GREEN DAY @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater – Milwaukee, WI
September 1, 2021
Photos by David Urmanski
Website: www.GreenDay.com
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:
On June 24th, 2021 Green Day embarked on a global stadium tour, The Hella Mega Tour, with Fall Out Boy and Weezer with a stop in Milwaukee the day prior to the kickoff of the World’s Largest Music Festival, Summerfest. Formed in 1986 in Berkeley, California, five-time Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Green Day is one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time, with more than 70 million records sold worldwide and 10 billion cumulative audio/visual streams. Their 1994 breakout album Dookie, which sold over 10 million and achieved diamond status, is widely credited with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock, catapulting a career-long run of #1 hit singles.
Entertainment Weekly calls Green Day, “The most influential band of their generation,” while Rolling Stone attests, “Green Day have inspired more young bands to start than any act this side of KISS, and that doesn’t seem to be changing.” In 2004, Green Day released the rock opera American Idiot which captured the nation’s attention, selling more than 7 million copies in the U.S. alone and taking home the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. Mojo declared “It’s exhilarating stuff, the kind of record that sets new parameters as to what is possible from a punk rock’n’roll band in the 21st century.”
In 2010, a stage adaptation of American Idiot debuted on Broadway to critical and commercial acclaim. Released last year, Green Day’s thirteenth studio album Father Of All… (Reprise/Warner Records) debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Album Sales Chart and #1 in both the U.K. and Australia. Pitchfork declared, “Green Day’s most fetching and youthful songs in ages. The trio sounds reinvigorated, more like hungry newcomers staking their claim.”
SET LIST:
American Idiot
Holiday”
Know Your Enemy
Pollyanna
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Longview
Welcome to Paradise
Hitchin’ a Ride
Rock and Roll All Nite
Brain Stew
St. Jimmy
When I Come Around
21 Guns
Minority
Knowledge
Basket Case
She
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Still Breathing
Jesus of Suburbia
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
THE VENUE: HENRI MAIER FESTIVAL PARK Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance has evolved into what is now recognized as “The World’s Largest Music Festival” and Milwaukee’s cornerstone summer celebration, hosting the music industry’s biggest acts, emerging talent, and local favorites along with approximately 750,000 fans, for an unforgettable live music experience. The 53rd edition of the festival will take place September 2-4, 9-11, and 16-18, 2021. Summerfest features over 1,000 performances on 11 stages, along with food, beverages, and activities, all in a world-class festival setting. For more details, visit Summerfest.com, or Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @Summerfest. Address: 200 N Harbor Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202 Website: www.Summerfest.com Tickets: Get Tickets Parking: Reserve Your Parking
