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Green Day, Marquee Theatre, 3/11/13

Green Day @ Marquee Theatre| 3/11/13Phoenix is pretty damn lucky. We're one of three cities to host Green Day's intimate "warmup" tour on the band's way to South by Southwest. It's a rare treat to see a band that came up in the clubs before graduating to arenas pack a smaller venue. It hardly felt ... More >>

Green Day Never Sold Out; You Just Got Old and Complacent

Editor's Note: It's not every day that a band capable of filling arenas headlines a gig at the (comparatively) intimate Marquee Theatre. But that's exactly what's going down tonight, when the Bieber-bashing, ¡Uno-¡Dos!-¡Tre! -releasing Green Day heads to Tempe for a sold-out show. Critical consen ... More >>

Green Day Cancels Upcoming Tempe Tour Stop

A lot of folks were buzzing about seeing Green Day in a club as intimate as the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on Monday, December 10, but it looks like folks will just have to keep imagining (or read our review of the Foxboro Hot Tubs gig at the dearly departed Brickhouse): the trio has canceled its enti ... More >>

Green Day, The Sword, Dethklok, and More Just Announced Shows

See also: Green Day's New Song "Epic as F*ck"? Not Even Close. See also: Throwback Thursday: Green Day's DookieWhen I was told by my editor to allow some room for a Green Day blurb, my first thought was "How awesome! It's like getting to write about how a former love stole my televison and left me ... More >>

Green Day's Second Politically-Charged Single Lacks Bite

See also: Green Day's New Song "Epic as Fuck?" Not Even Close See also: Throwback Thursday: Green Day's Dookie Last week at a live show in Los Angeles, Green Day revealed another three power punk tracks from their upcoming album, ¡UNO!: "Nuclear Family," "Wild One," and most importantly, "Kill The ... More >>

Green Day's New Song "Epic as F*ck?" Not Even Close.

The evolution of Green Day has to be one of the strangest transformations in music history. Over the last 25 years the band has moved from angsty, power-pop tinged punk to politically-charged rock operas to Broadway musicals. So a return to their roots, so to speak, was always in the cards. It was n ... More >>

Throwback Thursday: Green Day's Dookie

We've been having fun examining various one-hit wonders and FM curiosities of the '90s each week with our Throwback Thursday columns, but now it's time to get serious and examine one of the biggest records on the '90s: Dookie by Green Day. Dookie was a game-changer, both for young millennials and ... More >>

Punk Goes Pop

Ten Songs For The Forever Alone

Know your memes, people​It's not hard to tell that Valentine's Day is not for everyone. A day whose sole purpose is to celebrate love can be quite a bitch for someone who just so happens to be flying solo for the time being. But wait -- what's wrong with being single? Certain people enjoy liv ... More >>

Musicals by the Most Prominent Bands Are All the Rage

​In between stops on a seemingly never ending tour, Bono and The Edge of U2 have been composing the music and lyrics for the Broadway show "Spiderman." The idea to get involved in a musical also struck a chord with Green Day. They're currently prepping for their show American Idiot, in which Billi ... More >>

Green Day at Cricket Wireless Pavilion Last Night

Luke HolwerdaGreen Day on stage at Cricket Wireless Pavilion in Phoenix.​Green Day August 30, 2010 Cricket Wireless Pavilion It's a mixed blessing when the band you see at your first real concert goes on to become one of the biggest and best bands of their generation. On one hand, you probably g ... More >>

Green Day Put on Epic 3-Hour Show at Cricket Wireless Pavilion

Luke Holwerda​It's probably safe to call the members of Green Day rock n' roll gods. Maybe it's because their concerts sets are more than 3 hours long, or maybe it's because they allow fans to come on-stage and play with them. The veteran trio performed for an adoring crowd last night at Cricket W ... More >>

Green Day, "21 Guns"

​ Song:  Green Day, "21 Guns" Context: Green Day comes to Phoenix tonight. 21 Guns [Green Day] by BIG Papi

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Green Day Announces Summer Tour, Phoenix Date in August

Luke HolwerdaGreen Day's Billie Joe Armstrong on stage at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix. See more shots of last year's Green Day concert in our slide show.Green Day announced a summer tour this morning, including a show that will bring the band to Phoenix for a second straight August.Last year the ... More >>

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These Texans aren’t punk, but they still rock

Bret Michaels Vs. Billie Joe Armstrong: Poison at Cricket Pavilion Reviewed

Luke HolwerdaBret Michaels was the star of the show at Cricket Pavilion Saturday night.​In the messy science of music criticism it's not often a writer gets to test his hypotheses as directly as he'd like. After drawing some fire for making an unfavorable comparison between Green Day and Poison in ... More >>

Dookie and the Peak of Profitable Cheap Plastic, Not Music or Culture

One of the things I like most about New Times Music Editor Martin Cizmar is disagreeing with him. We've had some fun arguments and discussions on music, culture, the role of the press and even Eazy E. Which is why I felt compelled to write this post completely and unequivocally disagreeing with his ... More >>

Green Day, Franz Ferdinand, and Low Riders at Phoenix Art Museum Over the Weekend

​Green Day Brings Classic Rock Feel To U.S. Airways Show  I can't say for sure that Green Day are the only truly great DIY scene punk act to successfully transform themselves into respected classic rockers, though they've got to be on a short list...full story See: Green Day in photos. ​L ... More >>

Green Day Brings Classic Rock Feel To U.S. Airways Show

Luke HolwerdaGreen Day's Billy Joe Armstrong on stage at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix.​Depending on who you ask, there's something either: a) vaguelyorb) obviously and irredeemably pathetic about a 37-year-old man in skinny black jeans. So, yes, Green Day singer Billy Joe Armstrong immediatly ... More >>

Green Day in 140 Characters or Less

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong isn't a fan of cell phones at concerts. "Put away your cell phones, this is a fucking live concert!" he yelled at Saturday night's show at U.S. Airways Center in downtown Phoenix. Still, the Valley of the Sun was ablaze with tweets from the show. Here are a few of ou ... More >>

The Sun Sessions: Green Day's "Longview" As Played By Nowhere Man and Whiskey Girl

Jonathan McNamaraNowhere Man and Whiskey Girl​Nowhere Man and Whiskey Girl aren't a Phoenix band, per say. The duo lives down in Bisbee, a former mine town in southern Arizona. Shooting our latest installment of The Sun Sessions they regaled us with tales of life in the quaint town, where the temp ... More >>

Green Day's Dookie and the Peak of Western Civilization

July 30 In Blogs: Lily Allen, Milkshakes, Jason Hill, and Bringit.com

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Up on the Sun: Lily Allen and Liam Gallagher's Drunken Flight, Charles Manson Courts Phil Spector, Green Day at ... More >>

Other People's Blogs: Jay-Z Splits From Def Jam, Green Day vs. Wal-Mart, Vampire Weeked DJs Prom

Rolling Stone: Jay-Z Buys Out Def Jam Contract, "Blueprint 3″ Heads to Roc NationElectric Mustache: Photos: Miniature Tigers at The Phix 5/15/2009Rolling Stone: Allen and Lambert iTunes Hits May Be a Predictor of Future SuccessIdolator: Green Day Knows Its Enemy, And Its Name Is Wal-MartNME: Vampi ... More >>

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Suggests Smoking Pot Today?

teesforall.com Does Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon want you to toke up today? Probably not, though, if you'd had a few bong hits you could read that in to a press release declaring today "A Green Day for Green Day," in honor of tickets going on sale for the California punk trio's August 22 show at U.S. A ... More >>

Other People's Blogs: Wilco Lawsuit Part 2, Electric Mustache Likes DMB, New Green Day Songs

NME: Wilco's Jeff Tweedy responds to lawsuitElectric Mustache: 'I kinda like Dave Matthews'Spin: Hear 6 New Green Day Songs!So Much Silence: Win tickets to see Haiku D'EtatNME: Regina Spektor reveals new album details

Green Day Announces Tour Dates (But Not Venues), Phoenix in August

Green Day announced dates for their 21st Century Breakdown Tour this morning (full list on jump) but haven't said where they'll be playing in each city. They come to Phoenix on August 22. That could just be a hiccup -- bands do sometimes announce dates before venues if one or two are up in the air ... More >>

Green Day's 2-Year Hiatus Ends With SF Show

Ever since we got a press release about Green Day's impending album, 21st Century Breakdown, a few weeks ago, I've been eager to see when the band would start playing live again. Turns out our sister paper in San Francisco was there to see Billie Joe, Tre, and Mike play for the first time in two yea ... More >>

Green Day to Bring American Idiot to the Stage

American Idiot will take the stage this fall in BerkeleyBerkeley punk rockers Green Day will adapt their multi-platinum, Grammy-winning, catnip-for-angst-ridden tweens album American Idiot to the stage, just in time to open Berkeley Repertoire's 2009/10 season. The musical will be the first for the ... More >>

Green Day's Dookie -- 15 Years Later

Yes, you silly monkey, throw it alreadyOn this week 15 years ago, East Bay punk stalwarts Green Day released their career-defining album, Dookie. Yeah, I said career-defining. Say what you will about American Idiot and what it did for the band (skyrocketing them into mega-stardom), but Green Day wo ... More >>

Who Will Bands Bitch About Now That Bush Is Gone?

The Houston Press asks that question in this post from their music blog, Rocks Off. Their conclusion? "Green Day can go back to singing about jerking off now. If they feel like it."Lots of video goodness with this funny piece.

Concert of the Year Countdown: #8 Foxboro Hot Tubs

Show: Foxboro Hot Tubs at the Brickhouse Theatre, May 26.Hundreds of people stood in line for hours to get into this sold-out show. The now-defunct Brickhouse Theatre was packed to capacity -- so much so that a few people passed out and had to be treated for heat exhaustion outside on the curb. Fo ... More >>

Green Day Was Here: Foxboro Hot Tubs at the Brickhouse on Sunday, May 25

Green Day will perform in Phoenix on May 25 -- sort of

The Matches

To The Death

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In-Between Green Days

Pre-Idiot gems

MXPX

G2GB!

The Queers

Humble, and perhaps rightly so

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American Idiot
(Reprise)

H2O

Punk that packs a punch

Stop, Don't Drop, Let Punk Roll

Lookout! Records, much like REO Speedwagon, rolls with the changes

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Warning (Reprise)

Hi Times

Garage-pop heroes rebound from rhythm-section implosions

Frolicking Among the Pansies

Recordings

DO LOOK BACK

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