"Manchester, are you ready for a party?" Billie Joe Armstrong asks Emirates Old Trafford . Green Day have 50,000 of their devoted followers together to celebrate three decades of punk rock, marking the 30th anniversary of Dookie and the 20th anniversary of American Idiot, seven years since their last show in the city. The evening kicks off with the all-female punk band Maid of Ace, electrifying the early crowd, followed by special guests Nothing But Thieves, who set the crowd into the next gear.
The venue pulsates with a mash-up of classics Bohemian Rhapsody and Blitzkrieg Bop before Green Day storm onto stage, accompanied by flames and explosions. Fourteen years after their last performance at this iconic venue, the Friday night crowd erupts with 2023 single The American Dream Is Killing Me. READ MORE: Manchester music legend and X Factor winner to headline huge Salford event this weekend "Welcome to the 30th anniversary of Dookie," Armstrong announces to huge cheers as the stage lights up and the unforgettable album opener Burnout blasts through the air.
American punk rock legends, Green Day, play the Emirates Old Trafford Cricket ground. (Image: Kenny Brown) It feels like something of a pilgrimage for fans who have travelled across the country to attend, as each track from the 1994 time capsule transports the audience back to their youth. There is a brief pause when a fan goes down during Chump, demonstrating Armstrong's genuine concern for his fans, but the celebratory mo.
