The kids who snagged tickets to a bill advertised as “Mike Dirnt with very special guests,” were pleasantly surprised when the guests turned out to be Tre Cool and Billie Joe Armstrong.
Indeed, Green Day, who are no strangers to raucus surprise club shows, notched another one up Wednesday (1/22) at The Observatory in Orange County, California.
The Santa Ana club, whose capacity is nearly 1,000, sits about 4 miles from the recently shuttered Chain Reaction. Together the two venues have been the go-to spot for underground music for decades.
With tons of musicians at the NAMM Show week in nearby Anaheim, Bass Magazine was wise to honor Dirnt with the Lifetime Achievement award.
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