Bay Area rockers Green Day played a special pop-up show at House of Blues in Anaheim on Tuesday, March 19 in front of roughly 2,200 die-hard fans.
The band announced the intimate gig on Monday, March 18 and it sold out in minutes. Loyal followers lined up early at the venue, some even camping out since the early morning hours, to secure an up-close spot on the general admission floor.
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Green Day is preparing to launch its The Saviors Tour, which will highlight the 30th anniversary of the band’s album “Dookie” and the 20th anniversary of “American Idiot,” as the trio will play both albums in their entirety. The set will also include other fan favorites, as well as songs from Green Day’s latest album, “Saviors,” that dropped back in January.
Those that were lucky enough to score tickets to the House of Blues show were in for a treat as the band played “Saviors” in its entirety, including the live debut of songs like “Coma City,” “Corvette Summer,” “Living in the ’20s” and the acoustic song, “Father to a Son.”
While the fresher cuts got the audience bopping along, the singles from the album that have received radio and streaming play — “The American Dream is Killing Me,” “Look Ma, No Brains!,” “Dilemma” and “One Eyed Bastard” — went over well as the crowd sang along, the songs fitting right into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted band’s extensive repertoire.
“This is a historic night,” vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong told the fans, who packed into the venue to party with the band on a Tuesday night. “Thank you, thank you guys so much.”
Going back three decades, the guys, who sounded like they were in peak form throughout the night, roared through songs off of “Dookie,” including “Burnout,” “Chump” and “She,” as well as drummer Tré Cool coming out…
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