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Green Day’s Gig Of The Year Post by: Eddie Ruckus - Rockin' Blogger 17 December, 2009 - 7:37 AM
F**king WOW!!! What else can be said about Green Day’s farewell show in Melbourne last night? Concert-Of-The-Year!!!
Even by Green Day’s own high standards, this was one for the ages.
Billie Joe and the band seemed determined to make up for any stress caused to fans by postponing the last show of their Oz tour by 24 hours.
And, boy, did they do that, filling their three-hour set with a bunch of rarely played classics, like “Redundant”, “One For The Razorbacks”, “Going To Pasalacqua” and “Coming Clean”.
“We had to postpone because one of us had to do a little time on the toilet,” BJ joked with the crowd early in the set. “There’s nothing like an old dysentery to give you a real cleanse.”
And it seemed to do the job – Billie Joe didn’t miss a beat and spent the night running a virtual marathon across the stage.
During “King For A Day”, the band was joined on stage by a bevy of strippers. It was madness, awesome.
What a way to end one of the best international rock tours we’ve seen in this country all decade.
Thank you Green Day – please come back very soon.
Who was there? What were some of your favourite moments?
Leave your comment
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Stella123 says
I went to the Sydney concert and it was incredible!
Posted Thursday 17 December, 2009 9:05 AM -
Jack says
Man! I saw them on Monday night and they were unreal, but would have loved to see some of the older songs like in this set list. Damn.
Posted Thursday 17 December, 2009 10:26 AM -
sharon testa says
Absolutely amazzzzzzzzing best Green Day concert everrrrrrrrr loved it.
Billy Joe really excelled as did all the boys thank you guys thank you.
Kudos to GREEN DAY the best band in the world. Come back in 2010 pleeeeeeeeeeeease loved the old stuff Yeahhhh!!!!! I have no voice left my ears are still ringing ah yessss!!!!
mwaaaaaaaaa
Posted Thursday 17 December, 2009 11:12 AM -
Caetlyn says
I went Monday night and it was AWESOME!! MOSH WAS INSANNEE!!
They are such great entertainers!! Shattered didn't hear some of those older songs but ey! still put on a GREAT SHOW!!
Come back sooooon!!!
Posted Thursday 17 December, 2009 11:35 AM -
Circe says
Wow! Took my 10-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter - what an awesome introduction to live music!
Posted Thursday 17 December, 2009 12:38 PM -
carlie says
I went last nite and it was the best show they've had!!!
I'm one of ther biggest fans!!!! I was the girl that got up on stage with Billie Joe... he got on one knee and sang to me. I was balling my eyes out. I love him so much!!!
If u have a video of that can u please email it to me???? It would make me the happiest person in the world!!!!
Posted Thursday 17 December, 2009 1:13 PM -
Jo says
Amazing!!
Posted Thursday 17 December, 2009 1:42 PM -
Jean says
It was Awesome last night... It happened to be my first ever concert and Loving Green Day I knew BJ wouldn't disappoint.. It would have been a lot more fun in the moshpit, but it was well worth the wait..
Posted Thursday 17 December, 2009 1:48 PM -
Angie says
"Who was there? What were some of your favourite moments?"
I was there, and my most favourite moment was being the first person picked by Billie to come on stage to be "saved". One in the middle with the red hair, yep, that's me. :D
Posted Thursday 17 December, 2009 3:01 PM -
Jackie says
I went to the GREEN DAY concert in Melbourne last night, What a concert, my boyfriend even caught one if the t-shirts BJ fired into the crowd and gave it to me!!
Posted Thursday 17 December, 2009 6:33 PM
