Green Day have announced their first European festival shows of next summer, and they’re just a few days before Glastonbury.
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The punk icons will be playing at the Hurricane and Southside festivals in Germany between June 20 and June 22 alongside some huge names including Biffy Clyro, Yellowcard, Wet Leg and Amyl & The Sniffers. Check Green Day’s website for tickets.
These are their only European dates announced for 2025 so far, following on from their run of ‘Saviors’ tour dates in the continent earlier this year – the tour is still going on in their native US – though they’ll be playing South Africa, Asia and Australia from January through to March, including a headline slot at Lollapalooza India in Mumbai.
With Glastonbury 2025 running from June 25 to 29, there’s already been plenty of speculation that Green Day could be keeping their diaries free that weekend. Co-organiser Emily Eavis confirmed at the time of this year’s festival that she was already in talks with artists for next year, and the punk trio are among the favourites.
Green Day have never played Glastonbury before, and though the rumours of a secret set this year didn’t come to fruition, is there a chance that they could headline the Pyramid Stage next year? Of course, there are plenty of other contenders too – Oasis are another huge name that have been mooted after their reunion announcement, while the likes of Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Fender, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Harry Styles and, of course, Taylor Swift, have also been part of the conversation.
As part of Green Day’s ‘Saviors‘ tour this year, they took in shows in Manchester, Glasgow and London, as well as a headline slot at the Isle of Wight Festival. Celebrating the 30th and 20th anniversaries of their classic albums ‘Dookie‘ and ‘American Idiot‘ respectively by playing both albums in full, the shows also showcased some of the songs from the band’s latest album ‘Saviors‘, released in January.
In a four-star review of the album, NME described it as “their best work since ‘American Idiot’,” and said: “The pop-punk icons’ 14th album finds them wiser, more subtle, but still up for a romp.”
Meanwhile, NME gave their show at Manchester’s Old Trafford Cricket Ground a glowing five-star review, and said, “Staying invigorated after three decades is no mean feat, but Green Day make it look effortless.”
NME added: “With Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer all playing UK shows over the month, it’s an understatement to say rock fans are spoilt for choice. The pick of the bunch, however, might just be Green Day’s ‘Saviors’ tour: combining class, youthfulness and scruffy punk anthems into a trademark stadium-rock event.”
