Argh! How excited am I? Finally, after five years of waiting (I had to work during their Milton Keynes Gig because some tramp at work booked it off) Green Day are coming back to the UK!
Green Day’s long-awaited and highly anticipated eighth studio album ‘21st Century Breakdown’ will be released worldwide by Reprise Records on Friday, May 15th. The album is the trio’s first since the phenomenally successful ‘American Idiot’ album that sold over 12 million copies, debuted at #1 on both sides of the Atlantic and earned the band two Grammy Awards.
The band commenced work on ‘21st Century Breakdown’ early in 2006 and subsequently enlisted the expertise of legendary producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins).
The album is divided into three acts – ‘Heroes and Cons’, ‘Charlatans and Saints’ and ‘Horseshoes and Handgrenades’ – and follows a young couple, Christian and Gloria, through the mess and promise of the century so far. The album’s single, ‘Know Your Enemy’, is out now.
Read our Green Day - Know Your Enemy Review here
Green Day have also confirmed their first full UK tour since the start of 2005. This tour also represents their first headline dates since here their defining two night stand at Milton Keynes National Bowl that same summer:
October
19th – Glasgow, SECC
23rd – London, O2
24th – London, O2
26th – Sheffield, Arena
27th – Birmingham, LG Arena
28th – Birmingham, LG Arena
30th – Manchester, MEN Arena
31st – Manchester, MEN Arena
Tickets go on sale from 10am, Friday May 1st and are limited to two per applicant.
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