After canceling some dates outright and postponing others while lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong attended rehab, Green Day will hit the road again on March 28, starting at Chicago”s Allstate Arena.
The trio, who released three albums between September and December of 2012, called off all promotional shows and a planned tour after Armstrong went into an explosive rant at the IHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas in late September. When originally announced in October, the group canceled all remaining dates for 2012 and postponed shows for January- February. Those early 2013 shows are now canceled.
Armstrong thanks his fans and friends for their support over the last several months. “Dear friends… I just want to thank you all for the love and support you’ve shown for the past few months. Believe me, it hasn’t gone unnoticed and I’m eternally grateful to have such an amazing set of friends and family. I’m getting better everyday. So now, without further ado, the show must go on. We can’t wait to get on the road and live out [loud]! Our passion has only grown stronger.”
Collectively, the band also issued its thanks: “Dear friends… I just want to thank you all for the love and support you’ve shown for the past few months. Believe me, it hasn’t gone unnoticed and I’m eternally grateful to have such an amazing set of friends and family. I’m getting better everyday. So now, without further ado, the show must go on. We can’t wait to get on the road and live out load! Our passion has only grown stronger.”
West coast dates will be announced in early 2013. Refunds for the now-canceled January and February shows are now available.
NEW GREEN DAY TOUR DATES
MARCH
28th – Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena
29th – Moline, IL – I Wireless Center
31st – Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center
APRIL
1st – Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena
3rd – Philadelphia, PA – Liacourias Center
4th – Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center
6th – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
7th – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
9th – Providence, RI – Dunkin Donuts Center
11th – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
12th – Quebec City, QC – Quebec Colisee
CANCELED DATES
JANUARY
7th – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center
10th – Wilkes-Barre, PA – Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
11th – State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center – Penn State Univ.
18th – Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Arena
25th – Portland, ME – Cumberland Co. Civic Center
30th – Cleveland, OH – Wolstein Ctr. / Cleveland St. Univ.
FEBRUARY
2nd – Madison, WI – Alliant Energy Center Mem. Coliseum
4th – Omaha, NE – CenturyLink Arena
6th – Broomfield, CO – 1STBANK Center
8th – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena