Green Day, Weezer, Fall Out Boy announce “Hella Mega Tour”
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It’s official: Green Day, Weezer, and Fall Out Boy are coming together for a collaborative tour.
The “Hella Mega Tour” launches in June with a leg of European and UK shows, followed in July and August with dates across North America. The itinerary consists primarily of ballpark shows across the US, including dates at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Wrigley Field in Chicago, Citi Field in New York, and Fenway Park in Boston.
Tickets to these dates go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, September 20th at Ticketmaster. According to a press release, additional shows will be announced in the near future.
As a preview of what’s to come, Green Day, Weezer, and Fall Out Boy will perform an intimate show at the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles later tonight (September 10th). What’s more, all three bands will take a turn playing Jimmy Kimmel Live, beginning tonight with an appearance from Weezer. Fall Out Boy will follow on Wednesday and Green Day will hit the stage on Thursday.
To coincide with the tour’s announcement, Green Day and Weezer have also announced the release of new albums. Green Day’s 13th LP, Father Of All…, is due out on February 7th, 2020 and is being previewed today with the album’s title track/first single. Weezer, meanwhile, will release their latest album, Van Weezer, in May 2020; take a listen to its first single, “The End of the Game”. As for Fall Out Boy, they’re putting out a new compilation record, Greatest Hits: Believes Never Die – Volume Two, on November 15th. The collection includes a new song called “Dear Future Self (Hands Up”).
See the full itinerary below, and find tickets to all of the upcoming dates here.
Hella Mega Tour Dates:
06/13 – Paris, FR @ Paris La Defense Arena
06/14 – Groningen, NL @ Stadspark
06/17 – Antwerp, BE @ Sportpaleis
06/21 – Vienna, AT @ Ernst-Happel Stadion
06/24 – Glasgow, UK @ Bellahouston Park
06/26 – London, UK @ London Stadium
06/27 – Huddersfield, UK @ John Smith’s Stadium
06/29 – Dublin, IE @ RDS Stadium
07/17 – Seattle, WA @ T-Mobile Park
07/21 – San Francisco, CA @ Oracle Park
07/24 – San Diego, CA @ Petco Park
07/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dodger Stadium
07/28 – Commerce City, CO @ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
07/31 – Dallas, TX @ Globe Life Field
08/01 – Houston, TX @ Minute Maid Park
08/05 – Miami Beach, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium
08/06 – Jacksonville, FL @ TIAA Bank Field
08/08 – Atlanta, GA @ SunTrust Park
08/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Field
08/13 – Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field
08/15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PNC Park
08/16 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
08/19 – Detroit, MI @ Comerica Park
08/21 – Washington, DC @ Nationals Park
08/22 – New York, NY @ Citi Field
08/24 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre
08/27 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park
08/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Citizens Bank Park
Each band released a video announcing the tour. Green Day superimposed the faces of Billie Joe Armstrong, Rivers Cuomo, and Pete Wentz onto characters from Anchorman; Fall Out Boy recruited Ric Flair; and Weezer’s video featured an alien wearing a beanie.
Green Day, Weezer, Fall Out Boy announce “Hella Mega Tour”
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