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Green Day Tickets - Green Day Warms Up For Tour
Green Day isn't set to embark on its first tour in three years until July 3, but the band delivered a warm-up show at Los Angeles' Henry Fonda Theater on June 4, performing for over two hours. While frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool played a string of new songs from their latest album, 21st Century Breakdown, during the first half of their set, the band devoted the second half to hits spanning their nearly 20-year career, such as "American Idiot," off Green Day's Grammy-nominated 2004 album, and "Jesus of Suburbia," one of the band's early hits. While Green Day's June 4 show offered at a hint as to what to expect this summer, the only way to know for sure is to check online for Green Day tickets.
Green Day was an instant underground punk success story when the California-bred band self-released its debut EP, 1000 Hours, in the late 1980s. The band first formed under the name Sweet Children in 1989 but signed to local indie label Lookout when their debut EP garnered some recognition for the newly-minted band. That same year, Green Day released its debut LP, 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hour, but it was the punk group's sophomore LP, Kerplunk, that allowed the band to achieve cult status upon its 1992 release. A bidding war among record labels ensued in the wake of Kerplunk's success. Eventually, Green Day signed with Reprise Records, which issued the group's major label debut, Dookie, in 1994. The now-iconic album was released on the heels of "Longview," which instantly landed on MTV. His follow-up single, "Basket Case," spent five weeks on top of the modern rock charts. Dookie went on to sell over 10 million copies internationally (over eight million in the U.S. alone) and won the 1994 Grammy for Best Alternative Music Performance.
Green Day followed the mainstream success of Dookie with Insomniac in 1995, and although "J.A.R." and "Brain Stew/Jaded" were both hits, the album failed to match the success of its predecessor overall. After abruptly cancelling their European tour, Armstrong & Co. set to work on their next album, releasing Nimrod in 1997 and then taking a three-year break from recording. Warning finally surfaced in 2000 but, much to the dismay of Green Day fans, was followed by another hiatus. When the band reappeared after a four-year break, however, it was with the epic rock opera American Idiot. Both a critical and commercial success, the album was hailed the best of Green Day's career.
True to form, Green Day took another hiatus after touring in support of American Idiot--although they did release a live album titled Bullet in a Bible in 2005--and fans are happy to have them back. 21st Century Breakdown was released on April 20 and featured production by Butch Vig, known for working with bands like Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana. Green Day tickets will be going fast so get yours to see the band on tour this summer soon!
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