ANN/THE STAR – Iconic American punk rock band Green Day is set to return to Thailand for the first time in 14 years in a concert at Impact Arena on February 12, 2025.
Rock legends Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool will bring their hits like Basket Case, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Good Riddance (Time of Your Life), When I Come Around and American Idiot to Thai fans, who have been eagerly waiting for their return since their last performance in 2010.
The band was scheduled to play in March 2020, but had to cancel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Green Day’s first performance in Thailand was in 1996 at MBK Centre in Bangkok.
Green Day was formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Dirnt, with drummer Cool joining in 1990.
Before taking its current name in 1989, the band was named Blood Rage, then Sweet Children.
In 1994, their major-label debut Dookie, released through Reprise Records, became a breakout success and eventually sold more than 10 million copies in the United States (US).
Alongside fellow California punk bands Bad Religion, the Offspring, Rancid, NOFX, Pennywise and Social Distortion, Green Day is credited with popularising mainstream interest in punk rock in the US.
Green Day’s latest album Saviors was released this year with hit songs including The American Dream Is Killing Me and Dilemma.
