{"id":68121,"date":"2023-11-15T03:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T03:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=68121"},"modified":"2023-11-15T03:00:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T03:00:40","slug":"huge-us-band-who-sell-out-arenas-send-tiny-london-pub-into-meltdown-as-they-play-surprise-set-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/huge-us-band-who-sell-out-arenas-send-tiny-london-pub-into-meltdown-as-they-play-surprise-set-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge US band who sell out arenas send tiny London pub into meltdown as they play surprise set | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THEY&#x27;RE a veteran rock band accustomed to headlining festivals and selling out stadiums and arenas.<\/p>\n<p>But this road-tested trio have no intention of shaking off their punk roots more than three decades into their music careers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/huge-us-band-sell-arenas-858580470.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/huge-us-band-sell-arenas-858580526.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>American superstars Green Day proved they&#x27;re still DIY upstarts at heart when they popped into Covent Garden boozer The Marquis for a surprise intimate set.<\/p>\n<p>Holed up in a corner of the pub, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tr\u00e9 Cool, belted out 13 anthems including new single The American Dream Is Killing Me.<\/p>\n<p>Phones were thrust just inches from their faces as lucky fans in attendance did their best to capture the performance.<\/p>\n<p>The trio were joined by Jason White and Jason Freese on guitar and background vocals, and the show was live streamed on the band&#x27;s <span>Instagram<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The pop-up performance followed the band being announced as headliners for <span>next<\/span> year&#x27;s Isle of Wight Festival.<\/p>\n<p>The group have also been touted as a potential Glastonbury headliners after announcing a run of stadium shows in the UK next <span>summer<\/span> featuring Nothing But Thieves as chief support.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, they&#x27;ve been playing intimate shows in Europe including Milan and The Bataclan in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Green Day&#x27;s 14th studio album will be released in January and it&#x27;s being hailed a return to form after divisive chart-topper Father of All Motherf**kers in 2020.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Music<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TM-comp-Beatles-SFTW-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>JOB DONE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Son of &#8216;fifth Beatle&#8217; goes behindNow And Then &#8211; the Fab Four&#8217;s last ever song<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TM-comp-Beatles-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>MYSTERY TOUR <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Beatles fans visiting Abbey Road in mix up with train station 10 miles away<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-24682060-1699532096074.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SUPERMARKET SWEEP <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Robbie Williams reveals panic attack in supermarket as chef shops for him<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tp-composite-girls-aloud-reunion-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>GIRLS AGAIN <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Girls Aloud to make comeback &#8211; and have secretly reunited to film music video<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The new single certainly has more in keeping with the band&#x27;s epic American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown albums in the early noughties that sent them from pop-punk royalty to mainstream domination.<\/p>\n<p>Since forming back in 1987, Green Day have sold over 85 million records worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK alone they have bagged four No1 albums and 22 Top 40 hits.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2004-mgm-grand-hotel-casino-858577370.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/billie-joe-armstrong-green-day-858579353.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/24692750\/green-day-london-pub-meltdown-surprise-set\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THEY&#x27;RE a veteran rock band accustomed to headlining festivals and selling out stadiums and arenas. 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