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Green Day Biography
Green Day is an American rock trio formed in 1987. The band has consisted of Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass guitar, vocals), and Tré Cool (drums, percussion) for the majority of its existence.
Green Day was originally part of the punk rock scene at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, California. Its early releases for independent record label Lookout! Records earned them a grassroots fanbase, some of whom felt alienated when the band signed to a major label. Nevertheless, its major label debut Dookie (1994) became a breakout success and eventually sold over 10 million copies in the U.S. and 15 million worldwide. As a result, Green Day was widely credited, alongside fellow California punk bands The Offspring and Rancid, with reviving mainstream interest in and popularizing punk rock in the United States. Green Day's three follow-up albums, Insomniac, Nimrod and Warning did not achieve the massive success of Dookie, but they were still successful, reaching double platinum, double platinum, and gold status respectively. Green Day's 2004 rock opera American Idiot reignited the band's popularity with a younger generation, selling five million copies in the U.S. The band's eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown, was released on May 15, 2009.
Green Day has sold over 22 million records in the United States. They have won three Grammy Awards; Best Alternative Album for Dookie, Best Rock Album for American Idiot, and Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams". Buy Green Day Tickets today from AllStar Tickets.
The bands sound is often compared to first wave punk bands such as the Ramones, The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Jam, and the Buzzcocks. The majority of their song catalog is composed of distorted guitar, fast, manic drums, and relatively high-treble bass. Most of their songs are fast-paced and under four minutes. Billie Joe Armstrong has mentioned that some of his biggest influences are seminal alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü and The Replacements, and that their influence is particularly noted in the band's chord changes in songs. In fact, Green Day has covered Hüsker Dü's "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" as a b-side for the "Warning" single, and the character "Mr. Whirly" in their song "Misery" is a reference to the Replacements song of the same name. Among other influences, Green Day have also cited Queen, proto-punks The Who, and power pop pioneers Cheap Trick. Armstrong's lyrics commonly describe alienation, ("Jesus of Suburbia", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Road to Acceptance", "Disappearing Boy", "Castaway") hysteria ("Basket Case", "Panic Song"), girls ("She", "80" "Only of You","Maria" "She's a Rebel"), growing up ("Longview" and "Welcome to Paradise"), and the effects of doing drugs ("Geek Stink Breath", "Green Day"). The Ramones had similar lyrical themes such as hysteria ("Anxiety", "Psycho Therapy"), alienation ("Outsider", "Something To Believe In"), girls ("I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend", "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker"), and drugs ("Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue", "Chinese Rocks"). Green Day has covered Ramones songs several times, including recording "Outsider" for the tribute album We're a Happy Family, and performing "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Teenage Lobotomy" when the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
Discography
- 39/Smooth (1990)
- Kerplunk (1992)
- Dookie (1994)
- Insomniac (1995)
- Nimrod (1997)
- Warning (2000)
- American Idiot (2004)
- 21st Century Breakdown (2009)
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Upcoming Green Day Concerts & Venues
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July 10, 2009
Friday 08:00 PM |
Fargodome
Fargo, ND |
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July 11, 2009
Saturday 08:00 PM |
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN |
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July 13, 2009
Monday 08:00 PM |
United Center
Chicago, IL |
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July 14, 2009
Tuesday 07:30 PM |
Palace Of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, MI |
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July 16, 2009
Thursday 08:00 PM |
Copps Coliseum
Hamilton, ON |
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July 17, 2009
Friday 08:00 PM |
Scotiabank Place
Kanata, ON |
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July 18, 2009
Saturday 07:30 PM |
Bell Centre
MontrÊal, QC |
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July 20, 2009
Monday 07:30 PM |
TD Banknorth Garden
Boston, MA |
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July 21, 2009
Tuesday 08:00 PM |
Wachovia Spectrum
Philadelphia, PA |
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July 22, 2009
Wednesday 07:30 PM |
Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh, PA |
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July 24, 2009
Friday 08:00 PM |
XL Center
Hartford, CT |
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July 25, 2009
Saturday 07:30 PM |
Times Union Center
Albany, NY |
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July 27, 2009
Monday 08:00 PM |
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY |
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July 28, 2009
Tuesday 08:00 PM |
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY |
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July 29, 2009
Wednesday 07:30 PM |
Verizon Center
Washington, DC |
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July 31, 2009
Friday 07:30 PM |
Sommet Center
Nashville, TN |
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August 01, 2009
Saturday 07:30 PM |
Gwinnett Center: The Arena
Duluth, GA |
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August 03, 2009
Monday 08:00 PM |
St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, FL |
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August 04, 2009
Tuesday 08:00 PM |
American Airlines Arena - FL
Miami, FL |
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August 05, 2009
Wednesday 08:00 PM |
Amway Arena
Orlando, FL |
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August 07, 2009
Friday 08:00 PM |
New Orleans Arena
New Orleans, LA |
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August 08, 2009
Saturday 11:59 PM |
Toyota Center - TX
Houston, TX |
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August 09, 2009
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AT&T Center
San Antonio, TX |
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August 11, 2009
Tuesday 08:00 PM |
Scottrade Center
Saint Louis, MO |
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August 12, 2009
Wednesday 08:00 PM |
Sprint Center
Kansas City, MO |
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August 13, 2009
Thursday 08:00 PM |
Qwest Center Omaha
Omaha, NE |
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August 15, 2009
Saturday 07:00 PM |
Pepsi Center
Denver, CO |
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August 16, 2009
Sunday 08:00 PM |
EnergySolutions Arena
Salt Lake City, UT |
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August 18, 2009
Tuesday 07:30 PM |
HP Pavilion at San Jose
San Jose, CA |
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August 20, 2009
Thursday 07:30 PM |
Cox Arena
San Diego, CA |
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August 21, 2009
Friday 08:00 PM |
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, NV |
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August 22, 2009
Saturday 08:00 PM |
US Airways Center
Phoenix, AZ |
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August 24, 2009
Monday 07:30 PM |
Arco Arena
Sacramento, CA |
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August 25, 2009
Tuesday 08:00 PM |
Great Western Forum
Inglewood, CA |
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October 04, 2009
Sunday 08:00 PM |
Le Bercy
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October 07, 2009
Wednesday 09:00 PM |
O2 World - Berlin
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October 21, 2009
Wednesday 06:30 PM |
The O2 - Dublin
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October 23, 2009
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O2 Arena - London
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October 24, 2009
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O2 Arena - London
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October 31, 2009
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Manchester Evening News Arena
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