American Idiot is One Heck of a Show!

Green Day is a fine band. I have always liked what they do. Brain Stew has always been a great rock song. I remember when they played Woodstock '94 and lit the stage on fire before starting a huge mud fight. I like the new album. I get tired of the songs on the radio but when you sit and listen through the whole album you are reminded of one thing: This band has been around a while and that says something about a band's worth.

I took all of those thoughts into the American Idiot tour and was really just blown away. Out of the gate the sold out Gaylord Entertainment Center rocked to American Idiot and just down the line of the album of the same name. I really thought they were going to play the set straight through which would say something about how much they believe in this album as a complete work.

Fortunately for those of us who like them for more than one album, they broke out some of the older material in the middle of the set. They went from a 5 peice band back to the original 3 which was a great move. At their heart, Green Day is and will always be a 3 peice punk band that just rocks. Maria, Longview, She and on the list goes on.

Except for a lot of fan interaction that started to get old this was an amazing show. It opened with a drunk guy in a bunny suit, saw the crowd get hosed with massive water guns, had a mooning by Billy Joe, a band of kids as they joined Green Day on stage, and ended with a bang as the band did We Are The Champions and Good Riddance to an eruption of confetti...

You can't ask for more from a great rock show.....that is the American Idiot tour - A Great Rock Show!

I believe