In 2012 Green Day were as ambitious and idealistic as ever. Coming off the success of their second rock opera, 21st Century Breakdown, and subsequent world tour; Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool, were poised to release three albums in late 2012 (¡Uno! , ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré!), one after another, in relatively short succession.
To build some hype around it they played a club date in LA, some festival gigs in Japan and Europe, the MTV VMAs, and the intimate Irving Plaza in NYC.
After a week off they flew to Vegas to play the iHeart Radio Festival which also featured huge stars like Rihanna, Usher, Swedish House Mafia, Lil Wayne, Psy, No Doubt, and Taylor Swift, among others.
When Green Day took the stage, Armstrong was ornery, riled up, flirty, aggressive, and seasoned, even though it was clear the audience was not there just to see the Bay Area punk pop trio. He also seemed to be having fun.
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