
Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt of Green Day pose with some young fans during the Newport Beach Film Festival Opening Night Gala Premiere of Broadway Idiot in Newport Beach, California on April 25th, 2013

Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt of Green Day pose with some young fans during the Newport Beach Film Festival Opening Night Gala Premiere of Broadway Idiot in Newport Beach, California on April 25th, 2013

Tickets are now on sale for the show which runs May 28-June 2 at the San Diego Civic Theatre.

American Idiot, the Green Day musical that traveled from Berkeley Repertory Theatre to Broadway, Britain and beyond comes home with an exclusive screening of a new film. Broadway Idiot, a documentary about the making of Green Day’s American Idiot, debuted to stellar reviews at last month’s South by Southwest Film Festival. Now it returns to Berkeley Rep, where it all began. Broadway Idiot plays for one night only –Saturday, May 4 at 8pm. Tickets are only $10 and $20. Reserve yours at Berkeleyrep.org.

Bringing a band on stage is a blast. You get backstage, a free bottle of water, some skittles, usually a contact high, and a cool backstage sticker that proves you didn’t hop the fence. Sometimes you even get to meet the band and that’s exactly what happened to KROQ contest winner Peter from Ontario. He called and called and called as we ran a contest to not only bring Green Day on stage at The LA Sports Arena, but to also get an autographed guitar AND to met Tre, Mike, and Billy Joe backstage. Peter won the contest. Not bad.
Full article at KROQ: HERE

Look for Billie Joe to be featured in a new book by tattoo artist, Kat Von D. "Go Big or Go Home" is available now: HERE