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Green Day Return to Stage for First Time Since Billie Joe Armstrong's Rehab Stint

Spencer Kaufman — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:20:15 +0000

Back in September, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong had an onstage meltdown during Green Day's set at the iHeartRadio concert in Las Vegas. Soon after, he entered rehab to battle alcohol and prescription drug addiction, forcing the band to cancel their remaining 2012 dates and to postpone their winter 2013 gigs.

Green Day's Mike Dirnt on Billie Joe Armstrong: 'I Gotta Support My Boy'

Chad Childers — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:34:35 +0000

Green Day are starting to get back on track after their fall of 2012 and early 2013 were derailed by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's stint in rehab. Armstrong's troubles came to a head as their heavy promotional schedule took them to Las Vegas for a show last fall in which the frontman went on a guitar-smashing rant onstage. With the band preparing their return to touring, bassist Mike Dirnt addressed the past issues and their current state with Rolling Stone.

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Gives His First Post-Rehab Interview to Rolling Stone

Chad Childers — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:08:16 +0000

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is about to re-enter the music world with a spring tour and an appearance at Austin's South by Southwest on the schedule next month, but the rocker, fresh from a rehab stint, is now speaking about the issues that forced him to seek treatment and leave the touring life last fall.

Green Day's Mike Dirnt: We Had to Put Billie Joe Armstrong's Life in Front of Everything

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:55:41 +0000

In one of the more surprising moments of the year, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong recently entered rehab for substance abuse problems, and now Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt has just addressed the issue in greater detail. After slinging curses at the iHeart Radio festival organizers, Armstrong smashed his guitar and left the stage. At [...]

Another Green Day Musical?

T-Rav — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:53:21 +0000

Just days after celebrating the 300th performance of American Idiot on Broadway, Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong says he’s ready to write another musical. Recently Armstrong has joined the cast of the show, and says that he now has a greater appreciation of musical theater which has inspired him. “The kind of music that I [...]