Earlier today, (Sunday, December 19th) Punk/Pop-Punk/Just-Plain-Pop legends released a short video to their socials on them rehearsing in London’s RAK Studios. From this, fans have rallied behind the hopes that new music from the band may be on the way after the, generally agreed on, disappointment that was their 2020 effort; Father Of All Motherfuckers, a project that most fans are happy to move on from.
RAK studio London pic.twitter.com/rlPiTmTe4V
— Green Day (@GreenDay) December 19, 2021
Some fans however have started to stir the pot of hype and come up with their own theories of the meaning behind the clip. At one point in the clip, the number “1972” can be spotted flashing on screen. “1972? 50th birthday special?” commented one fan, referencing the fact that the bands’ 3 core members; Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool were all born in 1972. Possibly alluding to a great big half-century celebration for them all wrapped up neatly in a bunch of old and new Green Day recordings? Who knows?
This wouldn’t make the only moment of reflection for the band in recent months. Only a few weeks ago the band put out The BBC Sessions, a retrospective take on music recorded between 1994 and 2001. In a description taken from the band’s merch store here, they explain, “Green Day would visit the BBC’s Maida Vale studios in London four times and record live sessions for Radio 1’s “evening show” and its popular DJ Steve Lamacq” adding, “this compilation documents those sessions, and includes many of the band’s hits including “when i come around”, “basket case”, “brain stew/jaded” and “minority”.
GO GO GO!! BBC Sessions (featuring songs recorded between ’94-01) is out now https://t.co/oTzkxK1Lds pic.twitter.com/FIdcbz8e6V
— Green Day (@GreenDay) December 10, 2021
There has also been a new line of merch released to celebrate the 30th birthday of their sophomore LP Kerplunk. See the store here, although if you’re after anything more exciting than a t-shirt with the old cover on the front, and a reissue of the CD… I wouldn’t bother.
The band are also STILL embarking on their massive “Hella Mega Tour” with pop-punk neighbours Fall Out Boy, and the ever tongue and cheek Weezer. With the UK dates still yet to come you can find information on dates here. See below the remaining European dates for the tour beginning next summer:
19/06/2022 – Ernst-Happel Stadion – Vienna – Austria
21/06 – Antwerps Sportpaleis – Antwerp – Belgium
22/06 – Stadspark – Groningen – Netherlands
24/06 – London Stadium – London – UK
25/06 – John Smith’s Stadium – Huddersfield – UK
27/06 – Venue TBA – Dublin – Ireland
29/06 – Bellahouston Park – Glasgow – UK
02/07 – La Defense Arena – Paris – France
