American Idiot World Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:American Idiot World Tour
Location:Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Album:American Idiot
Artist:Green Day
Start Date:July 29, 2004
End Date:December 17, 2005
Number Of Shows:167
Last Tour:Pop Disaster Tour
(2002)
This Tour:American Idiot World Tour
(2004–2005)
Next Tour:21st Century Breakdown World Tour
(2009–2010)

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.[1]

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 United States.

Background

Dates for the second North America leg was announced in February 2005, and lasted from April to May 2005.[2] The third North American leg was announced in May 2005.[3]

Opening acts

Opening acts included New Found Glory, Kaiser Chiefs, My Chemical Romance, Simple Plan, Sugarcult, Jimmy Eat World, Anti-Flag and Against Me!.

Main setlist

The setlist throughout the tour remained mostly the same. Green Day commonly played several songs from American Idiot, Dookie, Insomniac, Nimrod and Warning ever since the Fort Worth, Texas, USA concert in October 19, 2004.

  1. "American Idiot"
  2. "Jesus of Suburbia"
  3. "Holiday"
  4. "Are We the Waiting"
  5. "St. Jimmy"
  6. "Longview"
  7. "Hitchin' A Ride"
  8. "Brain Stew"
  9. "Jaded"
  10. "Knowledge"
  11. "Basket Case"
  12. "She"
  13. "King for a Day"
  14. "Shout/Stand By Me"
  15. "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
  16. "Minority"
Encore
  1. "Maria"
  2. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
  3. "Homecoming"
  4. "We Are the Champions"
  5. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"

Tour dates

DateCity CountryVenue
North America Leg 1
September 16, 2004Los AngelesUnited StatesThe Fonda Theatre
September 18, 2004ChicagoThe Vic Theatre
September 21, 2004New York CityIrving Plaza
September 24, 2004TorontoCanadaPhoenix Concert Theatre
October 16, 2004United StatesCity Park
October 19, 2004Fort WorthFort Worth Convention Center
October 20, 2004HoustonReliant Arena
October 22, 2004DuluthArena at Gwinnett Center
October 23, 2004CincinnatiU.S. Bank Arena
October 24, 2004LouisvilleLouisville Gardens
October 26, 2004HersheyGiant Center
October 28, 2004WorcesterCentrum Centre
October 29, 2004PhiladelphiaLiacouras Center
October 30, 2004East RutherfordContinental Airlines Arena
October 31, 2004FairfaxPatriot Center
November 2, 2004TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre
November 3, 2004MississaugaArrow Hall
November 4, 2004MontrealBell Centre
November 5, 2004RochesterUnited StatesBlue Cross Arena
November 6, 2004DetroitCobo Arena
November 8, 2004ChicagoUIC Pavilion
November 9, 2004MilwaukeeU.S. Cellular Arena
November 10, 2004MinneapolisTarget Center
November 12, 2004DenverPepsi Center
November 13, 2004West Valley CityE-Center
November 16, 2004EverettEverett Events Center
November 17, 2004VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum
November 18, 2004PortlandUnited StatesRose Garden
November 20, 2004BakersfieldCentennial Garden
November 21, 2004San DiegoCox Arena
November 23, 2004Long BeachLong Beach Arena
November 24, 2004San FranciscoBill Graham Civic Auditorium
December 2, 2004MonterreyMexicoArena Monterrey
December 5, 2004Mexico CityPalacio de los Deportes
December 7, 2004Las VegasUnited States The Joint
Europe Leg 2
January 11, 2005BerlinGermanyArena Berlin
January 12, 2005AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
January 14, 2005Offenbach am MainGermanyStadthalle Offenbach
January 15, 2005BöblingenSporthalle Böblingen
January 16, 2005MilanItalyFilaForum
January 18, 2005BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakobshalle
January 19, 2005ParisFranceZénith Paris
January 20, 2005DüsseldorfGermanyPhilipshalle
January 21, 2005HamburgAlsterdorfer Sporthalle
January 23, 2005BirminghamEnglandNational Indoor Arena
January 24, 2005LondonBrixton Academy
January 25, 2005
January 27, 2005NottinghamNottingham Arena
January 28, 2005ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena
January 29, 2005
January 31, 2005DublinIrelandThe Point
February 2, 2005PlymouthEnglandPlymouth Pavilions
February 3, 2005CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena
February 5, 2005BrightonEnglandBrighton Centre
February 6, 2005LondonHammersmith Apollo
February 7, 2005
February 8, 2005Newcastle upon TyneMetro Radio Arena
February 10, 2005GlasgowScotlandSEC Centre
Oceania Leg 1
March 5, 2005AucklandNew ZealandNorth Shore Events Centre
March 7, 2005BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
March 9, 2005SydneySydney Super Dome
March 10, 2005MelbourneRod Laver Arena
March 12, 2005AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
March 13, 2005PerthArena Joondalup
Asia Leg 1
March 17, 2005OsakaJapanOsaka-jō Hall
March 18, 2005NagoyaAichi-Ken Taiikukan
March 19, 2005ChibaMakuhari Messe
March 20, 2005
March 22, 2005SapporoTsukisamu Dome
North America Leg 2
April 15, 2005Coral GablesUnited StatesUniversity of Miami Convocation Center
April 16, 2005OrlandoTD Waterhouse Centre
April 18, 2005TampaUSF Sun Dome
April 19, 2005JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
April 20, 2005CharlotteCricket Arena
April 22, 2005NorfolkTed Constant Convocation Center
April 23, 2005PittsburghMellon Arena
April 24, 2005Atlantic CityTrump Taj Mahal
April 25, 2005AlbanyPepsi Arena
April 27, 2005VestalBinghamton University
April 28, 2005PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
April 29, 2005ManchesterVerizon Wireless Arena
April 30, 2005AmherstMullins Center
May 2, 2005Quebec CityCanadaColisée Pepsi
May 4, 2005LondonJohn Labatt Centre
May 5, 2005ColumbusUnited StatesSchottenstein Center
May 6, 2005ClevelandWolstein Center
May 7, 2005Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
May 9, 2005MadisonAlliant Energy Center
May 10, 2005PeoriaPeoria Civic Center
May 11, 2005Cedar RapidsU.S. Cellular Center
May 13, 2005St. LouisSavvis Center
May 14, 2005Kansas CityMunicipal Auditorium
May 15, 2005OmahaQwest Center Omaha
May 17, 2005WinnipegCanadaMTS Centre
May 19, 2005EdmontonRexall Place
May 20, 2005CalgaryPengrowth Saddledome
Europe Leg 3
June 3, 2005NürburgGermanyRock am Ring
June 4, 2005NurembergRock im Park
June 5, 2005PragueCzech RepublicSazka Arena
June 7, 2005KatowicePolandSpodek
June 9, 2005BudapestHungaryBudapest Sports Arena
June 11, 2005ImolaItalyHeineken Jammin' Festival
June 12, 2005NickelsdorfAustriaNova Rock
June 18, 2005Milton KeynesEnglandNational Bowl
June 19, 2005
June 25, 2005InterlakenSwitzerlandGreenfield Festival
June 27, 2005BadalonaSpainPavelló Olímpic de Badalona
June 28, 2005MadridTelefónica Arena
June 29, 2005
June 30, 2005LyonFranceHalle Tony Garnier
July 1, 2005WerchterBelgiumRock Werchter
July 2, 2005RoskildeDenmarkRoskilde Festival
July 3, 2005GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
July 5, 2005KristiansandNorwayQuart Festival
July 7, 2005RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy
July 9, 2005NaasIrelandOxegen
July 10, 2005KinrossScotlandT in the Park
North America Leg 4
August 10, 2005RosemontUnited StatesAllstate Arena
August 12, 2005BarrieCanadaMolsons Park
August 13, 2005BuffaloUnited StatesHSBC Arena
August 14, 2005FairbornNutter Center
August 15, 2005NashvilleGaylord Entertainment Center
August 17, 2005Oklahoma CityFord Center
August 19, 2005HoustonToyota Center
August 20, 2005DallasAmerican Airlines Center
August 21, 2005San AntonioAT&T Center
August 23, 2005AtlantaPhilips Arena
August 24, 2005RaleighRBC Center
August 26, 2005SunriseOffice Depot Center
August 30, 2005ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion
September 1, 2005East RutherfordGiants Stadium
September 3, 2005FoxboroughGillette Stadium
September 4, 2005MontrealCanadaParc Jean-Drapeau
September 5, 2005OttawaCorel Centre
September 7, 2005PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWachovia Center
September 9, 2005ConnecticutHartford Civic Center
September 11, 2005Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
September 12, 2005IndianapolisConseco Fieldhouse
September 14, 2005MolineThe MARK of the Quads
September 16, 2005St. PaulXcel Energy Center
September 17, 2005Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena
September 19, 2005DenverPepsi Center
September 21, 2005Salt Lake CityDelta Center
September 24, 2005San FranciscoSBC Park
September 26, 2005TacomaTacoma Dome
September 27, 2005VancouverCanadaGM Place
September 30, 2005SacramentoUnited StatesARCO Arena
October 1, 2005FresnoSave Mart Center
October 2, 2005Chula VistaCoors Amphitheatre
October 4, 2005AlbuquerqueJournal Pavilion
October 5, 2005PhoenixAmerica West Arena
October 6, 2005Las VegasThomas & Mack Center
October 8, 2005CarsonHome Depot Center
October 9, 2005
October 10, 2005
October 11, 2005Los AngelesWiltern LG Theatre
October 13, 2005San FranciscoThe Warfield
October 14, 2005Los AngelesWiltern LG Theatre
October 16, 2005NashvilleGaylord Entertainment Center
October 17, 2005FairbornErvin J. Nutter Center
Oceania Leg 5
December 14, 2005SydneyAustraliaSydney Cricket Ground
December 17, 2005MelbourneTelstra Dome
List of festivals

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Green Day - We Are The Champions - Live at Reading Festival 2004. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/VZYGxHVyCwI . 2021-12-15 . live. YouTube. 2006-09-13. 2012-09-02.
  2. Web site: Rashbaum. Alyssa. Idiots Hit The Road Again: Green Day Tour Dates Announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20160512061455/http://www.mtv.com/news/1496664/idiots-hit-the-road-again-green-day-tour-dates-announced/. dead. May 12, 2016. MTV. February 8, 2005. November 18, 2016.
  3. Green Day Drafts Jimmy Eat World For Tour. Billboard. May 6, 2005. November 18, 2016.

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