If you were alive when Green Day‘s American Idiot came out, you qualify for a senior discount, as the iconic album is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in a big way with a deluxe edition release. Of the deluxe release, the band shared on their social platforms, “In the summer of 2004, Green Day entered the studio with Rob Cavallo to create American Idiot, uncertain of what the future held. They were audacious, rebellious, and stressed out by the state of the country at the time. American Idiot was crafted as a response to the daily bombardment of media that spreads it far and wide,… Read more »
Fans are eagerly anticipating the release of the 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of American Idiot due out October 25. Green Day has just revealed three more tracks that will appear on the release. The additions include “Shoplifter,” “Boulevard Of Broken Dreams – Live at Irving Plaza, New York, NY 9/21/04,” and “Jesus Of Suburbia – Demo.” Uniquely, the iconic nine-minute American Idiot hit, “Jesus Of Suburbia,” began as a two-minute-long demo. Check out the demo below. With the release, Green Day has curated a variety of limited-edition box sets available in eight vinyls and 4 CDs, and each box set also includes… Read more »
If you have a hard time getting to your cup of coffee to start your day, your morning could get a little more exciting. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of American Idiot, Green Day and Keurig have teamed up to drop an exclusive limited-edition brewer and coffee kit. This isn’t the first time the band has dabbled in coffee. In 2015, the group created Punk Bunny Coffee (formerly Oakland Coffee,) where they produced organic, Fair Trade Certified coffee. Earlier this year, the company partnered with Keurig Dr Pepper to create their own K-Cup pods. “We are on the road… Read more »
Green Day has announced the arrival of American Idiot 20th Anniversary Deluxe edition—which feels too perfectly timed with the forthcoming election. The deluxe release is scheduled to drop on October 25, 2024, a little more than 20 years after the original album was released on September 21, 2004. You can preorder and pre-save American Idiot 20th Anniversary Deluxe edition here. With the release, Green Day has curated a variety of limited-edition box sets available in eight vinyls and 4 CDs, and each box set also includes two Blu-ray discs. The deluxe collection will also feature 15 unreleased American Idiot demos,… Read more »
If you’re excited about the upcoming Green Day tour and Saviors album, the year 2024 is about to be so much sweeter. Today, the band announced they will be playing both Dookie and American Idiot in full on The Saviors Tour. The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, The Linda Lindas, Nothing But Thieves, The Hives, and more, will be joining the trio on this historic run. This means that fans and concertgoers will get to hear older non-singles such as “Pulling Teeth” and will have the chance to hear the nine-minute “Homecoming” live. Of course, our fingers are crossed that new Saviors… Read more »
Green Day’s American Idiot may soon hit the big screen. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Universal is in negotiations for the screen rights to the stage musical version of Green Day’s blockbuster album and has hired Michael Mayer, the director of the stage production, to adapt the show into a movie.
At the Grammy Awards on Sunday night (Jan. 31), Green Day gave the world a preview of the musical based on their 2004 album American Idiot.
After months of speculation, it has been officially announced that American Idiot, the musical based on Green Day’s 2004 concept album, will make its Broadway debut on April 20 at the St. James Theatre.
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 said that although they would be hitting the studio, no release date was forthcoming. The manager said that they would be updating Greenday.com at that time too. On the site the band announced they would be stepping away from all American Idiot themes, and that the new site wasn’t going to be themed around the new album, reports Music News website.
Green Day’s American Idiot Brings Boy Out Of A Coma Monday March 14, 2005 @ 04:00 PM Green Day Green Day ‘s latest release American Idiot has done a lot for the band. They’ve been gaining critical acclaim from the punk rock opera and won a Grammy, but now the album’s done something the band never expected. American Idiot woke a fan from a coma. Nine-year-old Welsh boy, Corey George woke from a two-week coma only an hour after being played the album. He’d been unconscious ever since his ninth birthday, when he was hit by a 4×4 car in… Read more »
