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21 Guns EP Released July 13th

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:06:01 -0400

There is some great news concerning the up coming 21 Guns EP for you guys today! Green Day will be releasing the 21 Guns EP on July 13th, just eight days from now. The EP will contain the following three tracks:

- 21 Guns (Studio Version)

- Favorite Son (Non-Album Track)

- 21 Guns [Verizon Studio 880 Version]

You will be able to pick up the EP in a few different formats that include Vinyl, CD, and Digital Download. Over on the official international Green Day site, GreenDayWorld.net you can order each of the different versions. If you have an iTunes account you can pre-order the EP right through iTunes by clicking here. The iTunes EP will be coming out a day before the physical CD and Vinyl releases. Please note that right now the EP is only in the UK iTunes store at the moment.

If you are wondering what the 21 Guns [Verizon Studio 880 Version] is click here to listen to a small sample of the song thanks to a German music website called Wetbild.de.

Last Nights Green Day Show in Vancouver

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:27:12 -0400

As Andres said in his post last night, I am Jimmy and will be helping Andres out with news updates and such. To start off I would like to thank everyone who gave me a nice warm welcome in the comments. I am extremely excited and glad to be helping out here at GDA now, and I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Andres and Courtney for giving me the chance to work here! OK so let’s get down to business now....

Last night Green Day came in with a bang in Vancouver, British Columbia. According to those who were at the show it was a total blast. The set list last night was extremely similar to the night before so we can expect to see those songs being played throughout the tour.

Now that the show is over photos should be coming in very shortly and we will be placing them into this album over in the Picture Vault.

Over on YouTube a lot of videos from last night have been popping up. One member in particular, backpackdave09 has a ton of videos up from last night for your viewing pleasure!

A few sites have posted up reviews of last nights show and Green Day gave them noting to really complain about! TheGlobalMail.com, VancouverSun.com and GutterSnipeNews.com.

Also, now you can win a copy of Bullet in a Bible on Blu-Ray thanks to Kerrang.com. To enter all you have to do is answer a question correct and then you are entered for a chance to win. For all the information head on over to this page.

Interview with Mike, More reviews from Seattle

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:37:46 -0400

Canada.com has a great article about 21st Century Breakdown, and an interview with Mike Dirnt. It's sort of a "how did this album form" article, with some mention of the whole Wal-Mart issue, the process of making the album, and the Foxboro Hot Tubs. Best line comes from Mike talking about how pissed off he was to be driving around a minivan after his old VW truck broke down: "But if you see someone rolling down the street listening to Circle Jerks or Husker Du really loud in a minivan, it's probably me."

Last night, my friend Greg was pulled on stage by Billie Joe and he planted a nice long kiss on him (here's a nice picture), then went on to sing Longview. I'm so freaking excited for him, especially cause all the reviews I keep reading mention the man-love, and because Greg is a huge Green Day fan (GDA reader as well) and one of the nicest guys I've ever met.
Here's a video. Go Greg!

The Seattle Weekly also posted a review of last nights show, where they have more nice things to say about the band and their performance. "Green Day is clearly a band intent on giving people their money's worth and thoroughly enjoying themselves in the process, which are ultimately the most important ingredients for a satisfying arena rock show".

I'm really excited to announce that we've added Jimmy Douglas to the team as a news editor for GDA. Some of you might know Jimmy from other sites, 1039SweetChildren and GreenDayOnline, and before then, Green Day Land. He's been very dedicated in bringing Green Day news, and I'm excited that he'll be helping us out here. His first post will be later on with any information about tonight's show in Vancouver. Welcome to the team, Jimmy!

Green Day kick off the tour in Seattle

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:42:33 -0400

From all accounts, Green Day put on a hell of a show last night. Good way to kick start the world tour.

We will be adding photos right here in the picture vault. We don't have permission to re-publish the following photos yet, but they're really great photos on Flickr that you should check out from both Jackie Butler and Chuck Tuck.

Here's a quote from the Seattle Times review:

With nearly two decades of music under their belt, the trio knows what it's doing, and they incorporated all the elements of a stellar show. The always charismatic lead singer Armstrong asked the audience to sing along, call back and even join him on stage. Some lucky fans got to dance on stage and sing along to Armstrong on guitar. One male fan even kissed Armstrong on the lips.

The frontman also threw T-shirts into the audience, and sprayed fans with a large water gun. It was a true party.

A different review from Spin magazine had plenty more good things to say about the show. You can see the full setlist at the end of this article:

These are moments lifelong fans are made of.

Say what you want about Green Day's methods or motivation. The band's relationship with its audience is disarmingly real, a cross-generational give-and-take that's as punk as any Gilman Street scroungers today.

Happy 4th of July to everyone in the USA. Sorry about the delay in getting this post up, I was having some trouble with the internet.

The tour continues tonight in Vancouver.

Interview with Tre, Tour starts tonight!

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:07:08 -0400

Here's a great Q&A with Tre from Canoe Jam! Music. Here's an exciting quote about the new tour:

We're switching it up; we're not doing the same songs we did on the last tour. We're adding songs that people didn't get to hear last time and we haven't played in years. And we're playing the newer stuff -- basically mixing from all the records. That's a physical feat in itself, playing all those songs. There's 20-something songs, maybe 30.

Tre, as always, is very entertaining. Read the article to read about the "woman inside him" and some other great stuff.

The world tour kicks off tonight!! Hope all of you going to Seattle show have a great fucking time. Come back here and email us with your reviews/pictures/set lists, etc.

We've added two new people to the team to help with the picture vault, Jordan (TheBullwinkle) and Robin (billiejoe1), they've been working with Courtney on uploading a shitload of pictures to the Picture Vault. Around 300 photos have been added in the last 3 days. You can view them all by by clicking here.

The font downloads have also been updated.

Interview with Adrienne, Billie & Adie celebrate 15 years

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:28:56 -0400

Happy 15th Anniversary to Billie Joe and Adrienne Armstrong.

A local newspaper from Mankato, MN - where Adrienne lived during her college years, and where she met Billie Joe during one of Green Day's early tours - posted a really great interview with Adrienne.

She talks about living in Mankato, meeting Billie Joe, how their relationship got started, and the work she's up to now.

A few of the facts I learned from there: She graduated college in 1993 with a degree in Sociology; Billie Joe proposed to her only 2 weeks after she moved to California with him; She no longer does any work with Adeline Records; She was a manager at the Mankato Pier 1 during college, before moving to California. Read the article for more.

Wristbands, New Aus. Tour Dates

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:49:34 -0400

The GDA Wristbands are now available for purchase. Remember that if you want some, you have to order before July 7th! All the details can be found right here.

Tickets for Australia and New Zealand shows sold out quickly yesterday, so the band has added more dates for the region.

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 - Brisbane Entertainment Centre - All Ages
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Saturday, December 12th, 2009 - Acer Arena, Sydney - All Ages
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne - All Ages
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Friday, December 18th, 2009 - Vector Arena, Auckland - All Ages
Ticketmaster (09) 970 9700 or www.ticketmaster.co.nz

21st Century Breakdown goes Gold, Aussie's line up

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:57:03 -0400

It was made official today that 21st Century Breakdown has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. 21CB now becomes the 9th Green Day album to be certified gold, meaning it's sold over 500,000 copies in the US. Not too surprising considering the album sold over 200,000 copies in it's first 3 days of sales. But, a wonderful milestone none-the-less.

Over in Australia, to help combat ticket scalpers, the ticket company (Ticketek) required fans to line up at the venue box office to get the best tickets. There was a 2 ticket per person limit, over 50 people were lined up with sleeping bags at 2am waiting to get one (or two) of the limited 300 tickets that went on sale at 9am this morning. I applaud their dedication, I'm sure it will all be worth it in December when Green Day takes the 21CB tour down to Australia. Full story from the Daily Telegraph.

Bay Area Ticket Giveaway

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:17:57 -0400

KITS Live 105 in San Francisco will be giving away Green Day tickets and an iPod Touch tomorrow. They'll be at Serramonte Ford in Colma/Daly City, CA July 1st from 6 - 8pm. If you're from the Bay Area head out for a chance to win some tickets.

Any other local contests you've heard giving out Green Day tickets? Send us an email so we can help get the word out.

Our new banner up top comes from our newest graphic designer, Vlad. We're happy to add him to the team.

The world tour kicks off this Friday. I'm going to see them in Philadelphia next month, and again in Phoenix in August. Full list of dates can be found here. Don't forget that you can click the green icon on the right side of each date to take you to a specific thread to discuss that show. People are using these to plan or talk to other fans also planning for that show.

Meet and Greet, Wristband Update

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:42:44 -0400

Green Day will be at the West Acres Mall Hot Topic in Fargo, ND doing a Meet and Greet on July 10. You can go to that store now to buy 21st Century Breakdown and any Green Day shirt to qualify and pickup a wristband that'll get you into the Meet and Greet on July 10th. Supplies are limited. The ad for the even can be seen here.

As mentioned last week, we will be selling some GDA wristbands. We've updated the Wristband page with details. To summarize, we'll only take orders from July 1 - July 7, and payments can only be made online via PayPal (you don't need a PayPal account, just a valid debit/credit card). Sorry, no mail orders. We will ship internationally (outside the USA). $3.50 each for US orders, $4.50 each for International orders (the added $1 is for shipping). Shipping is included in those prices. Orders will be shipped July 25th. Visit this page for all the details. On July 1 that page will be updated with the purchase links to order.

Sorry for the lack of updates. I've been a little MIA the past few days.