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Green Day plays ‘Bang Bang’ on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon

Last Thursday, Green Day performed “Bang Bang,” the latest single out of their new album “Revolution Radio” on The Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon.

Frontman Billy Joe Armstrong delivered a solid and energetic show, a flagship for the band’s proposal in Revolution Radio, trying to blur their last studio production “¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré!” which was deemed by fans as lackluster and unwelcome.

Frontman Billy Joe Armstrong delivered a solid and energetic show. Photo credit: Viacheslav Osadchiy Youtube Channel

Revolution Radio is the twelfth studio album by the punk rock veterans. It will be hitting stores and online services on October 7.

You can watch the explosive performance here:

The American punk veterans make a comeback

Following the 2012 release of the ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré! trilogy, fans were unsure of what the band was trying to do, as Billy Joe Armstrong told Q Magazine that he was on drugs at the time, believing that his life was normal when it actually wasn’t.

The punk frontman acknowledged that the trilogy had no sense of direction and he and the band just tried to be prolific without any general feelings of accomplishment.

But regarding Revolution Radio, Armstrong has noted that it is a record about trying to find common ground and returning to one’s own consciousness when everything seems to be distorted. He stated that the band’s new album would be “”inspired by confusion and just trying to make some sense of where you stand in the world there’s a lot of chaos going on. That’s a big theme through all of Green Day’s history – feeling lost.”

Armstrong was open about his situation while the ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré!, the trilogy, was being produced. He attributed some of its flaws to memory loss caused by cocaine. He remembered the events and wished he had sat back and “kinda done nothing for awhile.”

For Revolution Radio, the band chose to produce the record by themselves, distancing themselves from producers who have worked with them for years. Armstrong told Rolling Stone that he wanted Green Day’s members just to be in contact with each other. He also commented that the band’s musical skills have improved since and may be at their best in years.

Revolution Radio has received good reviews from critics, which has led fans to wait for the punk trio’s triumphal return patiently.

The band announced a North American and European tour to support Revolution Radio’s release. Tour dates for the tour stand as follows:

September 20 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

September 21 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom

September 23 – Toronto, ON @ World Cup of Hockey

September 24 – Detroit, MI @ Fillmore

September 26 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

September 28 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Theater

September 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre

September 01 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues

October 03 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

October 08 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall

October 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium

October 20 – Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre

January 10 – Turin, Italy @ Pala Alpitour

January 11 – Florence, Italy @ Mandela Forum

January 13 – Bologna, Italy @ Unipol Arena

January 14 – Milan, Italy @ Mediolanum Forum

January 16 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion

January 18 – Manheim, Germany @ SAP Arena

January 19 – Berlin, Germany @ Mercedes-Benz Arena

January 25 – Oslo, Norway @ Spektrum

January 27 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Stockholm Globe

January 28 – Malmo, Sweden @ Malmo Arena

January 30 – Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena

January 31 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Ziggo Dome

February 02 – Brussels, Belgium @ Forest National

February 03 – Paris, France @ Accorhotels Arena

February 05 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds First Direct Arena

February 06 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Arena

February 08 – London @ The O2

June 23 – Scheeßel, Germany @ Hurricane Festival

June 24 – Tuttlingen, Germany @ Southside Festival

Source: Rolling Stone

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