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PARC DES PRINCES ON SALE NOW

GENERAL ON SALE:

26 June 2010 PARC DES PRINCES (Paris, France)

On sale this Friday, November 20th at 10am.

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GREEN DAY TOP MTVU WOODIE AWARD WINNERS

Here's the list of winners:

Woodie Of The Year: Kings Of Leon
Best Video Woodie: Matt & Kim "Lessons Learned"
Breaking Woodie: Never Shout Never
Left Field Woodie: Tech N9ne
Performing Woodie: Green Day
Good Woodie: Jamie Tworkowski (To Write Love On Her Arms)
College Radio Woodie: KUPS 90.1 University Of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Best Music On Campus Woodie: Hotel Of The Laughing Tree

[Full article at Chart Attack]

PRESS RELEASE

GREEN DAY TO RECORD NEW VERSION OF HIT SINGLE “21 GUNS” WITH CAST OF HIT MUSICAL AMERICAN IDIOT

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN LATE NOVEMBER

DIGITAL SINGLE FOR “21 GUNS” ALBUM VERSION CERTIFIED PLATINUM

November 19, 2009— Burbank, CA — Multi-platinum rock band Green Day are in the studio this week recording a new version of their hit single “21 Guns” with the cast of American Idiot — the critically acclaimed stage version of the band’s 2004 album that has been playing at Berkeley Rep since early September. The band’s singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong is producing the track, which will impact radio at the end of November and be made available for purchase through all digital retailers.

Green Day, which also includes bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool, are shooting a video for “21 Guns” with the American Idiot cast. American Idiot premiered at Berkeley Rep on September 4th and was extended through to November 15th due to record-breaking sales and unprecedented demand for seats. Called “the hottest fall theatre ticket,” by the San Jose Mercury News, American Idiot brought Green Day’s blockbuster album to life in a show staged by Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening), who collaborated with Armstrong on the story.

“21 Guns” is the second single from Green Day’s gold album 21st Century Breakdown. The digital version of the track has gone platinum, selling more than one million downloads, while the video won three 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in September, including “Best Rock Video.” The band recently completed a sold out European Tour and will next appear on the American Music Awards on November 22nd, followed by NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly on December 31st.

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LIVE PRE-SHOW 2009 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS

LIVE PRE-SHOW 2009 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
The exclusive pre-show webcast presented by Coca-Cola will begin on Sunday, November 22 at 3 PM Pacific and 6 PM Eastern

NPR MUSIC

The Decade's 50 Most Important Recordings @ NPR: HERE.

Album: American Idiot

Who would have predicted that the band behind an album called Dookie would return a decade later with a provocative examination of an America bloated by greed, junk food and prescription medications? American Idiot was released in 2004, and its title alone said a lot about the band's view of America's status in the world. On the surface, at least, it's a concept record that tells the story of "Jesus of Suburbia," an American everyman oblivious to his self-destructive life. Regardless of its intentions, American Idiot remains one of the decade's fiercest and most ambitious rock records. -- Robin Hilton

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS

Fans now have the power to determine the winners for the annual awards show. Visit

http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/vote/

and ensure Green Day wins Best Rock Band! Only those announced on November 10th have the chance to win a People's Choice Award on January 6th, 2010.

GREEN DAY IN LOS ANGELES AT NOKIA

Green Day fans,

NBC and 1iota.com are looking for thousands of diehard Green Day fans to be a part of a special live Green Day Mini-Concert taking place at the plaza at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles, CA on November 23rd. We will be performing several songs that night!

This is an “invite only” event. Tickets are FREE. If you want to request your FREE Green Day tickets, visit www.1iota.com. We are expecting thousands in attendance that night so act quickly and request your FREE tickets today!

***make sure you enter “OAKLAND” in the comments box during your ticket request***

Here is the direct link for the ticket page: http://www.1iota.com/events,4462,Green-Day-at-Nokia-Plaza.html

JET JOINS 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN TOUR

Aussie rockers JET have joined the Green Day 21st Century Breakdown Tour. Arriving in Perth on December 4, the arena tour is set to be huge.

JET have just returned from a tour of America and will postpone their Sydney and Melbourne headline shows so that they can join Billie Joe Armstrong and the rest of Green Day's punk rockers as they travel the country. Promoter Michael Gudinski said: "We're thrilled JET were able to accept Green Day's invitation to tour Australia with them. Both JET and Green Day are renowned for their explosive live concerts, so these shows are going to be massive."

JET, who hit the big time with their single Are You Gonna Be My Girl, released a new album, Shaka Rock, in August. The tour has sold out across the UK and Europe and Green Day have been impressing fans all over. A limited number of premium tickets to each Australian gig will be released.

[Full article at Frontier Touring]

MESSAGE FROM BILLIE JOE

Green day is Going into the studio this week to record 21 guns with the cast of american idiot. Its gonna rule!-Billie

[Posted on Twitter]

DRUM TECH KENNY BUTLER ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS

Back in September many of you hopped on the message boards to ask two long time Green Day crew members your questions for the inside scoop about life with Green Day. This week, Tre Cool's drum tech Kenny Butler took a break from his busy schedule on the European Tour to answer questions about his history with the band, working with Tre and life on the road. Stay tuned for Mike Dirnt's bass tech and crew chief, Micah Chong with his answers coming soon! Read Q&A: HERE.