Each day on Instagram and GDC, we're sharing throwbacks to all the gigs Green Day have played on that day in the past. This post will combine all of this month's throwbacks in one place. Enjoy reminiscing about what our favourite band have been up to over the years in October! Click the word "played" in green to see the setlists if they're available.


1 OCTOBER



On this day 8 years ago (1 October 2016), Green Day played the House of Blues in Boston, MA on the Revolution Radio club tour. See photos

15 years ago (1 October 2009), Green Day played the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

19 years ago (1 October 2005), Green Day played the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA on the American Idiot Tour. See photos

20 years ago (1 October 2004), Green Day played Zeche in Bochum, Germany on the American Idiot Tour. See photos

24 years ago (1 October 2000), Green Day played the 99X Big Day Out in Atlanta, GA. Other acts included Eve 6, Everclear, Papa Roach, Stone Temple Pilots and Stroke 9.

31 years ago (1 October 1993), Green Day played the Roseland Ballroom in NYC while supporting Bad Religion. The photo on the back of Dookie came from this show.

"I saw Green Day live in '93, right before Dookie came out (they were the opening act, Bad Religion was the headliner). Billie Joe explictly stated that Kerplunk! was the sound of a turd hitting the water in the toilet bowl. During the same bit of stage patter, he said that the venue - NYC's Roseland Ballroom - looked to him like a giant toilet bowl. The guy's got a one-track mind, I guess. It was a good show, though. In fact, as good as Bad Religion were that night, Green Day were even better, which was a surprise as I had never heard of them at the time. A few years later, I saw them live again and was less impressed: Billie Joe wasted way too much time on his stupid antics, like spitting in the air and trying to catch it. It got so bad that half the crowd was shouting, 'Play a fucking song!' He did some of that stupid stuff at the Bad Religion show too, but not nearly as much, probably due to their shorter alloted time." – Eddie

"Ernie from Sesame Street was on the original back cover of Dookie... the story goes, a grandmother bought Dookie for her grandchildren because she thought it was a children’s album. Whoops. And well... we had to take Ernie off... this photo taken in 1993. We opened for Bad Religion at Roseland Ballroom in New York." — Billie Joe

32 years ago (1 October 1992), Green Day played Rainbow Rocks in Longview, WA on the Kerplunk Tour. And as has been mentioned before, the song Longview is named after the place.



2 OCTOBER



On this day 2 years ago (2 October 2022), Green Day played the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. See photos

15 years ago (2 October 2009), Green Day played Le Zénith in Toulouse, France on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

19 years ago (2 October 2005), Green Day played the Coors Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, CA on the American Idiot Tour.

24 years ago (2 October 2000), Green Day played Minority on The Late Show With David Letterman.

31 years ago (2 October 1993), Green Day played the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia, PA while supporting Bad Religion.

32 years ago (2 October 1992), Green Day played the Benton County Fairgrounds in Kennewick, WA on the Kerplunk Tour.

"Big show. This was well before they were on a major label. At some point in the middle of the Green Day set, the singer, Billie Joe or whatever his name is was holding the mic out to let people say stupid things. He held it up to my face and I tried to make a farting sound in it. I rushed myself and made a really weak farting noise that didn't even carry over the PA and ended up just getting a ton of spit on the mic. He just pulled the mic away from me and gave me this look like I was the biggest jackass ever." — Tim Leingang



3 OCTOBER



On this day 8 years ago (3 October 2016), Green Day played the 9:30 Club in Washington DC on the Revolution Radio club tour. See photos

“My mom had a waitress job at a 24 hour place. She saved up her tips and she bought this guitar for me. Thanks mom.” — Billie Joe talking about his guitar Blue at this show

14 years ago (3 October 2010), Billie's first run as St. Jimmy on Broadway ended.

20 years ago (3 October 2004), Green Day played 19 songs for Radio Fritz in Potsdam, Germany. There are recordings online.

24 years ago (3 October 2000), Warning was released. Green Day also played Minority, When I Come Around and Blood, Sex & Booze on the The Howard Stern Show that day. There are videos on YouTube. See photos

30 years ago (3 October 1994), Green Day played Luxor in Cologne, Germany. The support act was Terrorgruppe.

31 years ago (3 October 1993), Green Day played the Avalon Ballroom in Boston, MA while supporting Bad Religion.

32 years ago (3 October 1992), Green Day played the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle, WA on the Kerplunk Tour.

"Green Day @ the Crocodile Café, 1993. My band Alcohol Funnycar opened for Green Day when they came to Seattle on the Kerplunk tour. They were great live and you could tell that they were going to keep getting bigger. I had no idea it would go as wide as it did." — Ben London



4 OCTOBER



On this day 15 years ago (4 October 2009), Green Day played the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

19 years ago (4 October 2005), Green Day played the Journal Pavilion in Albuquerque, NM on the American Idiot Tour. See photos

24 years ago (4 October 2000), Green Day played the Roseland Ballroom in NYC on the Warning Tour. See photos

30 years ago (4 October 1994), Green Day played Die Halle in Berlin, Germany while supporting Bad Religion on the Dookie Tour.

32 years ago (4 October 1992), Green Day played the Nappy Dugout in Vancouver, Canada on the Kerplunk Tour.

"I remember a line of lowrider bikes in front of the club. Always great times there. Tre’s clown camp teacher let us stay at her house. She had an amazing dog that could do dog tricks. Very sweet." — Billie Joe Armstrong



5 OCTOBER



On this day 8 years ago (5 October 2016), Green Day were interviewed about Revolution Radio on SiriusXM. See photos

15 years ago (5 October 2009), Green Day played in Cologne, Germany on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour.

19 years ago (5 October 2005), Green Day played in Phoenix, AZ on the American Idiot Tour.

24 years ago (5 October 2000), Green Day played 4 songs at WBCN-FM Studios. Tre hurt his finger while playing Blood, Sex & Booze and had to go to the hospital.

31 years ago (5 October 1993), Green Day played the Metropolis in Montreal, Canada while supporting Bad Religion.

32 years ago (5 October 1992), Green Day played Harpo's in Victoria, Canada on the Kerplunk Tour.

"I remember that I had a bunch of money in my hands and Tre ran up and grabbed it and ran away and I thought 'I guess that is what the band is getting paid tonight.' Then they proceeded to hang around town for a few days." — Marcus Pollard



6 OCTOBER



Today (6 October 2024), Green Day played Dilemma at the American Music Awards. Photos and video

On this day 8 years ago (6 October 2016), Green Day played Bang Bang on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. See photos



12 years ago (6 October 2012), the Troublemaker music video was released. It includes clips from the studio and the 2012 Echoplex show.

19 years ago (6 October 2005), Green Day played in Las Vegas, NV on the American Idiot Tour. See photos

24 years ago (6 October 2000), Green Day played a free show at Axis in Boston, MA on the Warning Tour.

30 years ago (6 October 1994), Green Day played Den Grå Hal in Copenhagen, Denmark while supporting Bad Religion on the Dookie Tour. The American Idiot musical was performed here in 2017.

31 years ago (6 October 1993), Green Day played The Concert Hall in Toronto, Canada while supporting Bad Religion. See photos

32 years ago (6 October 1992), Green Day played Bonehead's in Victoria, Canada on the Kerplunk Tour.



7 OCTOBER



On this day 8 years ago (7 October 2016), Revolution Radio and the Youngblood lyric video were released. Green Day also played Rough Trade in NYC. Somewhere Now was played for the first time. See photos

14 years ago (7 October 2010), Green Day did a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela. GDC user Cris says, "I was there. The press conference was in the Hard Rock Cafe in Caracas, which is located inside a shopping mall, in the highest floor. If I remember things correctly (I might not), they held the conference in the terrace of the Cafe, which was mostly full with journalists and possibly people who had been waiting there all day or employees, so I couldn't get in there. But I was in the area just next to the terrace. There are 2 things I distinctly remember about this conference. First, when they walked pass me on the way in or out, there was just maybe one security guy between them and me, and we were standing on the same level (meaning neither them nor I were in a platform or something) and this was the first time I became fully aware of how short Billie is (barely taller than me) 😂 The other thing I remember is being embarrassed about the questions they got asked (I don't remember if I heard the interview live or a recording of it later), because it was like all these journalists had just found out about Green Day that morning, and the level of fan girling from people in the crowd who would not stop screaming 'we love you' or 'welcome to Venezuela' or stuff like that or just like 'Billiiiieee' 😂 I had pretty high standards for journalists and for how fans should behave back then, I would definitely be more tolerant of these things now that I am older and wiser 😂 (I still think the journalists could have prepared better questions, but they were probably were paid peanuts to interview a band they didn't care about, so I get it)."



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15 years ago (7 October 2009), the 21 Guns music video was released.

I think this 21 Guns ad on MSN was from around the same time the video was released. If you've ever wondered what the teen years of a 90s child looked like, this is it.



Green Day also played O2 World in Berlin, Germany on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour on 7 October 2009. Interesting that Give Me Novacaine was played in the encore rather than early in the show like it was later. See photos

30 years ago (7 October 1994), Green Day played in Lund, Sweden while supporting Bad Religion on the Dookie Tour. See photos

31 years ago (7 October 1994), Green Day played the Agora Ballroom in Cleveland, OH while supporting Bad Religion.



8 OCTOBER



On this day 8 years ago (8 October 2016), Green Day played Webster Hall in NYC on the Revolution Radio club tour. See photos

14 years ago (8 October 2010), Green Day played in Caracas, Venezuela for the first and only time so far, on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour.



GDC user Cris says, "This show was long (and of course I don't say that as a complaint, on the contrary), that's why at first I had trouble believing they had played 37 songs in the show in Lyon this year, because I knew it had been less in Caracas, but that that show had been so much longer. And I went to 2 shows of the 21CBD tour in NYC before this, so I knew it was going to be a long show, but it was loooonger than I expected. I've always suspected it's because of how relaxed rule enforcement is in South America, I imagine Billie going "what do you mean the curfew is around midnight, what happens if we play longer? ... You mean, it's okay if we play longer?" 😂 I had heard Going to Pasalacqua and Christie Road before (at least partially) in one of the NYC shows in 2009, but this concert was the first I heard Letterbomb, Whatsername and Give Me Novacaine live. I was in a really dark place in terms of my mental health when that show happened, and it was so cathartic to hear those songs that got me into Green Day and that got me through some pretty rough times back in 2005/2006 too. What a welcome relief that show was. And to finally see them in Venezuela after so much traveling for this band was also so exciting, I had given up hope on that happening. Also, absolutely crazy to think that this was the last Green Day show I attended until Bataclan last year."

More photos from Caracas

15 years ago (8 October 2009), Green Day played the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour.

19 years ago (8 October 2005), Green Day played the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA on the American Idiot Tour. See photos

30 years ago (8 October 1994), Green Day played Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg, Sweden while supporting Bad Religion on the Dookie Tour. See photos

31 years ago (8 October 1993), Green Day played Saint Andrew's Hall in Detroit, MI while supporting Bad Religion.

32 years ago (8 October 1992), Green Day played The Cruel Elephant in Vancouver, Canada on the Kerplunk Tour.



9 OCTOBER



On this day 5 years ago (9 October 2019), the Fire, Ready, Aim music video was also released. Green Day also played 3 songs on the Howard Stern Show. See photos

15 years ago (9 October 2009), Green Day played the Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

19 years ago (9 October 2005), Green Day played a second night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA on the American Idiot Tour.

23 years ago (9 October 2001), Tune in, Tokyo was released.

24 years ago (9 October 2000), Green Day played 6 songs on KROQ's Kevin & Bean Breakfast in LA. There's audio on YouTube (although it doesn't include Brat).

30 years ago (9 October 1994), Green Day played the Globen Annexet in Stockholm, Sweden while supporting Bad Religion on the Dookie Tour.

31 years ago (9 October 1993), Green Day played the Riviera Theatre in Chicago, IL while supporting Bad Religion. They also played there in 1997.

"I met Al [Sobrante] when I booked his band the Ne'er Do Wells and The Shatners (Star Trek cover band). He was a super nice guy and hilarious. The night I booked the Ne'er Do Wells and the Shatners at No Palace Studios on Division and Wood Street, now a trendy hot spot, but in 1993 still a hot bed of crime and gangbangers, Green Day was playing the Riv with Bad Religion and ALL. Al found out about the show and he wanted me to drive him over, so he could picket the show, since Green Day recently signed to a major label. I couldn't tell if he was serious or joking, but I got the feeling he wanted to do it as more of a joke. Plus, how odd would it be to see Green Day's former drummer outside a Chicago show with a sign making fun of the band, although I don't think the kids would know who he was." — Mike Byrne



10 OCTOBER



On this day 8 years ago (10 October 2016), Billie Joe and director Lee Kirk were interviewed about Ordinary World at AOL HQ. See photos

14 years ago (10 October 2010), Green Day played Festival Nem Catacoa in Bogota, Colombia on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

19 years ago (10 October 2005), Green Day played a third night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA on the American Idiot Tour.

24 years ago (10 October 2000), Green Day played the Valley 6 Drive-In Theatre in Seattle, WA on the Warning Tour. See photos

29 years ago (10 October 1995), Insomniac was released.

31 years ago (10 October 1993), Green Day played First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN while supporting Bad Religion.

32 years ago (10 October 1992), Green Day were supposed to play at Club Pompeii in Spokane, WA on the Kerplunk Tour. It was cancelled by either an angry fire marshall or the police because of an acid incident.



11 OCTOBER



On this day 15 years ago (11 October 2009), Green Day played the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. See photos

19 years ago, Green Day played the Wiltern Theatre in LA on the American Idiot Tour... and they were supported by those fakers The Network. See photos

30 years ago (11 October 1994), Green Day played the Docks in Hamburg, Germany while supporting Bad Religion on the Dookie Tour.

32 years ago (11 October 1992), Green Day played the Crazy Horse in Boise, ID on the Kerplunk Tour.

"They were silk-screening out of the back of their van. Billie Joe spit on the ceiling and caught it in his mouth as it dripped off."



12 OCTOBER



On this day 8 years ago (12 October 2010), the Ordinary World lyric video was released. See stills

14 years ago (12 October 2010), Green Day did a press conference in Sāo Paulo, Brasil.



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15 years ago (12 October 2009), Green Day played the Spektrum in Oslo, Norway on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

30 years ago (12 October 1994), Green Day played a second night at the Docks in Hamburg while supporting Bad Religion on the Dookie Tour.

31 years ago (12 October 1993), Green Day played the Gothic Theatre in Englewood, CO while supporting Bad Religion.



13 OCTOBER



On this day 14 years ago (13 October 2010), Green Day played in Porto Alegre, Brasil on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

19 years ago (13 October 2005), Green Day (and The Network) played the Warfield in San Francisco on the American Idiot Tour. This was Green Day's second-longest show prior to the Saviors Tour, but some of the recent setlists with Suzie Chapstick have also had 38 songs. The Warfield show would have gone on longer though because there was more banter and crowd interaction back then. See photos

30 years ago (13 October 1994), Green Day played Melkweg in Amsterdam, Netherlands on the Dookie Tour. Billie tripped over a tech, broke his ankle and left the show in an ambulance. See photos

31 years ago (13 October 1993), Green Day played the Utah State Fairpark Coliseum in Salt Lake City while supporting Bad Religion. See photos



14 OCTOBER



On this day 8 years ago (14 October 2016), Green Day played the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, CA on the Revolution Radio club tour. The most notable songs on the setlist were Brat and Private Ale. See photos

15 years ago (14 October 2009), Green Day played Westfalenhalle 1 in Dortmund, Germany on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

19 years ago (14 October 2005), the Jesus of Suburbia music video was released. Green Day also played the Wiltern Theatre in LA on the American Idiot Tour (again).

27 years ago (14 October 1997), Nimrod was released. Green Day played Basket Case and Hitchin' a Ride on the Howard Stern show. See photos

They also played Hitchin' a Ride on the Late Show With David Letterman on 14 October 1997, then played a show at Don Hill's in NYC. See photos

"Green Day’s record company had a release party at a NYC club called Don Hill’s. The guys decided to play sometime around 1:00 a.m., so I moved up the front, not expecting the crowd to mosh. I was wrong. At the end of the second song, a couple of people fell on me, and as I fell onto the stage, I put my hand through a beer bottle. A piece of glass went right through my ring finger. I stood up, pulled out the glass, then freaked, thinking I had lost a finger. The band stopped the show, and the ambulance arrived quickly. I still have some nerve damage, but I can type at full speed again. And I’m semi-famous, as my injury made it to a couple of websites. A month later I saw Green Day again, without hurting my finger. They all signed my ER wrist band, and inspected the scars to make sure I was okay." — The Reynolds Archives

30 years ago (14 October 1994), Green Day played Corso in Leuven, Belgium on the Dookie Tour. There's a bootleg CD called Burnout from this show.

32 years ago (14 October 1992), Green Day played the Anaconda Theatre in Isla Vista, CA on the Kerplunk Tour.



15 OCTOBER



On this day 14 years ago (15 October 2010), Green Day played in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

20 years ago (15 October 2004), Green Day played three songs on Later... With Jools Holland. See photos

30 years ago (15 October 1994), Green Day played Basket Case on Canal+ in Paris, France. See photos

They also played L'Arapho in Paris, France on 15 October 1994. See photos

31 years ago (15 October 1993), Green Day played La Luna in Portland, OR while supporting Bad Religion.

32 years ago (15 October 1992), Green Day played the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood on the Kerplunk Tour.



16 OCTOBER



On this day 15 years ago (16 October 2009), Green Day played Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

19 years ago (16 October 2005), Green Day played the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, TN on the American Idiot Tour.

20 years ago (16 October 2004), Green Day played the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans, LA.



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31 years ago (16 October 1993), Green Day played the 86 Street Music Hall in Vancouver, Canada while supporting Bad Religion.

32 years ago (16 October 1992), Green Day played Jabberjaw in Los Angeles, CA on the Kerplunk Tour.

36 years ago (16 October 1988), Green Day played in Eggplant's backyard in Pinole, CA.

"And there was this backyard party that Sweet Children played, and the kid that was filling in at the time, me and Mike were looking for a drummer, and this guy was in this crazy band called Isocracy, his name is John Kiffmeyer, and he's a couple of years older and at the time he was a veteran in that community. John, thank you. Thank you so much. I love you and God bless your family. ...John Kiffmeyer from Isocracy came up and said, 'I heard you guys were looking for a drummer. My band's breaking up and I really want to be in your band.'" — Billie Joe at Green Day's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame induction



17 OCTOBER



On this day 8 years ago (17 October 2016), Green Day played the Hollywood Palladium on the Revolution Radio club tour. Stuart and the Ave. is the most interesting song on that setlist. See photos

14 years ago (17 October 2010), Green Day played the Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brasil on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

GDC user Karol Oliveira says, "My first Green Day concert ever ❤️ Got to be on stage during 2000LYA. The Cup Noodles costume was so unexpected."

15 years ago (17 October 2009), Green Day played the Sportpaleis in Merksem (Antwerp), Belgium on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

19 years ago (17 October 2005), Green Day played the Ervin J. Nutter Center in Fairborn (Dayton), OH on the American Idiot Tour. This photo was kindly shared by thetoph_drums who got onstage to play the drums.



"After Number One Fan completed their set, the roadies began the process of moving Green Day's gear onstage. Around 7:45, the Drunk Bunny staggered onto the dimly lit stage. The crowd went wild, screaming and hollering, as he guzzled down his first beer. Continuing to stagger around, he almost fell headfirst into the mosh pit full of eager fans just waiting to discover his identity. Before ending his little preview show, the Bunny capped off another beer, hidden in his suit, and proceeded to 'get happy' on the stage floor. He seemed to enjoy it as much as the crowd, and then, his show was over as he made his way backstage. The crowd yelled and moshed until their faces were blue. Finally, Green Day made their entrance. The fans were crazy. The pit began to move faster and faster until they were in an all-out mosh as Green Day began their show with American Idiot, the title track off their multi-platnium record released September 21st, 2004. After finishing the kick-off song of the Dayton show, Billie Joe Armstrong took the mic and introduced the guys he had been with for 17 years. He also asked for the date and alerted the crowd that 'the day after this show will be our 17th fucking anniversary!' Not only was the Dayton show the band's anniversary show, it was the last show on the bill for the American Idiot Tour 2005.
As Green Day continued on through the night, they played the entire American Idiot album straight through, with breaks of course, so Billie could begin all-arena waves, spotlight jumps, and, his favorite, 'heeeey-hoooo!' He could induce the crowd into doing anything, whether it be jumping, headbanging, waves, or swaying. Billie, with the help of Mike and Tre, turned the crowd into a raging pack of punks, even the young kids staying up way past their bedtime to hear their favorite band. At one point during the show, Billie held 'heeey' for, what was probably a record, one full fucking minute! His convinced the crowd that they could hold that note, and they tried. Few actually completed the task, but everybody tried.
Now, it seems to be a tradition that at every Green Day show they pick people from the crowd to play their instruments. This time around a guy wearing a red and black striped shirt played drums, and the crowd seemed to love the way he played! A girl was chosen to play bass, and Mike seemed to like her because he kept whispering tips in her ear. And, the mother of all instruments was left, guitar. A girl was also chosen to play this. She seemed to have been dying to play because once she got on stage, she owned it. She was running around hugging everybody and yelling at the crowd to make some noise. The three chosen musicians played Knowledge while Billie picked up the vocals. The girl who played guitar was allowed to keep Billie's guitar as long as she 'got her fucking ass off my fucking stage!' And, the drummer dude got to keep Tre's sticks and do a stage dive. And, I do believe the bass girl got to keep Mike's bass. In my personal opinion, I do believe this was the best Green Day show I've ever seen, but that might just have been because I was there. I enjoyed this concert so fucking much that it will be the best night of my life forever!" — Sunset Veins

29 years ago (17 October 1995), Green Day played the Seattle Center Arena on the Insomniac Tour. See photos

"The first time I saw Green Day is when they played an arena in Seattle in 1995. Someone threw a shoe at Billie Joe and he got pissed off and cut the set short..." — John Goar (one of Billie's teachers at John Swett High School)

30 years ago (17 October 1994), Green Day played the Cambridge Junction in Cambridge, England on the Dookie Tour.

31 years ago (17 October 1993), Green Day played the Moore Theatre in Seattle, WA while supporting Bad Religion.

"I saw Bad Religion a couple of weeks ago in Seattle, as I think that they're one of the best bands ever I expected (and got) a great show. What I didn't expect was the fantastic opening band Green Day, one of the tightest and most energetic bands I've ever seen." — Michael Hurd

32 years ago (17 October 1992), Green Day played SOMA in San Diego, CA on the Kerplunk Tour.

"I remember it was funny because all the talk was that Green Day were gonna be signed to a major label, and back then there were lots of arguments as to whether people should to major labels. Billie Joe was onstage and he said, 'Hey everyone, make sure you clap really loud because the executives from the label are trying to decide whether they want us to sign or not tonight, so let them know what do you think.' He was making a joke out of it which was pretty cool." — Mark Hoppus

33 years ago (17 October 1991), Green Day played the Moore Theatre in Seattle, WA for the first time.

37 years ago (17 October 1987), Green Day played their first gig ever at Rod's Hickory Pit in Vallejo, CA, where Billie Joe's mum worked as a waitress. The small audience was impressed enough to invite them back. The diner has since been demolished and replaced with a Starbucks. For more information, check out the Green Day landmarks tour.



18 OCTOBER



On this day 24 years ago (18 October 2000), Green Day played the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia on the Warning Tour.

"Green Day played an awesome gig last night in Sydney to a packed out Hordern Pavilion. The whole set lasted for an hour and 45 minutes during which a fan from the audience got to play Platypus (I Hate You). Billie Joe had half the crowd screaming, 'Fuck you!' and the other half screaming back, 'Go fuck your mums!' For the finale, Tre Cool, after smashing his drumkit with a little help from Mike, climbed on top of a speaker two metres high, and threw his drum down. All in all, a kick ass concert." — A fan's experience

29 years ago (18 October 1995), Green Day played the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada on the Insomniac Tour. See photos

30 years ago (18 October 1994), Green Day played the Leadmill in Sheffield, England on the Dookie Tour. Billie played the show on a stool after breaking his ankle in Amsterdam.

33 years ago (18 October 1991), Green Day played at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, CA.



19 OCTOBER



On this day 1 year ago (19 October 2023), Green Day played the Fremont Country Club in Las Vegas, NV. See photos

8 years ago (19 October 2016), the Say Goodbye lyric video was released and Green Day played the KROQ Red Bull Sound Space. They were also interviewed. See photos

15 years ago (19 October 2009), Green Day played the SECC in Glasgow, Scotland on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

GDC user jengd says, "This is the day I first saw Green Day in 2009 in Glasgow on the 21CBD tour. It changed my life. I celebrate every year."

20 years ago (19 October 2004), Green Day played the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth (Dallas), TX on the American Idiot Tour.

24 years ago (19 October 2000), Green Day played Goat Island in Sydney, Australia on the Warning Tour.

30 years ago (19 October 1994), Green Day played the Boardwalk in Manchester, England on the Dookie Tour.

31 years ago (19 October 1993), Green Day played the Catalyst in Santa Cruz, CA while supporting Bad Religion. See photos

34 years ago (19 October 1990), Green Day played the Women's Building in San Francisco, CA. See photos

"I even thoroughly enjoyed Green Day who’ve added Tre Cool of the Lookouts on drums while Al is up at school in Humboldt studying god knows what." — Flipside #69



20 OCTOBER



On this day 8 years ago (20 October 2016), Green Day played the UC Theatre in Berkeley on the Revolution Radio club tour. See photos

14 years ago (20 October 2010), Green Day played in São Paulo, Brasil on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

15 years ago (20 October 2009), Green Day played the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

19 years ago (20 October 2004), Green Day played the Reliant Arena in Houston, TX on the American Idiot Tour. See photos

24 years ago (20 October 2000), Green Day played the Festival Hall in Melbourne, Australia on the Warning Tour.

29 years ago (20 October 1995), Green Day played the Coliseum in Edmonton, Canada on the Insomniac Tour.

30 years ago (20 October 1994), Green Day played the Garage in Glasgow, Scotland on the Dookie Tour.

31 years ago (20 October 1993), Green Day played the Warfield in San Francisco, CA while supporting Bad Religion.

33 years ago (20 October 1991), Green Day played 924 Gilman Street. See photos



21 OCTOBER



On this day last year (21 October 2023), Green Day played the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas, NV. See photos

2 years ago (21 October 2022), Green Day played the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, TX.



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15 years ago (21 October 2009), Green Day played The O2 in Dublin, Ireland on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

24 years ago (21 October 2000), Green Day played the Livid Festival in Brisbane, Australia. They were also interviewed and tried and failed to tip over a car, despite getting their security guard to join in. See photos

29 years ago (21 October 1995), Green Day played the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary, Canada on the Insomniac Tour.

30 years ago (21 October 1994), Green Day played Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton, England on the Dookie Tour. They really did make some random stops in the UK back then. I mean, Wolverhampton? Wigan? Cambridge? Kent? It's wild to think of them playing all those places.

35 years ago (21 October 1989), Green Day played Marsugi's in San Jose, CA.

36 years ago (21 October 1988), Green Day played the Veterans Memorial Center in Davis, CA. This was John Kiffmeyer's first show.

"So I just walked over to them and said, 'Can I be in your band because I don't have a band anymore?' And then Martin and Jason (from Isocracy) took off on a moped and I was in this new band. That was on a Sunday. We practiced on Tuesday and Wednesday and played our show on Friday." — John Kiffmeyer



22 OCTOBER



On this day 1 year ago (22 October 2023), Green Day played a second night at the When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas, NV. See photos

14 years ago (22 October 2012), Green Day played in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. Billie Joe said it was his favourite show ever at the time.



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20 years ago (22 October 2004), Green Day played the Gwinnett Center in Duluth, GA on the American Idiot Tour.

24 years ago (22 October 2000), Green Day played the Rock It Festival in Perth, Australia on the Warning Tour.

29 years ago (22 October 1995), Green Day played the Agridome in Regina, Canada on the Insomniac Tour.

30 years ago (22 October 1994), Green Day played Welcome to Paradise on Top of the Pops. Billie wore a shirt saying "Who am I fooling anyway?" because they were forced to play to a backing track. See photos

Also 30 years ago (22 October 1994), Green Day played the Astoria in London, England on the Dookie Tour.

"First gig. Green Day at London Astoria 1994. Technically I'd been to a small festival before this but this was my first proper gig. Joeyfat opened and Billie Joe Armstrong stood on my foot as we were watching at the back. Then came China Drum who I still listen to after all this time. Green Day were so amazing and opened the door for me to a lot more bands." — Andy

31 years ago (22 October 1993), Green Day played their first Latin American show at the Iguanas club in Tijuana, Mexico.





23 OCTOBER



On this day 8 years ago (23 October 2016), Green Day played the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, IL on the Revolution Radio club tour. See photos. GDC user Montclare also shared some of her photos in the On This Day thread.

13 years ago (23 October 2011), Billie Joe performed Good Riddance when Will Ferrell was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. See photos

15 years ago (23 October 2009), Green Day played the O2 Arena in London, England on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

GDC user Hermione says, "It was so awesome because a big group of fans from GDC and FB from the UK, US, Europe and even Australia were travelling to all the UK shows in a minibus and calling it 'Rocktober' and we met up with them, met over 30 people from here that day and still see some at shows now! After just following the band online mostly through here it was surreal to actually see them live and hang out with so many cool people from here. I'll never forget lovely J'net who was with us during the show getting handed a pick by Mike and just giving it to me(!), singing along with *the* Tony from BIAB, staying at the awesome Sharon and Graham's house afterwards where they had an open door policy for GD fans, and everyone we met. And getting to do this with my sister who loves the band as much as me, every show I've been to since has been with her.
And the show, that tour was probably their live peak and got to see all the songs and traditions I'd waited for plus loads of 21st CB songs, just amazing to see hot blond Billie and the rest of the band right there. Then unexpectedly got to see FBHT just over a week later... one reason I still obsess over that is it came right after my GD dreams already came true. Unbelievable magical time."

20 years ago (23 October 2004), Green Day played the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH on the American Idiot Tour.

29 years ago (23 October 1995), Green Day played the Arena in Winnipeg, Canada on the Insomniac Tour.



24 OCTOBER



On this day last year (24 October 2023), The American Dream is Killing Me was released and accompanied by a music video. See photos. GDC user stories and songs says, "Happy anniversary to TADIKM! I remember this day vividly because I had a dentist appointment in the morning and couldn’t wait to get out so I could go sit in my car and watch the video. The start of a very special era!"



25 OCTOBER



On this day 5 years ago (25 October 2019), Green Day were on Kevin & Bean's Last Breakfast at the KROQ Sound Space in LA. They were interviewed and played 7 songs. See photos

29 years ago (25 October 1995), Green Day played the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada on the Insomniac Tour. See photos

"Don't throw your sneakers at the band. Seems like common sense. But there's no persuading the crowd during a Green Day show at Maple Leaf Gardens, in Toronto. Even a string of obscenities from singer Billie Joe Armstrong can't stop the footwear from flying. Then all of a sudden, Armstrong stops thrashing his guitar - smack in the middle of a searing rendition of 2,000 Light Years Away - to beckon one barefoot fan onstage to collect his rightful property. No hard feelings, Green Day's leader appears to tell him. The stage-struck kid scrambles up, takes a nervous bow and bends over to lace his shoes. He ought to be watching his back, though: Armstrong is behind him, wearing a boar's head Halloween mask and brandishing a butcher's knife. The crowd roars, and the kid, unharmed, leaps back into the snarling mosh pit. Minutes later, Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt bounds toward his microphone to add harmonies to a rousing cover of Operation Ivy's Knowledge, only to get smacked in the forehead by a wayward high-top basketball shoe. This time, Armstrong doesn't even notice. He's too busy ripping chords from his blue Stratocaster and contorting his face through a rogues' gallery of grimaces, gauging each one for maximum audience response. Then he turns his back to the arena and drops his pants. That's entertainment, Green Day style. Pretty soon panic-stricken security personnel are chasing down kids who have jumped from their assigned seats to the general-admission floor, dragging them out the exits. Has the evening finally gotten totally out of control? We'll never know. 'Thanks a lot, because we don't take this shit for granted!' Armstrong shouts, and the band walks off. In the dressing room, Armstrong heads straight for a sofa in the corner and clams up. Bored? Perhaps. Exhausted? Most likely." — Rolling Stone

33 years ago (25 October 1991), Green Day played their first European show at the Ostbunker in Osnabrück, Germany.



26 OCTOBER



On this day last year (26 October 2023), Green Day played 14 songs on Amazon Music Live. See photos

8 years ago (26 October 2016), Green Day played The Pageant in St. Louis, MO on the Revolution Radio club tour. See photos

14 years ago (26 October 2010), Green Day played in Lima, Peru on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. It was their first show in Peru. See photos

15 years ago (26 October 2009), Green Day played in Sheffield, England on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. See photos

20 years ago (26 October 2004), Green Day played the Giant Center in Hershey, PA on the American Idiot Tour.

29 years ago (26 October 1995), Green Day played the Community Arena in Sudbury, Canada on the Insomniac Tour.

"Glorious days, oh glorious days! Who else camped out overnight for that 45-minute Green Day concert?" — Adam David Boyle

33 years ago (26 October 1991), Green Day played in Bielefeld, Germany.

34 years ago (26 October 1990), Green Day played at 924 Gilman Street.



27 OCTOBER



On this day 13 years ago (27 October 2011), Green Day played Webster Hall in NYC. See photos

15 years ago (27 October 2009), Green Day played the LG Arena in Birmingham, England on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour. The official live video of Murder City is from this show.



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This was my first Green Day show. There are parts I still remember well, like going crazy when they started At the Library, but my clearest memory is the pure happiness and excitement I felt before, throughout and after the show. If you want to read the recap I wrote back then, it's in the On This Day thread.

"We’re still alive, Birmingham! It’s been a long fucking time, goddamn I’m so fucking happy to be back in England, you have no idea. Goddammit I’m fucking moving here, fuck this shit, I’m fucking moving. Packing my bags, I’m gonna get on a big old fucking aeroplane, I’m gonna take all my shit across the pond, and I am officially fucking English as of now! I’m bringing it back home!" — Billie Joe in Birmingham on 27 October 2009

18 years ago, the music video for The Saints Are Coming was released. It includes some footage of both bands recording the song and performing it live. See stills

29 years ago (27 October 1995), Green Day played the Forum in Montreal, Canada on the Insomniac Tour.

33 years ago (27 October 1991), Green Day played Störtebeker in Hamburg, Germany. They opened for So Much Hate.



28 OCTOBER



On this day 2 years ago (28 October 2022), The Coverups played the Moroccan Lounge in LA.


Unfortunately there’s a technical issue again and I can’t save the full post, but you can see the rest on the On This Day thread.