Green Day Kicks Off North American Leg Of ‘Saviors’ Stadium Tour At Nationals Park

After giving European fans the time of their lives, Green Day kicked off the North American leg of their “Saviors Tour” in front of 41,000-plus rockers at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. on July 29. The band hailing from Northern California played a career-spanning 37-song set, which not only included songs from their latest studio album Saviors but also performances of iconic albums Dookie and American Idiot in their entirety.

Green Day kicked off the evening with “The American Dream Is Killing Me,” the first single off Saviors, and went straight into the celebration of the 30^th anniversary of Dookie, a monumental album that not only launched the band into stardom but changed the early ’90s rock scene that was predominantly grunge.

The band brought its signature energy into the Dookie performance and went all out on the show’s production, bringing out a 42-foot-long inflatable plane identical to the one on the famous album cover.

After finishing up the 15-song LP from 1994, Green Day kept the energy going with tunes from the latest album, including “Look Ma, No Brains!” and “Dilemma,” and sprinkled in a few classics like “Minority” and “Brain Stew” before diving into 2004’s American Idiot, an album that reintroduced the punk band to a new generation of rockers with its politically-charged music (released during the George W. Bush administration).

The special night opened with sets from ‘90s rock staples The Smashing Pumpkins and Rancid as well as teenage quartet The Linda Lindas.

“The Saviors Tour,” which is promoted by Live Nation, moves on to Rogers Centre in Toronto on Thursday, and the routing includes concerts at Fenway Park in Boston, Chicago’s Wrigley Field, Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Nashville’s Geodis Park, Coors Field in Denver, SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles and a homecoming show at San Francisco’s  Oracle Park before wrapping up at Petco Park in San Diego on Sept. 28.

For information about the tour and tickets, visit greenday.com.

Green Day, booked by Creative Artists Agency in North America and managed by Crush Music Media, is one of the most successful rock bands of the 21st century, grossing more than $200 million off of 371 headline shows reported to the Pollstar Boxoffice since June 2000. Their “Hella Mega Tour” with Fallout Boy and Weezer was one of the biggest global stadium tours coming out of the pandemic in 2021 and ultimately grossed nearly $100 million.

The Smashing Pumpkins are booked by the Independent Artist Group in North America and managed by Red Light Management. The band has grossed nearly $79 million off of 279 headline shows since April 1999, according to the Pollstar Boxoffice. The band recently co-headlined a run of shows in the U.K. with Weezer, and the June 7 concert at Utilita Arena Birmingham grossed $1,132,517 off 12,225 tickets sold, according to reports submitted to the Pollstar Boxoffice.

Rancid, who are managed by Ceremony Music Group and repped by Leave Home Booking, have performed at several festivals last year, including Aftershock in Sacramento, Camden, New Jersey’s 1234Fest and Louder Than Life in Louisville, Kentucky. The band played a show at Citizens House of Blues Boston on Sept. 18, 2023, and grossed $88,976, according to Pollstar’s Boxoffice.

The Linda Lindas appeared on the cover of Pollstar in September 2022 and are managed by Mark Mercado of Fly South Music Group and booked by Carly James of Creative Artists Agency. The band accomplished a milestone this month, opening for The Rolling Stones at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on July 13.

“THE SAVIORS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR” DATES
Thu Aug 01 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre 
Sat Aug 03 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga Music and Arts Festival* 
Mon Aug 05 – New York, NY – Citi Field
Wed Aug 07 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
Fri Aug 09 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park
Sat Aug 10 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium 
Tue Aug 13 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field 
Thu Aug 15 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre !
Sat Aug 17 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Field 
Tue Aug 20 – Kansas City, KS – Azura Amphitheatre !
Thu Aug 22 – Cincinnati, OH – Great American Ballpark 
Sat Aug 24 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Field 
Mon Aug 26 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion !
Wed Aug 28 – Atlanta, GA – Truist Park
Fri Aug 30 – Nashville, TN – Geodis Park 
Sun Sep 01 – Pittsburgh, PA – PNC Park
Wed Sep 04 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park
Sat Sep 07 – Denver, CO – Coors Field
Tue Sep 10 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater !
Wed Sep 11 – Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field   
Sat Sep 14 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium 
Wed Sep 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Chase Field
Fri Sep 20 – San Francisco, CA – Oracle Park 
Mon Sep 23 – Seattle, WA – T-Mobile Park
Wed Sep 25 – Portland, OR – Providence Park
Sat Sep 28 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park

* Festival Date
! With Support from Rancid and The Linda Lindas only