I was so beyond excited to see Green Day last Thursday. I have seen them twice before (once in 2009 and once in 2001), but I had never had very good seats! This time I mini-roadtripped it down to Buffalo to Darien Lake to see them. The Darien Lake Centre for the Arts is way smaller then the Molson Ampitheatre in Toronto.
From the second that Green Day came onto that stage (at 8pm sharp), Lead Singer Billie Joe Armstrong had compelete control of the crowd. Not one person was sitting. When Billie said Scream, everyone screamed....Seeing Green Day is like fulfilment of a dream for so many people.. I lost track of the amount of people that he brought onto that stage!
3 solid hours of both new tunes and old favorites were brought to the stage. The guys have evolved in the music industry from badass punk kids with eyeliner...to respected, grammy award winning Rock Musicians.
Green Day are truly an act not to be missed. People of all ages were out in full force on August 5th and I am sure that every one of them left with the same impression that I did... AMAZING.
The moment of the show that I will never forget was the second encore..
Its my 24th Birthday, I am seeing my favorite band in concert, an amazing guy has his arm around me, Its Summer, There are Fireworks going off over Darien Lake.. and Billie Joe is Centre Stage.. and the cords of "Time Of Your Life" Start Playing..
Music is the driving force in my life, it makes me feel alive. It was that exact moment that I realised that for the 1st time in a long time, my life is pretty much everything I could ask for... The tears flowed and it was the perfect way to end a perfect birthday.
Set List
1. Song of the Century
2. 21st Century Breakdown
3. Know Your Enemy
4. East Jesus Nowhere
6. Letterbomb
7. Give Me Novacaine
8. Are We The Waiting
9. St. Jimmy
10. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
11. Burnout
12. One Of My Lies
13. Paper Lanterns
14. 2000 Light Years Away
15. Hitchin' A Ride
16. When I Come Around
17. Brain Stew /Iron Man / Ain't Talkin' Bout Love / Sweet Child O' Mine / Highway To Hell
18. Jaded
19. Knowledge (Operation Ivy cover)
20. Basket Case
21. She
22. King For A Day Shout / We are The World / Stand by Me / (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction / Hey Jude
23. Last Night On EarthAcoustic and Partial
24. 21 Guns
25. Minority
Encore:
26. American Idiot
27. Jesus Of Suburbia
Encore 2:
28. When It's Time
29. Wake Me Up When September Ends
I was there :) it was the best concert I've ever seen!! They were incredible. I hope to see them again.
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