Green Day kicks ass. I say this as a self-proclaimed concert junkie who is somewhat familiar with the concert experience. Though it began a bit more calmly with the Kasier Chiefs as the opening act. They didn't keep my attention. A group of us stood on the floor when Green Day took the stage a little after 9pm. Billie Joe ran into the crowd sitting on the first level and played among them, then brought a young man on stage to sing a verse, all within the first two songs.
The energy continued as Billie Joe proceeded to make rock stars out of several lucky fans. Some 7-year old named Kevin was pulled on stage to take part in a religious experience and induce the crowd into a wave. He took to the part nonchalantly and was told promptly to "get the f**k off the stage." An enamored girl was pulled up to sing. A boy, again later, and he was invited to crowd-dive off the stage.
Meanwhile, the band performed songs from the new album - 21 Guns and East Jesus Nowhere - as well as other stuff like American Idiot, Minority, Holiday, Longview, even a rendition of Shout!. Billie Joe spent several minutes banging out Van Halen riffs. Drummer Tre Cool was a machine - and came out of songs throwing his sicks and grimacing to the crowd. BJ constantly engaged the crowed into waving, jumping and his signature "aaaaaaaoooooooo" followed by a brisk "cmon!" He brought out a gigantic squirt gun which he handed off to a girl he brought on stage; a toilet paper gun which spun out above the stage wildly and he moon'd the crowd twice. Explosions and blasts of fire went off unexpectedly.
Near the end of their set, they secured a young man who admitted he could play Jesus of Suberbia on guitar, and in fact did. The entire song, with BJ's guitar and with minor adjustments once in awhile from the frontman. He exited via a stage dive and I expect him to be firmly bitten by the rockstar bug.
The band played twenty-five songs during a relentless two-and-a-half hour set. After a short encore they blasted the entire stadium with confetti and I left, exhausted and slightly stunned. Special thanks to Dr. Lisa for the beer; Mike for the ride; Brian, Harris, Raylon and Dill: nice to see you there! A truly fun show ...
*Update*
Setlist:1. Song of the Century
2. 21st Century Breakdown
3. Know Your Enemy
4. East Jesus Nowhere
5. Holiday
6. The Static Age
7. Before the Lobotomy
8. Are We the Waiting
9. St. Jimmy
10. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
11. Welcome To Paradise
12. Hold On
13. When I Come Around
14. You Really Got Me / Eruption / Ain't Talkin' About Love / Unchained (Van Halen cover)
15. Brain Stew
16. Jaded
17. Longview
18. Basket Case
19. She
20. King For A Day
21. Shout (The Isley Brothers cover)
22. 21 Guns
23. American Eulogy
Encore:
24. American Idiot
25. Jesus Of Suburbia
26. Minority
Encore 2:
27. Scattered
28. Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
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