Green Day taps big names as tour openers
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The Bravery, Kaiser Chiefs and Franz Ferdinand have been tapped as support acts for the North American leg of Green Day 's impending world tour.
The punk-pop trio wkicks off the tour July 3 in Seattle, WA, with The Bravery handling initial opening support through July 25 in Albany, NY. Kaiser Chiefs will take over starting with the July 27 New York City date, followed by Franz Ferdinand, who will assume the supporting role beginning Aug. 8 in Houston.
After finishing off the tour Aug. 25 in Inglewood, CA, Green Day will head to Europe for an overseas leg that runs well into November. The full tour schedule--including the band's recently announced June 4 "intimate" show in Los Angeles--is included below.
Green Day--singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool--are supporting their first album in five years, "21st Century Breakdown," which hit stores earlier this month. The trio's eighth studio effort, which has been in the works since early 2006, has already spawned the Top 10 single "Know Your Enemy," the album's lead track.
The group performed the forthcoming album in its entirety during a previous run of California club shows in April.
The album, despite spending only three days on store shelves during its debut week, claimed the No. 1 spot on The Billboard 200, moving about 215,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan retail figures as reported by Billboard. The record's first single, "Know Your Enemy," has climbed Billboard's Pop 100, peaking at No. 43 and topping both the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts at the same time.
Green Day's previous studio album, 2004's "American Idiot," which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart and spawned five hit singles, has sold more than 14 million copies worldwide since its release, according to the band. The album has also been transformed into a rock musical. Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer will unveil the show Sept. 4 at Berkeley, CA's Roda Theatre. The theatrical story, which will include every song from the 2004 album, runs through Oct. 11. Tickets are available now at the venue's website.
June 2009
4 - Los Angeles, CA - Music Box at the Fonda
July 2009
3 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
4 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
6 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
7 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre
9 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
10 - Fargo, ND - Fargo Dome
11 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
13 - Chicago, IL - United Center
14 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
16 - Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum
17 - Ottawa, Ontario – Scotiabank Centre
18 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
20 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
21 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
24 - Hartford, CT - XL Center
25 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
27, 28 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
29 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
31 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
August 2009
1 - Atlanta, GA - Gwinnet Arena
3 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
4 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
5 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
7 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena (on sale5/9)
8 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
9 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
11 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
12 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
13 - Omaha, NE – Quest Center
15 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Energy Sol Arena
18 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
20 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
21 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay
22 - Phoenix, AZ - US Air Arena
24 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
25 - Inglewood, CA - The Forum (on sale 6/6)
September 2009
28 - Lisbon, Portugal - Pavilhao Atlantico
29 - Madrid, Spain - Palacio de la Comunidad
October 2009
1 - Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi
2 - Toulouse, France - Zenith
4 - Paris, France - Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
5 - Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena
7 - Berlin, Germany - 02 World
8 - Hamburg, Germany - Color Line Arena
9 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Forum Copenhagen
11 - Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Globe Arena
12 - Oslo, Norway - Oslo Spektrum Arena ANS
16 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Ahoy' Rotterdam
17 - Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
19 - Glasgow, Scotland - S.E.C.C.
20 - Belfast, United Kingdom - Odyssey Arena
21 - Dublin, Ireland - The 02-Dublin
23, 24 - London, England - The 02-London
26 - Sheffield, England - Sheffield Arena
27, 28 - Birmingham, England - LG Arena
30, 31 - Manchester, England - Manchester Evening News Arena
November 2009
3 - Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle
6 - Vienna, Austria - Wiener Stadthalle
8 - Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion Zurich
10 - Assago, Italy - Mediolanum Forum
11 - Bologna, Italy - Palamalaguti
12 - Turin, Italy - Pala Olimpico
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Featured Photos: Green Day, Sacramento, CA - Aug. 24, 2009 [August 2009]
