Green Day will resume its tour in March following Billie Joe Armstrong’s stint in rehab.
Green Day - image By Ros O'Gorman
The band ‘ which also consists of bassist Mike Dirnt, drummer Tré Cool and guitarist Jason White ‘ has been on a hiatus since the frontman’s onstage outburst in Las Vegas in September.
The 40-year-old rocker smashed his guitar during a foul-mouthed rant and sought help for substance abuse shortly thereafter.
Green Day’s commitments were put on hold during his treatment.
Billie Joe announced on Sunday the band is planning to resume shows in March 2013.
‘We can’t wait to get on the road and live out loud! Our passion has only grown stronger… Green day tour in March,’ he wrote on his Instagram account.
He also thanked fans for their support.
“Believe me, it hasn’t gone unnoticed and I’m eternally grateful to have such an amazing set of friends and family,’ he continued, adding that he is ‘getting better every day’.
Prior to his public breakdown, the band had been promoting three new albums, with the third installment initially due out in January 2013.
The band brought the release date forward to December 2012 to make up for the disappointment of cancelled shows.
“We feel bad we have to delay our tour, so to make up for it we want to give our fans the music earlier than we had planned,” Tré said at the time.
“If we couldn’t be there to play it for you live, the least we could do was give you the next best thing.”
MARCH
28th – Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena
29th – Moline, IL – I Wireless Center
31st – Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center
APRIL
1st – Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena
3rd – Philadelphia, PA – Liacourias Center
4th – Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center
6th – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
7th – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
9th – Providence, RI – Dunkin Donuts Center
11th – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
12th – Quebec City, QC – Quebec Colisee
CANCELED DATES
JANUARY
7th – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center
10th – Wilkes-Barre, PA – Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
11th – State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center – Penn State Univ.
18th – Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Arena
25th – Portland, ME – Cumberland Co. Civic Center
30th – Cleveland, OH – Wolstein Ctr. / Cleveland St. Univ.
FEBRUARY
2nd – Madison, WI – Alliant Energy Center Mem. Coliseum
4th – Omaha, NE – CenturyLink Arena
6th – Broomfield, CO – 1STBANK Center
8th – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
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