Green Day Hint At 3,000 Date Tour To Support Album Trilogy '¡Uno!', '¡Dos!', '¡Tre!'
Friday, 17 August 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
Green Day have dropped a massive hint that they may hit the road for a huge 3,000 date world tour supporting the release of their forthcoming new album trilogy '¡Uno!', '¡Dos!', '¡Tre!'.
Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt explained that the only way to do '¡Uno!', '¡Dos!', '¡Tre!' justice when performing live is to create some really extravagant stage shows, thus meaning a massive tour.
Speaking to MTV, Dirnt revealed: "The full tour, we'll probably do about 3,000 shows. Right now, we're just warming up and getting ready to go out there, start swinging. The sky is the limit right now."
"We're just going to keep going. We want to play a lot of small clubs, a lot of theaters, a lot of arenas, and then who knows what else."
Green Day Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong also let slip some new bands that are influencing their latest material. He named Best Coast among the acts Green Day currently rate.
"After our first records on (record label) Lookout!, and 'Dookie' all the way though '21st Century Breakdown', it was always about taking the right kind of risks," says Armstrong.
"But, not trying to do something where you're pushing too hard to try to evolve into something that you're not. It takes time, and we always listen to younger bands; we really like a band called the Biters, and Best Coast. It's just a matter of letting yourself evolve."
In other news... Are you a fan of Green Day? Attending the Reading Festival next weekend? Well take a deep breath, it 'appears' as though the US punk-rockers WILL be hitting our shores next week performing a secret concert at some point during the festival along with a mysterious London show, according to online speculation. For further details, click here.
Green Day have recently unveiled the music video for their latest single 'Oh Love', the first to come from '¡Uno!', the first in the album trilogy '¡Uno!', '¡Dos!', '¡Tre!'.
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