Green Day happens to be one of my favorite bands in the world. And I was lucky enough to see them perform last night at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA. The Berkeley trio is set to release their newest album "21st Century Breakdown" in mid May and decided to come back home to play in front of the locals. They had a pair of shows last week in San Francisco and graced the East Bay in what proved to be a very eclectic night in Oakland. Mos Def was playing at Yoshi's Jazz Club, Leonard Cohen was at the Paramount Theater and the A's played the Red Sox at the Coliseum. The band started the sold out show with their entire catalog from the new album. It proved to be very similar to their last release, "American Idiot," heavy on the political messages, while switching off and on from punk ballads to hard rock. My personal favorite track was "Horseshoes and Handgrenades." After pumping up the crowd with all the new stuff, the boys took a short break, with the crowd chanting for more. They came back on stage and played an hour's worth of older, more familiar tunes. The show was a huge success and I'm one of the fortunate to have heard the whole album before it comes out. As much grief as Green Day gets from some who say they sold out and aren't a true punk band, I know that Billie Joe, Mike and Tre always put on an awesome show and treat their fans like gods. I'm still amazed that they have the energy to run around, pump up the crowd and play great music each and every time. If you get a chance to see them when they tour later this year, run to the ticket line and snatch them up before they sell out. You won't be disappointed. The Fox Theater is a great place to see a show. Here's a list of acts that are playing in the near future.
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