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Iheartradio Festival To Welcome Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars And Err, Queen
Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and Katy Perry are among the names confirmed for the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas in September. The two-day festival, set to be held on...
By Michael West on 16 July 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong: 'Psy Is The Herpes Of Music'
Green Day star Billie Joe Armstrong has taken aim at South Korean pop sensation Psy, calling the Gangnam Style hitmaker the "herpes" of music.The American Idiot singer was in rehab tackling substance abuse issues as...
By WENN on 08 May 2013
Green Day Make Live Return
Green Day have performed their first major live show since Billie Joe Armstrong left rehab.The US rockers performed a two-hour set at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas - one of the biggest venues being...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 March 2013
Green Day Watching Out For Idiots On Tour
Green Day will not let any ''idiots'' backstage, in order to protect Billie Joe Armstrong.The 'American Idiot' band are making drastic changes to the way they tour to accommodate their newly sober frontman - who...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 March 2013
Green Day Feared For Bille Joe's Life
Billie Joe Armstrong's bandmates were ''scared for their friend's life'' when he went to rehab. Bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool were surprised by their bandmate's foul mouthed outburst at a show in Las...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 March 2013
Green Day Bounce Back With Fun-packed California Warm-up Show
Green Day returned to the stage on Sunday night (10Mar13) for the first time since frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's meltdown at a festival in Las Vegas last year (Sep12).The rocker spent months in rehab battling...
By WENN on 11 March 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong: 'I Was Often Loaded Onstage'
Green Day star Billie Joe Armstrong has revealed he often performed drunk before seeking help for his alcoholism last year (12).The rocker mixed pills for insomnia and anxiety with shots and beer and suffered a...
By WENN on 04 March 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong Credits Wife For Sticking By Him During Drunken Days
Green Day rocker Billie Joe Armstrong has paid tribute to his wife Adrienne for sticking by him at the height of his alcohol abuse issues last year (12).In a candid new Rolling Stone interview, the...
By WENN on 04 March 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong Opens Up About What Sent Him Over The Edge
The death of a beloved aunt combined with Green Day's crazy schedule sent punk star Billie Joe Armstrong spiralling into a drug and booze haze.The American Idiot rocker recently emerged from a rehab stint and...
By WENN on 04 March 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong Determined To Stay Sober
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is determined to stay sober after his recent rehab stint - because he doesn't want to let fans down or pick up a reputation as an unreliable rock star.The...
By WENN on 04 March 2013
Green Day Ignored Warning Signs
Billie Joe Armstrong's bandmate wasn't surprised by his public meltdown last year that led to him going to rehab for 30 days.Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt has revealed the group ignored warning signs that the...
By Bang Showbiz on 03 March 2013
Billy Joe Armstrong Determined To Stay Sober
Rocker Billy Joe Armstrong is committed to staying sober.The 'Green Day' singer - who completed a 30-day stint in rehab in October - has revealed reminders of his public meltdown last year makes him feel...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 February 2013
"It's Pretty Bad": Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Recalls Rehab Drama In New Interview
“It’s pretty bad.” These were the words spoken to Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, by his wife, the morning after he fell off the wagon in a bad way and smashed his guitar up...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 27 February 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong On Addiction: "I'd Wake Up On Couches In Strange Houses"
Billie Joe Armstrong has opened up about the extent of his problem with drink and drugs that eventually forced him into rehabilitation last year. The Green Day rocker recalls blacking out on various occasions and...
By Michael West in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 27 February 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong Opens Up About Substance Abuse
Billie Joe Armstrong only remembers ''tiny things'' about the outburst which led him to rehab. The Green Day singer and was treated for substance abuse after a disastrous episode when the band played at the...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 February 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong Opens Up About Substance Abuse Hell
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has broken his silence about the substance abuse issues that drove him to rehab last year (12), revealing his infamous outburst at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas last...
By WENN on 27 February 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong Sells Classic Car On Ebay
Rocker Billie Joe Armstrong has sold a classic car from his personal collection for $12,600 (£7,875) in an online auction.The Green Day frontman put the 1964 Chevrolet Impala on eBay.com without a reserve price, revealing...
By WENN on 04 February 2013
Uno, Dos, Tres, Go! Green Day Back On The Road, Billie Joe Armstrong Thanks Fans For Support
Things are finally starting to look up in the Green Day camp, with news of a 2013 tour suggesting that singer Billie Joe Armstrong is on the road to recovery. Armstrong suffered a highly-publicised onstage...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 02 January 2013
Green Day Will Return For New Tour In March 2013
Whatever happened to the standard press release, or even just a notice left on the website of a band? That is not cool anymore, now Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have taken over, and Billie Joe...
By Lorna Greville in Music / Festivals on 31 December 2012
Fallen From Grace: 2012'S Ten Most Spectacular Celebrity Meltdowns
Ahh… 2012... how fondly we will look back on it. The Olympics. The end of the Twilight Saga…um… loads of celebrities going utterly bonkers, losing the plot, mixing their drugs with their anxiety problems, mixing...
By Hayley Avron in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20 December 2012
Billie Joe Armstrong Selling Beach Home
Embattled rocker Billie Joe Armstrong has put his California beach home on the market.The Green Day frontman, who checked into rehab for substance abuse issues in September (12), and his wife Adrienne have decided to...
By WENN on 02 December 2012
Out Now: Us Album Releases – One Direction, Green Day, Christina Aguilera, Soundgarden
Still riding high at the top of the US Billboard chart, is Taylor Swift – everybody’s favourite country music princess turned pop star. Her album, Red, is currently enjoying its third week at the top...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 13 November 2012
Green Day Launches New 'Twilight' Video For 'The Forgotten' (Video)
Green Day has released the official video for their 'Twilight' soundtrack song 'The Forgotten' which features on final instalment of the book-to-film franchise 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'.It's a romantic piano tune that speaks straight...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 31 October 2012
It's A Dark Day For Green Day As Tour Is Cancelled
In a cruel twist of fate, and somewhat tragic irony, Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong has been forced to cancel the band's tour, in favour of spending time in rehab - a place...
By Lorna Greville in Music / Festivals on 30 October 2012
Have Green Day Tickets? We Have Some Bad News
Green Day has cancelled the remainder of its North American tour as Billie Joe Armstrong continues treatment for substance abuse issues, the band announced on their website Monday (October 29, 2012). Scheduled appearances for January...
By in Music / Festivals on 30 October 2012
Tour Dates Cancelled: But It's Not All Bad News For Green Day
Green Day have been forced to cancel tour dates and reschedule an album release, owing to singer Billie Joe Armstrong’s stint in rehab.2012 simply isn’t shaping up as the punk rockers had...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 29 October 2012
Metallica Pay Tribute To Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong At Voodoo Festival
Metallica dedicated a song to embattled Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong during their headlining set at the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience festival on Saturday (27Oct12) after stepping in as last-minute replacements for the...
By WENN on 29 October 2012
Billie Joe Armstrong Video Provides Few Clues Of Rocker's Problems
With Billie Joe Armstrong in rehab for still unspecified reasons Green Day are holding back their planned tour for the time being, but have given fans a taste of what they can get when they...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 19 October 2012
Brothers In Arms: Green Day Await Billie Joe Armstrong's Return
Billie Joe Armstrong’s stint in rehab is “killing everyone,” according to his fellow Green Day comrade Mike Dirnt.Armstrong was admitted to rehab for substance abuse after he fell off the wagon during the band’s recent...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 19 October 2012
Billie Joe Armstrong's 40th Worries May Have Sparked Breakdown
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has hinted that it was the stress leading up to his 40th birthday in February (12) that may have sparked the meltdown which forced him into rehab last month...
By WENN on 16 October 2012
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