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Associated album
  
American Idiot

End date
  
December 17, 2005

Start date
  
July 29, 2004

No. of shows
  
161

American Idiot World Tour

Location
  
Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania

The American Idiot World Tour was a concert tour by American Rock band Green Day in support of the group's seventh studio album, American Idiot, which was released in September 2004. The tour began in Los Angeles at the Grand Olympic Auditorium on July 29, and the last show was in Australia at the Telstra Dome. During the tour, the band played at the 2004 Reading Festival in England.

Contents

During the tour, Green Day recorded a live album, Bullet in a Bible, which was released in 2005, as a CD/DVD set. The concert at which the album was recorded was in England, at the Milton Keynes National Bowl, and was attended by more than 130,000 people. The DVD sold more than 1,500,000 copies and went Platinum in the UK and in the US.

Background

Dates for the second North America leg was announced in February 2005, and lasted from April to May 2005. The third North American leg was announced in May 2005.

Opening acts

  • My Chemical Romance
  • Jimmy Eat World

    • Main setlist

    The setlist throughout the tour remained mostly the same. Green Day commonly played a several songs from American Idiot, Dookie, Insomniac, Nimrod and Warning. Ever since the Fort Worth, TX, USA concert in October 19, 2004.

    1. "American Idiot"
    2. "Jesus of Suburbia"
    3. "Holiday"
    4. "Are We the Waiting"
    5. "St. Jimmy"
    6. "Longview"
    7. "Hitchin' A Ride"
    8. "Brain Stew"
    9. "Jaded"
    10. "Knowledge"
    11. "Basket Case"
    12. "She"
    13. "King for a Day/Shout"
    14. "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
    15. "Minority"
    16. Encore
    17. "Maria"
    18. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
    19. "Homecoming"
    20. "We Are the Champions"
    21. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"

    Tour dates

    List of festivals

    Personnel

  • Billie Joe Armstrong – Lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Mike Dirnt – Bass, backing vocals
  • Tré Cool – Drums, percussion, backing vocals on "King For A Day/Shout", lead vocals on "Homecoming"
  • Jason White – Lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Jason Freese – Keyboards, saxophone, trombone, accordion, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Kurt Lohmiller – (July 2004 – Late January 2005) – backing vocals, percussion, trumpet
  • Ronnie Blake – (Late January 2005 – December 2005) – backing vocals, percussion, trumpet
  • Mike Pelino (September 2004 & April 2005 – December 2005) – Rhythm guitar, backing vocals on "St. Jimmy"
  • Bobby Schneck (October 2004 – March 2005) – Rhythm guitar, backing vocals on "St. Jimmy"

    • References

    American Idiot World Tour Wikipedia
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