played last show at 924 Gilman as Blair Hess

Kerplunk’ s underground success led to interest from major record labels and a bidding war to sign Green Day. The band eventually left Lookout! and signed with Reprise Records after attracting the attention of producer Rob Cavallo . The group was impressed by his work with fellow Californian band the Muffs and later remarked that Cavallo “was the only person we could talk to and connect with”. Reflecting on this period, Armstrong told Spin magazine in 1999, “I couldn’t go back to the punk scene, whether we were the biggest success in the world or the biggest failure … The only thing I could do was get on my bike and go forward.” After signing with Reprise, the band began recording its major-label debut, Dookie . On September 3, 1993, Green Day played their last show at 924 Gilman under the pseudonym Blair Hess before being banned permanently because of their major label signing.