GREEN DAY Launches U.S. Arena Tour Tonight In Chicago

Reprise Records' multi-platinum GrammyAward-winning Green Day will kick off their 2013 U.S. arena tour tonight in Chicago at Allstate Arena. The forthcoming U.S. arena shows follow three recent dates at intimate venues in Pomona, Tempe, and El Paso as well a highly momentous career spanning set during Austin's South By Southwest. Billboard declared the set "...a punk rock extravaganza", while the Associated Press asserted, "...they're playing like the old days."

Green Day is touring in support of its recently released album trilogy Green Day ¡Uno!, Green Day ¡Dos!, and Green Day ¡Tré! The albums are the follow-up to the Grammy Award-winning 21st Century Breakdown, and were produced by the band's long-time producer Rob Cavallo.

The band recently premiered their documentary film ¡Cuatro! which was featured in the 20th Anniversary South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference. The film takes you inside the world of Green Day, chronicling the conceptualizing and recording of the album trilogy and features intimate live performances that took place along the way. Additionally, the Doug Hamilton directed Broadway Idiot premiered at SXSW. The film pulls back the curtain with lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong as he ventures into the strange new world of Broadway with their massive hit musical American Idiot.

Green Day is vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tré Cool.

"Green Day Blast Back With a Supercharged Billie Joe Armstrong."
Rolling Stone

"Armstrong remains the epitome of a great frontman, a true rock and roll super star."
Consequence of Sound

MARCH
28th Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
29th Moline, IL i wireless Center
31st Pittsburgh, PA CONSOL Energy Center

APRIL
1st Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena
3rd Philadelphia, PA Liacouras Center
4th Fairfax, VA Patriot Center
6th Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
7th Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
9th Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center
11th Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre
12th Quebec City, QUE Colisee Pepsi
16th Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre
18th Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Sports Arena

MAY
24th Milan, ITALY Fiera Milano Live
25th Trieste, ITALY Plazza Unita d'italia
27th Belgrade, SERBIA Kalemegdan Park
29th Vienna, AUSTRIA Krieau Rocks

JUNE
1st London, UNITED KINGDOM Emirates Stadium
5th Rome, ITALY Ippodromo Le Capannelle
6th Casalecchio Di Reno Bo, ITALY Unipol Arena
8th Nuremburg, GERMANY Rock Im Park
9th Wershofen, GERMANY Rock am Ring
16th Holland, Netherlands Pinkpop Festival
18th Lodz, POLAND Atlas Arena
21st Moscow, RUSSIA Olympic Arena
23rd Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA SKK Arena
25th Tallin, ESTONIA Tallin Song Festival Ground
26th Helsinki, FINLAND Rock The Beach Festival
28th Norrköping, SWEDEN Bravalla Festival
30th Oslo, NORWAY Ullevaal Stadium

JULY
2nd Copenhagen, DENMARK Refshaleøen
4th Werchter, BELGIUM Werchter Festival
5th Arras, FRANCE Mainsquare Festival
10th Nimes, FRANCE Festival de Nimes Arena
12th Lisbon, PORTUGAL Optimus Alive Festival
13th Bilbao, SPAIN Bilbao BKK Live Festival

For more information visit: www.greenday.com