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American rockers GREEN DAY have played their first official gig in three years, under the guise of their alter egos the FOXBORO HOT....

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GREEN DAY's spin-off band the FOXBORO HOT TUBS are to hit eight venues on a whistle-stop U.S. tour beginning next week (19May08).
Tickets for....

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GREEN DAY are rush releasing their new album - as the FOXBORO HOT TUBS.
The punk trio confirmed they were masquerading as FHT in a recent....

Read news story: GREEN DAY TO RELEASE FOXBORO HOT TUBS DEBUT

GREEN DAY have confessed they are behind new band THE FOXBORO HOT TUBS, following months of fan speculation.
Devotees of the punk rockers were....

Read news story: GREEN DAY UNVEIL SECRET IDENTITY

"It's from a place we used to sneak booze and chicks into late at night." GREEN DAY frontman BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG on the name of the punk trio's....

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GREEN DAY star BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG, MIA, COMMON and JOAN JETT are among the musicians who appear alongside the likenesses of late icons IAN CURTIS....

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GREEN DAY frontman BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG has revived his popular side project band PINHEAD GUNPOWDER for a series of live dates in Los Angeles. The....

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Legendary New York club CBGB is to become a boutique fashion shop, it has been confirmed. The club, on the Bowery in the East Village, was....

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THE STROKES have "no idea" what is going on with their next album, according to ALBERT HAMMOND JR. The band's guitarist told....

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Rockers GREEN DAY have prompted rumours of a secret side project, after fans realised new music released under the name FOXBORO HOT TUBS sounded....

Read news story: GREEN DAY RELEASE SECRET TRACKS

"There are times where I'll walk upstairs after the show, and my mom will be sitting on the couch with BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG from GREEN DAY, drinking....

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GREEN DAY star BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG has blasted MTV bosses for letting "manufactured child" BRITNEY SPEARS open the Video Music Awards. The punk....

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Rockers GREEN DAY are struggling for choice with their new album - they have already recorded 45 songs. The punk band are working on the follow up....

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"After Kurt died, I really resented everybody getting into Green Day. I was like, 'A f**king legend just passed, and you guys are listening to Green....

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GREEN DAY are following in the footsteps of stars including BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and ERIC CLAPTON by designing their own T-shirt to raise money for the....

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Pop punk trio GREEN DAY have recorded THE SIMPSONS theme for the upcoming movie release of the cult cartoon show. The group's animated likenesses....

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GREEN DAY stunned America on the finale of talent show AMERICAN IDOL last night (23May07) with a performance of JOHN LENNON's WORKING CLASS HERO. ....

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Rockers GREEN DAY are lampooned in the upcoming THE SIMPSONS movie, it has been confirmed. The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has revealed the....

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GREEN DAY rocker BILLY JOE ARMSTRONG has put music to one side to join forces with a New Orleans charity helping people left homeless by Hurricane....

Read news story: GREEN DAY BILLY VOLUNTEERS FOR NEW ORLEANS CHARITY

A Swiss botanist has named a new tropical plant species after punk trio GREEN DAY. DR. JASON GRANT's MACrocarpaea dies-viridis (Latin for Green Day)....

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MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE frontman GERARD WAY struggles to deal with fame and often turns to GREEN DAY star BILLIE JOE for advice. Way admits he finds it....

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YOKO ONO has donated the publishing royalties to the entire JOHN LENNON back catalogue in an effort to make sure a new all-star tribute to her....

Read news story: ONO WAIVES PUBLISHING RIGHTS TO LENNON CHARITY ALBUM

THE KILLERS frontman BRANDON FLOWERS has blasted fellow American band GREEN DAY for performing their politically charged BULLET IN A BIBLE gigs in....

Read news story: FLOWERS BLASTS GREEN DAY POLITICAL DVD

Former NIRVANA guitarist PAT SMEAR has signed to help make a new movie about his former punk band THE GERMS. Smear will act as musical director on....

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British rocker NOEL GALLAGHER has defended his outspoken views on life - and believes its better for celebrities to speak out than stay silent. The....

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OASIS star NOEL GALLAGHER has accused punk trio GREEN DAY of "ripping off" his WONDERWALL anthem for their hit BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS. The....

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GREEN DAY frontman BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG and PEARL JAM joined forces with U2 to help the Irish supergroup close their Vertigo world tour in Hawaii on....

Read news story: ARMSTRONG AND PEARL JAM HELP U2 CLOSE TOUR

AKON is celebrating after his collaboration with EMINEM, SMACK THAT, jumped straight to the top of the European singles chart. The track has kept....

Read news story: AKON TOPS EUROPEAN SINGLES CHART

U2 and GREEN DAY are celebrating the news their collaboration THE SAINTS ARE COMING is the number one single in Europe. The Saints Are Coming is a....

Read news story: U2GREEN DAY COLLABORATION TOPS EURO CHART

Punk rockers GREEN DAY have teamed up with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to urge young music fans to demand clean, renewable energy....

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