Here's some news that no-one expected: Green Day played a new song, 1981, at the Festival D’été de Québec last night. So far, there's only fan audio available:



The last time a new song was played for such a huge crowd was when Cigarettes & Valentines was premiered on the 21st Century Breakdown Tour, although as Billie Joe noted at the time, 'it ain't that brand new.'

Fans also got to hear The Grouch and Stuart and the Ave. Here's the full setlist:

1. American Idiot


2. Holiday


3. Know Your Enemy


4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams


5. The Grouch


6. Longview


7. Welcome to Paradise


8. Hitchin' a Ride


9. Rock and Roll All Nite


10. Brain Stew


11. St. Jimmy


12. When I Come Around


13. Waiting


14. Stuart and the Ave.


15. 21 Guns


16. Minority


17. 1981


18. Knowledge


19. Basket Case


20. King for a Day


21. Shout


22. Wake Me Up When September Ends


23. Jesus of Suburbia


24. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

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