Green Day Announces World Tour
Green Day announced their American and European Tour, after a four year hiatus. Although, they have played a few surprise shows in Northern California, their new tour update covers many countries and state lines.
Altogether, Green Day will be performing 67 dates, starting on July 4, in Vancouver, and ending on November 12, in Italy. They will perform 37 dates in the United States, and after a month-long break, they will begin their European tour in October. However, the openers for their tour are not released yet.
Green Day consists of: singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool. The trio is releasing their eighth studio album, and their single has been released earlier last month, called "Know Your Enemy."
Tickets start at $24, and vary per venue. Here are the venues and dates:
July 2009
4 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
6 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
7 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre
9 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
10 - Fargo, N.D. - Fargo Dome
11 - Minneapolis, Minn. - Target Center
13 - Chicago, Ill. - United Center
14 - Auburn Hills, Mich. - Palace of Auburn Hills
16 - Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum
17 - Ottawa, Ontario Scotiabank Centre
18 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
20 - Boston, Mass. - TD Banknorth Garden
21 - Philadelphia, Pa. - Wachovia Spectrum
22 - Pittsburgh, Pa. - Mellon Arena
24 - Hartford, Conn. - XL Center
25 - Albany, N.Y. - Times Union Center
27 - New York, N.Y. - Madison Square Garden
29 - Washington, D.C. - Verizon Center
31 - Nashville, Tenn. - Somet Center
August 2009
1 - Atlanta, Ga. - Gwinnett Arena
3 - Tampa, Fla. - St. Pete Times Forum
4 - Miami, Fla. - American Airlines Arena
5 - Orlando, Fla. - Amway Arena
7 - New Orleans, La. - New Orleans Arena
8 - Houston, Tex. - Toyota Center
9 - San Antonio, Tex. - AT&T Center
11 - St. Louis, Mo. - Scottrade Center
12 - Kansas City, Mo. - Sprint Center
13 - Omaha, Nebr. Quest Center
15 - Denver, Colo. - Pepsi Center
16 - Salt Lake City, Utah - Energy Sol Arena
18 - San Jose, Calif. - HP Pavilion
20 - San Diego, Calif. - Cox Arena
21 - Las Vegas, Nev. - Mandalay Bay
22 - Phoenix, Ariz. - US Air Arena
24 - Sacramento, Calif. - Arco Arena
25 - Inglewood, Calif. - Forum
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