A year ago I wrote on my previous post that Green Day had announced a special edition reissue of
Dookie for its 30th anniversary and it made me wonder if they would do the same thing for the 20th anniversary of
American Idiot. Then later I heard that the band would be celebrating the two albums' anniversaries on the
Saviors Tour.
As of today Green Day are touring in North America and on the setlist they performed a few songs from Saviors, ALL of the songs from Dookie and American Idiot, and a couple other tracks. That is over 30 songs and a couple days ago Green Day had to postpone one of the shows because Billie Joe lost his voice. I hope he is feeling better and getting rest.
But recently I heard exciting news; Green Day revealed a 20th anniversary deluxe edition for American Idiot and it will come out on the 25th of October! It includes the original album, live songs, demos, and b-sides. I'm thinking of getting it, because it is such an important anniversary and I totally remember how huge American Idiot was. It was everywhere. And even though I was too young to get the album at the time, it was one of the most important times in my life.
After when the announcement came out I saw clips from that era and it gave me a rush of nostalgia. It made me miss that time period and how the band used to look, especially Billie Joe. <3
