Pop-punk kings Green Day are jumping back into action tonight in Chicago as they kick off a 5-month world tour. The trek begins with a U.S. arena run through April. In late May, the the band will head overseas for select dates and festivals, including Rock am Ring and Pinkpop Festival. Green Day are touring in support of their latest triple-release, ¡UNO! ¡DOS! ¡TRÉ!.
The band’s documentary film ¡Cuatro!,that accompanied their trilogy album, was featured in the 20thAnniversary South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference. The film chronicles the entire writing and recording process of the trilogy record, and features intimate live performances that took place along the way. Also at SXSW, Broadway Idiot (musical directed by Doug Hamilton) premiered at SXSW.
Green Day exploded onto the mainstream with 1994′s Dookie, which sold 15 million copies and earned the band its first Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance. Over the years, Green Day continued to top the charts with the subsequent studio albums Insomniac, Nimrod, and Warning. In 2004, the band released American Idiot, arguably their biggest hit record. American Idiot debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, spawned five hit singles, and garnered the band seven Grammy nominations (winning two, including Best Rock Album). In 2009, Green Day released 21st Century Breakdown, which won a 2010 Grammy® Award for Best Rock Album. The double-platinum single “21 Guns,” earned Green Day three 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Rock Video. – by Matt Bishop
MAY
28th – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
29th – Moline, IL – i wireless Center
31st – Pittsburgh, PA – CONSOL Energy Center
APRIL
1st – Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena
3rd – Philadelphia, PA – Liacouras Center
4th – Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center
6th – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
7th – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
9th – Providence, RI – Dunkin Donuts Center
11th – Toronto, ONT – Air Canada Centre
12th – Quebec City, QUE – Colisee Pepsi
16th – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
18th – Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Sports Arena
24th – Milan, ITALY – Fiera Milano Live
25th – Trieste, ITALY – Plazza Unita d’italia
27th – Belgrade, SERBIA – Kalemegdan Park
29th – Vienna, AUSTRIA – Krieau Rocks
JUNE
1st – London, UNITED KINGDOM – Emirates Stadium
5th – Rome, ITALY – Ippodromo Le Capannelle
6th – Casalecchio Di Reno Bo, ITALY – Unipol Arena
8th – Nuremburg, GERMANY – Rock Im Park
9th – Wershofen, GERMANY – Rock am Ring
16th – Holland, Netherlands – Pinkpop Festival
18th – Lodz, POLAND – Atlas Arena
21st – Moscow, RUSSIA – Olympic Arena
23rd – Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA – SKK Arena
25th – Tallin, ESTONIA – Tallin Song Festival Ground
26th – Helsinki, FINLAND – Rock The Beach Festival
28th – Norrköping, SWEDEN – Bravalla Festival
30th – Oslo, NORWAY – Ullevaal Stadium
JULY
2nd – Copenhagen, DENMARK – Refshaleøen
4th – Werchter, BELGIUM – Werchter Festival
5th – Arras, FRANCE – Mainsquare Festival
10th – Nimes, FRANCE – Festival de Nimes Arena
12th – Lisbon, PORTUGAL – Optimus Alive Festival
13th – Bilbao, SPAIN – Bilbao BKK Live Festival