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With the trio's new album nearing release, Green Day has lined up a series of October and November concerts at arenas and other large concert halls throughout North America.
The California pop-punkers--who are so far scheduled to visit 18 cities--will be joined on the tour by New Found Glory and Sugarcult.
Before launching the arena tour, Green Day kicks off support of their forthcoming album, "American Idiot," with a September mini-tour that touches down at clubs in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Toronto. The group is also scheduled to appear at October's Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans.
"American Idiot," Green Day's first collection of new material since 2000's "Warning," is scheduled to hit stores on Sept. 21.
The title track from "American Idiot," which serves as the album's first single, is streaming at Green Day's official website, along with the song's music video.
More tour dates have surfaced for Green Day (news | tickets | CDs)'s fall road-trip in support of its latest studio set, "American Idiot."
The tour--which kicks off in mid-October and is currently scheduled to run until late November--now includes stops in Atlanta; Louisville, KY; Detroit; Chicago; Milwaukee; Minneapolis; Salt Lake City; and Portland, OR. The full itinerary is shown below.
New Found Glory and Sugarcult are slated to open during the tour.
Earlier this month, Green Day issued "American Idiot," its first collection of new material since 2000's "Warning." The group's setlist for the upcoming tour will include the new album's "centerpiece, 'Jesus of Suburbia,' a mini-rock opera that features such new originals as 'I Don't Care,' 'City of the Damned,' 'Dearly Beloved' and 'Tales of Another Broken Home,' according to a press release.
Fans can also expect to hear the title track from "American Idiot," which recently hit No. 1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song and its companion music video are streaming at Green Day's official website.
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