21st Century Breakdown World Tour

21st Century Breakdown World Tour

Concert by Green Day
Green Day performing at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey, U.S. on August 3, 2010.
Location	Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Associated album	21st Century Breakdown
Start date	July 3, 2009
End date	October 29, 2010
Legs	7
No. of shows	132
Green Day concert chronology
American Idiot World Tour (2004–05) 21st Century Breakdown World Tour (2009–10) 99 Revolutions Tour (2013)

21st Century Breakdown World Tour was a headlining concert tour by American punk band Green Day in support of the group's eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown, which was released in May 2009.

The tour began with an eight-week leg throughout North America, kicking off in Seattle in July 2009 and culminating in Los Angeles in late August. The tour in the U.S had 11 Stadium shows, making it the most Stadiums played in Green Day's entire career until the Hella Mega Tour in 2021. The tour grossed about $64 million.^[1] A European leg followed, beginning in Lisbon in late September and wrapping up mid-November in Turin, Italy.^[2]

In December 2009, the group toured Australia and New Zealand, followed by Asian dates in January 2010.^[3] The group subsequently returned to Europe for a second leg of dates, beginning in late May 2010 with a headline appearance at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands and two stadium shows in the United Kingdom.^[4][5] The tour ended with an appearance at the Rock Werchter festival in Werchter, Belgium in early July. A scheduled performance at the Heineken Jammin' Festival in Venice, Italy on July 4, 2010 was cancelled due to poor weather.

During their performances of "Longview", frontman Billie Joe Armstrong sprayed the front rows with water cannons, shot T-shirts into the crowd and pulled people onstage to sing with the band.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]}

In March 2010, a second North American leg was announced, beginning in Camden, New Jersey in early August. A final leg of Central and South America followed in October.

A collection of recorded songs from throughout the tour and a bonus DVD of Green Day playing at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan are available on the live album Awesome as Fuck.

Opening acts[]

• AFI (August 3–September 4, 2010)
• Attaque 77 (Santiago: October 24, 2010)
• Billy Talent (Paris: June 26, 2010, and Prague)
• The Bravery (July 3–25, 2009)
• Calling All Cars (Auckland)
• Don Tetto (Cajicá: October 10, 2010)
• Donots (Hanover, Munich: June 11, 2010, and Mainz)
• Foxboro Hot Tubs (Manchester: October 31, 2009)
• Franz Ferdinand (August 8–25, 2009)^[13]
• The Hives (Helsinki)
• Jet (December 4–16, 2009)
• Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (June 4–23, 2010)
• Johnossi (Gothenburg)
• John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen (Oslo)
• Massacre (Buenos Aires: October 22, 2010)
• Kaiser Chiefs (July 27–August 7, 2009)
• Lado B (Caracas: October 8, 2010)
• Nevilton (São Paulo: October 20, 2010)
• Paramore (Dublin: June 23, 2010, and Paris: June 26, 2010)
• The Pooh (Prague)
• Prima Donna (September 28–November 12, 2009; January 12–25, 2010)
• Rise Against (Mainz)
• Superguidis (Porto Alegre: October 13, 2010)
• Frank Turner (Manchester: June 16, 2010, and London: June 19, 2010)
• Vaselina (Lima: October 26, 2010)

Setlist[]

Typical setlist during the tour.

1. "Song of the Century"
2. "21st Century Breakdown"
3. "Know Your Enemy"
4. "East Jesus Nowhere"
5. "Holiday"
6. "The Static Age"
7. "Before the Lobotomy"
8. "Give Me Novacaine"
9. "Are We the Waiting"
10. "St. Jimmy"
11. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
12. "Hitchin' a Ride"
13. "Welcome to Paradise"
14. "When I Come Around"
15. "Brain Stew"
16. "Jaded"
17. "Longview"
18. "Basket Case"
19. "She"
20. "King for a Day"
21. "Shout" (The Isley Brothers cover)
22. "21 Guns"
23. "American Eulogy"
24. "Minority"

Encore

25. "American Idiot"
26. "Jesus of Suburbia"
27. "Last Night on Earth"

Encore 2

28. "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
29. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"

Tour dates[]

21st Century Breakdown world tour at Estadio San Marcos in Lima, Peru

Cancelled tour dates[]

• July 4, 2010 – Heineken Jammin' Festival in Venice, Italy (cancelled due to bad weather)

Personnel[]

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• Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, harmonica, lead and rhythm guitars
• Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals
• Tré Cool – drums, percussion, backing vocals on "King For A Day/Shout"
• Jason White – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
• Jason Freese – keyboards, piano, saxophone, accordion, acoustic guitar on "Are We The Waiting", backing vocals
• Jeff Matika – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals

References[]

External links[]

• Official website