Breaking out to success in 1993 with their hit album "Dookie", Green Day became a sensation with their songs "Longview" and "Basket Case", among others. Green Day consists of Billie Joe Armstrong (lead vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass) (born Michael Ryan Pritchard), and Tre Cool (drummer). Green Day saw similar success to their mid-1990s peak with the 2004 album "American Idiot", particularly with the hit song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams."
Green Day North American Tour Next Week, Late Night TonightGreen Day will return home from a run in Europe to hit the American road next week
Green Day readies for American "Breakdown"After a Friday (7/30) appearance on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," Green Day [ tickets ] will launch a summer stadium tour of both North and South America in support of last year's "21st Century Breakdown." The band -- singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool -- kick off the trek Aug. 3 in Camden, NJ. The 18-city U.S. portion, which includes an Aug. 7 ...
Green Day Hits the Road for Second Leg of North American Tour Supporting 21st Century Breakdown on August 3rdBURBANK, CA--(Marketwire - 07/29/10) - After wrapping up a sold-out stadium tour of Europe, multi-platinum rock band Green Day will hit the road next week for a series of North American tour dates, including an August 7th stopover at this year's Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago. This is the second leg of the band's U.S. tour in support of their Grammy Award winning album 21st Century Breakdown ...
Game review: 'Green Day: Rock Band' (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii)Because Green Day has long been a part of the Bay Area music scene, it will come as no surprise to local fans that "Rock Band" has devoted an entire game to the punk trio, trying to capture the spirit and energy of a band that has sold more than 50 million records worldwide.
Concert Roundup: John Mayer, Green Day, Willie Nelson, othersJohn Mayer has shows coming up in Camden and Holmdel.He's only 32, but John Mayer has already established himself as many things: a occasional pop hitmaker, a brutally honest and sometimes controversial interview subject, a dater of celebrities, a phenomenal...
Editorial: Did anyone sing 'Summer Nights?'Lindsay "Lin-Z" Hargrove, Seamus "Shea" Hargrave and Rosina "Rose" Facciponte make up the Nutley group Two Years Apart. The group sings Green Day's "American Idiot" last Thursday at the close of Nutley's first Town-wide Talent Show at Memorial Park, aka The Mudhole.
The Hey Yoos get ready to rock Wilbert's, Mos Scocious brings its funk to Grog ShopAll-girl band The Hey Yoos steers clear of the all-girl stereotype. Described as a girl version of Green Day, the threesome is excited abut new songs such as the Sonic Youth-inspired "Beyond a Gate" and the spacey "Long Time No See." The Hey Yoos have booked a CD release show at 6 p.m. Friday at Wilbert's, 812 E. Huron Road, Cleveland.
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MOSSE PIT: Truly a bad daze partyListening to rock music through speakers or headphones is OK, but live rock will blow your mind. The local high-energy rock band, bad daZe, can satisfy your rock needs with a live performance at Del's Roadhouse, Saturday night.
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Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong wrote the band's first song "Why Do You Want Him?", when he was only 12 (appears on the '1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours' album).
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