Last night, my friends, Madeline and Steve, my husband and I attended the Green Day concert at Madison Square Garden. Unfortunately, we missed the opening act, the Kaiser Chiefs, which I would have liked to see, but the Korean BBQ place on 32nd Street and 7th Avenue took longer then we anticipated.
In any event, the concert was probably the best concert I have seen in a long time! It was high energy from the time the pink bunny came out drinking a bud, to the end of the three hour show, which ended with Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).
At one point during the show, Billie Joe Armstrong, brought up a 12 year old kid from the audience, “Trevor,” who acted out a part during East Jesus NoWhere and sprayed the audience with a super soaker. (Billie Joe papered the audience with an electric toilet paper dispenser.)
When the song was over, the crowd chanted Trevor’s name until Billie Joe kicked him off the stage. (What a thrill for this kid, huh?) A few songs later, Billie Joe asked the audience who played the drums? who played the electric guitar? and who played the bass? (As it turned out Trevor also played Bass and was brought up again to play in a newly formed band!) It was pretty cool! I had never seen that at a concert.
The concert reminded me of a Ramones concert at CBGB’s back in the early 80’s. There was not one person in his seat the entire show. Everyone was up dancing and bopping to the punk beat!
Green Day really rocked the Garden! When we left, I was still hearing the music…. As a matter of fact, I woke up hearing Green Day too!
Here’s the set list from last night:
1. Song of the Century
2. 21st Century Breakdown
3. Know Your Enemy
4. Murder City
5. East Jesus Nowhere
6. Holiday
7. Static Age
8. Before the Lobotomy
9. Are We the Waiting
10. St. Jimmy
11. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
12. A Quick One While He’s Away (The Who)
13. Hitchin a Ride
14. Welcome to Paradise
15. Stop, Drop, and Roll/ Eye of the Tiger
16. FOD
17. When I Come Around
18. Going to Pasalacqua
19. Stuart And The Ave./ Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?
20. Iron Man riff
21. Brain Stew
22. Jaded
23. Knowledge
24. Basket Case
25. She
26. King For a Day
27. Shout/ Earth Angel (The Penguins)/ Christie Road
/ I’ll Be There
28. 21 Guns
29. American Eulogy
30. American Idiot
31. Jesus of Suburbia
32. Minority
33. Macy’s Day Parade
34. Tell Me When It’s Time to Say I Love You (AI b-side)
35. Good Riddance
