On April 18, 2015, Green Day were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Fall Out Boy .
Green Day performed their first concert in a year on April 16, 2015. The group first played a set as Sweet Children with John Kiffmeyer , followed by a set as Green Day.
A second new song, “Sealed to Me”, was debuted at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on April 15.
The song was retitled ” Mene ” and made available as a free download through the band’s website on April 13, the band’s first new release in six years.
Brand New debuted a new song, listed on the setlist as “Don’t Feel Anything”, on April 8, 2015, at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver.
That month, Brand New played Coachella for the first time, which Pitchfork noted was part of a landmark moment for emo bands being allowed to play traditionally indie rock -oriented festivals.
In April 2015, Brand New began sending out lyric booklets for The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me to fans who followed the liner notes’ instructions to mail the band $1 for lyrics nine years ago. The booklet, named Pogolith 000 , also contained a poster alluding to the…
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Hoppus and Barker decided to continue on without DeLonge, and enlisted Alkaline Trio vocalist/guitarist Matt Skiba to “fill in” for three shows in March 2015.
In March 2015, a documentary movie about the band “Mas de un Millon” was selected to be premiered mid-April at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema .
Former band drummer, Francisco “Paco” Carreno, died on 20 February 2015, at the age of 49. In August 2019, long-term bassist, Hoddy, decided to step down from bass duties after over 30 years. Later that year Fran Fearon was recruited on bass as well as an additional vocalist, Fiona Friel,…
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