Green Day Plays '21st Century Breakdown' Tour 2nd Leg, 8/3-9/4

After wrapping up a sold-out stadium tour of Europe, multi-platinum rock band Green Day will hit the road next week for a series of North American tour dates, including an August 7th stopover at this year's Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago. This is the second leg of the band's U.S. tour in support of their Grammy Award winning album 21st Century Breakdown. Please see below for all tour dates.

Critics raved about the first leg of the 21st Century Breakdown tour, which launched in North America in July of 2009, before continuing on to Europe in the fall. "As if releasing a wave of energy that had been building up during their four-year hiatus from touring, Green Day poured all their heart and soul into a powerhouse two-hour set," said Rolling Stone, while Spin noted that "the band's relationship with its audience is disarmingly real, a cross-generational give-and-take that's as punk as any Gilman Street scroungers today."

Released by Reprise Records on May 15th, 2009, 21st Century Breakdown debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, as well as on the Rock, Active Rock, and Alternative charts. The album has spawned two hit singles, "Know Your Enemy," which has been certified gold, and the platinum-selling "21 Guns," whose video won three 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, including "Best Rock Video." The band took home their second American Music Award for "Favorite Alternative Music Artist" in November. Green Day Rock Band has been nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Best Video Game.

Additionally, Green Day's smash hit Broadway show American Idiot won two 2010 Tony Awards and continues to thrill audiences eight times a week at The St. James Theater in New York City. For tickets and more information, visit: www.AmericanIdiotonBroadway.com

Look out for Green Day, which is singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool, performing their new single, "Last of the American Girls," on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Friday, July 30th.

Green Day's upcoming North American tour dates are as follows:

8/03 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
8/05 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
8/07 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza at Grant Park
8/09 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amph. At Encore Park
8/11 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
8/12 Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre
8/14 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
8/16 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
8/18 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
8/20 Quebec City, QC L'Agora Du Vieux Port
8/21 Montreal, QC Jacques Cartier Pier
8/23 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/26 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
8/28 Englewood, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
8/30 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
8/31 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
9/02 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
9/04 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre

www.greenday.com

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