AP - Mar 10, 2011
The producers of Broadway s American Idiot say Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong will return to the hit musical for its final three weeks. Armstrong, who is also the show s composer and co-author...
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Green Day will release its new live CD/DVD, Awesome As F**k, on March 22, the band confirmed Wednesday. The set, whose title Green Day officially announced earlier this week in a YouTube trailer, was...
More »Yahoo! Music - Jan 12, 2011
Courtesy of NME.com - Billie Joe Armstrong tipped to star in big-screen adaptation Green Day s American Idiot musical director Michael Mayer has said that a film version of the show is still on the...
More »Yahoo! Music - Sep 29, 2010
Before the curtain rose for American Idiot at Manhattan’s St. James Theater last night, an announcer listed the house rules and then added, “By the way, the role of St. Jimmy will be played by Billie...
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Green Day s Billie Joe Armstrong will make his Broadway debut tomorrow, playing the role of St. Jimmy in the American Idiot musical. Armstrong is taking over for actor Tony Vincent, who is on a two-week...
More »AP - Aug 13, 2010
Gang Green and Green Day are ready to play together. The New York Jets said Friday the band will play during their regular-season opener Sept. 13. The Jets face the Baltimore Ravens in the Monday night...
More »AP - Jun 2, 2010
With a hit Broadway show and now their own edition of the Rock Band franchise, Green Day is establishing themselves as a punk rock brand. I just like being diverse and trying new things as far as Green...
More »Yahoo! Music - Mar 23, 2010
Courtesy of NME--Julia Roberts could also feature in adaptation of stage play Green Day musical American Idiot is finally set to be made into a feature film. The musical - which uses Green Day songs...
More »AP - Nov 5, 2009
Green Day already has New Year s Eve plans: They ll be ringing in 2010 with Carson Daly. The punk-rock trio are slated to perform during NBC s New Year s Eve with Carson Daly. The show is to air live...
More »Reuters - Aug 27, 2009
When Green Day toured behind its ambitious American Idiot record a half-decade ago, it was about a return to mega-stardom. This time, it's about legacy. The pop-punk progenitors seem bent on cementing...
More »AP - Apr 17, 2009
Green Day s Billie Joe Armstrong says the Grammy-winning band was almost too hot for American Idol to handle during a performance on the show a few years ago. In an interview with America Online s Spinner...
More »E! Online - Mar 30, 2009
These punks just want to sing. And dance. And put on a show! Taking a page from their idols the Who, Green Day is hatching a musical production based on the 2004 multiplatinum rock opera American Idiot...
More »Yahoo! Music - Dec 2, 2008
Green Day s Billie Joe Armstrong has hinted that their forthcoming new Butch Vig-produced album could take a powerpop direction. The frontman did not reveal song titles or details of the songs they are...
More »Reuters - May 13, 2008
Foxboro Hot Tubs, the alter-ego side project of Green Day, is hitting the road for the first time, beginning Monday (May 19) in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tickets for each show on the eight-date trek will...
More »E! Online - Jan 31, 2008
It appears hot tubs can now be powered by green energy. On Dec. 8, newbie garage rockers Foxboro Hot Tubs launched its website with the six-song EP Stop Drop and Roll available as a free download. It...
More »Yahoo! Music - Dec 4, 2007
Green Day are to enter the studio in January to work on the follow up to 2004 s huge-selling American Idiot. Earlier this year, the band said they had 45 songs for their new album. The band s manager...
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Billie Joe Armstrong claims Britney Spears is a manufactured child who has been thrown to the lions by the world s media. The Green Day singer has expressed his anger at the treatment the pop icon has...
More »Yahoo! Music - Oct 8, 2007
Green Day have revealed they have 45 songs prepared for their new album. The band is currently working on the follow up to 2004 s American Idiot and has admitted that they are at a chaotic stage in the...
More »Reuters - Aug 9, 2007
Coming after several other similarly themed films about the topic, Susan Dynner's documentary about the past 30 years of punk music doesn't exactly break any new ground. But it does offer an entertaining...
More »Yahoo! Music - May 29, 2007
Green Day are set to release their own version of The Simpsons theme tune. As previously reported, the band make an apperance in The Simpsons Movie, which is out in July. Three different companies in...
More »Yahoo! Music - Apr 13, 2007
Green Day s Billie Joe Armstrong has become a volunteer for homeless charity Habitat For Humanity in New Orleans. Armstrong, accompanied by members of his family, has been posting updates of his work...
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