Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs onstage
Green Day will hit Chicago and dozens of other cities as part of their massive “Saviors” tour this summer, and the band made a significant announcement about what fans can expect during the show.
The tour will include the Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and The Linda Lindas, but the headlining act says that fans will get an incredible nostalgia tour as well.
During an appearance on “The Howard Stern Show,” Green Day announced that they would play through their albums “Dookie” and “American Idiot” during each tour stop this summer.
The band will mark the 30th anniversary of the release of the album “Dookie” on this year’s tour, along with the 20th anniversary of the release of “American Idiot,” according to promotional materials for the tour.
The “Saviors” tour will come to Chicago’s Wrigley Field on Aug. 13, with another show scheduled for Aug. 24 at Milwaukee’s American Family Field.
“Dookie” hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200 when it was released, and was ultimately certified diamond after selling more than 10,000,000 units. The album featured hits like “Longview” and “Basket Case,” launching the band into the mainstream of American music.
A decade later, “American Idiot” returned the band to commercial success, powered by the titular track that was a broadside against the administration of former President George W. Bush. The album reached the top of the Billboard 200 in the U.S. and was six-times platinum, with the band earning a Grammy Award for Record of the Year with “Boulevard of Broken Dreams.”
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The “Saviors” tour will kick off in North America on July 29 at Washington’s Nationals Park, with stops also scheduled in New York, Boston and Denver, among others.
Tour dates can be found on the band's website.
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