End date December 17, 2005 | Start date July 29, 2004 No. of shows 161 | |
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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
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.
- "American Idiot"
- "Jesus of Suburbia"
- "Holiday"
- "Are We the Waiting"
- "St. Jimmy"
- "Longview"
- "Hitchin' A Ride"
- "Brain Stew"
- "Jaded"
- "Knowledge"
- "Basket Case"
- "She"
- "King for a Day/Shout"
- "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
- "Minority"
- Encore
- "Maria"
- "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
- "Homecoming"
- "We Are the Champions"
- "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"