21st Century Breakdown World Tour
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 Green Day performing at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey, U.S. on August 3, 2010. |
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| Concert tour by Green Day | ||||
| Location | Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America | |||
| Associated album | 21st Century Breakdown | |||
| Start date | July 3, 2009 | |||
| End date | October 29, 2010 | |||
| Legs | 7 | |||
| Shows | 132 | |||
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21st Century Breakdown World Tour was a concert tour by American punk trio Green Day in support of the group's eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown, which was released in May 2009.
The tour began with an eight-week leg throughout North America, kicking off in Seattle, Washington in July 2009 and culminating in Los Angeles in late August.[1] A European leg followed, beginning in Lisbon in late September and wrapping up mid-November in Turin, Italy.[2]
In December 2009, the group toured Australia and New Zealand,[3] followed by Asian dates in January 2010. The group subsequently returned to Europe for a second leg of dates, beginning in late May 2010 with a headline appearance at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands and two stadium shows in the United Kingdom.[4][5] The tour ended with an appearance at the Rock Werchter festival in Werchter, Belgium in early July. A scheduled performance at the Heineken Jammin' Festival in Venice, Italy on July 4, 2010 was cancelled due to poor weather.
During their performances of "Longview", frontman Billie Joe Armstrong sprayed the front rows with water cannons, shot t-shirts into the crowd and pulled people onstage to sing with the band.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
In March 2010, a second North American leg was announced, beginning in Camden, New Jersey in early August. A final leg of Central and South America followed in October.
A collection of recorded songs from throughout the tour and a bonus DVD of Green Day playing at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan are available on the live album Awesome as Fuck.
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[edit] Tour dates
- Canceled and rescheduled dates
| December 15, 2009 | Melbourne, Australia | Rod Laver Arena | Concert resheduled to December 16, 2009. |
| July 4, 2010 | Venice, Italy | Heineken Jammin' Festival | Festival appearance canceled due to bad weather. |
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[edit] Personnel
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- Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
- Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals
- Tré Cool – drums, percussion
- Jason White – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Jason Freese – keyboards, piano, saxophone, backing vocals
- Jeff Matika – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
[edit] References
- ^ Green Day announce venues for North American summer tour
- ^ Green Day Snag Prima Donna For UK / European Tour
- ^ http://www.triplem.com.au/brisbane/music/news//blog/green-day-oz-tour-details/20090610-4ci6.html
- ^ "Green Day announce UK stadium gigs". BBC News. November 2, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_10000000/newsid_10002600/10002672.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Green Day announce summer 2010 UK stadium shows". NME.com. http://www.nme.com/news/green-day/48164. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "Green Day play the biggest show of their 'fucking lives' at Wembley Stadium". NME.com. http://web.nme.com/news/green-day/51582. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ Hann, Michael (October 25, 2009). "The Guardian: Green Day". guardian.co.uk (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/oct/25/green-day-review. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ Liu, Marian (July 4, 2009). "Green Day blasts off 4th weekend with KeyArena show". seattletimes. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2009418186_webgreenday04.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ont. - July 16, 2009". canoe.ca. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/G/Green_Day/ConcertReviews/2009/07/17/10166616-sun.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "Review: Green Day rules the night". omaha.com. http://www.omaha.com/article/20090814/ENTERTAINMENT04/708149907. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "Green Day red hot at the LG Arena". expressandstar.com. http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/10/29/green-day-red-hot-at-the-lg-arena/. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "American rockers impress Melbourne fans with marathon Rod Laver concert". heraldsun.com.au. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/music/american-rockers-impress-melbourne-fans-with-marathon-rod-laver-concert/story-e6frf9hf-1225810378207. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "Franz explain Green Day tour". BBC News. May 12, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_8044000/8044273.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
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