WIMBLEDON, England — In preparation for Wimbledon, Serena Williams took in a Green Day concert at Wembley Stadium and, with the Queen of England scheduled to visit the tournament Thursday, practiced her curtsy in front of the mirror.
Of Green Day, she gushed: “They were so close.”
Williams was much more animated on other topics. Like Green Day (she pronounced herself a “massive” fan). And The Queen (she does plan to curtsy, if given the opportunity, and she would welcome an introduction).
American pop punk trio also get into the World Cup spirit
The American punk pop trio played a mammoth two hour and 50 minute set from their 20 year backcatalogue featuring tracks and hits from seven of their eight albums as they peppered their set with pyrotechnics and shooting flames.
Arriving onstage to huge cheers, drummer Tre Cool charged down the catwalk before launching his drumsticks onto the main stage as the band kicked off the show with '21st Century Breakdown' opener 'Song Of The Century'.
Then singer Billie Joe Armstrong ordered the whole of the stadium to stand up as he declared: "This is the biggest fucking show we have ever had in our lives. This is going to be the best rock 'n' roll show Wembley has ever seen."
Throughout the gig, the singer declared his love for England and wrapped himself in the St George's flag and wore a wig with the cross on, on a number of occasions.
As ever the charismatic frontman brought several fans onstage to help out on vocals to the point where one fan sang the whole of 'Longview' while the rest of the band played on.
Earlier, the whole stadium sang in unison to their hit single 'Boulevard Of Broken Dreams' before Joe Armstrong
Green Day will be coming home to the Shoreline Ampitheatre in San Francisco, CA on September 4th. The band will finish up the second leg of their U.S. Tour this Summer in their hometown with AFI before travelling to South America for the first time in nearly 10 years. Tickets will be $50 for reserved seats and $20 for the lawn. Just like all US Summer shows, these prices include all fees including parking. See you there!!!
GREEN DAY - September 4th, 2010
On Sale - June 19th @ 10am
Shoreline Ampitheatre
One Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
(650) 967-3000
US Summer Tour with AFI
08-03 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
08-05 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
08-07 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
08-09 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08-11 Washington DC Jiffy Lube Live
08-12 Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre
08-14 Holmdel, NJ PNC
08-16 Boston, MA Comcast Center
08-18 Toronto, ONT Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
08-20 Quebec City, Canada Agora
08-21 Montreal, QC (CAN)
08-23 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theater
08-26 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
08-28 Denver, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
08-30 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
08-31 Los Angeles, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
09-02 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless
What bands influenced you? —Katelynn See, INDEPENDENCE, KY.
A lot of Minneapolis bands like Hüsker Dü and the Replacements. After that, the Ramones, then the local punk-rock scene that we came from in Berkeley, Calif. There was this great compilation called Turn It Around! That was a pretty big record for me.
Why do you never seem to age? —Eldon Mills, CHESTERFIELD, ENGLAND
[Laughs.] I definitely age. It's about trying to mentally keep yourself in a place where you're never resting on your laurels. That's the fountain of youth. It has nothing to do with the wrinkles on your face, how fat you get or if you get gray hair. It's your zest for life.
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