know they saw a gay band, and it will get them talking one way or the other. To us, that would be a victory, meaning we’ve infiltrated Pat Robertson country. This guy kept saying things like he had a lesbian sister, that he was for gay rights, but not in these circumstances. He said he was dreading the day-after phone calls from parents. I told him I had the right to sing about it, kids had the right not to be censored, and what we sang about was part of the world we live in. Virginia was a sodomy-law state; the discrimination was written into state law. To counter years of hetero propaganda these kids had heard — and would continue to hear — a few bad words and risqué songs wouldn’t do them any harm. This discussion went in circles for 15 minutes, until I finally told him it was a waste of my time. When we played, the reception was mixed but more supportive than I’d feared; it was the only show we played with Green Day in the South." |
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Patriot Center |
Fairfax |
VA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 19361 |
1696447621 |
1994-11-28 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-28-1994-u-mass-mullins-center-amherst-ma-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
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|
|
25 |
Kevin O'Hare: "Perhaps the funniest rock concert I've ever seen, one that I originally described as 'an evening of bawdy decadence, as if ancient Romans had besieged Coach Cal’s palace.' Things reached a peak when a shirtless, 300-plus-pound male fan joined the band on stage to sing a horrifically off-key cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s 'Sweet Home Alabama'. When the band and the crowd begged for a stage dive, the rotund fellow willingly obliged nearly obliterating dozens in the crowd when he flew from the stage, and the audience collapsed like dominoes. Miraculously, all survived."
"Despite the semi-harsh chording, Green Day is, essentially, a friendly band. The group began with a 'Smoke on the Water' riff, played a snippet of Twisted Sister's 'We're Not Gonna Take It' and invited this obese, shirtless guy up on stage and had him sing a bit from Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Sweet Home Alabama' before encouraging a stage dive into the pit. (The guy made it.) The band played the hits - 'Welcome to Paradise,' 'Longview,' 'Basket Case' - but they also jerked around a lot. No song is so important that it necessarily merits a straight run-through. [Billie Joe] might just want to lie on his back on a speaker and noodle his guitar. He and bassist Mike Dirnt are Beavis and Butt-head slightly grown-up motormouths. Billie's idea of bonding? 'How many stupid people are here tonight?' Showmanship? A trouser drop with a 'All right, Massachusetts police, take a look!' call. When some fools fired up cigarette lighters he railed, 'What do you think this is, Bon Jovi? Stone Temple Pilots?'"
Hartford Courant: "The big time has not curtailed the bratty exuberance of Green Day. Now at the tail end of its Dookie tour, which was playing clubs like the Sting in New Britain only four months ago, the punk rock trio from Oakland, Calif., has tightened and focused its approach for its sudden series of arena shows, such as the one Monday at the University of Massachusetts Mullins Center in Amherst. Ripping through most of the songs from its 3 million-selling major label debut, also named "Dookie", Green Day rippled with intensity and redoubled its force. As thousands rushed over barricades to the general admission floor rippling with moshers, the band tossed off the anthems 'Longview', 'Basket Case' and 'Welcome to Paradise' early in the set as if they haven't become milestones in the remarkable success story of punk rock. Sometime in the set (an hour with two encores), things started breaking down, as you would expect in a Green Day show - the last one in Massachusetts ended with a riot at the Boston Hatch Shell. Lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong, 22, his hair sticking out in platinum dreadlocks, started dropping his pants. Drummer Tre Cool, who turns 22 next week, stepped down from his riser to play guitar on a little ditty about strange things he does by himself. The clothes from the moshers kept flying up - a jacket knocked down the microphone of bassist Mike Dirnt, 22. When a balled-up T-shirt stuck at the head of Armstrong's guitar, he kept on playing without pause. And when the group insisted that an overweight, shirtless mosher join them on stage - to sing Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Sweet Home Alabama', which he didn't know - it was clear the band was there to have as much fun as the crowd. Green Day's relentless, impassioned sound is a perfect echo of punk circa 1978, with harmonies, melodies, songs of despair and disillusion - and energy to burn. Today, the kind of approach started by the Buzzcocks or the Undertones sounds even better thanks to the huge, young audiences. Once most of 'Dookie' and a lot of the craziness was past, the band dipped back into its two other, lesser known independent albums, '39/Smooth' and 'Kerplunk!', for songs such as '2,000 Light Years Away' (not the Rolling Stones song) and 'Christie Road'. As in their club gigs, Green Day harkened back to its indie past by bringing along lesser-known bands, in this case a pair of punk power trios with poppy and insurrectionist approaches. Waterdog started things off with a set that included a dedication 'to the late, great Jeffrey Dahmer'. Pansy Division challenged the macho, mostly male moshpit with its very gay politics, a challenge that the group, throwing cups stageward, apparently wasn't ready to handle." |
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division, Waterdog |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
U-Mass Mullins Center |
Amherst |
MA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 19378 |
1696447824 |
1994-11-29 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-29-1994-cne-coliseum-toronto-on-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
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|
|
1275 |
Setlist is incomplete/out of order
sirrichardrichard: "I had just turned 15. Die Toten Hosen opened up for them as well. I point to that moment as a building block to who I am today. Seeing Green Day embrace a homosexual band, inevitably led me to be a more tolerant person throughout the usually intolerant teenage years. Here they were, one of the biggest bands in the country and they bring Pansy Division - friends of theirs - to hockey rinks across the land. It was incredibly ballsy for them to do that, for that reason, despite the rock operas and Broadway shows, I will never consider them sellouts."
Sean McCallum: "We had brutal seats in that hockey arena that doubled as a livestock barn during the Royal Winter Fair, and it became blatantly apparent during the opener’s set (a band called Die Toten Hosen, I think) that there was no way in hell we could ever stay in our seats for this kind of show. Just before Pansy Division took the stage, someone got what turned out for me to be a life-altering idea, deciding that we should rush security, and before I knew what was happening, all nine of us had crashed over the boards and were in the process of blending inconspicuously into the crowd ON THE FLOOR at the FUCKING GREEN DAY SHOW! It was like something out of Detroit Rock City. It was the craziest concert experience of my life to this day, ridiculous moshing and crowd surfing and sweaty dirtbag punk chicks all over the place, Welcome to Paradise nearly took the roof off that shithole rink and I was unequivocally blown away by the fact that only three guys could make that much noise. I was mesmerized by Tre Cool and how it could be humanly possible to smash the drums as furiously and as frenetically as he did for the hour and a half that they played, non-stop energy, more and more fucking ecstatic never-ending energy. By the end of the show not one of us had a shirt on, having stashed them with the sound mixer dude, and we were all drenched in sweat and reeked of adolescent BO but it didn’t matter because the world would never be the same, and even after we got off the train and got back to my parents’ house, we sat around in the kitchen all night, the adrenaline still pumping frantically through our veins in the wee hours of the morning, and we knew that sleep would be impossible and that school could never matter as much as what we’d just done. Up until that Green Day show, I never knew what music was capable of. I never knew that music could be that. Things would never be the same."
Toronto's Arts: "Yeah, yeah, I can say all I want, but that won't change the depressing fact that I missed the Birdlandish 70's punk rock revivalists. The buses must have been running direct from the school yards to the Coliseum. Teenybopper girls, their hair either in stupid pig-tails or decorated by ugly plastic barrettes, milled around in ratty cardigans, stripey scoop-neck t-shirts and ill-fitting jeans. Boys on acid left random puddles of puke around the Coliseum. Thousands of children charged from the stands, over the boards, into the general admission area so they could be much closer to their idols - and crowdsurf. The kids were already in frenzied motion to the Beasties' You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party before Green Day took the stage. It is my moral duty to say this: 'Crowd-surfing must be stopped.' It not only looks thoroughly ridiculous, but it's damned dangerous. I hope scores of children at the show died, and that their friends learned a lesson. Not even during the first wave of punk was there such a despicable display of human behavior (OK, there was, but it derived from different motives). Green Day epitomize, and promote, the rampant adolescent attitude of today that is ruthlessly hateful, purblindly self-centred, and bafflingly self-righteous. After a series of 'fuck, shit, cunt, dick' Billie Joe uttered a string of fuck you's which he then explained were for parents. (This did not appear to bother the woman next to me, who was there with her 8-year-old son. Will she be confused tomorrow when he tells her to fuck off?) It is completely normal to balk at authority and rebel, but every teen should respect his parents. Complete disrespect for everybody is not what punk rock is about - disrespect for the system, yes. For people, no. Punk rock is about thinking for yourself. That's why anarchy, which was a symbol for punk, is supposed to work. Unfortunately, anarchy assumes that people are good and will act responsibly. People, however, are not innately kind; what prevents most people from acting purely evil and selfish is fear of retribution. But when you're with thousands of other idiots, the possibility of retribution becomes negligible (bonus: not only does your anonymity increase, but you are deemed cool for following the herd). Green Day should keep their gobs shut and quit prodding the herd because they are a brilliant live band." |
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division, Die Toten Hosen |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
CNE Coliseum |
Toronto |
ON |
Canada |
|
|
|
|
| 19380 |
1696447931 |
1994-11-30 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-30-1994-verdun-auditorium-montreal-qc-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
792 |
|
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division, Die Toten Hosen |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Verdun Auditorium |
Montreal |
QC |
Canada |
|
|
|
|
| 19397 |
1696448209 |
1994-12-01 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-1-1994-philadelphia-civic-center-philadelphia-pa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
982 |
Justin Patrick: "Philly. December 1994. 3 guys in a band. No fancy expensive Gibson guitars. Just one beat up Blue. No fireworks. No confetti. No t-shirt cannon. Just pure, raw, rock music." |
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division, Die Toten Hosen |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Philadelphia Civic Center |
Philadelphia |
PA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 19414 |
1696448730 |
1994-12-02 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-2-1994-nassau-veterans-memorial-coliseum-uniondale-ny-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1300 |
|
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division, Die Toten Hosen |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Uniondale |
NY |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 61289 |
1696449030 |
1994-12-04 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-4-1994-university-of-new-hampshire-durham-nh-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
368 |
Incomplete setlist
University of New Hampshire: "SCOPE UNH brought Steven Wright, Green Day, Thanks to Gravity & George Clinton to campus."
Jon Ginoli: "We went up to New Hampshire for a show on Sunday (a pretty lackluster night for both bands), then returned to New York on Monday for the biggest and and last show of the tour - Madison Square Garden."
Living On Less: "I shook Billie Joe’s hand. Some fans refer to such encounters as 'meeting' him but I think that's just playing fast and loose with reality. I don't care that I didn't actually meet him and he's not my buddy, all I know is I clasped his damp little hand, and it puts a goofy little smile on my face, even now. It was in 1994. I had gone to see Green Day play at the University of New Hampshire, which was nutty enough in itself since I lived in Texas at the time, but I was happy to go, I wanted to go, and so I went. I had called UNH to get tickets, and they had told me only UNH students could buy tickets, but since I was coming from so far away they would just put me on the guest list. I took the train from Houston to Boston. There was a five hour layover in Chicago, which was nice because I had never been to Chicago. It was near Christmas and there were Santas in the street ringing bells, and a harpist was playing inside a department store. I visited an art gallery, I looked out over lake Michigan, I called Bill from a pay phone in the station. The concert was wonderful of course. Afterward, I saw people line up to go backstage, and I thought maybe my guest list status could grant me some sort of privilege. (It had gotten me in early and I had seen the opening band’s soundcheck.) But no. And being whiny and pushy didn’t help either, go figure. But while I was begging I did see what the backstage passes looked like — big cloth stickers, blue and white, with some stuff scribbled on them — so when I saw one stuck to the floor, after having skulked away forlornly, feeling guilty for having been such a weasely pest, I giddily knew just what it was. 'Backstage' was a dingy room in the basement of the gym. Billie Joe seemed weary but he was gracious to a fault, making polite small talk from table to table. Then he started to leave. I was near the door so I asked him if I could shake his hand, and he was so lovely: he said, 'Oh, sure.' Of course. No problem. Then I lost my mind and said, 'I love you.' Oh, dear God."
Lucien2020: "Pasalacqua opened the encore and Billie Joe played naked" |
1994 |
1 |
Pansy Division |
11 |
Dookie tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
University of New Hampshire |
Durham |
NH |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 19466 |
1696449694 |
1995-05-27 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-27-1995-henry-j-kaiser-auditorium-oakland-ca-usa.html |
Set |
e |
19 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
906 |
fromthenosebleeds: "Green Day's first time headlining in a big auditorium and this was a benefit where tickets were only $10, so naturally the place sold out!"
"Green Day performed a pair of BENEFIT CONCERTS at the Henry Kaiser Auditorium in Oakland, CA, on May 27 and 28, 1995! I still have about 50 bruises from the tremendous mosh pit! But hey, Billie Joe spit on me, so could my life possibly get any better?? All of the profits were donated to Food Not Bombs, The Berkeley Free Clinic, The Haight Ashbury Free Clinic, and the SF Coalition on Homelessness. Green Day made the tickets available to Idiot Club members first! Another reason to join the Club! (As if you needed a reason!) During this concert, they previewed many new songs, such as 'Brat', 'Geek Stink Breath', 'Armatage Shanks', 'J.A.R.', and 'Jaded'."
"In 1995, I volunteered to drive my sister Jane to Oakland to see Green Day in a sold out show at the Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium. Tickets were $10, but I didn't have one. After a two-hour drive from Sacramento, I was thrilled to find a genuine scalper near the door, and bought one of his general admission tickets for $15. This was my introduction to the secondary ticket market. Later, my friend Julie Carniero listened to my experience and let me in on a secret of ticket scalping: The price of a ticket drops rapidly as the show begins. If you wait until after the show has started, you could probably get a ticket 'for a pack of cigarettes'."
Jeff Ott: "Later I went to see Billie Joe's new baby and he asked me to figure out who to give a lot of tax-deductible money to. So I hooked him up with Food Not Bombs and the free clinics in the East and West Bay. I went to see one of the two shows from which they donated us the money. It was exactly like seeing Green Day before except there was ten thousand screaming kids. After the show I went to the doorway on Telegraph Avenue where I was sleeping at the time. As I was waiting to go to sleep I had sort of a hard time comprehending how I could be both homeless and capable of moving $150,000 to where I want it to go, all in the same day. Go figure."
Joel Selvin: "Popular Berkeley-based rockers Green Day will appear in a benefit show May 27 at Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium in Oakland. Tickets to the unadvertised show will go on sale Sunday and cost $10. They will be available at BASS outlets and at the Oakland Coliseum and Warfield Theatre box offices. Proceeds will benefit the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic, Berkeley Free Clinic, Food Not Bombs and the S.F. Coalition on Homelessness. Green Day, whose major-label debut, "Dookie," sold more than 7 million copies in 1994, last appeared in the Bay Area at the Lollapalooza Festival last summer at Shoreline Amphitheatre. Opening the show at the Kaiser Auditorium will be Pansy Division, another Bay Area-based rock band." |
1995 |
1 |
Pansy Division |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium |
Oakland |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 19476 |
1696450047 |
1995-05-28 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-28-1995-henry-j-kaiser-auditorium-oakland-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
906 |
"Green Day performed a pair of BENEFIT CONCERTS at the Henry Kaiser Auditorium in Oakland, CA, on May 27 and 28, 1995! I still have about 50 bruises from the tremendous mosh pit! But hey, Billie Joe spit on me, so could my life possibly get any better?? All of the profits were donated to Food Not Bombs, The Berkeley Free Clinic, The Haight Ashbury Free Clinic, and the SF Coalition on Homelessness. Green Day made the tickets available to Idiot Club members first! Another reason to join the Club! (As if you needed a reason!) During this concert, they previewed many new songs, such as 'Brat', 'Geek Stink Breath', 'Armatage Shanks', 'J.A.R.', and 'Jaded'."
"In 1995, I volunteered to drive my sister Jane to Oakland to see Green Day in a sold out show at the Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium. Tickets were $10, but I didn't have one. After a two-hour drive from Sacramento, I was thrilled to find a genuine scalper near the door, and bought one of his general admission tickets for $15. This was my introduction to the secondary ticket market. Later, my friend Julie Carniero listened to my experience and let me in on a secret of ticket scalping: The price of a ticket drops rapidly as the show begins. If you wait until after the show has started, you could probably get a ticket 'for a pack of cigarettes'."
Jeff Ott: "Later I went to see Billie Joe's new baby and he asked me to figure out who to give a lot of tax-deductible money to. So I hooked him up with Food Not Bombs and the free clinics in the East and West Bay. I went to see one of the two shows from which they donated us the money. It was exactly like seeing Green Day before except there was ten thousand screaming kids. After the show I went to the doorway on Telegraph Avenue where I was sleeping at the time. As I was waiting to go to sleep I had sort of a hard time comprehending how I could be both homeless and capable of moving $150,000 to where I want it to go, all in the same day. Go figure."
Joel Selvin: "Popular Berkeley-based rockers Green Day will appear in a benefit show May 27 at Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium in Oakland. Tickets to the unadvertised show will go on sale Sunday and cost $10. They will be available at BASS outlets and at the Oakland Coliseum and Warfield Theatre box offices. Proceeds will benefit the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic, Berkeley Free Clinic, Food Not Bombs and the S.F. Coalition on Homelessness. Green Day, whose major-label debut, "Dookie," sold more than 7 million copies in 1994, last appeared in the Bay Area at the Lollapalooza Festival last summer at Shoreline Amphitheatre. Opening the show at the Kaiser Auditorium will be Pansy Division, another Bay Area-based rock band." |
1995 |
1 |
Pansy Division |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium |
Oakland |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 19515 |
1696450571 |
1995-08-27 |
Lowlands Festival |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-27-1995-walibi-flevo-biddinghuizen-netherlands.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
140 |
Setlist is incomplete/out of order |
1995 |
1 |
|
2 |
Festivals |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Walibi Flevo |
Biddinghuizen |
|
Netherlands |
|
|
|
|
| 19521 |
1696450782 |
1995-08-31 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-31-1995-helsingin-jaahalli-helskini-finland.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
482 |
Junoven: "A half hour after the Riverdales left the stage, it was time for Green Day. As the stars of the day walked onto the stage, the audience went nuts, screaming and clapping. I could not hear what Billie Joe Armstrong said before they started the first song, which, by the way, I did not recognize. They had pumped up the volume a bit, so the echo wasn't a problem anymore. But now the volume was so loud that because of the poor acoustics, it sounded like Sonic Youth playing Green Day songs. Pure guitar noise to a drum beat. And singing. The second song was 'Welcome To Paradise', and either they had lowered the volume a bit or my ears had adjusted to it. Now I could understand the lyrics, and the noise wasn't so bad (but it was still bad).
They stopped playing and Armstrong asked, 'Can you say FUCK YOU?' Stupid question, of course we could. After a couple of more songs, Armstrong talked some more, but the audience was so noisy it was impossible to make out the words. Then more songs. And then Armstrong started talking again. He pointed at me (well, I guess he meant everybody in the same side of the hall) and said, 'OK, now, say FUCK YOU to those guys there,' and he then pointed at the other side of the hall. And we did what he said. And after everyone had said 'fuck you' to everyone, he said, 'Good, now everybody fight!' And it looked like some people in front of the stage did! About half an hour (or something like that) after beginning, they finally did what everybody was obviously expecting. They started playing "Basket Case", and now, for the first time after they had walked to the stage, the audience got really wild! Shouting (no boos, but hoorays and screaming, etc.) and dancing (not me though). They played only 50 minutes, first about 45 and then, after a minute of we want more's, they played two more songs, before leaving. And just before they left, Armstrong said, 'Fuck.' Was that his opinion of the gig or did he order the audience to fuck? During the show (it really was more like a show than a concert), Armstrong did several times this interesting (some might say disgusting) spitting thing. He spitted directly upwards, and then caught the spit in his mouth. A couple of times the spit however landed on his face, and he had to wipe it clean with his shirt. Also, someone in front of the stage threw a shirt straight onto Armstrong’s head. It stayed there for a moment, covering his face, then dropped to the floor – he didn’t do anything to take it off, just kept singing. All in all, it was a disappointing show. Maybe if I could have been in the front row. Afterwards, when heading back home, I heard lots of people saying that it was a shit gig or too short. I think it was a bit of both. For the price of the ticket, I might have been able to buy a couple of their albums and/or some singles from a second hand shop." |
1995 |
1 |
The Riverdales |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Helsingin Jååhalli |
Helskini |
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Finland |
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| 19916 |
1696472341 |
1995-09-02 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-2-1995-johanneshov-isstadion-stockholm-sweden.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1229 |
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1995 |
1 |
The Riverdales |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Hovet |
Stockholm |
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Sweden |
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| 19933 |
1696472622 |
1995-09-03 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-3-1995-lisebergshallen-gothenburg-sweden.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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434 |
Jesse Frohman: "Frohman doesn't even betray an ounce of chagrin when he recalls getting kicked out of a shoot by the artists themselves. 'Green Day was a great band to shoot,' he begins. 'They get the attitude, they're zany, they don't care what they look like, they just want to have fun in the pictures, and they put on a show a little bit.' Then he drops the other shoe, continuing, 'The funny thing about Green Day is, a magazine said, 'They're on tour,' would I mind going to the show and doing a few pictures there? I went to the show and Billie [Joe Armstrong] says after the first couple of songs, 'How about we kick the goddamn photographer out of here?' I'm trying to say, 'No, it's me Billie! We just had this four-hour shoot!' He either didn't see me or he didn't care, and I was kicked out, so I didn't get concert pictures.' But Frohman wasn’t just fattening his portfolio by banging around with all these enfants terrible, he was gaining combat experience. 'They were colorful,' he says of the aforementioned artists, 'they were interesting, they were great subjects, and it really set me up for a shoot like Nirvana and Kurt Cobain.'" |
1995 |
1 |
The Riverdales |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Lisebergshallen |
Gothenburg |
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Sweden |
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| 42888 |
1696475178 |
1995-09-21 |
Dookie tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-21-1995-brixton-academy-brixton-england.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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186 |
Audio recording exists |
1995 |
1 |
The Riverdales |
11 |
Dookie tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Brixton Academy |
Brixton |
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England |
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| 43026 |
1696816783 |
1995-11-17 |
Insomniac tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-17-1995-convention-center-niagara-falls-ny-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
8 |
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1 |
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879 |
Setlist is incomplete/out of order
MTV: "Green Day had to postpone their Niagara Falls, New York show, the one scheduled for Nov. 8, so they can fly into Los Angeles to appear on the David Letterman show to perform 86, a rockin' song on Insomniac. When we asked a source at Reprise Records why they were performing 86, and not the first single, they sounded a bit bemused by our question. 'They're performing 86 because they want to.' You know, kind of like 'What does a gorilla do on it's birthday.' But actually if the truth be told, 86 is going to be Green Day's next single, to be released before the end of the year. We don't want you to think that Green Day doesn't realize the significance of 'doing' Letterman. According to that self-same source: 'They're excited, and they're really into the show. They really like Letterman.' This is the band's first appearance on mainstream late night TV, having previously appeared on Conan O'Brien. They've rescheduled the Niagara Falls for Nov. 17." |
1995 |
1 |
The Riverdales |
12 |
Insomniac tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Convention Center |
Niagara Falls |
NY |
USA |
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| 43092 |
1696871468 |
1995-12-06 |
Insomniac tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-6-1995-university-of-new-orleans-new-orleans-la-usa.html |
Set |
e |
21 |
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1 |
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830 |
At the Lakefront Arena on UNO campus. Setlist is incomplete/out of order.
99percenteks: "...and at the UNO with the Riverdales. That was the Courtney Love incident show."
Jason: "This was junior year in high school. Green Day's follow-up to Dookie, Insomniac, had just come out, and the band was still riding the wave that was Dookie. I liked Green Day a lot, even though it was obvious they were becoming less popular than they had been. My friend Dave liked them more, so I agreed to go with him to see the band at UNO. The floor was sold-out, so we had balcony. The show was good, but I was pissed because they only played for an hour. Granted, their songs are all three minutes or less, but they could have played more obscure songs instead of the hits, dug into some really old stuff — anything. So, I was disappointed, but they did rock."
MTV: "Courtney Love says she was roughed up by security guards while hanging out backstage at a Green Day concert, the Associated Press reports. Police said they were investigating the incident that Love said took place this past Wed. (Dec. 6) at the University of New Orleans' Lakefront Arena. Love, who leads Hole (and is in New Orleans to work with the band on material for another album), said she was sitting on an equipment box signing autographs when three arena guards ordered her to move away. She said they grabbed her by the neck and pushed her toward the seats, twisting her arm behind her back and pulling her hair while ignoring her attempts to show them her VIP backstage pass. 'My head was banged one, two, three, four times against a steel pole,' Love said Thursday. 'While this was happening, one guy was doing things down by my underwear. You don't touch a human being like that, celebrity or not.' Love said she was dragged into the audience area before the men released her. 'One of them said, 'Oh, you're Courtney Love. I'm sorry, it's all been a big mistake,' Love said. 'As if, just because I'm me, I shouldn't have been treated that way, but if I wasn't me, then I should.' An arena official declined to comment, saying he had not received a report on the incident." |
1995 |
1 |
The Riverdales |
12 |
Insomniac tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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University of New Orleans |
New Orleans |
LA |
USA |
|
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|
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| 27337 |
1696894942 |
1996-05-18 |
Saturday Night Special |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-18-1996-fox-studios-los-angeles-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
2 |
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1 |
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645 |
|
1996 |
1 |
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20 |
TV Performances |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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FOX Studios |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
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| 20688 |
1696915969 |
1997-09-24 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-24-1997-astoria-theatre-london-england.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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602 |
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1997 |
1 |
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13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Astoria Theatre |
London |
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England |
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|
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| 20937 |
1697053142 |
1997-10-31 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-31-1997-liberty-lunch-austin-tx-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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|
71 |
Austin American-Statesman: "It's the last night of October, and there are endless opportunities for Halloween fun and late-night intoxication in Austin. At Liberty Lunch, Green Day is playing."
Billie Joe Armstrong: "Yeah. I can’t remember the venue, but we were playing in Austin, Texas. It was a 2,000-seater. I was nervous. That’s when I decided to start drinking before shows. It started off with two beers. Then it went to many more after that. Liquid courage – it made me loosen up and not give a fuck."
Banjo Slacks: "Once had the honor of being pulled on stage to play Operation Ivy song on Halloween at Liberty Lunch in ATX."
Tanya: "Halloween night, 1997 Green Day played Liberty Lunch in Austin, Texas. This was the best show that I have ever seen. The band played songs from every album. Some of the songs that I can remember were: Going to Pasalacqua, Paper Lanterns, Knowledge, 2000 Light Years Away, Welcome to Paradise, Chump, Longview, Basket Case, She, When I Come Around, F.O.D., Geek Stink Breath, Brain Stew, Jaded, Nice Guys Finish Last, Hitchin' A Ride, The Grouch, Scattered, and Prosthetic Head. I think that was all. I was directly in front of Billie Joe. During Paper Lanterns, he asked for metal requests, just like always, and played a little of Eye of the Tiger, and some Ozzy, to which I shouted to him. He would play a little of the songs, and then stop. During Knowledge, he asked if anyone played guitar, and pulled up 2 guys from the crowd, one at a time, to come and play "Blue". He was really cool, hugging them and shaking their hands. Billie Joe acted as crazy as he always does, and I was loving every minute of it. The band sounded to me like they were in top form. There is just nothing like Grren Day live. Period. I didn't have a pass to go out to the back to meet them, but a guard walked me right through. I waited until they came out, and there he was. Billie Joe walked up to the crowd. He stood around while people asked him questions. He was so polite and friendly. He signed anything we wanted and gave out hugs. I was very happy about that. :) I told him that his little boy probably looked just like him, and he said, "You wanna see a picture?" I said yes and he took out his wallet and showed us a picture of him. It was so cute. Then he showed another of Adrienne and Joey together. He was so proud. He said Joey was all dressed up that day with his little Lion King costume. He also said that Joey was a better man than He was. He is just a great guy, who loves his family. I just thought that was the most down to earth thing, him pulling out pictures of the family. :) I really like Elvis, and I asked him if he was a fan. He said "Oh yeah, his was the first record I ever bought." (As soon as the show was over, the Elvis song, "Love Me" started playing. I figured he had something to do with that.) :) He also talked about Jason and the webpage. Someone had asked him about it. I kiddingly said that everyone always writes in asking for his email address, and he laughed. I thanked him for staying around and talking with us. I told him that meant alot to us, and he thanked us for being there. He was just so open to questions and didn't mind us gathering around him. You would never think, meeting him, that he was the huge star that he is, so down to earth and friendly. Mike was the exact same way. I told him that it was the best show I'd seen, and he said, "Thanks for putting up with that front row." I said that he didn't even know what it meant to me for them to stand around and talk to us for so long. He reached out to hug me. He was just so very sweet. He had a loaf of bread and he said "Here, here's your payback." He reached in and gave me 4 slices of bread hehe. Then he started throwing it. He was just as nice as he could be. He really listened to what I had to say and I appreciated that so much. I couldn't believe that I was standing around talking to Green Day. Tre had been out there for a couple of minutes, he sort of smashed into all of us hehe. Then I never saw him after that. I met him in San Antonio 2 years ago though, and he was very friendly like the others. They all are just the nicest people you could meet. Sometimes when you meet a star, they act like they don't have time for anybody waiting to see them, and that they are completely bothered by it all. Green Day reminded me of being like some local band, just talking to people after the show. They cared what we said, and really listened. I don't know if they'll see this or not, but I want to say that this meant more to me than I could ever say. I truly admire them, for their great music, and for the great guys they are. " |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Liberty Lunch |
Austin |
TX |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 20956 |
1697053358 |
1997-11-02 |
WPBZ's Buzz Cake Sale |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-2-1997-coral-sky-amphitheatre-west-palm-beach-fl-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
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1366 |
Sun Sentinel: "The headliners likewise became less exotic with each new Bake Sale: Green Day in 1997..."
The Fader: "...or how Billie Joe banged this girl in West Palm Beach, Florida when the Day played the 1997 Buzz Bake Sale."
Boca Raton News: "...the Bake Sale features 13-up-and-coming or already-there bands, with Green Day at the top of the list, all for princely price of $13."
Palm Beach Post: "Whether or not the music is for you, you can’t deny that the Buzz Bake Sale has actually built quite a track record. Now in its 15th year, the annual concert has brought some pretty big names to South Florida over the years. In 1997, Green Day had yet to see the mammoth success of American Idiot, but still had quite the following." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
2 |
Festivals |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Coral Sky Amphitheatre |
West Palm Beach |
FL |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 20973 |
1697054728 |
1997-11-03 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-3-1997-jannus-landing-st-petersburg-fl-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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|
1223 |
bogeyman: "I had never seen Green Day before and was excited when the new tour was announced. I was living in New York at the time but happened to be visiting friends in Florida and saw the first few dates of the Green Day tour starting in Florida. I could have seen them at a bigger venue but was surprised Green Day was playing Jannus Landing (an open courtyard venue that holds around 1500 people). The show sold out right away but my friend Manny got us tickets (he worked for one of the promoters, No Clubs). So Manny, Albert, Faith (my then-girlfriend) and I went to the concert together. We got to the venue a little early and had a few beers. The thing that really sucks about Jannus Landing is that there are no seats at all (standing only in the courtyard). So we maneuvered our way through the crowd and got close to the stage right before the opening band took the stage. By the time Green Day hit the stage almost everyone was sweaty and drunk and ready to rock. Green Day had the same basic stage setup as Superdrag did. Stage and lights didn't matter, the music would do all the talking and Green Day brought the house down. They opened with 'Going To Pasalacqua' and from the moment they began to play they held the entire crowd's attention for their complete show. Billie Joe Armstrong's vocals were very loud and punkish, he talked to the crowd in between songs and screamed, 'Fuck ska!' throughout the concert. 'Welcome To Paradise' and 'Geek Stink Breath' were played next and my friends and I were fist pumping, dancing and singing along wildly. I knew Green Day would be good, but not this good! Musically Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool never missed a lick or beat and you could hear and feel the authenticity of their punk rock songs. Green Day then rocked everyone's butt off and played 'Nice Guys Finish Last', 'Hitchin' A Ride', 'Chump', 'Longview', '2,000 Light Years Away', 'Brain Stew', 'Jaded', 'Knowledge' (Operation Ivy cover), 'Basket Case', 'She', 'F.O.D.', 'Paper Lanterns', 'Prosthetic Head' and 'When I Come Around'. They played for almost two hours total and the only song I really wanted to hear but they didn't play was 'Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)'. Green Day was unreal live in concert, a must-see event for everyone." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Jannus Landing |
St. Petersburg |
FL |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 20994 |
1697055106 |
1997-11-05 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-5-1997-embassy-music-hall-orlando-fl-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
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|
|
933 |
"...The speakers played Whip It by Devo really loud and everyone thought that sounded like a introduction to the band. People were yelling and screaming. Billie went straight into the Going To Pasalacqua. It ruled - everyone was singing along! A mosh pit was all over the place and I was forced into it! They started playing Welcome To Paradise. Then goes Geek Stink Breath and Burnout. BJ said that the next song was new and it was called Nice Guys Finish Last. After that, they went into a kickass version of Hitchin' A Ride - bassline was great! Then The Grouch! During that a fight broke out and the security guards took 'em out. One chick climbed this poll and jumped from it hoping for someone to catch her but no one did, I was like no way! She must of been hurting. So after that they went into Chump and, obviously, Longview. Billie took two shirts, wrapped them around his head and sang a couple of lines from The Beautiful People. They finished Longview and went into Brain Stew. Billie Joe said when he strikes a string crowd gotta do a fist chant in the air and after that they got into Jaded! During the song Billie told some guy to stop touching this girl's butt. Few minutes later he said it to the guy again, because the girl didn't appreciate the guy doing that, so then the guy kept on doing it. Girl tried pushing him away and Billie Joe put down the mic and started yelling at the guy and guard went over and talked to the guy. He said, 'You know, we came here to have fun, not to get the stones moving in your pants!' Then Basket Case! They left the stage for about 3 to 5 minutes, and came back because everyone was yelling, 'Green Day!' Mike came out throwing water on everyone! And Tre went back to the drums. Billie Joe said, 'OK! What song should we do?' People wanted the band to play Christie Road and Billie was like, 'Are you really want me to do that? Are you all sure? Ladies pick!' So he played Christie Road. Then he said the next song is Knowledge! During the song Billie said, 'Is there anyone here who can play guitar?' Nearly everyone was like, 'I do, I do!' He found one guy and said, 'I hope you know how to play guitar man, because if you don't these people are gonna kick your ass.' And he gave his guitar to him. The guy did pretty good! After the song he said okay, you ain't gonna get out of this easy, so he made the guy crowd surf! Then there was 2,000 Light Years Away and F.O.D. During the song he got on the ledge of the stage where everyone could see him and teased some of 80's hair metal songs. After that they went into a very long version of Paper Lanterns! During the song he was just messing around, spitting in the air and catching it back in his mouth! Then,. to finish the night off, they went into Prosthetic Head. During the end of the song they had the beat going still and he said, 'Get the fuck out, get the fuck out!'" |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Embassy Music Hall |
Orlando |
FL |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 21014 |
1697127464 |
1997-11-08 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-8-1997-tremont-music-hall-charlotte-nc-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
238 |
Brandi: "Billie, Tre and Mike ran out on the stage. Billie wore all black, Mike had long pants and a sleeveless t-shirt on and Tre wore a jersey shirt and a tank top underneath. They started out with Going To Pasalacqua. It sounded great. Billie kept dousing us with water and so did Mike and the security guards. Billie got up on the amps and leaned into the crowd and they tried to pull him in - the security got even madder. Then the crowd grabbed Billie's mic. He jumped back onstage and gave the roadies a sheepish grin. Tre got up and went over to where Mike was standing. Mike was like, 'Tre, why can't you just play nice like all of the other drummers!' So he got on the amps too and leaned out! The crowd was going wild! Billie pranced around the stage looking like a fairy! Someone threw clothes onstage and Billie put them on his head during Knoweledge. So then there was a naked guy in the mosh pit the back! I stuck my toungue out at Mike and he did the same back. Billie shook his butt and Tre's threw like fifty drumsticks at one time into the air! Then Billie was like, 'Want to hear some Weezer?' He teased Say It Ain't So - he sounded good... I'll take him over Rivers any day! Then he goes, 'Want to hear some Metallica?' And he went to it! Then he did the whole Manson thing! But right before playing When I Come Around they ran backstage and everyone started yelling, 'Green Day, Green Day, Green Day!' And they came back out. Mike was like, 'We had to take a dump.' The first thing Billie said was, 'Goddamn!' He did it again and went, 'It's weird - you open your mouth and all that will come out is goddamn. Goddamn, goddamn, goddamn!" Then Billie let this loser get up on stage to play Knowelege on Blue and he totally fucked it up! (The song, not Blue. Deep sigh of relief.) Then the guy started to go off and Billie was like, 'Get the fuck off of my stage!' He tells the security guards to pick the guy up and throw him back into the crowd! It was so funny! The guy ended up hanging from the rafters and the security got pissed! After When I Come Around, Tre fell over the drumkit and ran backstage. Mike kept playing and goofing off. Billie sat on the floor and played his guitar like it's his new favorite toy on Christmas morning! Tre came back on stage with a bunch of cinder blocks and threw them on his kit. He totally trashed it! Billie was playing so loud that the vibrations knocked his beer off of the amp. The guard picked it up, doused the crowd with it and poured the rest on my head! God, did I stink!" |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
... |
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Tremont Music Hall |
Charlotte |
NC |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 21032 |
1697127862 |
1997-11-09 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-9-1997-the-boathouse-norfolk-va-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
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|
886 |
Daily Press: 'I bet you guys won't play The Clash,' - barked a caller to WROX-FM Sunday afternoon. 'But that's where all your stuff comes from.' Inside the studio, the three members of Green Day - Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool - laughed about the challenge, then decided to spin something from the 1979 Clash album 'Give 'Em Enough Rope.' As a promotional stunt, the punk-rock trio took over the controls of WROX-FM (96.1) for an hour on Sunday - just before their group's show at The Boathouse in Norfolk. Clad in black leather jackets and chrome spikes, they goofed around on the air and played tunes from their own new album, 'Nimrod,' as well as rockin' cuts from Nirvana and Primus. When their air shift was done, the rockers schmoozed with radio folks and signed autographs for fans. Billie Joe looked somewhat sullen - or maybe fatigued - compared to his manic stage persona. Meanwhile, Dirnt and Cool bounced around the 96X offices acting the part of bratty punks. 'Hmm, Count Mike-ula,' - mumbled Dirnt, the bass player, as he used a Sharpie to sketch long fangs onto the image of himself on a Green Day poster. Later, drummer Tre Cool staggered down a hallway pressing what looked like a syringe to his forearm. 'Could somebody give me a hand with this tourniquet?' - he said. After drinking in the confused expressions around him, he pulled the tube back to reveal a fake needle. Psyche! By the time the Green Day entourage left the station, you saw grapefruit-sized yellow "Nimrod" stickers everywhere - affixed to filing cabinets, gold record awards, doors. I guess this is about as close to anarchy as punk rock gets these days." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Boathouse |
Norfolk |
VA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 21052 |
1697128316 |
1997-11-10 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-10-1997-930-club-washington-dc-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
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|
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1346 |
"An amazing show! It was a sold-out crowd at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. Superdrag had done their set and now everyone was ready for Green Day! Their roadies were setting up the equipment and the Ramones were playing over the PA. After a while, Whip It by Devo was blasted over the PA speakers and everyone knew that signaled something. Before you knew it, the boys from Green Day trotted up on stage and the crowd went crazy. They opened up with Going to Pasalacqua. Crazy things were going on the whole show. At one point, Bille Joe walked out with an Elmo doll in his pants. He whipped Elmo out and had him clapping along to the song. Then he brought a member out of the crowd to play along to the cover tune, Knowledge. After the guy played along, he commenced in the traditional stage dive. When I Come Around was the second to last song. After they played that, Green Day absolutely destroyed their set. BJ was playing weird shit on the guitar, Tre was trashing his drum set big time (their were sparks flying when he was hitting the cymbals against each other!) and Mike was spraying water and beer on the crowd. Well, there it was, a trashed set, absolute chaos onstage. Then, the roadie took one of the mics and just placed it towards the middle of the stage. Then, BJ came out and played Good Riddance (Time of Your Life). The crowed loved it. Billie didn't play it acoustic though, he just played it on his regular old guitar. It ended what was possibly the best live act that I have ever seen. If you get a chance to catch Green Day live, you won't regret it!" |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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9:30 Club |
Washington |
DC |
USA |
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| 21103 |
1697128829 |
1997-11-12 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-12-1997-roseland-ballroom-new-york-ny-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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860 |
John: "I went with my friend's band Marvin's Tendency. When all went straight for the stage. It was pretty difficult because there were about 200 people crammed up front. At about 9:10 Green Day came out - it was so exciting! Tre wore a black Nimrod shirt and shorts, Billie Joe wore the usual black T-shirt and Dickies, Dirnt wore plaid pants and a red wife-beater. They opened with Going To Pasalacqua, then they went into Welcome To Paradise. Dirnt stopped to spray us with beer. Then they played an Operation Ivy cover, Knowledge. During this song Billie Joe let some kid play the guitar. 'The kid basically sucked and didn't know what the hell he was playing,' said my friend Justin, the guitarist of Marvin's Tendency. I took pictures of the band with a piece of crap camera. Later on they played Chump/Longview. They covered The Beautiful People and taunted the crowd with a Tickle Me Elmo doll. During Paper Lanterns Justin and I crowdsurfed to the front of the stage and the security guards threw me onto a metal railing. Also at the end after trashing everthing on the stage Billie Joe played Good Riddance. It was a great night. Also the bassist of Marvin's Tendency caught Mike's pick when he threw it into the crowd." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Roseland Ballroom |
New York |
NY |
USA |
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| 21123 |
1697129151 |
1997-11-13 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-13-1997-worcester-memorial-auditorium-worcester-ma-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1387 |
Setlist may be out of order
Mike: "After a poor set by Superdrag, Green Day took the stage by running and doing a few cartwheels. Billie Joe sported The Queers bumper sticker on the back of his black T-shirt. The band wasted no time in launching into their opener, Going To Pasalacqua. The sound was, to say the least, awesome. The 3,800-seat hall was only about half full, but the band seemed to pounce on its intimacy. Billie Joe spoke freely with the crowd, recalling the melee that took place when they played the Hatch Shell in Boston in 1994. Prior to The Grouch, Billie dedicated the song to all his 18 year old fans who grew up on Dookie - accepting the blame for their presumably fucked-up lives. The set went on to include such hits as: Chump/Longview, Welcome To Paradise, Hitchin' A Ride, She, F.O.D., Basket Case, Geek Stink Breath, and Brain Stew/Jaded. They didn't play J.A.R. or Walking Contradiction, but their playing of so many radio hits clearly showed their love for the music, regardless of its commercial status. The show was as if the band and the crowd were having a big party. Billie Joe donned a necktie thrown on stage prior to Welcome to Paradise, and during Ivy's Knowledge, Armstrong allowed a kid from the audience play his guitar. The mostly hardcore Green Day audience appreciated spirted renditions of 2,000 Light Years Away, and One of My Lies. Newer tracks such as Nice Guys Finish Last, Scattered, and Uptight seamlessly fit into the bands professional set. Billie Joe announced the traditional set closer Paper Lanterns before ripping into a frenzy. As usual, he slowed the tempo down to include an extended interlude with maximum foolishness. He put his guitar down to climb the amps and spray water on the crowd; he got the crowd to clap in unison with an Elmo doll, and he sang the Mickey Mouse theme song. Throughout the night, Tre would toss his drum sticks up in the air behind his back at every chance he got. At one point, he picked up a large handful, hit his snare once, and threw them everywhere. The band returned to loud applause as they launched into their encore, Prosthetic Head. This new track sounded dynamite, with its soft-loud-soft-loud dynamics and ascending vocal harmonies memorizing the crowd. Next came When I Come Around, complete with vocal support from the audience. As the song ended, Billie Joe thrashed on his G5 chord while Mike and Tre demolished the stage. Everything, save for BJ's mic stand, had to go. The carnage was so serious that Tre Cool ended up limping off stage. Billie Joe finally rested his guitar against the amp, and exited the stage to resonating feedback and tremendous cheers. He returned a minute later to perform Good Riddance - the touching solo number which brought out all the lighters. He placed his mike stand on top of his front monitor amp, and, standing as close to the crowd as possible (about four feet away), opened up his heart. When it was over, he said nothing, but his face had this sincere look of, 'Well, wasn't that perfect?' In the end, the whole night was perfect. Green Day might have lost its Top 40 status, but neither the band nor its fans seem to care. In fact, if Green Day continues to put on such complete shows as last Thursday's, their best days may very well still be ahead of them." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Worcester Memorial Auditorium |
Worcester |
MA |
USA |
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| 21165 |
1697129494 |
1997-11-14 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-14-1997-electric-factory-philadelphia-pa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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979 |
S.W.: "I just went to their concert at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia. All I gotta say is that it was one of the best days of my life. When I got their my friend and I smoked a joint with some guy we didn't know (big mistake). After about ten minutes we found out that it was laced with something. I passed out and woke up in the first aid room. I was feeling better and they made me call my parents since I was underaged. Well, I was sitting in a chair backstage in the hallway waiting to use the phone. Billie walked out of his dressing room and stood there staring at me for about ten minutes. Then, I had to go into the office to use the phone. When I came back out he had already gone back into his dressing room (all of this happened before they came on stage). After the concert I waited outside for the band to come out. The long wait was well worth it! I got Billie Joe and Mike to autograph my ticket stub. Right now that stub is hanging up on my wall next to all my posters of Green Day. When they were leaving I told Mike that his pants were really cool and he smiled and winked at me! They made my day."
The Inquirer: "Green Day, three guys from Berkeley, Calif., who have sold more albums than any punk band in history, aren't making millions off their originality. It's their energy, attitude and hooks, plus rock-solid musicianship, that have propelled them to the top of the heap. And in Friday's show at the Electric Factory, they had enough of all four to burn. The trio ignored most songs on its new album, Nimrod (Reprise), that vary from the punk genre. Except for the Stray Cat strut of Hitchin' A Ride and the show's closer, a solo acoustic Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life), from frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, this was a punk concert that could have been ripped right out of the late '70s. As at past shows, the restive bass riffs of Mike Dirnt and hyperspeed drumming of Tre Cool blasted the energy level through the roof, while Armstrong's four-chord rhythm guitar supplied the mighty hooks. Armstrong is a consummate showman, just as skilled at entertaining as Frank Sinatra or Neil Diamond. Though the comparison isn't an obvious one to make, all three know their audience's fantasies and act as a mirror for them. In Armstrong's case, however, the fantasy is of finding a place where misfits are accepted, even celebrated. It makes sense, then, that Armstrong both insulted and praised his audience, 'blessed' them with bottled water like a punk priest, introduced himself with a smirk as Paco Techsquala, and alluded to being a loser in funny, off-the-cuff comments full of expletives. Fans were both guessing what he'd do next, and feeling like his coconspirators." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
... |
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Electric Factory |
Philadelphia |
PA |
USA |
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| 21204 |
1697129907 |
1997-11-15 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-15-1997-lupos-heartbreak-hotel-providence-ri-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1038 |
MyaloMark: "Back in '97 I was sharing an apartment in Providence with Art Tedeschi, drummer for a now-defunct band called Waterdog. They sounded very much like Green Day and were on the same label. A couple of times they'd shared the stage. So one Saturday, Green Day was scheduled to play at Lupo's and Billie Joe had our address and decided to track Art down. So Art answered the door to find him standing there. He came in and sat around for a bit. Then he and Art went to Berk's Shoes on Thayer Street to buy himself some new shoes. I had other things to do. That's about it. Nothing much more to say about that one."
Whatever: "Still immensely popular with the 14-18 year old sect, Green Day has managed to grow older while maintaining the energy level they've always had. This show was sold out with plenty of all-agers trying to survive up front while their parents watched from the back. The pit wasn't the most dangerous I've ever seen, but it did start up the second Green Day started playing and didn't stop until the end. Lots of little kids were in the fray, but nobody got hurt as far as I saw. Billie Joe may be a father now, but he still isn't the best role model. He made sure to tell everybody that he thinks benefit festivals like the Tibetan Freedom Concert are bullshit, becasue rock'n'roll is 'about getting fucked up and listening to mucic, not some stupid hippie shit.' He also asked how many guys had little cocks, then told them it was okay. Green Day was cool enough to make sure there were tons of speakers pointed every which way so that you could hear from every direction, even if you couldn't really see. As the show went on I got maved further back but the sound was always excellen t which was refreshing. Although Green Day has a new CD out, Nimrod, they played a good mix of their old stuff and weren't shy about playing the hits from Dookie. Of course it's easier to play a big mix of songs if all of them are under three minutes, but they really tried to keep it fun for everybody. Green Day may be a punk band at heart, but part of the reason they've become so popular is they write great rock'n'roll hooks. The new stuff rom Nimrod is just as rock'n'roll as Dookie was, so it's easy for people to like it even if they haven't bought the CD yet or had it force-fed to them over the radio. Billie Joe didn't strip down and flash his penis like he used to, instead he started asking for people to throw shirts and hats at him so he could wear them all at once and lose some weight sweating. The band did sprinkle the pit with lots of water to keep them cool, and had plenty of room to run around since they don't take up too much space with huge drum kits or anything. To keep things real Billie Joe now invites somebody up to play Knowledge, on his guitar to show that anybody can be in a punk band. He may have grown out of Gilman, but he still tries to keep his punk heart pure. It was actually a great time for everybody. The Docker dads in the back knew the words to some of the songs, and their kids danced around in relative safety. The drinking folks gathered as close to the bar as possible, while the pit freaks moved up front. Everybody staked out their space and did their best to hold on for the ride." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel |
Providence |
RI |
USA |
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| 21224 |
1697130175 |
1997-11-17 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-17-1997-webster-theater-hartford-ct-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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476 |
Hartford Courant: "The California punk band Green Day plays the Webster Theater in Hartford Monday night. The band began touring at the end of October, fresh from the release of Nimrod, their latest CD. Nimrod made its debute at No. 10 - not surprising, considering the success of the 2 million-selling Insomniac and their 9 million-selling breakthrough, Dookie. Superdrag, a hit on alternative radio stations last year with its Sucked Out single, opens the all-ages show. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $17.50. The Webster Theater is at 31 Webster St., Hartford. Information: (860) 525-5553."
"Last night I met Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool. The show went down in a converted old movie theater, Webster Theater in Hartford, CT. I first spotted Mike coming out of the massive tour bus. 'Hey, Mike! How's your elbow?' I said. 'It feels much better now, thanks,' he replied. I got his autograph. Then Tre leaped out from the bus. 'Hey, Tre! Nice to see you, buddy,' I said and gave him a big pat on the back. He was in a hurry to get inside, so he did not stop to sign autographs. Anyways, the show was sold out. Big surprise. I had brought along a disposable camera to catch the original noize boyz in action. It was taken. Fuck! I took my place not where I had wished, but still closer to the action. Fuck yeah! Going To Pasalacqua! Then they did Welcome To Paradise, and then I forgot what was next. Anyways, they rocked. I hung around with my friends Nick and Vinnie after the show, looking for free Green Day shit on the floor. I got my brother and me shirts, then got my camera back! I went outside. That fresh air felt great! I took photos of their bus, and everything else worth saving for memories. Then, I noticed a crowd appear from nowhere. It was Tre! Tre was just hanging out getting fresh air (not that big with autographs, I guess), and my heart stopped. Tre shared his beer with me, and I just stood there taking pictures of him, trying not to faint. When he left, I walked around a bit. When I got back, Mike was the center of attention! I talked one on one with him, and inquired about everything from 'what happened to John' (the answer was, 'We killed him. Just kidding. We are still really good friends.'), to asking him on his views on ska, and King Of The Hill, and at one point he showed me a picture of him and his baby girl, Estelle. (She was so cute!) Then he left, and I gave my number to a couple of roadies. I got a pick and an autograph from Mike, a swig-o-beer from Tre, a touch on Billie's foot, hands shaken, pats on the back, two tees for me and my brother, and a shitload of memories." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Webster Theater |
Hartford |
CT |
USA |
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| 21244 |
1697130390 |
1997-11-18 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-18-1997-metropolis-montreal-qc-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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786 |
Audio recording exists
The Montreal Gazette: "... and Green Day perform - separately - on Tuesday. ... Green Day is at Metropolis ($20)." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Metropolis |
Montreal |
QC |
Canada |
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| 21268 |
1697131080 |
1997-11-19 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-19-1997-the-phoenix-concert-theatre-toronto-on-canada-2.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1285 |
Mike Long: "Yup, this is me at 16! Grabbed from a bootleg VHS, shot at the Phoenix in Toronto, and yes, this was planned before the show. Nice guys, yep! Three years later, I worked on the Warped Tour that they played on, ran into them many times afterward in various cities. Now they're on Broadway and stuff, I'm holding it down in the Hammer."
"Yeah, I was at the show, and I was 16, too. I remember you up there very well. So it was planned, eh? Cool. Tre Cool was walking up and down the lineup outside and my friend and I followed him to Mike Dirnt, who was just standing there signing green picks for people beside a large van. At one point in the show Billie Joe just held a chord at the end of a song, looking me right in the eyes. I'll never forget it. It was one of the greatest shows I've ever been to."
Toronto Sun: "In another time, Green Day's energetic singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong might have made the perfect court jester. He certainly showed he knew how to whip a crowd into a frenzy last night as more than 1,000 Green Day fans were treated to a rare and raw club show by the Berkeley-based trio whose muscular punk sound has sold 20 million albums. So maybe Armstrong's silly shenanigans - including the use of a Tickle Me Elmo doll to get a clap-along going, impersonating both Marilyn Manson and a heavy metal handbanger, inviting an audience member up on stage to play guitar, and dressing up in a half-dozen shirts, a toque and a bra thrown from the crowd - were inspired by the small room. Or maybe it was Green Day's mini-concert in the alley behind HMV earlier in the day. Whatever the reason, Armstrong was definitely pumped from the get-go as he, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool took the stage to the strains of Devo's Whip It. 'I am the Karate Kid!' he yelled after someone tossed up a T-shirt which he promptly wrapped around his head just two songs into the evening. Both older favorites Geek Stink Breath, Chump, Longview (which began as Manson's The Beautiful People) Brain Stew, Basket Case, and new songs, Nice Guys Finish Last, Hitchin' A Ride, The Grouch and Scattered, from their latest album, Nimrod, followed. But in the end it was Armstrong's seriously playful sense of humor, something getting harder to find in music, that set Green Day's performance apart from so many other shows this year. It definitely goes down as one of the funnest evenings of music, if nothing else. 'I remember some of you from about four years ago,' he teased the crowd at one point. 'You guys were like 14 with your mom and dad saying, 'I like your band.' Now you're 18 or 19 and you're completely fucked up! I'd have to take full responsibility for that!' My only regret is that Green Day didn't play more of the more interesting, experimental stuff from Nimrod. Here's hoping the band is saving that material for a bigger show, expected to return to Toronto next year." |
1997 |
2 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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The Phoenix Concert Theatre |
Toronto |
ON |
Canada |
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| 21287 |
1697131408 |
1997-11-20 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-20-1997-the-state-theater-detroit-mi-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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353 |
Stacey Lynn: "Throwin' in back to my very first show ever at the Fillmore back when it was The State Theatre. Look at those service fees..."
DD: "There was a big group going down to State Theatre to see Green Day so I gave in and let my daughter Stacie go. In 1997 her ticket cost her only $17 which wasn't bad for a pretty hot band."
"I saved up my money and now I was flying to Detroit to see Green Day. They were palying at the State Theatre. I arrived there an hour and a half early and got a a glimpse of the band. Mike and Tre went in first, then so did Billie holding his son Joey with a court jester hat on. I shook Billie's hand and he said, 'Alright, see you all inside in a little while.' All the girls started to scream and yell. After that all the people went to stand in line to get good seats. But I stayed outside with a group of guys just talking. All of a sudden Nice Guys Finish Last comes on, and then Welcome To Paradise. This was their soundcheck. Me and my dad then butted the line and got first row in the balcony. Green Day roadies set up the drums and amp stacks. A big curtain came down behind the drum set. Ramones songs were played in the background. That stopped and Whip It came on. The lights went on and Tre summersalted onto the stage, Billie hit a chord and Mike hopped around. They started with Going To Pasalacqua - this was the best. Billie said, 'It's been two years too long, dammit.' Then they played Geek Stink Breath. Billie said, 'This dude in the front row keeps saying, 'Fuck pussy, fuck pussy,' but I think he's been fucked in the ass too many times.' It was funny as hell. Some dude played Knowledge and during Paper Lanterns Billie said he was short on clothes and everybody threw clothes on stage. Billie put 15 or so shirts on. The show ended with Paper Lanterns, but the encore was still to come. Tre smashed the shit out of his drums and Mike got up on his amps, threw beer and water into the crowd and all over the sound guy. After the show I met Tre, got his autograph, and shook hands. This was the greatest." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
... |
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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The State Theater |
Detroit |
MI |
USA |
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| 21308 |
1697132163 |
1997-11-24 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-24-1997-riviera-theater-chicago-il-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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248 |
Josh Kaplan: "Inbetween the two bands, Adrienne and Joey walked across the stage. Joey threw a beach ball out to the crowd. Suddenly the lights went off. Then Green Day ran out and Billie struck a chord. Everyone went nuts and Billie went into Going To Pasalacqua. It was great. Everyone started moshing and singing along. The people up on the balcony stood up and sang along too. Green Day played for about two hours, which is a lot for them. During Longview's intro Billie motioned for the crowd to be quiet. He started whispering, 'The beautiful people,' and got the crowd to say it while he put his arms up and laid his head on his right arm, symbolising Jesus on the cross (or Manson for that matter). They extended a lot of their songs, like Hitchin' A Ride, Paper Lanterns, 2,000 Light Years Away and Knowledge. Billie had the crowd sing a lot for him. During Knowledge, he brought a fan named Bob and told him if he couldn't play, everyone would beat the shit out of him. He was awesome. Bob tried to go backstage when Billie said, 'There's only one way out, and you have to stand right there.' He pointed to the edge of the stage. Bob stood there for a while and Billie told the crowd to catch him. He finally jumped and Billie continued to play. During another extended song, Billie put down Blue and walked over to Mike's side and started spraying the crowd with water and beer. He then climbed up onto the balcony, where he gave a girl a hug and sprayed more water. Inbetween songs, Billie said, 'I bet all of you are fucked up right now. And all I have to say is I take full responsibility for this,' making everone cheer. Before Brain Stew, Billie asked if anyone wanted to hear some metal. Eveyone yelled. Billie said everyone had to play the metal game, where every time he hit a chord, people were to throw their arm up in the air. He had a practice run where he went, 'Ready, on the count of three. One, two, three,' and didn't play anything. Everyone threw their arm up anyway. Billie laughed and went into Brain Stew, which was awesome. At the end of the show, Tre smashed his drumkit, throwing the bass drum and his sticks into the air. He acted like he was going to throw the bass drum into the crowd, but didn't. All of the sudden, Mike threw his bass twenty feet up in the air, having it come down with a crash. Mike, Tre and Billie left, leaving their guitars out on stage, with the feedback pumping. The feedback lasted for about 5 minutes, then Billie came out and did a distorted version of Good Riddance."
"This was the seventh time I've seen the band play live, and I must admit, they put on one of the best performances I've ever seen them do. Early in the set, Billie Joe reminded us how long it has been since the band has played Chicago: 'It's been two years. Two years is too fuckin' long.' I couldn't agree more, as the last time I saw them was the show Billie Joe made reference to, two years ago on the Insomniac tour (with the mighty Riverdales), and it fucking ruled to see them live again. The crowd was pretty young. Let's put it this way: I'm 21, and I felt like one of the oldest in attendance - except for the parents, of course. Upon entering the Riv, we walked by the t-shirt stand. There are several Nimrod shirts for sale. My personal favorite is the gray one with the big yellow Nimrod circle on the front, with the Nimrod-style Green Day logo on the back. The band was also selling black t-shirts with the Nimrod CD cover on the front and the [back cover:] song-list (as seen in the CD) on the back. Two designs with weird looking cartoons and the words Green Day on the front with Nimrod on the back were offered, as were two colors of short-sleeved, collared 'gas station' style shirts and a long-sleeved tee with the towns on the Nimrod tour on the back. The long sleeved shirt was the only Nimrod tour shirt offered. Most of the tees were $15, the long sleeve was $27, Green Day baseball caps were $15, and earplugs were a buck. Opening act Superdrag was okay, but they couldn't compare to past bands I've seen open for Green Day, like the Riverdales, Tilt, and the Smoking Popes. Maybe that's just because I'd never heard any Superdrag before I went to the show, though. Between sets, the waiting music played was various Ramones tunes, among them: I Wanna Be Sedated, Pinhead, Teenage Lobotomy, Beat on the Brat, and Sheena Is A Punk Rocker. During the set-change, a banner displaying the Nimrod-style Green Day logo was lowered. This was the first time I'd seen them play with a banner behind them since the first leg of the Dookie tour, when they had the Dookie Dog banner. Also between sets, a woman brought out a young boy, who tossed a beach ball into the crowd. Now, I've never seen pictures of Billie Joe's wife or child, but I'm wondering if this was Adrienne and Joey. As they left the stage, the woman held the boy up to give a high-five to the roadie, so I assume whoever they were, they're close to the band. If anyone can confirm for me it was Adrienne and Joey, I'd appreciate it. After the last Ramones waiting music song - Blitzkrieg Bop - the house lights were killed, and Devo's Whip It blasted from the amps. Soon after, Mike ran onto the stage and towards his bass (his hair was brown, and he wore a gray sleeveless t-shirt), then Tre appeared behind his drums (with green hair, and wearing the gray Nimrod t-shirt available in the lobby), and then Billie Joe came out (He wore a black t-shirt, and his hair was black. Does he dye it blue and red and blond and stuff anymore?), ripping an A chord out of Blue. The band quickly launched into Going to Pasalacqua. Now, one thing I noticed differently about this show, is that Mike sang along with almost every song. Not just his back-ups, but when Billie Joe was singing the verses, Mike was standing there, chugging away on the bass, and singing along with every word. Maybe he does this all the time, but I'd never seen him do it before, and I thought it was very cool. Billie Joe let the crowd sing the final three words of the chorus to Welcome to Paradise, and he introduced Geek Stink Breath by saying, 'This is a song about drugs.' Next, he informed us, 'This next one is a brand new song, it's called Nice Guys Finish Last.' In what I considered one of the coolest parts of the entire night, as the final chord of The Grouch was fading away, Billie Joe stepped to the mic and said, 'That song was dedicated to Mr. Ben Weasel.' The band then played one more slowed-down refrain of 'The world owes me so fuck you' before finishing the song. During the opening of Longview, when it was just Tre on his toms and Mike playing the bouncy bass intro, Billie Joe leaned in close to his mic and started singing, 'The beautiful people, the beautiful people.' Mike soon joined in, and they sang this for a bit, then Billie Joe did a quick Marilyn Manson impression, then they got into the song. Frequently, Billie Joe stretched his mic stand as far as it could, standing on the very edge of the stage and up on the monitors, to get closer to the crowd. Before Brain Stew, Billie Joe asked, 'What do you guys wanna hear?' Someone up front must have answered the same way I did, for Billie Joe looked into the crowd and played the first few chords of At the Library before stopping and laughing. (BASTARD! I've STILL never seen them play that, one of my favorite songs, live!) He finally decided that we wanted to hear some 'metal,' and so he asked the crowd, 'Do you wanna hear some fuckin' metal?!' He continued to ask until we responded loudly enough, and after telling us we had to put our fists in the air every time he hit a chord, he started playing Brain Stew. Frequently, throughout many songs, Billie Joe encouraged the crowd to shout lots of hey's and such. It was a blast. After informing us all that, 'This next song was originally done by a band called Operation Ivy,' they launched into Knowledge. Mid-way through, before the last verse, Billie Joe then searched the crowd for someone who could play guitar. He finally found someone, and after asking him, 'Do you SWEAR to fuckin' GOD you can play guitar?' this guy was invited up, though Billie Joe warned him, 'If you can't, everyone here is gonna kick your fuckin' ass.' I myself have been playing guitar for about five years, and so I can safely say that the guy, Bob, did an awesome job finishing up Knowledge. Early in the set, I'm not sure where, Billie Joe said, 'I remember a lot of you. I remember when you were 14, and you came up to me and said, 'Hi, Mr. Billie Joe, I really like that song you do called Basket Case.' You were at the show with your parents. And now you're, what, 18?' Cheers from the crowd. 'And you're totally FUCKED UP?' Louder cheers. Billie Joe nodded. 'I just want to say I accept complete responsibility for that.' At another point, Billie Joe looked into the crowd and spotted someone's Mancow t-shirt. 'Mancow?' Billie Joe asked. He took on a sarcastic face and asked, 'Haven't you ever heard of Howard Stern?' Mike joined in, too: 'Mancow? We ran that guy out of the Bay Area, you can have him!' Rock 103.5 was handing out stickers. The fans were throwing them. Billie Joe asked for one, and he read Rock 103.5 into the microphone. Mixed response. Then he asked, 'Well, what do you think of it?' Loud boos. Mike laughed, 'Ha ha! They don't listen to your station!' Also, Billie Joe also asked, just as he did two years ago, if anyone in the crowd remembered McGregor's (and Dimitri the stripper). Also just like last time, no one did. The next-to-last song was introduced: 'This song is called Fuck Off and Die.' They ended their set with Paper Lanterns. During the breakdown, where they used to do the medley of Eye of the Tiger, Rock You Like a Hurricane, Fight For Your Right to Party, Sweet Home Alabama, or whatever the hell they felt like doing that night, Billie Joe put down his guitar and picked up a shirt that had been thrown onto the stage. He put it on over his t-shirt, and asked for more. The fans continued to throw stuff on the stage, and he continued to put it on. He must have put on six or seven shirts, as well as a baseball cap, before asking us, 'Do you like my new Chicago wardrobe?' He got Blue back, and then told us that he had to go take a pee, and so they finished the song and left. They returned a few minutes later (Billie Joe was back in his t-shirt, having ditched his new wardrobe while he pissed, apparently), and they opened with an awesome encore performance of Scattered. At the end of When I Come Around, they then proceeded to totally fucking trash the stage. Tre knocked his drums all over, Mike knocked over his amps. Mike and Tre then splashed water bottles all over the crowd (Billie Joe did this a lot during the show, too - most memorably when he climbed to the nearest balcony, ripped down the 'No Stage Diving, No Body-Surfing' banner and threw it into the crowd before spraying some water), and after finishing each bottle, Mike launched them into the crowd. He even got a few into the high balcony; I was quite impressed. He sprayed some beer bottles like champagne, too, and then casually tossed them back onto the stage. Through all of this, Billie Joe just sat before his amp, tuning down his strings and creating a lot of feedback. After Mike and Tre left the stage, Billie Joe continued doing this for several minutes before setting his guitar down, getting a new one, and then returning to his mike stand for Good Riddance. On the final chorus, he gave us all a nod and sang, 'I hope you've had the time of your life.' And then he finished the song and left." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Riviera Theater |
Chicago |
IL |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 21328 |
1697132638 |
1997-11-25 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-25-1997-the-rave-milwaukee-wi-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
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|
760 |
Lindsay: "Last night was a GREAT show! Before the show started they had Billie's kid Joey on the stage with a mini guitar for a photoshoot! I went to the show where Billie got arrested for mooning the audience! He came back with the full intention to fuck shit up. He promised the crowd the nudity of at least one member before the show ended. Billie had the crowd chanting The Beautiful People. Then ever so popular Paper Lanterns came on, Billie told everyone to throw their clothes up on stage. He put them all on and said, 'I'll do the oposite of last time. But at the end of the show it will be one long strip show!' Tre went flying by with his pants down on one of those speaker carriers! After F.O.D. they proceeded to demolish the stage, and that's when Billie came forward to sing Good Riddance. After the show I gotta meet Tre. He said I and brother were cute! Then Mike signed a picture my brother drew of them. He said that he liked my pants and that I looked good! Overall it was the best night of my life!" |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Rave |
Milwaukee |
WI |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 21348 |
1697132792 |
1997-11-26 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-26-1997-first-avenue-minneapolis-mn-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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764 |
Incomplete setlist
Audio recording exists
Josh: "Green Day – Thanksgiving Eve, 97? Had the time of my life!"
"Green Day came out after awhile, and I was in the very front row, being slammed against a metal bar, but I didn't care. I was right in front of Mike Dirnt. The concert kicked ass, they were so energetic and looked like they were having tons of fun. At the end, Mike and Tre smashed up everything, while Billie stood on the side and played. Mike and Tre ran away, and Billie played Good Riddance, and they were done. I talked to a roadie, and he said that Green Day would be going out to their bus right away, so my friends and I went out there. Now this is Minneapolis, and it was like 15 degrees out. I was soaking wet from the beer Mike sprayed on the crowd, and the water from the security dudes, and the sweat from the crowd, so my hair froze stiff. I have never been that cold in my entire life; we were all shaking uncontrolably (I only had a sweatshirt on). After an hour of freezing our asses off, we saw Billie Joe walk off the bus. There was about 10 people around him, and we went over there. He was signing autographs, and he was being really cool. He would answer questions, and he was taking pictures with people. He seems like a really sincere person. Then we were looking at the bus, and Mike waved at us. In like 10 seconds, he came running out and said, 'Hey! It's my front row girls!' Then he gave me and my friends a big group hug. There were a couple of other people there, but it seemed he was talking to us the most. I asked him some stuff. I found out he has capral tunnel. He hugged us more, just for being in the front row the whole time. He took pictures with other people and then he realized how cold we all must have been. He took our hands and warmed them up for us, he is such a fucking awesome guy. He signed autographs, and then said he had to go. He gave every one there a last hug, and got on the bus with Billie." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
First Avenue |
Minneapolis |
MN |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 21350 |
1697132866 |
1997-11-28 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-28-1997-ogden-theater-denver-co-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
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|
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342 |
|
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Ogden Theater |
Denver |
CO |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 21369 |
1697133414 |
1997-11-30 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-30-1997-bank-of-america-center-boise-id-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
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|
159 |
Incomplete setlist
Devlyn Swenson: "Tré was the first one on the stage, jumping on his drum stool, and holding up his arms as the crowd roared. Tré was in lovely attire this evening, wearing a black Nimrod shirt, red shorts over black sweatpants, and freshly spiked green hair. Mike and Billie came on together. Billie was wearing a retro smoking jacket with leopard-print fuzz lapels (the rest was black) over a white button-up collared shirt and a black tie. His pants were also black. Mike was wearing a black jacket over a red shirt and black shorts. As soon as they were all up on the stage, they blasted into Going To Pasalacqua. People really started moshing then, and I was thoroughly pressed up against this little preppy girl right at center stage. And, just as i was getting a good long stare at Tré, i got kicked in the head. I started throwing punches as well as i could before the surfers were pulled down by security. I think getting kicked in the head was part of the reason I can't reason I can't remember the set list in order. Oh well. The problem with being at the very front of the crowd, besides the kicking of my head and the moshers, is that you can't really hear the music. The amps are to the side of you, and you can't hear hardly anything except for the drums. I couldn't hear Mike doing backup vocals at all. Anyway, here's what I can remember from the setlist: Nice Guys Finish Last, Hitchin' A Ride, The Grouch, Scattered, Jinx/Haushinka, Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life), Prosthetic Head, Geek Stink Breath, No Pride, Brain Stew/Jaded, Chump/Longview, Welcome To Paradise, Basket Case, She, F.O.D., 2,000 Light Years Away, Knowledge, Going to Pasalacqua, Paper Lanterns, The One I Want, and I Want To Be Alone. That's 21 songs in about an hour and a half. About halfway through the concert, I could no longer breathe, which is always the best. I love lack of oxygen to the brain. So, I tried to make my way through the crowd as best as I could. I finally reached the seated part of the arena, and sat for the next two songs. I couldn't see anyone but Billie, because the amps were in the way, so I moved to a spot where I could sit and enjoy the rest of the show. The show came to an end, and people started chanting, 'We want more!' This, however, got no response from the band, who had already left the stage. So, we started shouting, 'Green Day, Green Day,' etc. The crowd was pleased as the band once again adorned the stage. They played a couple more songs, and after, they just went crazy. Bill was sitting next to an amp, absentmindedly strumming chords, and trying to get as much feedback as he could. Mike finally went stage left, got as many water bottles as he could, and started quirting water over the audience. Tré was doing the same thing, only he started with beer. Then they went even more nuts. Mike threw his bass (not the same one you see in the videos and stuff) up into the air as Tré went about smashing his bass drum onto his ride. Bill was still playing the chords into the amp. When Tré got sick of smashing his beautiful green drums, he found a dolly on the side of the stage, and proceeded to slide across the stage on it. He almost fell into the audience more than twice. Mike, for the most part, had disappeared from the front of the stage, but I could see him at the side of the stage, fucking with the soundboard. I think he was trying to help Billie in blowing all of our eardrums out. Tré left the stage, and then Mike, then Billie decided to do a solo. He played the last song of the show, Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Bank of America Center |
Boise |
ID |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 21388 |
1697133852 |
1997-12-02 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-2-1997-dv8-seattle-wa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
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|
1178 |
John Goar: "I teach middle school in Washington state. But I used to teach at John Swett High in Crockett, California. And I had this kid in class who became a rock star. I remember Billie Joe well. He used to sit in my math class on the third floor of the ancient, run down brick building in the back of the room right next to the window. He had a perfect view of 'Tightwad Hill.' I don't remember if he was a good student ... if he did his homework or got good grades. But I do remeber him as a good person, he got along with just about everyone (except, perhaps, the vice principal) and he was pretty cool, mature for his age. My biggest dissapointment is that he once invited me to come and see his band, Sweet Children. I didn't go. I don't remember why. Now, with Green Day's success, I'd kill to have seen that band. Anyway the first time I saw Green Day is when they played an arena in Seattle in 1995. Someone threw a shoe at Billie Joe and he got pissed off and cut the set short. I liked the Nimrod tour a lot more. My wife and I saw Green Day play a small club on Dec. 2, 1997 and the show kicked ass. Green Day just wasn't made to play arena shows. Anyway, I'm a big fan. I wear my Green Day shirt to school every now and again. And I've got a Green Day poster up on the wall. It's cool to tell my students that Billie Joe was once one of my students. A few of them don't believe me, oh well. Hey, Billie Joe. I bet none of your other teachers have asked for a back stage pass. Next time you come to Seattle, what do you say? I'd like to party with a rock star and a former student!"
Evol: "Actually, they did my best friend's dad went to the concert and they played a bit of Sassafras Roots" |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
DV8 |
Seattle |
WA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 21407 |
1697134095 |
1997-12-03 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-3-1997-la-luna-portland-or-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1020 |
Mike Alden: "I arrived to the venue about four hours early just to hang out. They wouldn't let anyone in and I didn't have tickets so I was forced to sit in the cold with my two friends. I wasn't sure how I was going to get in so I just waited with my friends for an opportunity to sneak in. When my friends and I first arrived, Tre and Mike were out in back signing autographs and answering questions. I just stood in awe until they finally went in. About an hour later Green Day and D Generation had their soundchecks. Green Day played The Grouch and Brat. At about 8:30 everyone had gone inside and me and my friends were stuck standing outside. We sat around and listened to D Generation for a while and then I noticed Tre going out to the bus. So we ran over to that area but no one was there. After a few minutes of waiting Mike came out and asked why we weren't inside. We told him that we didn't have any tickets and he just told us to wait as he ran inside the bus. He finally came back out and gave us tickets to get in. Then we ran inside and got ready for the concert. Whip It came on. Billie Joe struck a chord and then they began playing Going To Pasalacqua. During the show Billie sang The Beautiful People over the opening of Longview, taunted the crowed with an Elmo doll, let a kid come onstage to finish Knowledge (then made him stagedive off), cussed about how screwed up everything was for a minute, made the crowed yell 'fuck you' to the second level and made the second level yell 'you suck' to us then made us all yell 'fuck off' to them, he put on a whole bunch of clothes that people from the audience threw onstage and acted retarded. He pleasured his water bottle. Someone handed Billie a pipe and he took a hit but first asked if it was laced with anything. The person said no. So Billie and Mike started complaining about how they want the hard stuff like speed. And at the end he played this really annoying chord for about ten minutes as Tre and Mike destroyed the set then he ran on played Good Riddance and the show was over." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
... |
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
La Luna |
Portland |
OR |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 21725 |
1697169061 |
1997-12-07 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-7-1997-club-rio-tempe-az-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1259 |
"Then lights went off and all of sudden Green Day ran out on stage. I was about fell to my knees! They opened with Going To Pasalacqua, my favorite. I was crying, trying to sing, getting trampled in the pit, jumping around like crazy all at the same time. I just couldn't handle it. I went to the back and gathered myself. Before I fainted, it wasn't the roughness of the crowd that freaked me out. I can handle just about any concert. It was the fact that Green Day was played right before my eyes! I ended up going back into the crowd. It was so entertaining. Tre was climbing on top of the speakers, Mike was being crazy, and Billie was just goofing off. Putting clothes on from the crowd, making them say things, just being a funny guy. We waited in the pouring rain where guys were gonna come out. Finally they opened the doors and I could see Mike standing in the door. Holy shit, I gotta get in! They're most likely all in there. So I walked up to the steps and the security guard told me I needed an ID to get in there. I guess I had to be 21 or something stupid like that. I said okay and hid behind the doors. Then it was like how it was meant to be. There's nobody here! Of course I walked in. I saw Mike being hounded by people so I was gonna wait to get his autograph. Then Tre walked by me. He wasn't really paying attention but he signed the poster I ripped off the wall. I love him. Then I tugged on Mike's jacket and asked him to sign. I was so shoked or else. I would've tried to have a conversation with him, but the only word I could say was, 'Thanks.' Then I turned around and Billie was right here! I called his name. And he turned around and said, 'Hey, how's it going?' I just stared at him. I couldn't believe my eyes! I was gonna ask him for a hug. The words almost came out of my mouth but then I realized I was speechless and paralyzed. So I ijust threw my arms around him! He smiled and signed my poster. He knew I couldn't speak because he did it with out me asking. I was stutering, trying to say something! I had been wanting to say so much to him for so long, my brain just got all scrambled and nothing came out of my mouth. Billie was trying to understand me but I just couldn't talk." |
1997 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Club Rio |
Tempe |
AZ |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 21745 |
1697169247 |
1997-12-08 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-8-1997-soma-san-diego-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
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|
1097 |
Incomplete setlist
Rick Savage: "As with the show in LA, Whip It was played right before Green Day came on. Billie, Mike, and Tre ran onto the stage. Everyone went wild. Then with no intro, Billie starts with, 'Here we go again,' then Mike and Tre join in. After like the third song, some prick in the audience started throwing shit at Mike. Mike warned him by stating, 'If you throw anything else, I'm going to beat your fucking ass.' Well, after the next song, Mike jumped into the crowd to do just that, beat that kid's ass. Guess who it was? It was Mark Hoppus from the band Blink-182. (What a dick!) Anyway, they played just about everything I could have asked for (save for Eye Of The Tiger). They even brought a kid up on stage to play Knowledge with them. Billie is hilarious. He made fun of Bush, Matchbox 20, and especially Marilyn Manson. He even sang The Beautiful People over the bass line of Longview. At the end of the show, as always, Mike and Tre trashed the stage while Billie played around with his guitar playing some nasty-ass chords. Then he closed with Good Riddance. I swear to God it brought tears to my eyes. It was the best show I ever seen." |
1997 |
1 |
Superdrag |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
SOMA |
San Diego |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 21750 |
1697169428 |
1997-12-10 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-10-1997-palace-theater-los-angeles-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
659 |
Dustin Rowdie: "D Generation was the opening band tonight at the first Green Day Palace show of three. D Generation looked like a mix between the Ramones and Sex Pistols with a little harder sound than Green Day. After the 20-30 minute set of D Generation Green Day's road crew started setting up. The first song they played was Going to Pasalacqua, when Billie hit the first note of the song everyone went crazy. After Welcome to Paradise Billie made the comment that he remembers the Dookie tour in Los Angeles. During Paper Lanterns Billie told everyone to throw their shirts on stage after he put them all on he started running around the stage when he got hit in the balls with a shoe. He found out who it was and the guy said, 'Oh, well.' Then Billie said, 'Oh, well! OK! After the show I fuck you in the ass, oh well, I'm fucking you up the ass!' They left came back for the encore. Tre and Mike started smashing up the drum set while Billie started pulling the strings off his guitar making a chainsaw noise." |
1997 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Palace Theater |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 21770 |
1697169652 |
1997-12-11 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-11-1997-palace-theater-los-angeles-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
659 |
Pop Punk Radio: "'Here we go again...' Green Day kicked off their set with Going To Pasalacqua and quickly followed with Welcome To Paradise and Geek Stink Breath. I was about 16 years old and in the midst of my first concert that didn't include seating. So I was a little surprised when the music started and the crowd got moving around and smashing each other. However, I was young and quick to acclimate myself to the mayhem. Green Day was touring to support their most recent release which was Nimrod and played a block of songs from the album including Nice Guys Finish Last, Hitchin' A Ride and The Grouch. Following with a block of earlier hits including Chump/Longview, 2,000 Light Years Away and Brain Stew/Jaded. I would also experience the joys of crowdsurfing for the first time. My buddy Andy and I both wanted to try but didn't know what to do. After building up enough nerve, I tapped an older (and bigger) dude on the shoulder and started pointing up. I learned that this is exactly what you are supposed to do as the guy knew exactly what I wanted and put his hands down for me. I stepped into his hands while grabbing the shoulders of others around me and before I knew it, they were all hoisting me in the air. I was fairly young at the time so I didn't weigh much and have never spent so much time up in the air at a concert. I remember rolling all over the heads and hands of people, backwards, forwards and sideways for the length of entire songs. I probably also kicked quite a few people in the face during the process. I would later grow to hate crowd-surfers for this same reason but at the time, it was a lot of fun to be 'that guy.' Older generations like to complain when things change and brag about how much tougher or better those things were in their day. My version of this is that I get to brag to younger generations about being able to see Green Day perform the Operation Ivy song Knowledge before they started inviting kids up on stage to play the instruments. I'll admit that the gag was pretty damn cool when they first started doing it but 10+ years later it started to make the shows drag. Who cares if some kids had an amazing and possibly life-altering experience, I want to hear Basket Case already! (Haha, I'm kidding, sorta.) Encore: During the encore, Green Day performed Scattered, Prosthetic Head and When I Come Around before Tre and Mike began destroying the drumkit while Billie played in the corner with his guitar creating a bunch of feedback noise. After the drums were sufficiently destroyed, Mike and Tre walked off the stage while Billie played Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life). It was the second of three nights in a row that Green Day were performing at The Palace. The set-lists didn't change much for each show but the third night did include a special moment during the performance of Paper Lanterns when Billie Joe gets hit in the nuts with a shoe while putting on clothes that had been thrown on stage by the audience." |
1997 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Palace Theater |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 21790 |
1697169963 |
1997-12-12 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-12-1997-palace-theater-los-angeles-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
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659 |
Dustin Rowdie: "Billie was taking requests for metal songs. He played a little of . He then asked if anyone wanted to hear Bush. Everyone started booing and cussing at him. He said that he could play it really well, then he went into Rape Me by Nirvana. It was pretty funny. Same set list, some guy played Knowledge - no big surprise. In case you are one of those curious tell-me-everything types: Billie had black hair, black Dickies and a black polo shirt with a tiger on the back, Mike had black hair, a sleeveless maroon shirt and Tre had green hair and a Nimrod shirt."
Eric Norris: "Halfway through their super-tight fun-filled punk rockin' set they started playing the beginning of Operation Ivy's Knowledge. Billie Joe asked if anyone in the crowd knew how to play guitar and everyone around me was like, 'Me, me, me!' Billie Joe noticed me right away, I believe, because I was wearing a white Green Day Kerplunk! shirt amongst mostly black shirts, and he walked over to me. I was about three people from the front row, and Billie said, 'Hey, I talked to you last night, do you know how to play guitar?' And I said, 'Yeah!' And he replied by asking me, 'How long have you been playing for?' At the time, I had only been playing for two years, but I unrelentingly said, 'Three years.' Billie said, 'OK.' He hesitated, then walked over to the other side of the stage and kept asking if someone could play. I freaked. I was like, 'No way!' I was so close! My heart sank. The next thing I know Billie walks back over as if he was leading me on the whole time, and says, 'You promise you know how to play guitar?' I said, 'Yes!' Then he said, 'OK, if you don't know how to play, everyone here is going to kick your ass!' I said, 'Bring it on.' As if I had so much confidence for only playing for 2 years. Then Billie was like, 'Well, come on up.' I made my way to the barricade where this huge bouncer grabbed me and lifted me up on stage! While this was happening my shoe came off in the process of me getting yanked up to the stage. I thought to myself, oh screw it. I'm on stage with Green Day! So the first thing Billie says to me when I get up there is, 'You promise you really know how to play guitar?' And I said, 'Yes, just show me what key it's in.' (I had played this song maybe only about a handful of times before, it was only three chords.) So Billie puts his guitar, that he nicknamed Blue. The same guitar he started playing when he was 11, the same guitar that I've seen on MTV and live concert footage, and puts Blue over my head and onto me. Right then the crowd started going nuts which made me freak out a bit and also made me realize what was going on, it hit me. I'm on stage with Green Day about to play a song with them. Holy crap! I've got Billie Joe's freaking guitar on! He is the sole reason I learned and started playing guitar and writing music in the first place, and I had on 'my idol's' most iconic tool and probably one of his most sentimental possessions that catapulted him to all of his success, now on my shoulders! The second I heard that crowd, I got really nervous but knew I had to stick to the plan that I was set to do. Billie gave me his pick that he was using and showed me what key the song was in. While that was happening Mike and Tre were playing Knowledge in the background, then I joined in with them. I was so flipping out of my skull excited and nervous. I walked over to Billie's mic and was about to sing the words but right as I was making my way he got to the mic first and started singing, so I subconsciously made my way to the dead center edge of the stage and somewhat confidently did my thing, mouthing the words to Knowledge along with Billie to a sold out Hollywood Palace crowd of about 1,300 people! I could not even fathom this experience even though it was happening right in front of me, to me! Then at the end of the song I remember looking back at Tre and jumping up and landing while hitting the last note of the song. I kind of biffed the last note though, then recovered a little late, oh well. That was good enough for me! The crowd cheered which was cool and I gave Billie his guitar back ... unfortunately. I told him that I was keeping his guitar pick, and he said, 'Of course.' I didn't want to leave the stage, so I stalled by mentioning to Billie that I lost my shoe while getting up to the stage so he asked the crowd, 'Does anyone have Eric's shoe?' A couple shoes got thrown onto the stage but weren't mine, I attempted to put one on as a joke but the shoe was too small. So after that he said, 'Alright, stagedive time!' So I walked all the way back to Tre's drum riser, Tre started the drum roll, and I started running full speed, jumped into the hands of the crowd, and Green Day immediately started into their next song, She. That was my 15 minutes of fame. I got patted on the back by the people that were around me. The last person that patted me on the back, I turned around and this guy was like, 'Is this your shoe?' Sure enough it was my freakin' shoe, I was like, 'Thanks, bro!' I was amazed, all I could do was laugh. This whole experience kind of didn't hit me till I had people coming up to me saying, 'Wow, you rock! You know Green Day?' I was like, 'No, I just got lucky!' After the show when we were leaving to our car, a group of girls took pictures with me and wanted my autograph. I thought it was silly that they wanted an autograph and totally denied them. I guess I was being too punk rock." |
1997 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Palace Theater |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
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| 58027 |
1697170096 |
1997-12-14 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-14-1997-the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-usa.html |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1124 |
Incomplete setlist |
1997 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Fillmore |
San Francisco |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
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| 21877 |
1697171557 |
1998-01-24 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-24-1998-barrowland-ballroom-glasgow-scotland.html |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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428 |
Incomplete setlist |
1998 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Barrowland Ballroom |
Glasgow |
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Scotland |
|
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| 21915 |
1697171879 |
1998-01-26 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-26-1998-manchester-apollo-manchester-england.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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698 |
|
1998 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Manchester Apollo |
Manchester |
|
England |
|
|
|
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| 21954 |
1697172398 |
1998-01-28 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-28-1998-wolverhampton-civic-hall-wolverhampton-england.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1384 |
Incomplete setlist |
1998 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Wolverhampton Civic Hall |
Wolverhampton |
|
England |
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|
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|
| 21973 |
1697172828 |
1998-01-30 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-30-1998-brixton-academy-brixton-england.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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186 |
Incomplete setlist
Mark Stone: "The day finally arrived and me, Chalky, Ali and co. had made our way into deepest darkest Brixton for what was bound to be the highlight of our lives. After waiting for 2 hours in the cold, only keeping warm because these stupid twats kept lighting huge fires where everyone was cueing, the doors finally opened. Our tickets were torn and we walked to the doors of the main crowd pit. The man on the door told us our tickets were for the upstairs circle and that ‘we shouldn’t have booked through Ticketmaster’. So we walked upstairs, through the doors and found the nearest seats to the front of the balcony, still a mile away from the action, I was so pissed off. After listening to some shit they were playing over the speakers to keep us happy (?) I decided to make the most of it and get a beer. Chalky and I went outside and talked about a plan to get to the moshpit. The plan was set, at the end of the second song by the support group D Generation we would try to pass by the security. We took our seats again and D Generation took to the stage, um, well they did pretty well considering they weren’t actually that good. At the end of the second song me and Chalky went downstairs and told the security that he tore our tickets on the way in and didn’t give us the other end back, he apologised and let us in. By the time D Generation had finished Chalky and me were at the front, ready for Green Day. Fifteen minutes later they arrived onstage and my ribs collapsed with the pressure, it rocked. First came Welcome To Paradise, and everyone knew the words to that! They played all the songs I wanted them to, Paper Lanterns and Knowledge from the first album, 2,000 Light Years Away from Kerplunk and almost all of Dookie and Nimrod. The bits that I enjoyed most were the talking inbetween the songs. Billie Joe introduced us to his mum. He then brought out a Tickle Me Elmo that he made clap along with the song. He sang some of The Beautiful People by Marilyn Manson at the start of Longview. Billie Joe also said he'd changed the group and now they were called Bush! he asked if we wanted to hear some Bush and then played Rape Me by Nirvana! The kids with the Bush T-shirts went really red and shut up for the rest of the night, yay! Thousands of bottles of water were thrown over the crowd and Billie pretended to masturbate with one! Tre decided to hit his drums with as many sticks as possible and Mike thumped his bass with a drumstick too! Some kid was brought up on stage to play, and then had to jump off the stage into the awaiting moshpit. Unlike usual moshpits there were few real fights, and everyone seemed to have a great time. At the end of the show they played When I Come Around, Tre jumped off the top of the amp stack, Mike kicked shit into the drumkit, ripped all of the strings off his bass and threw it in the air twice, the last one hitting the smashed up drums Billie sat down next to an amp and played with the feedback for ages and then got another guitar, Blue, to play Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) which was amazing." |
1998 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Brixton Academy |
Brixton |
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England |
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| 21992 |
1697173199 |
1998-01-31 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-31-1998-brixton-academy-brixton-england.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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|
186 |
"Adam, Andrew, Alex Vinnie and I jumped off the train, followed the crowd as we didn't really know the way to the Academy; this was a real rough place in London, and a couple of years back, it was totally rebuilt after these real bad riots. Anyway, we turned the corner, and found a real huge line, although it only took about ten minutes to get in. Whilst waiting in the queue, tens of ticket touts tramped around buying and selling tickets. Vinnie and I found this stash of beer, it was some touts, and we downed it quik. Inside, security were taking everything:wallets, chains, rings, necklaces, loads of crap. We walked to the end of the hall, where i bought a nimrod t-shirt (the one with the funny little bloke with a hammer), and one of those short sleeved shirts. We were then separated, as Adam and I bought our tickets late, but those got to go into the mosh pit (wankers). Adam and I found some seats next to some fit babes, and sat back, and waited for D-Generation
to come on. Then these real old guys came on, and one started playing on the bass; he was really old and fat, and we all thought that was the band. But we were releaved when they actually came on. The fat guy must have been a tuner or something. When they came on, we were all kinda excited, and downstairs, some people were pogoing, but D-Generation weren't really too entertaining. They left after about seven or eight songs. Then the Green Day banner came down, and the crowd went mad. Five minutes later, the lights started to flash, and Tre came on stage and did that little balancing stance on top of an amp. Mike and Billie followed shortly, and the crowd erupted. He opened with, erm, I can't remember, but the mosh pit went carzy. This guy called luke came up for knowledge, and he
was fucking great. He played back toback with mike, and like even did this cool little solo. At the end of the song, Billy told him to stand in this spot, and then started to chant jump,jump,jump, and after about five seconds, the guy dived into the crowd. In between quite a few songs, Billy sprayed the fans with water, but
mike did nothing. After the grouch, tre stood on an amp, and did the balance angel thing again. When they played when i come around, upstairs, everyone erupted. We weren't allowed to stand up there, but everyone did, and the stewards couldn't do shit. heh heh. Mike and tre smashed up the drums, and knocked over some other stuff, awhilst billie lay on the ground, with this real harsh feedback reverberating from left to right. Then he played Good riddance, and that was it. Afterwards, all these girls were crying, coz they coudn't find their shoes in the mosh pit, but we raided the store, and stole a box of ice-cream, which was petty, but fun." |
1998 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Brixton Academy |
Brixton |
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England |
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| 22012 |
1697220830 |
1998-02-01 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-1-1998-astoria-theatre-london-england.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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602 |
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1998 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Astoria Theatre |
London |
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England |
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|
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| 22097 |
1697221936 |
1998-02-05 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-5-1998-live-music-hall-cologne-germany.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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273 |
Incomplete setlist
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1998 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Live Music Hall |
Cologne |
|
Germany |
|
|
|
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| 22099 |
1697222057 |
1998-02-09 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-9-1998-klubben-stockholm-sweden.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1230 |
Robert Borjesson: "The sad with Green Day in 1998 is that they sometimes feel more like the fake than as real rock'n'roll. More gleam in the eye than sweat. Green Day were about to take themselves on a little bigger level."
Peter: "It was my first real concert. I haven't been to a concert that tops that one yet, and I've been to a lot. Klubben is a quite small venue in Stockholm, Sweden which gives you that closeness to the band. Although, me and my friends, being 11 year olds and short, took place at the venue's balcony to get a good view. From the first song all the way to the end, the crowd was crazy, with loads of crowdsurfing and singalongs. As usual, they picked a fan during Knowledge to play guitar. During Hitchin' A Ride Billie Joe encouraged the fans to give him their clothes, so he could wear them, and everyone would throw their hats and shirts up on stage. In the end, they all trashed the stage with all the speakers and the drumkit."
Expressen: "A lot can happen in two years in the music world. The last time American punk punks Green Day has visited Sweden, they sold out the Ice Stadium in Stockholm - Dookie was huge. Last night, and two flopped albums later, the venue was considerably smalled, and the audience consisted of the most dedicated fans only. But Berkley trio still looks very happy with the situation. Gone are the big gestures from the arena gigs - still an incredible amount of energy. Above all it is relaxed. A playful mixed hit parade of the trio's overall punkpoppärlor interspersed with twenty-second cover versions of everything from Survivors Rocky theme Eye of the Tiger to Joni Mitchell and now also Janet Jackson's Big Yellow Taxi. All self-signed divers frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. For certain look bassist Mike Dirnt tough out in his red has. And it is fun to grönhĺrige Tre Cool juggles with his drumsticks. But it's still Armstrong in the sprawling Sonic the Hedgehog hairstyle that is constantly trying to keep an eye on. It's his cocky song, crazy look and explosive guitar chords that allows the trio to something extraordinary."
Caroline: "We got in the queue. It was cold... Really cold! I almost got the urge to go home. It felt like my feet were about to fall off. There were quite a lot of dumb bimbos there. We were puzzled what they were doing there. They looked like they were listening to Peter Andre and Puff Daddy. We waited and waited. There were lots of people. Eventually, twenty past seven, they opened the doors. Some began to shout that Green Day were in there. Helena stood up on edge and confirmed it was him. Sofie and Mike agreed. And when we had come in and hung in the jackets, we went up to the Tre! Nobody seemed to notice him. So we said, 'Hello!' And he said, 'Hi!' Helena asked if he wanted to sign a sweater, but he said, 'Nah...' He gave us two huge Nimrod stickers. Then we ran into the club. We wanted to buy shirts but forgot the money in the jacket. It was very cozy there, with balconies around the stage."
"I came to the club a few minutes after 18:00. The line felt quite long, but it quickly grew and in the end I realized that I was in the front. Talked with two brothers from Småland, one of them had seen GD twice. Then he said that he had not bought Nimrod yet. After a long while as the doors opened, when I after a while could glimpse through the doors, I saw a guy that I've seen before, he had green spiky hair and black leather jacket... Tré Cool! He stood quietly and chatted with everyone. How cool it is! I turned my jacket in and was just about to ask for an autograph when he suddenly walked away! Shit, I thought, and went about my business, luckily he just went where they sold GD stuff. I immediately bought a T-shirt with a guy on the front and Nimrod logo on the back and a Green Day baseball cap. Then I asked Tré for an autograph on my ticket. I asked for a bigger autograph and he got a little pissed. Okay... I walked away. I stood in the very front. Finally, D-Generation came out. It went to listen to them anyway. It was, after all, very sweaty to stand there and jump. I thought that GD had not started yet. It was really hot! After they were done, you had to wait a while. but in the end they turned on the lights and the crowd started screaming like crazy. And then came the men I have been waiting to see for over 3 years! After the song Billie Joe asked us what song we wanted to hear. The crowd started shouting lot of different things that I could not quite hear. I shouted Longview at the top of my lungs. Billie played Chump. Yes! I was so happy! Another thing that I remember was that when I stood at the front of the stage, I was about to pass out. I said to the one guard so he could pry me before it was too late, that I felt woozy. I walked around somewhere. I sat on the toilet floor. Shit! I thought at the time I heard F.O.D. playing ... I had to go out again! I walked up to the water and drank surely a liter of water before so I felt okay again. As usual, someone received a play on Billie's guitar, he played pretty indeed. The conclusion was downright grymm! first hit three somersaulted over trumsettet then cast around it and jump on it. Meanwhile Mike knocked down two large speakers that could not have been cheap, then he took his bass and threw up in the air and then turned down on the ground. When the scene looked like a battlefield, and Tré and Mike went out Billie slid softly, took out the Blue and played a good electric version of Good Riddance. Another funny thing was that I was at the end got hold of Mike's one earplug which he tossed out (after knocking over the speakers and throwing around his bass). But being dumb as I am, I just threw them out! The concert was absolutely wonderful! Time of my life!"
Helena: "Now I've really been to a Green Day concert! I, Caroline, Sophie and Michael arrived there around 6 o'clock. There were a little over twenty people in front of us in line. So we stood there. It was cold outside. Oh shit huh cold it was !! Oh they never opened so we had to get into. Time was 7 (when it was started), L fortf they had not started to drop in. Then, a guy with a lot of lanyards came out, passing 'orders from Gren Day.' He was really funny. So we went inside. The place was tiny. There was a corner where they sold T-shirts. Then there was a small scene. There was a balcony going around the scene as well. Anyway, it's hard to explain. But people who were there already know that. Well... There was a snack bar across the stage. Then we just hung out at the venue. Finally, the show has started. D Generation were pretty weird. They were kinda old. But their music was OK! I think we heard their song before... I think it was called "She Stands There". That's right. D Generation finished their set and music started playing over the PA. It was cool! Maybe that was Green Day's idea. We got up to the balcony and got mashed against the handrail. We stood on Mike's side and saw Green Day members hanging around. We thought it wouldn't take too long for Green Day to set up the stage, but we were wrong. It took them almost 40 minutes. They played lots of Ramones songs over the PA. They replaced the drum set, set up Billie's and Mike's cabinets and amps. The guy who brought Blue out looked like he was trying too hard to be cool. Hehe... Lights came on. Everyone screamed. And they came up on the stage. We screamed! They started with Going To Pasalacqua. Then they played Welcome To Paradise. Inbetween songs, Billie climbed on speakers and made funny faces. He was stretching out his hands screaming, 'Hey-oooh!' He also had two other guitars. Weird... Tre looked crazy and clownish. Mike had short red hair, and looked really cool. We jumped like crazy and screamed. It was unbelievable. Billie wasn't as bold as he was onstage. Billie played some intros of metal songs. He proclaimed himself 'the king of black metal'. He played Eye Of The Tiger. Then he introduced Mike. I think he said he was Mel Gibson and something about Barbara Bush. Then Billie asked us if we wanted to hear some bullshit, then he played "Rape Me". At least I think so... He whisperd, "The beautiful people, the beautiful people," into the microphone. He took off his shoes and made a weird face, super-soaked the audience. During "Knowledge", Billie pulled up a guy onstage and made play the song on his Blue! Then Billie made us throw our shirts onstage. He put on a lot of them. It was really hot in the club, everything was sweaty. Finally, they announced it was their last song. We were shouting their band name and they did an encore. They played F.O.D. It was delightful. Then came Scattered and Prosthetic Head. I don't really remember though. Then Green Day started breaking their instruments. Billie poured water on us again. Mike made a huge hole in Tre's drums with his bass. Finally, Mike and Tre left Billie standing on the edge of the stage singing "Good Riddance". I was hoping he would finish the song. The concert was over." |
1998 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Klubben |
Stockholm |
|
Sweden |
|
|
|
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| 22119 |
1697222943 |
1998-02-17 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-17-1998-volkshaus-zurich-switzerland.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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|
1393 |
François Bonzon: "Why did everyone say it was such a fabulous evening? Easy! 'Cause Green Day was playing. Lots of teenagers with green hair were already queued up to the entrance. A sign over a concert poster read the show was sold out. About 1,500 people attended the show. D Generation was supposed to play first, but they cancelled. A local band, whose name I can't remember, shows up. They were so bad. They played for about twenty minutes. At 9:15 pm Green Day enters the stage. Tre Cool took his place behind the drumkit, Mike Dirnt and Billie Joe Armstrong stepped to their microphones and broke into Going to Pasalacqua, Welcome to Paradise and Geek Stink Breath without a break. Billie made funny faces to the photographers that tried to take a photo of him. He also kept doing these strange poses. Mike switched the bass and Billie switched the guitar - one of many copies of Blue with red BJ intials and two stickers on it. 'This is a brand new song. The song's called Nice Guys Finish Last,' says Billie. The crowd was very enthused. Billie also brought out a Tickle Me Elmo doll made its hands clap to the beat. Everyone followed. They played the great 2,000 Light Years Away. Halfway through the song Billie went backstage, then snuck up on Tre - we didn't really understand what was going on at that point - and emptied a bottle of water on him. Tre Cool kept playing. 'Do you like heavy metal?' The crowd cheered. Billie started singing, 'The beautiful people... The beautiful people,' and acting like Marilyn Manson. 'We're gonna play heavy metal songs for the rest of the evening. OK, we're just kidding.' They went into their old hits Chump / Longview, with such vigor. Then they play Brain Stew / Jaded. Billie did his famous spitting trick. He spat high in the air but didn't catch it in his mouth. Mike threw picks into the crowd. Tre Cool kept throwing a copious amount of drumsticks away! The band began playing Knowledge. Billie says, 'Hm... Does anyone know how to play the guitar? Come up and play here right now. You? You don't know how to play! You? How many years have you been playing? (The guy shows five fingers.) Come up here!' They ended the song with that guy playing the guitar. As always, they urged him to stagedive. Billie played the opening chords of Basket Case and then let the crowd sing. That was the moment everyone had been waiting for! After they play She, Billie Joe put this hideous mask on and began playing F.O.D. He then throws the mask away. They continue with Paper Lanterns, and then tease some songs, like Eye of the Tiger. Billie says, 'Thanks for coming tonight. We're gonna come back here in a few months. Bye,' and went backstage. After a while when Billie Joe came back onstage, ready to play, a group on the front row sang, 'Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you Billie Joe!' The rest of the crowd followed. Billie smiled and said, 'Thank you very much. I'm sixteen years old today.' He probably dreamed about being the same age as those front row groupies. The band finished the show with Scattered, Prosthetic Head and When I Come Around. Then the trio set about to destroy the whole stage. Tre couldn't leave a cymbal or a tom in its original shape. Mike offered special refreshments by spraying Feldschlossen beer all over the crowd. Tre Cool climbed on the amps and emptied Evian water on the crowd. Mike knocked the amp stack over and then smashed his bass. Billie Joe kneeled in front of amp stack, playing that heavily reverberating chord over and over. Billie came over and ended the show with electric solo number - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life). 'It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right. I hope you had the time of your life.' It sounded great! They played for about half an hour." |
1998 |
1 |
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13 |
Nimrod tour |
|
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Volkshaus |
Zurich |
|
Switzerland |
|
|
|
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| 22143 |
1697224390 |
1998-02-20 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-20-1998-palalido-milan-italy.html |
Set |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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751 |
Incomplete setlist
diambramaria: "Hands down my favorite throwback EVER."
mamipunker: "I was in the front row at the Green Day concert at Palalido (in my opinion the best concert in Italy yet). I would like to know if anyone who was there has a recording of the concert."
Di Piazza: "The tickets to the Green Day show at Palalido are sold out long in advance: great expectations for the punk rock band "Green Day" tonight at the scene of only Palalido square Stuparich for Milan Concerts. Doors open at 18:30, D Generation start at 20:30 and at 21.30 it's showtime for Green Day."
Adnkronos: "Rome, February 18 - the tickets to the Green Day's only concert in Italy scheduled for next Friday in Milan's Palalido are all sold out. The concert promoter, has started a campaign urging the public not to go to Palalido without a ticket because the doors will remain closed at all times during the show."
VirusOk: "I was there! Billie Joe was chubby, there were more songs from Kerplunk and 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours in the setlist, most people who came were local punks and everyone pogoed during Good Riddance. The ticket cost as little as 35,000 lire. I crashed at someone's house (I didn't live in Milan) with face and neck all bruised and in hair dye."
beatonthebrat: "I was there. The concert was really loud and intimate. I saw Tre Cool walk out of the building with two bodyguards before the concert. I tried to greet him. Then he hung out around the merch booth. He shook my hand and said something I did not quite catch. He had bright green hair. BJ had black spiked hair and wore all black. Going to Pasalacqua was terrific." |
1998 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
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Palalido |
Milan |
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Italy |
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1697225037 |
1998-02-24 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-24-1998-la-riviera-madrid-spain.html |
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Incomplete setlist |
1998 |
1 |
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13 |
Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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La Riviera |
Madrid |
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Spain |
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1697224637 |
1998-02-25 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-25-1998-zeleste-barcelona-spain.html |
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Incomplete setlist
mondosonoro.com: "It's Green Day's fourth tour in the country - in support of Nimrod, Californians' latest album - which was significantly less anticipated than its predcessor, Insomniac. In less than two years, Green Day was back to grace our stages and everyone seemed to have a huge craving for the band. That is surprising, considering that Billie Joe, Mike and Tre haven't changed a bit, which also meant that their repertoire was good as usual - a mix of older classics (2,000 Light Years Away, Welcome To Paradise, Going To Pasalacqua, Basket Case, When I Come Around and Stuck With Me) and new songs (Nice Guys Finish Last, Hitchin' A Ride and The Grouch). They didn't forget to remind us that they still have a sense of humor - at expense of few Metallica licks, clever jab at The Beautiful People by Marilyn Manson and, of course, a tease of the Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. They even pulled a kid up on stage to play Operation Ivy's Knowledge. Green Day finished with Good Riddance - their hit acoustic ballad, after destroying the stage and getting a huge kick out of it, The Who-style. Green Day are in their best shape yet." |
1998 |
1 |
D Generation |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Zeleste |
Barcelona |
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Spain |
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1697225290 |
1998-03-14 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-14-1998-tokyo-bay-nk-hall-chiba-japan.html |
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244 |
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1998 |
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13 |
Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Tokyo Bay NK Hall |
Chiba |
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Japan |
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1697225567 |
1998-03-15 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-15-1998-tokyo-bay-nk-hall-chiba-japan.html |
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244 |
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1998 |
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13 |
Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Tokyo Bay NK Hall |
Chiba |
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Japan |
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1697326391 |
1998-03-31 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-31-1998-university-of-new-south-wales-new-south-wales-australia.html |
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1 |
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1 |
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832 |
At the Roundhouse on UNSW campus. |
1998 |
1 |
The Mavis's |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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University of New South Wales |
New South Wales |
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Australia |
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1697326727 |
1998-04-04 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-4-1998-the-river-stage-brisbane-australia.html |
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183 |
Rowena Searle: "The first two bands came on after a while, and they were OK. One of them was The Mavis's and I didn't know the other band. A couple of times while we were waiting for someone to come on stage, the guys from Green Day poked their heads around the corner behind the stage, and everyone went crazy! Then, after ages of waiting, the lights turned down, and this huge white banner with Green Day written on it rolled down the back of the stage, and it was lit up by these bright green lights. Everyone screamed really loudly! Then they came on! They were awesome! It was like they lived on the stage! Billie Joe asked who knew how to play the guitar and a whole heap of people put their hands up (including me) and he picked someone and said, 'How long have you been playing the guitar?' The guy said, 'One year.' BJ said, 'Well, you know, if you get up here and fuck it up then everyone's gonna hate you, do you still wanna do it?' The guy said no! Then Billie picked someone else and he was really good. They got the guy to play some chords while Billie Joe ran around the stage and threw water on everyone and went crazy. Then BJ kissed the guy and sent him off the stage. Then later on, this bimbo girl crowd surfed her way up to the front, and BJ told her to come up on stage. He asked her her name, and she screamed it into the microphone and then he said to her, 'Right, you've done that, now get the fuck off the stage!' After that, someone in the crowd fainted or something and Billie Joe saw it and yelled out for the
first aid people to come and help him. Then they just suddenly said, 'Right, thanks for coming,' and left the stage. And everyone was screaming out, 'Green Day, Green Day, Green Day, Green Day!' They came back on wearing different clothes, and played a bit more, then Billie Joe started playing really loudly while Tre and Mike threw around the drum kit and bass guitar, and just bashed everything up! It was so crazy! But it was really awesome!" |
1998 |
1 |
The Mavis's |
13 |
Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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The River Stage |
Brisbane |
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Australia |
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| 23108 |
1697326967 |
1998-04-05 |
Nimrod tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-5-1998-andrews-amphitheater-honolulu-hi-usa.html |
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503 |
Incomplete setlist |
1998 |
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Nimrod tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
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Andrews Amphitheater |
Honolulu |
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1697328663 |
1998-04-17 |
MTV Live From The 10 Spot |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-17-1998-bottom-of-the-hill-san-francisco-ca-usa.html |
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Second set is out of order
Steve Baltin: "On Friday (April 17), the band - singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool - taped a performance for MTV's Live from the 10 Spot at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco for contest winners, when Dirnt hit his nose with his bass during She, bloodying up his face and causing him to leave the stage. Armstrong then pulled Gavin Freitas from the band Debris onstage to play guitar while he played bass on Basket Case. Dirnt returned to the stage for two more songs - nose fully bleeding.
After the taping, the band played for an hour and 45 minutes for the 200 or so winners. The encore set included Cheap Trick's Surrender, the Ramones' Blitzkrieg Bop, Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode, the Who's My Generation (with their producer Rob Cavallo on guitar), and Pansy Division's James Bondage with Pansy's bassist/ singer Chris Freeman. Freeman also joined the band onstage for the Ramones and Berry covers. MTV VP Lewis Largent joined the band onstage for My Generation."
Jay Glaze: "One day I was online and I saw that they were having a contest at greenday.com and they were giving away free tickets to Idiot Club members and all you had to do was talk about how much Green Day means to you. I wrote to them and Lisa (the president of Idiot Club) e-mailed me back and said that me and a friend could go to the show. I starting bouncing off my walls with joy. All I had to do was convince my parents to let me go. That took awhile. I thought to myself if they didn't let me go I'll just pull a Laurie L. Just kidding! I picked my friend Josh to go to the show with me, because he's always got cash and we caught a train in downtown San Diego and took a bus from Los Angeles to the San Francisco. We arrived in the city near Pier 39. I had the address, but with no directions on how to get from Pier 39 to Lisa. We had a bum walk us to Warner Bros. for a cigarette. That's where we met Lisa, she was cool. She was wearing black circle shades. She told us to come back at 5 and meet up with everyone else and then take the Nimrod bus to the club. She also said that she couldn't tell where the club was. At that time, it was a real mystery. Me and Josh went to McDonald's, played video games and then came back and jumped onto the bus. That's where we met all the Green Day Idiot Club members. It was cool, though. We listened to Green Day in the bus with all the fans on the way to the Bottom of the Hill. When we pulled into a street on the side of the club a girl ran by the side of the bus and ripped the Nimrod banner off. It was a friend of Gavin, the guy who later during the show plays "Disappearing Boy and Basket Case with Billie Joe. We got off the bus and headed to the club which had a huge MTV bus and a lot of security guards in front. They made me take off my studded belt and wallet chain. Bottom Of The Hill was perfect for a Green Day show. Looking around in a daze at all the neon banners on the side. It was a great place. So we made it to the left side of the stage only one person was in front of us. I had the camera on the side right in my face. The MTV DJ Toby came out and was doing takes for commercial stops. Green Day came running out like ragging lunatics. Billie had a Bud and his guitar in his hand and they went into Going to Pasalacqua. They played a set for MTV and during "She", Mike hit himself in the nose with his bass, I didn't see what happened, but I heard that. I was running around in the pit. After the MTV taped their set, Green Day played songs for all the fans that showed up and I thought that was coolest thing. What a great band Green Day is! They played B-sides like Desensitized and J.A.R. They played songs they didn't usually play on the Nimrod tour like All The Time, Platypus, Last Ride In, Espionage, and some old songs from Kerplunk and Slappy. One of Billie's brothers came onstage for Jaded. He just stood there and then jumped into the crowd. I heard Aaron Cometbus was the guy who wore the mask in the pit. But, I still don't if it's true. Rob Cavallo and Chris Freeman played bass for awhile. Some MTV guy sang My Generation. Green Day played over 30 songs that night. Tre came on the Nimrod bus and told everyone to have a blast with everything. My friend Josh gave him a ring that said 'PIMP' on it. I wonder if Tre still has the ring." |
1998 |
1 |
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20 |
TV Performances |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Bottom of the Hill |
San Francisco |
CA |
USA |
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| 25577 |
1698265234 |
2000-07-12 |
Vans Warped Tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-12-2000-new-world-music-theater-tinley-park-il-usa.html |
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"Pushing our way to the very front to see Green Day, and then passing out right before they took the stage. Passing out to the point where my friends had to carry me out of the crowd. We lost our spot and I had to watch Green Day (my favorite band) from the food counter with strangers pouring ice on me. I was pissed."
"I had been waiting and anticipating seeing Green Day for the first time for five years. I had been screwed out of seeing them every year so when I found out they were going to Warped, I went out and spent almost $200 on tickets, buying two other tickets for my friend and boyfriend to be nice. We got to the New World Music Theatre in Tinley Park and I was shaking with excitement. Green Day was to come on at 6:20 on the third stage. I skipped MxPx and Millencolin so I could get a prime spot. Me, my friend Sabrina and my boyfriend shoved and screamed our way through the wild Papa Roach crowd, holding onto each other. We finally got a great spot. Dead center, almost at the front. I am only 5', so I could barely see the stage. But if I moved just right, I could see Billie and Mike's microphones. We waited there for over an hour, pouring sweat and holding our spots. Things seemed okay, despite the fact that we were surrounded by huge guys. Finally, Green Day came running onstage. Billie was wearing his usual red shirt and black tie, Tre had on some funky glasses from what I was told and Mike had a white shirt on. They burst into Welcome To Paradise and I immediately started pogoing, thinking the rest of the crowd would do the same. About five seconds into the song, the entire crowd behind us surged forward, sending me off my feet and onto my friend in front of me. From then on, we were shoved forward, backward, left and right. At some points, I thought I was going to die. I was being suffocated by constant crowdsurfers and moshers. I fell onto my knees and no one picked me up. My leg was almost broken by someone stepping on it, but I grabbed onto my friend and pulled myself up. I saw two glimpses of Mike, one glimpse of Billie Joe while I was falling down, and I didn't see Tre'. At the end of Welcome To Paradise, we realized that if we stayed in there, we'd be killed. We all grabbed onto each other and began shoving our way out of the sardine-packed crowd, elbowing and falling the entire way. We got out right at the end of Hitchin' A Ride, the second song. I fell down onto a bench and started bawling. I just listened to Green Day play behind me, I couldn't even see them, and cried. I couldn't believe how horrible it turned out. What was supposed to be my best memory yet turned out to be my worst. My ass had been grabbed by people I couldn't even see! I was so busy trying to hold myself up and pushing 300-pound guys off me in every direction, I couldn't even sing along! At one point, Billie yelled, 'If someone falls, you pick them up!' Ha! That never happened." |
2000 |
1 |
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5 |
Vans Warped Tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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New World Music Theater |
Tinley Park |
IL |
USA |
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| 25587 |
1698265431 |
2000-07-13 |
Vans Warped Tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-13-2000-nautica-entertainment-complex-cleveland-oh-usa.html |
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1 |
9 |
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1 |
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264 |
John Soeder: "When drummer Bud Gaugh of the Long Beach Dub Allstars looks at the crowd at any given stop on the Vans Warped tour, he sees a rainbow coalition of sorts. 'You got kids with blue hair, kids with pink hair, kids with dreadlocks, skinheads in suspenders, straight-edge kids and heavy-metal kids. ... It's America, the big melting pot,' says Gaugh. Now in its sixth year, the Warped tour stops today at Nautica Stage in Cleveland's Flats. Among the 32 bands on the punk-oriented bill are Green Day, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and NOFX. ... Most Warped bands play some form of punk, although they come at it from different angles. Green Day packs plenty of pop appeal into its loud, fast ditties."
"Green Day played at 6:00. They were awesome! Billie Joe was his usual talkative and silly self. He was wearing his same black shirt and red tie, Mike was wearing an AC/DC shirt, and Tre was wearing a Warning shirt. They started out with Welcome To Paradise. For Knowledge, Billie pulled out a 17-year-old girl from Kentucky. She wasn't that great but she might have been nervous, I would have been! They messed up the end of Disappearing Boy but Billie just laughed because they hadn't practiced that in a while. They played Disappearing Boy and Going To Pasalacqua at the request of the crowd. Before Going To Pasalacqua was over, Billie stopped the song to make the crowd help an injured mosher. This was the second time he did that. After the last song, Mike trashed his bass and Tre trashed his drums and attempted to start a fire with them. Then they left just as quickly as they came in (10 minutes later than they were supposed to). Definitely an awesome show."
"Me and my friend got to Nautica around 1:00, and some retards told us Green Day's bus wasn't coming until 3:30. So, we waited and waited and waited... After meeting Green Day the last two times I saw them play, I had very high expectations for this show. At 4:00 we found out that Green Day's bus had been there the whole time! I was very mad, to say the least. So we snuck under some semi trucks, and were in with all the buses. Only one problem... Which bus was theirs? After talking to a lot of people, and getting yelled at numerous times by idiots because we didn't have passes to be here, a nice guy told us that Green Day were signing autographs! My friend and I ran over to where they were, and got in a long line. The security guy cut the line off right behind us, so we were the last ones that would get to meet them. Too bad nothing works out like it's supposed to. When there was about five people left in front of us, Green Day jumped out from the table and started signing autographs for the people who got cut off. Tre poured water all over my head, and then I got a pic of us, Mike and Billie (my friend always takes the pics). But I didn't get to talk to Billie AT ALL, I was so upset. A little more waiting, and it was time to go to the stage they were playing at. They played Welcome To Paradise, Longview, Hitchin' A Ride, Geek Stink Breath, When I Come Around, a little Ozzy, a little Sweet Home Alabama and a lot more that I don't remember. But the best was Disappearing Boy. Billie had to ask Tre if he remembered how to play it! During a couple of the songs Billie just stopped because people were getting hurt. It was so awesome. And they brought some girl up to play the guitar for the Op Ivy song, Knowledge. At the end Billie asked where she was from and she said Kentucky. Everyone started booing her, and Billie and Mike were like, 'That's Kentucky, Ohio. You know where it is, that little suburb outside of Cleveland.' It was so funny! After that I figured I wasn't going to meet him this time. But we finally figured out where their bus was! First we saw Tre, he took his dirty smelly beer-covered Warning shirt off, and threw it to my friend. She of course gave it to me, so I have Tre's shirt, I can't stop smelling it, I LOVE IT! Mike came out and was sweeter than sweet, as always. I got 3 picks from him, and he signed my picture. He had this awesome skateboard with his name on it. It was cool. I had to leave at 8:00, but Billie still hadn't come out. Actually, he did, but only for a second. I decided at 8:15, I was leaving no matter what, I couldn't stay any longer. I would wait forever for Billie, but I just couldn't. And at 8:15, guess who came out! Finally, after everything I had gone through, there he was. I shook his hand and he signed my picture. I asked him for a pick. It was so cute, he said he didn't have any with him, but there are some left the bus, and he'd bring me one later. I explained I had to go, but I'd see him the 18th and 19th. I can't stand how fucking awesome he is!" |
2000 |
1 |
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5 |
Vans Warped Tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Nautica Entertainment Complex |
Cleveland |
OH |
USA |
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| 25606 |
1698265718 |
2000-07-16 |
Vans Warped Tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-16-2000-the-stone-pony-asbury-park-nj-usa.html |
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1 |
9 |
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1 |
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43 |
"I went to the Asbury Park show. It was great. The first band I watched was The Deviates, they were good. Next was Showoff, they rocked, too. Then AFI, MXPX, Papa Roach, and finally Green Day. They had drawn the biggest crowd, and Billie Joe let a kid named Pat come up and play Knowledge and made him stagedive afterwards. Before Green Day's set I was hanging out waiting for MXPX. Then I looked about 300 yards away by the buses and saw Billie. I ran and threw my bag full of goodies from all of the tents. When I got there, I was like, 'Where the fuck is he?' Then my sister was like, 'Oh my God, it's him!' We got to meet him and I got a really good picture."
Kristen: "I proceeded to wait outside from 6am in hopes to catch a glance of the boys, especially Billie Joe - whom I've been in love with for half my life - and out came Tre. He was cool and did take a picture with me. Then Mike came out, kinda signed a few things and went away. I sadly didn't get to meet him. An hour later Billie Joe was walking out of the bus right in my direction. I was so amazed. He came right up to me and I was like, 'Hi, Billie! I was wondering if it'd be OK for me to get a picture with you.' He said, 'Well, to tell you the truth, I was just about to go watch a couple of the bands play (he rested his hand on my shoulder and looked into my eyes) but I promise you I will be back.' Seconds later, he was gone backstage. Overwhelmed that my life dream had come true I cried my eyes out, but managed to stop before he came back. On his way back a huge group of fans stormed him. I was thinking, 'Oh no, I'm not gonna get to talk to him!' He looked right at me and I was like, 'Billie, you promised...' When he came up to me and signed my shirt, the one I was wearing, asked, 'Am I fulfilling my promise?' with a huge smile and I asked him if I could hug him because he was just the coolest and this was the greatest thing ever. He hugged me and it wasn't like a cheap little hug. No, Billie Joe held me for a few seconds. He was so great. I'm the happiest girl alive. BJ is the man! The boys rocked out again - closing this time with one of my favorites, Going To Pasalacqua."
"Ever since I found out Green Day was coming to Asbury Park for Warped Tour I've been waiting for the day to come. It turned out to be probably the worst and best day of my life. I went with my friends Dan and Glenn. We wanted to try and meet some bands, so we got there at 9 AM but it didn't open till 12 AM. So, we were able to sneak in as a guard was distracted by a tour bus. After 20 minutes we were thrown out because you had to have a backstage pass. Green Day wasn't playing until 6:30 PM, so we watched other bands. Green Day was playing after Suicide Machines. While they were playing me and Dan went to get a good spot for Green Day. We were about 20 feet away. It was great. My friend Glenn got kicked in the head by a crowd surfer real hard and went to sit on the side. First Tre ran out and did a little dance thingy, and everyone went crazy. Then Mike ran out and grabbed his bass, and finally Billie came out. He ran across the stage and grabbed his guitar. Then they started playing Welcome to Paradise. Then all hell broke loose, people were falling left and right and getting trampled and shit. I was getting knocked all around but I didn't care. This was Green Day. But the crowd was getting really dangerous, people from the front were being pushed up from people in the back and people from the back were crowdsurfing to the front. But all the people in the front were all squished together and no one had room to move their arms to keep the crowd surfers moving along. So the people crowdsurfing were just on top of people, barely moving anywhere. When people around me started falling over I made a desperate attempt to stay on my feet but in the process I lost one of my shoes. I couldn't see it anywhere and was not going to attempt to look around and find it. I sadly realized that I had to get out of the crowd. So it took a minute but I did it, some big kid threw me towards the front and I was able to scramble the rest of the way until a guard grabbed me. Holy shit, now I was right next to Billie Joe, I took some pictures but the guard made me leave, because space between the barrier and the stage was getting really crowded with people that were taking pictures and just jumping up and down screaming. I walked away with only one shoe, really pissed off, beacuse they were just starting their second song, Hitchin' A Ride. I had been waiting to see Green Day for so long. They have been my biggest inspiration since 5th grade, my favorite band since 2nd grade, and now I finally get to see them live and I only see one song. Now it has been the worst day of my life as I also realized I will have no chance in the world of getting to play Knowledge with them, plus I had only one shoe. I watched the some more from much further away but I couldn't see that good. After Hitchin' A Ride was over, Mike was like, 'Hey, is this a punk show?' 'Yeah!' 'Quit that jock shit, and pick people up!' They went on to play Geek Stink Breath, Longview, Brain Stew, Jaded & Knowledge. I couldn't watch anymore, I went to go sit down somewhere. They played Knowledge with some kid, then they went right into Basket Case, and finished with Going to Pasalacqua. They ran off stage and everyone was asking for encore. Now that I think about it Tre didn't light his drums on fire either. So now Green Day was finished and it was officially the worst day of my life. I was sitting down and then I saw them, they were coming from backstage and going to their bus. Most of all the Green Day fans were at the stage so there wasn't a lot of people. I tried to get a picture of them but they had the guards moving them along. Since there wasn't a lot of people, Billie said, 'Alright, if you guys stay calm I'll come back over here.' A bunch of people were just hanging around, but mostly everyone were watching the Bosstones. So all three of them walked passed the guard guy and were hanging out over by a tent. But Tre was on the other side of another fence, the area where their tour bus was, where everyone was waiting for Billie to come back. I went to take a picture of Tre and he looked into the camera and gurned. Then he hopped onto the tour bus. A few minutes later he opened the door and threw his socks out. They were on the other side of the fence, but I don't think anyone really saw them beacuse most people were waiting for Billie. So I asked the guy sitting outside the tour bus to hand them to me, but he didn't. Then Billie came over and signed my blue Hot Wheels Green Day shirt and then I took out my camera and asked Billie for a smile so he looked over at me and made a funny face. Mike eventually came over and I shook his hand and he was like, 'Hi! I'm Mike, damn glad to meet you!' He said that to everyone else, too. So they left and went in the tour bus. Most people were still waiting around but after they did not come out for a while, mostly everyone left. I decided to stay because I had nothing better to do with only one shoe and I wasn't going back into the crowd for anymore bands. Dan came over and found me after the Bosstones, and so did Glenn. They wanted to see NOFX so I waited by the bus as they went to go watch them. While NOFX was playing I decided to walk around and buy some more stuff. I only bought some pins. After NOFX was over Dan and Glenn found me again and we left. While we were waiting for my dad to pick us up, Dan wanted to see the socks, so I took them out of my backpack. They were inside out and Dan turned right side in. It read 'NOFX SOCKS' on one side and 'NOFX SUCKS' on the other. So next time I see Green Day I'm gonna wear them and I'm gonna show Tre I got his socks." |
2000 |
1 |
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5 |
Vans Warped Tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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The Stone Pony |
Asbury Park |
NJ |
USA |
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| 25627 |
1698266149 |
2000-07-18 |
Vans Warped Tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-18-2000-ic-light-amphitheater-pittsburgh-pa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
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1 |
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1006 |
greenday.net: "Tonight at the Pittsburgh Warped show, Tre cut his head open on a flying cymbal. Sources who were at the show say Mike and Billie came out of the bus as the day was ending, and told some passer-byers, that Tre was injured. Mike commented to our source that 'Tre gashed his head on a flying cymbal.' Here's the story, thanks again to Jonathan of the Citizens: 'From what I could see, when tre knocked over the set he fell over it as usual. Then he was smashing it for a while. Then he finally lit it. He threw a cymbal that was off the stand pretty high into the air, it came down and I didnt see tre after that. Mike said he's OK, just resting. I think he'll be fine. We could see him in the back of the bus with his head wrapped.'" |
2000 |
1 |
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5 |
Vans Warped Tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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I.C. Light Amphitheater |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
USA |
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| 25636 |
1698266244 |
2000-07-19 |
Vans Warped Tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-19-2000-la-salle-park-buffalo-ny-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
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1 |
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201 |
"The summer's big punk tour. This year it was headlined by Green Day and Mighty Mighty Bosstones. We got there and it was already packed. We had no idea what was going on anywhere and we just roamed and scoped out the scene. Punk kids everywhere. Green Day then came after a bit which was a good set. They played all their hits and had someone play guitar for a song. They finished with the drum set getting set on fire."
"Green Day played, it was amazing. I was in the front row, and I've never gotten so many bruises from being up front in my life, not even at a Green Day show. But I just want to tell about what happened AFTER. So, me and my friends went to look for their bus, and we saw Mike and Tre standing by the lake. So we went over and talked and I can't wait to get my pictures 'cause they will look so nice with the Lake in the back. So, after we did that, we waited by their bus to see Billie. I'm still in shock from what happened. He came out and was signing autographs and everything. Then I asked if I could get a pic of us, and he was being so nice, and my friend took the picture. He KNOWS how much I love him, and I'm very thankful of that, and we hugged. It was awesome, but I've hugged him before so that's not even the best part... Are you ready for the best part? Are you ready to hear it? Are you sure? He was like, 'You know what, come here...' Are you ready? He hugged me and then he... Are you ready!? HE KISSED ME ON MY CHEEK! I think I'm going to die now. Goodnight!"
Film Junk: "Finally, it was the moment that almost everyone had been waiting for. Green Day scrambled on stage with mischievous looks on their faces and leapt right into Welcome To Paradise. They followed that up with Hitchin’ A Ride, and then followed that up with Geek Stinkbreath. A pattern slowly began to form. It seemed Green Day were only playing the hits. Quite literally, nothing else. Each song was met with a roar from the crowd as people realized, 'Hey, wait a minute, I know that one too!' I was finding it really difficult to enjoy myself, what with all the bodysurfers kicking me in the head. Towards the end, they played their version of Operation Ivy’s Knowledge, which may not be a radio hit, but is certainly one of their more popular songs. They pulled someone out of the crowd to play guitar for the end of the song. Unfortunately, it really started to drag on after a while because it took them like 10 minutes to find someone who was competent enough to play three chords on a guitar. They finished by playing a request for Going to Pasalacqua, and then trashed their instruments and lit the drum kit on fire. Actually I doubt that the drum kit was harmed in any way, since it was doused in lighter fluid. Green Day definitely know how to give the crowd what they want, but unfortunately, I saw an almost identical performance by them a year or two ago at Edgefest. It wasn’t as exciting knowing that they had probably done the exact same thing a million times before. I am kind of puzzled though, as to why they would play all of the radio singles at the Warped Tour. I can understand them doing that at Edgefest, which is a big commercial radio music festival with tons of other commercial bands and casual music fans. But the Warped Tour is primarily a punk rock show, with punk rock kids, and I am sure that there were more than a few people who wanted to hear some of Green Day’s older material. As for me, well, I wanted to hear more stuff from their album Insomniac. Oh well. After Green Day, people were beginning to slowly trickle out of the park. We wouldn’t be sticking around for much longer, so I decided to do one last tour of the place, checking out the merch booths and stuff. I was disappointed to find that a lot of the booths had already packed up, or were in the process of packing up. I was also disappointed cause it seemed like no one was giving away free stuff anywhere!"
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2000 |
1 |
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5 |
Vans Warped Tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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La Salle Park |
Buffalo |
NY |
USA |
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| 25677 |
1698266950 |
2000-07-24 |
Vans Warped Tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-24-2000-randalls-island-new-york-ny-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
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1 |
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858 |
The show was originally scheduled for July 15th but had to be postponed to July 24th due to heavy rain.
MTV: "Apparently heavy doses of punk are no match for torrential rain. Saturday's Vans Warped Tour stop at New York City's Randall's Island was postponed after hours of steady rain flooded the ground that was to have hosted the show. The rain began on Friday, and the Warped camp pulled the plug on the show on Saturday before getting things started, but after many had already made the trek out to the then swamp-like grounds of Randall's Island. Green Day ... will now return to New York on July 24, which was to have been an off-date between Warped stops in Detroit and Washington, DC."
"We were the first people on the whole line. When the gates opened, I was the first person to step foot into the field. Time for Green Day. Well, I got there and I was pretty close. I saw Mike very well, but I also really wanted to see Billie Joe. The pit was rough but I lived. So many people sat on my head! This one girl who got lifted up was wearing a lace blue thong! When Billie Joe asked us what we wanted to hear, someone requested J.A.R. and Billie asked Mike and Tre, 'Is that OK?' Mike said, 'How about we sing about our friends that are alive?' I felt so bad. So they played Going To Pasalacqua. I was so happy because that is one of my favorite songs! Well, I had lots of fun singing along with them and being squashed at the same time. I can't wait until I do it again."
"The line was way too long, considering last year there was no line. At one point a bunch of people broke down the fence and everyone came running out. I manage to move closer to the front gates, though. We were in - time for music. I saw Save Ferris, NOFX, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Suicide Machines and tons of other bands, but let's get straight to Green Day. I'm 4'11", and after the first song I was in severe damage, but refused to leave. Later on, I heard a voice that sounded very familiar, and... My friend Chris got to play guitar on stage. I bet that rocked his little world. I was moving closer to the front with every song. I could see Mike the whole time and Billie just about half the time. Though I didn't pay attention on Tre, but I my eye immediately caught Tre lighting his drums on fire. I don't remember the setlist exactly - but the first song was Welcome To Paradise and the last was Going To Pasalacqua". No J.A.R. though. It's better to sing about friends that aren't dead but alive, according to dear old Mike."
"We caught the Bosstones, NOFX and some other bands, but Green Day was coming on at 7:30. I was already at the South Stage when Millencolin was on, an hour before Green Day. I fought my way to the front, but got stuck to the right of the stage, up against the fence. To say the least I was in pain. I had the weight of the crowd on my left side and security pushed metal crates to make sure the flimsy wire fence would stay straight, on my right. But it was worth it to see Billie - he was all that I could see from where I was. Billie said to the crowd, 'I never saw a band snort more coke than this one right here,' and pointed to Fat Mike. The crowd requested J.A.R., but Mike said, 'Come on, I don't wanna sing about a dead friend.' And Billie said, 'Alright, that shit was negated by Mike, what else?' And that's when they played Christie Road and Going To Pasalacqua. Billie forgot some words to it and sang God knows what, but got back in at the chorus. Altogether I think it was a 40-minute set. Tre did light his drums on fire, but I couldn't see it, oh well. The show was so awesome. It was truly an experience." |
2000 |
1 |
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5 |
Vans Warped Tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Randall’s Island |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
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| 25716 |
1698339559 |
2000-07-30 |
Vans Warped Tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-30-2000-central-florida-fairgrounds-orlando-fl-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
17 |
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5 |
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|
932 |
"So as we waited, I sang along with the old Sublime songs, and finally, after Santeria was ending, I saw Billie peep out of the equipment van, and the crowd went wild. About 2 minutes later, Green Day appeared on stage, and started with Welcome To Paradise. If you didn't get beat up or smashed with a wall of people, you could hear it. Well, they played a few more lovely selections, and then took requests. 86 was played, then they asked again what they should play. It got really quiet and I yelled, 'All By Myself!' Mike said, 'OK! All By Myself it is!' But it sucked because Tre couldn't remember how to play it, so they played Dominated Love Slave instead. VERY cool. That's when Billie said (about All By Myself), 'Well, it's kind of a personal song ... about my mom.' Well, that was the last request, after they called a kid up on the stage to play Knowledge for them. Billie had broken one of his guitar strings, so the kid had five to play on. One of the funniest parts was when Billie said, 'Hey, put your shirt on. Yeah, I'm wearing mine, so you can wear yours. We aren't Blink-182, you know. You can keep your shirt on. But we like it when guys show their dicks.' Right on, Billie! Since they played 30 minutes longer than they should've, I knew that the end was nearing when Billie played Good Riddance, after Tre torched his drumset. So I pushed my way through the crowd and waited outside the fence by the tour buses. And waited, and waited. An hour goes by, and most everyone had left (traitors!), but low and behold, Mike shows up and comes up to us waiting and says, 'Alright, whaddya want, eh?' And he threw guitar picks into the waiting bunch. I got one, and I asked him to sign that, since I was a bass player. 'Bass, huh?' he says. Then we start talking about basses and he went and got a bass he was going to give to the Distillers' chick bassist. It was funny because the top of the bass was burnt from Tre's drumset. 'Pretty nice,' I said. He's really down to earth and signed my shirt I bought too. But what sucked was he was getting kinda mad because he told me he can't connect with the fans anymore. I'm thinking, 'WHAA-AAT?! You just played an awesome show!' But I dunno what was wrong. A few minutes earlier, I had seen Billie chatting with some fans, and then he disappeared, so I asked Mike if Billie and Tre were going to be out signing, and he said, 'I don't really know. I don't think so.' Aw! What was I gonna do?! I had a comrade beside me and we said, 'Let's go look by the buses.' So we looked through the fence and spied on Billie chatting with some fans. But! We didn't have backstage passes, and he was backstage and we weren't. Everyone had left that was waiting, but we were determined to get our shirts signed and meet the guys. Hm, wait! There was a hole in the end of the fence! We noticed that after we saw a guy sneak in through there. We side-step over to the hole and notice a 15-ish boy guarding it. 'Hey, wanna let us backstage?' I asked. 'No, I can't.' 'Why? C'mon, we're just two chicks wanting to meet the band.' So after some cheesy flirting, the kid says ONE of us can go back and see them. I quickly snatch the girl's stuff and run through the hole. 'I'll be back!' I look around. No Billie, no Tre. Uh oh. I look around some more. There they are! They were chilling under a tent with some band members from Long Beach Dub Allstars. I go up to Billie and ask him to sign my crap, but he got distracted and walked away. Grrrr.....wait! There's Tre! I walk over and say hey and ask for his signature on my shirt and the girl's pic she gave me. Too bad I used all my film when they were on stage! Well, I go over to Billie for a second attempt, and finally he stops talking to this one chick and says, 'Hi! What can I do for you?' I show him my stuff and he signs it. 'Can I have a hug?' I ask. 'Alrighty.' So I got to hug him too! I run back to the fence, quickly, so no one notices that I am lacking a pass, and the girl asks, 'Did you get anything?' 'Yes! All of 'em!'" |
2000 |
1 |
|
5 |
Vans Warped Tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Central Florida Fairgrounds |
Orlando |
FL |
USA |
|
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| 26079 |
1698385476 |
2000-10-09 |
KROQ's Kevin & Bean Breakfast |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-9-2000-capital-records-studio-los-angeles-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
6 |
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1 |
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639 |
|
2000 |
1 |
|
21 |
Radio Performances |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Capitol Records Studio |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
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| 26097 |
1698385788 |
2000-10-10 |
Green Day Warning LIVE |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-10-2000-valley-6-drive-in-theatres-auburn-wa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
18 |
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1 |
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57 |
Setlist possibly incomplete/out of order
Greenday.com: "Today Green Day is playing a FREE show for KNDD in Seattle at 5:00 pm. It is at At-The-Valley-Drive-In. For ticket information contact 206-622-3251 or just go down to the show. You don't want to be left out!!"
Greenday.com: "Anybody who didn't get to see the concert in Seattle can watch it on MTV. 10:00 PM this Saturday October 14th and 11:00 PM Sunday October 15th. It's called "Green Day Warning LIVE".Lisa" |
2000 |
1 |
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20 |
TV Performances |
|
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Valley “6” Drive In Theatres |
Auburn |
WA |
USA |
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| 26116 |
1698425294 |
2000-10-18 |
Warning tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-18-2000-hordern-pavilion-sydney-australia.html |
Set |
1 |
5 |
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1 |
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1242 |
Setlist out of order
Paul: "Green Day played an awesome gig last night in Sydney to a packed out Hordern Pavilion. The set list goes something like this in no particular order: Disappearing Boy, Going to Pasalacqua, Knowledge, Christie road, Welcome to paradise, Longview, Basket case, She, When I Come around, F.O.D., Geek stink Breath, Jaded, Brain Stew, Hitchin A Ride, Platypus (i hate you), King for a day, Scattered, Time of your Life, Minority, Castaway, Church on Sunday and Waiting. In addition Green Day played a minute or two of Sweet Home Alabama. The whole set lasted for an hour and 45 minutes during which a fan from the audience got to play Platypus (i hate you) and Billie Joe had half the crowd Screaming fuck you, and the other half screaming back, Go fuck your Mums. For the finale, Tre Cool, after smashing his drum kit with a Little help from mike d, climbed on top of a speaker 2 metres high, and threw his drum down. All in all, a kick ass concert" |
2000 |
1 |
Klinger |
14 |
Warning tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Hordern Pavilion |
Sydney |
|
Australia |
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| 26179 |
1698425924 |
2000-10-20 |
Warning tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-20-2000-festival-hall-melbourne-australia.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
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1 |
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|
727 |
Setlist is out of order |
2000 |
1 |
Klinger |
14 |
Warning tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Festival Hall |
Melbourne |
|
Australia |
|
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| 26241 |
1698428109 |
2000-11-02 |
MuchMusic Intimate & Interactive |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-2-2000-muchmusic-world-headquarters-toronto-on-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
15 |
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1 |
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1281 |
|
2000 |
1 |
|
20 |
TV Performances |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
MuchMusic World Headquarters |
Toronto |
ON |
Canada |
|
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|
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| 26590 |
1698432264 |
2000-12-08 |
Warning tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-8-2000-wembley-arena-london-england-2.html |
Set |
e |
21 |
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4 |
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628 |
|
2000 |
2 |
The Bouncing Souls |
14 |
Warning tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Wembley Arena |
London |
|
England |
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| 28489 |
1698867398 |
2001-04-26 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-26-2001-cbgb-new-york-ny-usa-3.html |
Set |
1 |
3 |
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1 |
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|
838 |
Billboard: "What’s bigger than Green Day playing their debut single Longview at CBGB, is the fact that apparently they weren't scheduled to perform that night. 'When all else fails, pull out the hits,' Billie Joe joked. And a hit it was. The song that describes intense boredom peaked at No. 1 on the June 11, 1994 Alternative Songs chart."
The Adventures of Jeff & Unkajeff: "Okay, so Thursday night (April 26th) I get to CBGB's in NYC around 7:30 to see my friend Jack Rabid’s band Last Burning Embers (he’s been publisher of the great zine The Big Takeover for 20 years now as well) at 7:45 (Bobby from Bad Religion was there too)... High Speed Chase featuring Mr Chris Gibson at 8:15 ... and my cousin Jesse's [Malin] new band Bellvue (he formerly of D Generation) at 10:30. So, needless to say, I was prepared for a long night. What I didn't expect was what was going to keep me there until 2:30 in the freakin' morning. Now, I should remind you that a couple of years ago D Generation toured Europe opening for Green Day. And Green Day were in NYC Thursday to do the Howard Stern Show and Late Show with David Letterman. So it wasn’t completely surprising to see Green Day’s Tre Cool enjoying Bellvue’s set. Then you notice Billie Joe is there. Then a rumour starts to spread that Green Day will play at the end of the night. Well, at 1:05 in the damn morning, immediately after the last band on the bill, who should jump on stage but GREEN DAY. At CBGB's. In front of maybe 100 people. Using that last band’s gear. They proceed to play an unplanned, request and cover filled, rollicking, hysterical, HOUR AND TEN MINUTE set. Among the originals they did were Longview, Welcome To Paradise, She, Blood Sex And Booze, and they ended with Minority. I think the only cover they actually completed was the Undertones' Teenage Kicks. They also included bits and pieces of everything from Hendrix's Foxy Lady to Sabbath’s Crazy Train to Cheap Trick's Surrender to Survivor's Eye Of The Tiger. They even respectfully declined a request to play a Ramones song saying, 'Why should we do a Ramones song? They did them to perfection.' What was already a great night of NYC rock ended as a night the few of us who were still there in the wee hours will ever forget. I think Joey would have approved…" |
2001 |
3 |
Last Burning Embers, High Speed Chase, Bellvue |
19 |
Club Shows |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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CBGB |
New York |
NY |
USA |
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| 28849 |
1698945211 |
2001-06-29 |
Warning tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-29-2001-hershey-center-mississauga-on-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
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|
|
773 |
|
2001 |
1 |
The Living End |
14 |
Warning tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Hershey Center |
Mississauga |
ON |
Canada |
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| 28893 |
1698945418 |
2001-06-30 |
Warning tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-30-2001-nautica-stage-cleveland-oh-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
1 |
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|
265 |
Christopher J. Miller: "First of all, I'd like to say that I was chosen to play drums for Knowledge. It may be the greatest experience of my life. Rocking on stage with the greatest band of all time while they pour beers and vodka down your throat. All in all, pretty much the greatest show I've ever been to. They played a shitload of songs, including a couple that I hadn't heard live before. Requests were taken for a little bit. Imperial Death March and At The Library, Going To Pasalacqua, and 2,000 Light Years Away. Tre burnt the drumkit at the end. Actually, it was before Macy's Day Parade and they set up a new set right after." |
2001 |
1 |
The Living End |
14 |
Warning tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Nautica Stage |
Cleveland |
OH |
USA |
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|
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| 29001 |
1698946127 |
2001-07-03 |
Warning tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-3-2001-ic-light-amphitheater-pittsburgh-pa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
12 |
|
1 |
|
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1006 |
"I left with my friends Nick, Al, and Al's girlfriend Jessica at about 4:00 yesterday afternoon to my absolute favorite band, Green Day, for the very first time in Pittsburgh, PA. Al, Nick and myself all were trying to guess what Green Day would open up with and weird enough we were all thinking of Nice Guys Finish Last. We arrived at the IC Light Amphitheatre at about 5:30 to see a huge line waiting to get in. We stood and line and it just got longer and longer. Pretty soon we got in and just happened to get near the front of the stage. Then the crowd started pouring in and the place started to get pretty packed. Soon enough, Green Day ran out onstage to a huge amount of screaming and pushing. What did they open up with? Ironically enough, they played Nice Guys Finish Last. It was great. Since this was the first time that Nick and I had ever saw them in concert we were ecstatic. The soon follwed with Castaway and Church On Sunday. Then the followed with Longview (I think) and the crowd just started going nuts. That's when the moshing started to get bad. I got hurt quite a few time, but loved every painful moment. After a bunch of more hits adn even a few non-hits (like The Ballad of Wilhelm Fink to my suprise) they acted like they were finsihed and then came back out and played like 10 more songs. They played a total of 23 songs. At point Billie asked, 'Who likes Black Flag?' Everyone screamed. And he said, 'OK, just taking a poll.' They did a ton of fan interaction. And put on the best show I will probably ever see. The played most of their hits, and suprisingly enough they played some old stuff like Going To Pasalacqua and Only Of You. When they played Brain Stew, I went nuts and started elbowing people in the back of the head. At one point, they played Knowledge and my friend, Nick, threw his hat onstage and Billie Joe put it on. That was basically the highlight of the show. So, since I knew how to play guitar and the song, I jumped on Al's shoulders and Billie Joe pointed at me. I thought I was going to play and then he picked someone else. Oh well. They dude got up there and acted like he didn't know how to play guitar. Then he broke out into all these solos and crap. So, Billie Joe slapped him. They did a ton of fan interaction, and put on the best show I will probably ever see. At the end of the show Mike Dirnt opened up some beer and sprayed it right in my face. Woohoo! And then Billie Joe announced, 'Tre can't set his drums on fire, because he accidently set his hand on fire yesterday.' 5 minutes later (after an extremely angry version of Platypus), he set the drums on fire. Tre soon brought out some new drums, and ended on Macy's Day Parade." |
2001 |
1 |
The Living End |
14 |
Warning tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
I.C. Light Amphitheater |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 29050 |
1698946917 |
2001-07-21 |
Warning tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-21-2001-donald-bren-events-center-irvine-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
1 |
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|
527 |
SMD: "Green Day came on shortly after 9. They opened with Nice Guys Finish last, went through the first few songs pretty quickly, they were talking about how long it had been since they played in LA (that wasn't a Radio Festival) They took requests for what Heavy Metal song to play and a some guy shoted "Brain Stew!!," Billie said, "We'll get to that" they then played Ozzie and Van Halen. They took a few more requests, some guy wanted Westbound Sign, but Billie said no, he then said J.A.R. and everyone cheered so they played that, he then asked if we wanted to hear an old song. Everyone cheered again, he mentioned Christie Road, but changed his mind and the played Going to Pasalacqua. They then played all their hits, including Knowledge, they had a new band come up on stage, they were pretty good, they sprayed the fans with beer, a water gun, and water bottles. Then after When I Come Around they smashed the stage, and then rebuilt a mini drumset for Tre and finished with Macy's Day Parade. Tre ended by throwing the new bass drum in to the old heap he'd just destroyed." |
2001 |
1 |
The Living End |
14 |
Warning tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Donald Bren Events Center |
Irvine |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 29174 |
1698980315 |
2001-07-25 |
Warning tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-25-2001-cox-pavilion-los-vegas-nv-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
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|
674 |
"Green Day played an AMAZING show in Vegas Wednesday night. The band had so much energy. I was suprised at how small the place was, like a high school gym. We stood a couple rows back in the center. We saw Adrienne a lot. She was walking back and forth in front of us with two other girls. She's a really small girl. Then she went on the side of the stage and sat down in some special seats. After a set change the siren lights started spinning and Mike and Tre came out and everyone cheered, then Billie walked out casually and the crowd went nuts. They broke right in to Nice Guys Finish Last. Billie told the people sitting in the seats to get up because 'this isn't a fucking blackjack table, get off your asses and dance!' The guys that played the horns came out and the guy in the bee costume was dancing around. Billie squirted us with supersoakers and, of course, he brought up people from the crowd to play Knowledge, they sounded OK. Tre bashed his drums and Mike threw his guitar in the pile of drums. It ended at 11:00. It was a great show. Too bad like 80% of the people there were teenybopper little 14-year-olds in trendy clothes." |
2001 |
1 |
The Living End |
14 |
Warning tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Cox Pavilion |
Las Vegas |
NV |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 29264 |
1698981939 |
2001-07-31 |
Warning tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-31-2001-plaza-of-nations-vancouver-bc-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
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1 |
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1313 |
skippynixx: "Nice! I swear when they played it [The Ballad Of Wilhelm Fink] here, I was the only one cheering. It was early on in the show. I remember it was boom and in to it and done. Can't recall anyone knowing what was being played."
Ryan: "I was at the show in Vancouver last night. It was pretty damn good. They drew a pretty huge crowd considering there was minimal publicity for the show. It was also a really young crowd which surprised me, I had no idea Green Day were still cool with the kids. It made me feel old. I was totally stoked to hear The Ballad Of Wilhelm Fink but the crowd did a collective 'HUH?' and gave zero reaction which kind of killed it. Oh well. Other highlights... There was almost a riot when Billie asked if the crowd liked Limp Bizkit. There was a huge cheer, which immediately got drowned out by boo's. Billie laughed and said, 'That wasn't fair, it was a loaded question.' Funny stuff. Crowd went crazy for the fan band who were actually really good. The drummer (who couldn't have been more than 16 or 17) was kicking ass, not even missing a beat while Tre poured a beer down his throat. Crowd loved it. Crowd also went bat-shit when the trumpet bee-guy played O Canada in front of the drum bonfire. What else... Pasalacqua and 2000 Light Years were fan requests, which Billie said had to be pre-1994. They teased Paper Lanterns and 409 but didn't play them (if you ask me, their 'crowd requests' were predetermined). For whatever reason, Minority and Hitchin' A Ride got two of the best reactions of the night. Crowd seemed to be WAY more into the new stuff, even staples like Longview and When I Come Around didn't get the cheers those ones did. Me and my friends were singing along like idiots to Longview and all these kids are looking at us like were mutants. They're the classics, dammit! Anyways, strong set, even though it seemed a bit forced at times (they're still pulling out the same stage banter - everybody say hey-ho - that they were using in '95 the first time I saw them). That and it didn't really seem to miss a beat from the reviews I've read from the current tour. No surprises really at all." |
2001 |
1 |
The Living End |
14 |
Warning tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Plaza of Nations |
Vancouver |
BC |
Canada |
|
|
|
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| 29355 |
1698983191 |
2001-08-05 |
Warning tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-5-2001-bill-graham-civic-auditorium-san-francisco-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
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|
1102 |
Simone Don: "After a FIFTY-MINUTE wait between bands, Green Day finally came on and opened with Nice Guys Finish Last. Crowd went nuts so I promptly moved from my spot close-ish to the stage, to further back where I wouldn't get kicked and could dance freely. The energy was up from the beginning (as always) and crowds was lapping it up. Castaway kept the energy up as it seems we forget how good a song it is until we get the chance to see it live and go nuts! The set continued on in high spirits with Billie Joe frequently insisting we 'hey-oh' after him. I was hoping that after 4 years he'd be over that, but apparently not. I have to say I groan when he starts up with that! Hitchin' A Ride brings out the bounciest dance moves in us all which is rather exhausting. The stretching out near the end of the song is a welcome rest. Once again we were subjected to 'hey-oh' and learning how to count to four for the big count in for the song's tremendous ending. While I needed the rest, I'd have rather just they played the song all the way through. More on that later. Request time came and to my DELIGHT some genius down the front got my telepathic message of Going To Pasalaqua and passed it on to Billie Joe. I had been wanting to hear this live since before I first saw them in '96. This was a real dream come true for me! I jumped and danced and leapt until I was out of breath. This in itself made my night as I love this song so much! Note: I'd like to especially NOT thank my friends Sam and Tracey in Australia who, after one show in '96, wrote a gay 'note' to give to the band to get them to play One Of My Lies at the next night's show, refused to include my Going To Pasalacqua request, so screw you both because you have never heard One Of My Lies live and I finally got my song, HA! Expecting the request portion of the show, I had some plans but I got lazy and didn't get around to making my 86 sign. I could see some champ down near the front flashing eight fingers, then six fingers repeatedly. He did his best, but it never turned up. Now as great as everything was, there was one major problem, in my opinion. It can get a little tedious when a band lets the song run for several minutes while they pump up the crowd, talk shit, get people onstage or whatever. Usually you come to expect these things, so you can deal with it, but I think Green Day went waaay overboard this time! They drew out FIVE songs with 'hey-oh' and other stuff and it was completely ANNOYING and BORING! I hate to say it because I look forward to Green Day shows so much. But dragging that many songs out really weakens the pace of the show. They did it on Hitchin' A Ride, the cover where they get people on stage to play the instuments, one other song (I forget which), then in the encore on Minority and Platypus right after each other! It really pushed me over the edge those last time. Much eyeball rolling was going on at that time, sorry! It would be tedious enough on it's own, but since it is just always 'hey-oh' and counting '1-2-1-2-3-4' it is even worse. It just bums me out a lot because the show was perfect in every other way. (Except Good Riddance, which I hate. That's never a good moment for me.) So while I DID just go on a bit of a tirade, I still stand by the show as being great. Green Day's shows are so energetic and fun that even with ongoing dull spots like they had, the show is still memorable. There is enough good stuff in any Green Day show to make up for the dud times. Perhaps they did me a favour. Perhaps my head would have exploded from overexcitement had they not done that? Ponder..." |
2001 |
1 |
The Living End |
14 |
Warning tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium |
San Francisco |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 30133 |
1699069290 |
2002-06-01 |
Pop Disaster Tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-1-2002-darien-lake-performing-arts-center-darien-center-ny-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
7 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
323 |
Chris: "What can I say? No one can rock an audience like Green Day. After what seemed an eternity of setting up, Green Day took the stage with blaring sirens and red lights. They started with Maria then went into Longview with some fancy pyrotechnics and lighting which caused the crowd to lose their voices early. After rocking the crowd Billie Joe went into an onstage orgasm screaming, 'I'm cumming!' After another song he asked, 'Any classic Green Day fans?' Of course, people who think Dookie was their first album shouted for some dumb reason. I, among others shouted out random song names, so Billie Joe replied, 'It's my fucking band and I'll pick the song!' I was the only one who knew the words to Going To Pasalacqua. After that he went into Knowledge. The people they picked were good except the girl who couldn't even play a simple chord on the guitar. The guy who took over did well and got to keep the guitar. The drummer or bassist got to do a stage dive. They also did a rendition of the song Shout which added to their energy. After a few of their newer songs they went into When I Come Around and finished with torching the bass and Tre falling over his set. With the carnage over and curtain drawn with only Billie Joe remained in front of it under a spotlight he played Good Riddance with lighters blazing the air and the pile of shirts on the ground. Despite everyone's great attempt at getting an encore out of them they left the stage." |
2002 |
1 |
Blink-182, Saves the Day |
6 |
Pop Disaster Tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
Darien Center |
NY |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 34477 |
1699414672 |
2005-03-22 |
American Idiot tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-22-2005-tsukisamu-green-dome-sapporo-japan.html |
Set |
e |
24 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1166 |
|
2005 |
1 |
|
15 |
American Idiot tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Tsukisamu Green Dome |
Sapporo |
|
Japan |
|
|
|
|
| 36981 |
1699553216 |
2005-11-12 |
Fuse Comp'd |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-12-2005-fuse-tv-studio-new-york-ny-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
848 |
|
2005 |
1 |
|
20 |
TV Performances |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Fuse TV Studio |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 37120 |
1699593816 |
2009-04-07 |
21st Century Breakdown promo tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-7-2009-the-independent-san-francisco-ca-usa.html |
Set |
e |
28 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1125 |
Spin.com: "Bay Area legends Green Day played their new album at a surprise hometown show Tuesday night at San Francisco’s 500-capacity club, the Independent. Billed as a “band practice,” the group booked the gig because they were, as frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said onstage, “sick of playing these [new] songs to one another.”
After the show was announced midday yesterday, tickets sold out in a matter of minutes, but the lucky few who managed to get in were treated to a live sneak-peek at the band’s much-awaited new album, 21st Century Breakdown (due out May 15), plus loads of gems from the band’s catalog — all part of a 30-plus song setlist!
While the night was clearly OMFG! photo-op-tastic, Armstrong kept the shutterbugs restrained: After inviting concertgoers to give it their best “shot” with their cellphone cameras at the show’s outset, he then asked everyone to “put the fucking things away.”
The band — fleshed out to a six-piece with two guitarists and a keyboardist — opened with Dookie‘s “Welcome to Paradise” then proceeded to perform their new album song-for-song, dividing the tunes into three acts (“Heroes and Cons,” “Charlatans and Saints,” and “Horseshoes and Handgrenades”) to mirror the concept of the record.
Green Day followed up the new material with a second set of old favorites, including “Macy’s Day Parade,” “Longview,” “Who Wrote Holden Caulfield,” “American Idiot,” and “Jesus of Suburbia.”" |
2009 |
1 |
|
19 |
Club Shows |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Independent |
San Francisco |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 37175 |
1699596839 |
2009-04-09 |
21st Century Breakdown promo tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-9-2009-dna-lounge-san-francisco-ca-usa.html |
Set |
e |
31 |
|
1 |
|
With Davey Havok |
|
|
1109 |
Greenday.net: "Green Day played another last minute show in San Francisco, CA last night at the DNA Lounge. Tickets were given out exclusively through the bands Official Fan Club" |
2009 |
1 |
|
19 |
Club Shows |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
DNA Lounge |
San Francisco |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 37222 |
1699598274 |
2009-04-14 |
21st Century Breakdown promo tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-14-2009-fox-theater-oakland-ca-usa.html |
Set |
e |
24 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
905 |
|
2009 |
1 |
Franz Ferdinand |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
... |
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Fox Theater |
Oakland |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 37954 |
1699735220 |
2009-05-18 |
21st Century Breakdown promo tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-18-2009-bowery-ballroom-new-york-ny-usa-2.html |
Set |
2 |
17 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
836 |
Greenday.net: "For the first time ever, Green Day will be performing an exclusive show for their IDIOT CLUB members at New York's Bowery Ballroom on May 18th. This is the show you have been waiting for, join your fellow IDIOT CLUB members for a performance you will never forget! Head over to www.idiotclub.com and get more info!"
Magnet Magazine: "Imagine, at the height of their popularity, catching a set from the Who down at your local pub. Or a show from U2 in one of Dublin’s infamously gritty nightclubs rather than some flash, Pop Mart-like extravaganza. You’d feel like you’d gotten away with something, wouldn’t you? Like you and the small, amped-up horde around you had just witnessed history: something fleeting, rare, accessible but to a scant few who could legitimately claim that they’d “seen them back when.” Most important: You’d never forget that moment as long as you lived, mere feet away from an all-powerful rock tsunami usually viewed through the safe remove of binoculars at one of America’s countless sports arenas where such spectacles are typically scheduled for the benefit of the suburban masses. (And the bank accounts of the artists in question, of course.)
This is what it was like to see Green Day at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom (max capacity: 600) as the band warms up for its first world tour in three years later this summer. Having launched the dense and dramatic 21st Century Breakdown straight into the mouth of the recession late last week, the band has embarked on a barnstorming tour of New York, scheduling club gigs at the Bowery, Webster Hall and Tribeca’s P.C. Richard & Son Theater as well as a free show in Central Park (as part of its appearance on Good Morning America). Sure, it’s a savvy marketing move at a time when the recording industry is desperate for anything remotely resembling a “must have” release and corresponding tour, but by making a band that can easily sell out 50,000-seat stadiums around the world accessible to contest winners and fan-club members at small venues, the folks at Warners are cleverly cementing the myth of Green Day as The People’s Band, which tonight’s gig did absolutely nothing to contradict. For nearly two hours, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool and the handful of friends who serve as the expanded lineup for Green Day’s upcoming tour played their new album and a set of choice encores as though their very lives depended on it.
The band’s first set consisted exclusively of songs from 21st Century Breakdown, an 18-track, hour-plus sprawl that will likely take months if not longer to settle in with the band’s faithful (even as radio gravitates almost immediately to the focus track, the now-ubiquitous anthem “Know Your Enemy”). A running narrative loosely based on the trials and travails of a young couple—Christian and Gloria—on the run from the economic meltdown and societal dissolution that surrounds them in a post-Dubya U.S. of A., it’s a shaggy summary of everything the band is capable of doing from a songwriting and performance point of view. You have your trademark hammer-down stompers (“American Eulogy,” “Horseshoes And Handgrenades,” “Murder City”), Beatlesque moments of melodic majesty that would completely shock the troops who once claimed these guys as their own back in their Gilman St. days (“Before The Lobotomy,” “21 Guns”), power pop that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Cheap Trick album (“Last Of The American Girls”) and moments that are more Meat Loaf or Elton John than punk (“Restless Heart Syndrome”). It’s clear that Green Day is enjoying the act of playing together again; Armstrong was decked out in a sheriff’s getup (complete with silver star and bullet-casing belt) and whipped around the stage like a man with his pants on fire, marching in time one minute, windmilling like Pete Townshend the next, high-fiving the fans down front and recklessly throwing himself into the crowd at one point. Like American Idiot before it, this is an album that will give the band plenty of elbow room for experimentation and expansion in a live setting, so I fully expect these songs to take on a very different set of dimensions by the time the tour is about midway through its worldwide run.
That said, this was an exclusive fan-club show (thank you Sam from Craigslist!), and it was during the encore set that the real action took place. The band playfully grabbed songs from the recesses of its back catalog, from early favorites such as “Going To Pasalacqua,” “She” and “Longview” (the latter a crowd participation exercise in which a heavily tattooed young woman was hauled up onstage to sing the song in Armstrong’s stead) to latter-day hits such as “Minority,” “American Idiot” and a 10-minute take on what I maintain is Green Day’s finest recorded moment, “Jesus Of Suburbia.” Drummer Cool was even given the mic (after Armstrong took a moment to teach him the chords, to the amusement of the rest of the band) to sing his Kerplunk!-era country joint “Dominated Love Slave,” causing convulsions in the crowd and a bemused Armstrong to note, “Oh my god, that just really happened.” But for me, the moment that best illustrated what this band is all about and how far it’s come in its 21 years together was a medley of old-time rock and soul: “Shout!” “(You’ve Got The Cutest Little) Baby Face” and “Stand By Me,” performed while the band was on its collective backs onstage, having commanded the crowd to “get down low” for the finale. The show periodically took on the flavor of a family reunion; one kid down front caught Armstrong’s eye, prompting him to tell the crowd, “I haven’t seen this guy in four years! Where have you been, college? In Buffalo? Oh man, that’s almost as bad as Oakland!” Green Day is in its element in an intimate live setting such as this one, connecting with its legion of fans, sweating its way to salvation and generally having one helluva good time in the process.
It’s safe to say I won’t forget this night for a good long while. And I’ll bet there are about 600 others who streamed into the New York night saying exactly the same thing." |
2009 |
2 |
|
19 |
Club Shows |
... |
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Bowery Ballroom |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 38786 |
1699836880 |
2009-06-04 |
21st Century Breakdown promo tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-4-2009-music-box-at-the-fonda-los-angeles-ca-usa.html |
Set |
2 |
17 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
655 |
|
2009 |
1 |
|
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Music Box at the Fonda |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 39320 |
1699843944 |
2009-07-22 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-22-2009-mellon-arena-pittsburgh-pa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1007 |
|
2009 |
1 |
The Bravery |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Mellon Arena |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 39684 |
1699852737 |
2009-07-28 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-28-2009-madison-square-garden-new-york-ny-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
16 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
851 |
|
2009 |
1 |
Kaiser Chiefs |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Madison Square Garden |
New York |
NY |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 40245 |
1699924705 |
2009-08-15 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-15-2009-pepsi-center-denver-co-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
343 |
|
2009 |
1 |
Franz Ferdinand |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Pepsi Center |
Denver |
CO |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 40372 |
1699927868 |
2009-08-18 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-18-2009-hp-pavilion-san-jose-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
14 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1137 |
|
2009 |
1 |
Franz Ferdinand |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
HP Pavilion |
San Jose |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 40459 |
1699930567 |
2009-08-21 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-21-2009-mandalay-bay-events-center-las-vegas-nv-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
14 |
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1 |
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564 |
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2009 |
1 |
Franz Ferdinand |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
... |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Mandalay Bay Events Center |
Las Vegas |
NV |
USA |
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| 40560 |
1699931443 |
2009-08-24 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-24-2009-arco-arena-sacramento-ca-usa.html |
Set |
e3 |
34 |
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6 |
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1077 |
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2009 |
1 |
Franz Ferdinand |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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ARCO Arena |
Sacramento |
CA |
USA |
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| 41278 |
1700115243 |
2009-10-19 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-19-2009-scottish-exhibition-and-conference-centre-glasgow-scotland.html |
Set |
1 |
12 |
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1 |
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432 |
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2009 |
1 |
Prima Donna |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
Glasgow |
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Scotland |
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| 41390 |
1700238498 |
2009-10-24 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-24-2009-o2-arena-london-england.html |
Set |
1 |
15 |
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1 |
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620 |
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2009 |
1 |
Prima Donna |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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O2 Arena |
London |
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England |
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| 41556 |
1700241397 |
2009-10-31 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-31-2009-manchester-evening-news-arena-manchester-england-2.html |
Set |
1 |
12 |
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1 |
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700 |
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2009 |
2 |
Prima Donna |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Manchester Evening News Arena |
Manchester |
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England |
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| 41750 |
1700251192 |
2009-11-11 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-11-2009-futurshow-station-casalecchio-di-reno-italy.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
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1 |
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229 |
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2009 |
1 |
Prima Donna |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Futurshow Station |
Casalecchio di Reno |
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Italy |
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| 41808 |
1700252420 |
2009-11-23 |
NBC's New Year's Eve With Carson Daly |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-23-2009-nokia-plaza-los-angeles-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
12 |
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1 |
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656 |
Although this was recorded for a New Year's Eve show, it was filmed in November. Full clips of 'Know Your Enemy', 'Holiday', 'Minority' and '21 Guns' would be broadcast on the NYE special along with partial clips of 'Going To Pasalacqua' and 'Welcome To Paradise'. |
2009 |
1 |
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20 |
TV Performances |
... |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Nokia Plaza |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
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| 41958 |
1700281730 |
2009-12-12 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-12-2009-acer-arena-sydney-australia.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
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1 |
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1239 |
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2009 |
1 |
Jet |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Acer Arena |
Sydney |
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Australia |
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| 42012 |
1700282097 |
2009-12-16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-16-2009-rod-laver-arena-melbourne-australia.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
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1 |
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729 |
Lillian Altman: "Green Day made a return to Australia at the tail end of their ‘21st Century Breakdown’ tour after not having toured here since December 2005. Their Australian tour consisted of eight shows, before they headed off to New Zealand.
I had to settle for their second (unplanned) Melbourne concert as the first concert sold out in less than ten minutes. This second performance was intended to be an epic three-hour show; unfortunately, not everything went as planned and the concert was postponed due to front man Billie Joe Armstrong being sick, in what was suspected to have been food poisoning.
He admitted to this at the concert with the words: “A certain someone had the runs!”
Luckily, ticket-holders only had to wait an extra day.
The supporting act for the night was Melbourne band, Jet. Jet consists of brothers Nic (guitars and vocals) and Chris (Drums, backing vocals) Cester, Cam Muncey (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Mark Wilson (Bass, keyboard).
Jet played a 45–minute set consisting of animal antics and lots of toilet paper! They played an energetic set, although there wasn’t much interaction with the audience.
Unfortunately, they only performed 2-3 songs from their most recent release, Shaka Rock, including its debut single, ‘She’s a Genius’.
The highlight of their performance was when they played ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl’, in which they were joined on stage by male strippers wearing nothing but underwear (I’ll leave the rest to your imagination…) and people dressed up in animal costumes, including a kangaroo, a pig and a pink bunny. Rumour has it that the gatecrashing animals were the members of Green Day, pumping themselves up for their performance.
At one stage the bunny pulled out some sort of contraption and was shooting toilet paper onto the band members and into the crowd. Nic continued singing with toilet paper wrapped around his neck much like a scarf.
Halfway through their performance confetti fell onto the crowd marked with the words ‘Green Day’ and pictures of 21st Century Breakdown (their latest album) skulls. There was so much confetti falling down you couldn’t see the band.
The transition, in the midst of a confetti cascade, of the stage from Jet’s setup to Green Day’s was amazing. Jet had a simple setup: a raised drum kit in the centre of the stage and black banner hanging from the roof with the word ‘JET’ printed on it in gold. As they finished their set, with ‘Cold Hard Bitch’, roadies came onto the stage and disbanded their equipment and props.
At this point, Green Day’s equipment rose up from underneath the stage as the backdrop descended from the roof to reveal a large flat screen.
Many fans had skipped out on seeing Jet, arriving just in time to see Green Day playing, making it a full house. The mosh pit got tighter as fans moved forward to get as close as they could to the front.
The members of Green Day: Billie Joe Armstrong (lead vocals, guitar), Tre Cool (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Mike Dirnt (bass, backing vocals) and regular touring members Jason White and Jason Freese entered the stage.
Billie Joe, wearing his signature attire of black jeans, black shirt and red tie headed straight to the front of the stage. He started the night by draping himself in an Aussie flag and then launched into a song. The energetic performance, lasting 2.5 hours, consisted of music from most of the albums and EPs of their twenty-year + career.
The backdrops were mesmerising, including Melbourne’s cityscape, artwork from their 21st Century Breakdown album, the words ‘Green Day’ flashing in various colours and an American flag. And, of course, various images of the band (live and archive) and live shots of the crowd intermittently adorned the big screen.
Even better was the band’s interaction with the crowd. At various points throughout the performance, Billie Joe invited members of the audience to come up onstage and let some of them sing along with him. He also encouraged some of them to jump off the stage and crowd surf their way back into the mosh pit. One fan handed him some plastic devil ears, which he put on straight away. Another handed him a shirt that said ‘I Love Melbourne’; he held it up in the air parading it to the rest of the audience.
The security guards interaction with the crowd was pleasing too. On the day of the concert, the weather was a whooping 39°C and it didn’t help that there was flames being shot out of the stage. This, combined with the sheer length of the concert, could have made for an excruciating evening but the security guards armed themselves with bottles of water and made sure people in the front area of the mosh were kept hydrated.
Green Day themselves helped to keep the temperature bearable, cooling down the crowd with water guns and water pistols throughout the night.
Throughout the performance, picks and drumsticks were thrown out to the crowd as souvenirs. Fortunately, the people in the seats did not miss as Billie Joe shot four T-shirts out to them via an air gun.
After a quick intermission about half way throughout their performance, Green Day returned to the stage dressed up in costumes: Billie Joe, wearing a blue police hat and red feather boa; Mike wearing white thick framed glasses, black with silver glitter cat ears; and Tre wearing a ladies hat and a red bra over his shirt.
The costume change must have unleashed some untapped creative energies, because the performance that followed of the song ‘King For A Day’ was the highlight of the night. Billie Joe announced: “I have a sneaking suspicion something very bizarre is about to happen” then launched into ‘King for a Day’ as members of Jet and their posse of male strippers joined them onstage.
After the strippers left the stage, Green Day launched into their usual rendition of ‘Shout’ with the added bonus of the ‘Stand By Me’ and The Rolling Stones ‘Satisfaction’ chorus.
Billie Joe brought out the harmonica towards the end of the concert, and played an acoustic rendition of ‘Good Riddance (Time of your Life)’, the only way the song should ever be played or heard!
Once again the toilet paper contraption and confetti were brought out during Green Day’s performance. There was so much confetti and toilet paper on the floor that by the time everyone had left the mosh pit at the end of the night, you could hardly see the floor.
In comparison to their last tour here, the performance, although similar in style, was much upped a notch. Although Billie Joe encouraged the crowd with the exact phrases he used last time, however, much more interaction with the audience was incorporated into the show. For example, in the previous tour, only three audience members were allowed on stage to play the bands instruments.
I have to say it was the best concert I’ve ever been to. You’re thinking ‘she probably says that after every concert she goes to,’ but it truly was the only concert I’ve been to where as soon as I left I felt as though I had withdrawal symptoms, wishing to be in that mosh pit watching one of my favourite bands yet again…." |
2009 |
1 |
Jet |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Rod Laver Arena |
Melbourne |
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Australia |
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| 33774 |
1699320100 |
2010-07-01 |
Summer In The City |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-1-2010-messepark-mainz-germany.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
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1 |
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690 |
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2010 |
1 |
Rise Against, Donots |
2 |
Festivals |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Messepark |
Mainz |
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Germany |
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| 35976 |
1699488676 |
2010-08-12 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-12-2010-comcast-theater-hartford-ct-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
15 |
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1 |
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473 |
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2010 |
1 |
AFI |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Comcast Theater |
Hartford |
CT |
USA |
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| 37352 |
1699656584 |
2010-08-20 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-20-2010-agora-du-vieux-port-quebec-city-qc-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
12 |
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1 |
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1040 |
|
2010 |
1 |
AFI |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
... |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Agora du Vieux-Port |
Quebec City |
QC |
Canada |
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| 37465 |
1699657144 |
2010-08-23 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-23-2010-dte-energy-music-theater-clarkston-mi-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
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1 |
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260 |
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2010 |
1 |
AFI |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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DTE Energy Music Theater |
Clarkston |
MI |
USA |
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| 37602 |
1699657635 |
2010-08-28 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-28-2010-comfort-dental-amphitheater-greenwood-village-co-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
15 |
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1 |
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445 |
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2010 |
1 |
AFI |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Comfort Dental Amphitheater |
Greenwood Village |
CO |
USA |
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| 37765 |
1699661379 |
2010-09-02 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-2-2010-cricket-wireless-amphitheater-chula-vista-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
14 |
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1 |
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Recorded for Awesome As Fuck |
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255 |
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2010 |
1 |
AFI |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
... |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Cricket Wireless Amphitheater |
Chula Vista |
CA |
USA |
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| 37821 |
1699661626 |
2010-09-04 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-september-4-2010-shoreline-amphitheatre-mountain-view-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
15 |
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1 |
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797 |
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2010 |
1 |
AFI |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Shoreline Amphitheatre |
Mountain View |
CA |
USA |
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| 38036 |
1699740599 |
2010-10-08 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-8-2010-universidad-simon-bolivar-caracas-venezuela.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
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1 |
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1496 |
|
2010 |
1 |
Lado B |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Universidad Simón Bolívar |
Caracas |
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Venezuela |
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| 38136 |
1699741113 |
2010-10-13 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-13-2010-gigantinho-port-alegre-brazil.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
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1 |
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1016 |
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2010 |
1 |
Superguidis |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Gigantinho |
Porto Alegre |
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Brazil |
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| 38348 |
1699742775 |
2010-10-22 |
Pepsi Music Festival |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-22-2010-costenanera-sur-buenos-aires-argentina.html |
Set |
1 |
18 |
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1 |
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195 |
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2010 |
1 |
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2 |
Festivals |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Costenanera Sur |
Buenos Aires |
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Argentina |
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| 38402 |
1699743017 |
2010-10-24 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-24-2010-estadio-bicentenario-de-la-florida-santiago-chile.html |
Set |
1 |
15 |
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1 |
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1161 |
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2010 |
1 |
Attaque 7, BBS Paranoicos |
16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida |
Santiago |
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Chile |
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| 38455 |
1699743225 |
2010-10-26 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-26-2010-estadio-san-marcos-lima-peru.html |
Set |
1 |
14 |
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1 |
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With a fan on guitar |
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589 |
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2010 |
1 |
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16 |
21st Century Breakdown tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Estadio San Marcos |
Lima |
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Peru |
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| 27058 |
1698503906 |
2011-10-27 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-27-2011-webster-hall-new-york-ny-usa.html |
Set |
e |
31 |
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1 |
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873 |
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2011 |
1 |
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1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Webster Hall |
New York |
NY |
USA |
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| 27075 |
1698505321 |
2011-11-01 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-1-2011-the-mezzanine-san-francisco-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
17 |
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5 |
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1128 |
|
2011 |
1 |
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19 |
Club Shows |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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The Mezzanine |
San Francisco |
CA |
USA |
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| 27188 |
1698506513 |
2011-11-17 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-november-17-2011-red-7-austin-tx-usa.html |
Set |
e |
30 |
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1 |
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72 |
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2011 |
1 |
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19 |
Club Shows |
... |
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Red 7 |
Austin |
TX |
USA |
|
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| 27205 |
1698507129 |
2011-12-09 |
Live 105's Not So Silent Night |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-december-9-2011-oracle-arena-oakland-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
12 |
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1 |
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908 |
|
2011 |
1 |
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2 |
Festivals |
|
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Oracle Arena |
Oakland |
CA |
USA |
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| 23077 |
1697326872 |
2012-08-16 |
Uno/Dos/Tre promo tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-16-2012-shibuya-ax-tokyo-japan.html |
Set |
e |
24 |
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1 |
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1270 |
|
2012 |
1 |
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19 |
Club Shows |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Shibuya-AX |
Tokyo |
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Japan |
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| 23315 |
1697328862 |
2012-08-23 |
Uno/Dos/Tre promo tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-23-2012-shepherds-bush-empire-london-england.html |
Set |
1 |
15 |
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1 |
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623 |
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2012 |
1 |
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17 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Shepherd’s Bush Empire |
London |
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England |
|
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| 45262 |
1701007161 |
2012-08-30 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-august-30-2012-kindl-bhne-wuhlheide-berlin-germany.html |
Set |
1 |
14 |
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1 |
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128 |
|
2012 |
1 |
All Time Low, Angels & Airwaves |
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Kindl Bühne Wuhlheide |
Berlin |
|
Germany |
|
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| 18075 |
1696183836 |
2013-03-11 |
Uno/Dos/Tre promo tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-11-2013-marquee-theatre-tempe-az-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
12 |
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1 |
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1260 |
|
2013 |
1 |
The Stitches |
19 |
Club Shows |
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Marquee Theatre |
Tempe |
AZ |
USA |
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| 18209 |
1696184637 |
2013-03-28 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-28-2013-allstate-arena-rosemont-il-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
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1 |
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1069 |
|
2013 |
1 |
Best Coast |
17 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
|
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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Allstate Arena |
Rosemont |
IL |
USA |
|
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| 18253 |
1696184908 |
2013-03-29 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-29-2013-iwireless-center-moline-il-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
1 |
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777 |
|
2013 |
1 |
Best Coast |
17 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
|
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going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
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iWireless Center |
Moline |
IL |
USA |
|
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| 18484 |
1696291085 |
2013-04-01 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-1-2013-blue-cross-arena-rochester-ny-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
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1 |
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1063 |
|
2013 |
1 |
Best Coast |
17 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Blue Cross Arena |
Rochester |
NY |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 18510 |
1696291343 |
2013-04-03 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-3-2013-liacouris-center-philadelphia-pa-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
981 |
|
2013 |
1 |
Best Coast |
17 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Liacouris Center |
Philadelphia |
PA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 18639 |
1696292257 |
2013-04-07 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-7-2013-barclays-center-brooklyn-ny-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
14 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
188 |
|
2013 |
1 |
Best Coast |
17 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Barclays Center |
Brooklyn |
NY |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 18685 |
1696292543 |
2013-04-09 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-9-2013-dunkin-donuts-center-providence-ri-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
14 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1037 |
|
2013 |
1 |
Best Coast |
17 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Dunkin’ Donuts Center |
Providence |
RI |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 18733 |
1696292754 |
2013-04-11 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-11-2013-air-canada-centre-toronto-on-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
15 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1273 |
|
2013 |
1 |
Best Coast |
17 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Air Canada Centre |
Toronto |
ON |
Canada |
|
|
|
|
| 18925 |
1696373799 |
2013-04-12 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-12-2013-colisee-pepsi-quebec-city-qc-canada.html |
Set |
1 |
14 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1042 |
|
2013 |
1 |
Best Coast |
17 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Colisée Pepsi |
Quebec City |
QC |
Canada |
|
|
|
|
| 18974 |
1696374028 |
2013-04-16 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-16-2013-william-randolph-hearst-greek-theatre-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
16 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
119 |
|
2013 |
1 |
Best Coast |
17 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
... |
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 19022 |
1696374237 |
2013-04-18 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-18-2013-los-angeles-sports-arena-los-angeles-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
15 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
651 |
|
2013 |
1 |
Best Coast |
17 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Los Angeles Sports Arena |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 19603 |
1696462101 |
2013-06-01 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-1-2013-emirates-stadium-london-england.html |
Set |
1 |
18 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
611 |
|
2013 |
1 |
All Time Low, Kaiser Chiefs |
17 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
... |
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Emirates Stadium |
London |
|
England |
|
|
|
|
| 19652 |
1696462349 |
2013-06-05 |
Rock in Roma |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-5-2013-ippodromo-delle-capannelle-rome-italy.html |
Set |
1 |
17 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1067 |
|
2013 |
1 |
|
2 |
Festivals |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Ippodromo delle Capannelle |
Rome |
|
Italy |
|
|
|
|
| 19732 |
1696462667 |
2013-06-06 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-6-2013-unipol-arena-casalecchio-di-reno-italy.html |
Set |
1 |
17 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
161 |
|
2013 |
1 |
All Time Low |
17 |
Uno/Dos/Tre tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Unipol Arena |
Casalecchio di Reno |
|
Italy |
|
|
|
|
| 19808 |
1696463076 |
2013-06-08 |
Rock im Park |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-8-2013-zeppelinfield-nuremberg-germany.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
894 |
|
2013 |
1 |
All Time Low |
2 |
Festivals |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Zeppelinfield |
Nuremberg |
|
Germany |
|
|
|
|
| 17555 |
1696035163 |
2015-05-17 |
Fire Relief Benefit |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-17-2015-924-gilman-street-berkeley-ca-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
12 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
108 |
|
2015 |
1 |
|
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
924 Gilman Street |
Berkeley |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 17281 |
1696031438 |
2016-10-26 |
Revolution Radio promo tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-october-26-2016-the-pageant-st-louis-mo-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
12 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1219 |
|
2016 |
1 |
Dog Party |
18 |
Revolution Radio tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
The Pageant |
St. Louis |
MO |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 10475 |
1695510925 |
2017-01-22 |
Revolution Radio tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-january-22-2017-tipsport-arena-prague-czech-republic.html |
Set |
1 |
14 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1031 |
|
2017 |
1 |
The Interrupters |
18 |
Revolution Radio tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Tipsport Arena |
Prague |
|
Czech Republic |
|
|
|
|
| 12845 |
1695559451 |
2017-05-11 |
Revolution Radio tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-may-11-2017-qudos-bank-arena-sydney-australia.html |
Set |
1 |
13 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1244 |
|
2017 |
1 |
The Interrupters |
18 |
Revolution Radio tour |
... |
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Qudos Bank Arena |
Sydney |
|
Australia |
|
|
|
|
| 13460 |
1695573066 |
2017-06-21 |
Revolution Radio tour |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-june-21-2017-scandinavium-gothenburg-sweden.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
435 |
|
2017 |
1 |
Rancid |
18 |
Revolution Radio tour |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Scandinavium |
Gothenburg |
|
Sweden |
|
|
|
|
| 13851 |
1695588146 |
2017-07-07 |
Mad Cool Festival |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-7-2017-caja-magica-madrid-spain.html |
Set |
1 |
11 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
684 |
NME: "Green Day have defended their headline slot at Madrid’s Mad Cool festival following the death of an acrobat.
Pedro Aunión Monroy was attempting a between-sets stunt before the punk trio played, which involved an illuminated box suspended by a crane. He fell 100 feet and died from injuries suffered in the accident soon after.
Following criticism for going ahead with their performance, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has written a statement, published on the band’s website. “Many of you are wondering why we continued to play our show after the accident,” he wrote. “Green Day did not hear about the accident until after our show was over. We didn’t even know there was an acrobat performance at all.
As Rolling Stone reports, the group’s set only suffered a slight delay after the accident, causing festival-goers to accuse both the band and Mad Cool organisers of insensitivity. Festival bosses said the event continued as planned for “security reasons”.
Green Day had tweeted after their performance on Friday night (July 7) that they didn’t learn of Monroy’s death until after they had played. Armstrong explained how that was in his statement. “These festivals are huge,” he wrote. “There are so many things happening at the same time it’s impossible to keep up with every performer/artist. We were in a back stage compound about a half-mile away from the main festival stage.”
He continued: “We were warming up ready to go at 11:25 pm. 15 minutes prior our tour management was told by local authorities to wait to go on stage because there was some sort of security issue. Security issues are a normal occurrence and procedure at any show. We were NOT told why which is also normal.”
He added that, despite the crowd having witnessed Monroy’s fall, from the stage he and his bandmates didn’t sense any issues. “Everything seemed normal,” he explained. “The crowd and fans had a good time.”
Armstrong also explained that the band didn’t learn of Monroy’s death until they had returned to the backstage compound. “All of us were in disbelief,” he wrote. “I don’t know why the authorities chose not to tell us about the accident before our concert. All we know is what was said after our concert. This has never happened in the 30 years Green Day have been performing live.
“If we had known prior to our performance we most likely would not have played at all. We are not heartless people.”
Armstrong finished the statement by sending the band’s best wishes to Monroy’s family and friends. “What happened to Pedro is unthinkable,” he wrote. “Once again we are heartbroken for his friends and family. We are also shocked and heartbroken for anyone that had to witness this tragedy.”" |
2017 |
1 |
|
2 |
Festivals |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Caja Magica |
Madrid |
|
Spain |
|
|
|
|
| 7709 |
1695467456 |
2021-07-20 |
|
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-july-20-2021-cains-ballroom-tulsa-ok-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
10 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1294 |
|
2021 |
1 |
|
19 |
Club Shows |
|
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Cain’s Ballroom |
Tulsa |
OK |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 617 |
1693955489 |
2022-02-12 |
Super Bowl LVI Music Fest |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-february-12-2022-cryptocom-arena-los-angeles-ca-usa.html |
Set |
e |
28 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
641 |
|
2022 |
1 |
|
2 |
Festivals |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Crypto.com Arena |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 697 |
1693956154 |
2022-04-29 |
Shaky Knees Music Festival |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-april-29-2022-central-park-atlanta-ga-usa.html |
Set |
1 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
49 |
|
2022 |
1 |
|
2 |
Festivals |
|
|
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Central Park |
Atlanta |
GA |
USA |
|
|
|
|
| 60784 |
1742443502 |
2025-03-25 |
"New Years Rev" Film Shoot |
Green Day |
72 |
Going To Pasalacqua |
1 |
green-day-march-25-2025-hollywood-palladium-los-angeles-ca-usa.html |
Set |
3 |
14 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
1441 |
Green Day (Instagram): We’re making a movie... but more on that later!
Right now, we need some extras. Live in LA? Over 18? Free on March 25th?
Come hang with us at The Palladium and be part of a New Year’s Eve concert scene for New Years Rev (said movie)! We’ll be playing a few songs—a LOT of times (and maybe a few others). Movies take time, so plan to stay for 10-11 hours. But don’t worry, we’ve got sandwiches and drinks covered.
Perfect-Parfait-9866 (r/GreenDay): Unfuckingelievable. I got tickets last minute so I was cleaning my house one second then flash forward a few hours later on on a movie set with Green Day. It was really cool and really bizarre and surreal. Like seeing a song played 5-6 times with a 15-20 minute break in between performances. That’s just a bizarre experience but in a good way! That’s how filmmaking is. I can’t really ever say I’ve had an experience quite like this before. Kind of blurred the line between reality, filmmaking, and live concert. Especially since it was at a great venue, the Palladium. They snuck in a mini set when there was some downtime. Alot of old stuff. Pre dookie. And what’s better than seeing Billie Joe do Good Riddance live at the palladium? Seeing him do it 5 times in a row. Amazing. Honestly one of the best experiences I’ve ever had
DaVatoLoko (r/GreenDay): Basically to sum it up as short as I can, They performed multiple songs, some of them were the same song multiple times in order to get the right angles and had some actors in between to film some stunts they were doing, LOTS of standing around waiting for the next instruction. They did perform a few songs off camera that were pretty great. Overall, long day but for a free set can’t complain! |
2025 |
1 |
|
1 |
Not Part of a Tour |
... |
1 |
going-to-pasalacqua-2 |
1 |
|
Hollywood Palladium |
Los Angeles |
CA |
USA |
|
|
|
|