Green Day hit No. 5 in the UK with 'Saviors': still far from their most successful American hit – yet

Green Day achieved their fifth number one album in the UK with their latest album, 'Rescuers'.

The band was already number one in the UK with “American Idiot” (2004), “21st Century Breakdown” (2009), “Revolution Radio” (2016), and “Father of All Mothers” (2020). A third of total first-week sales of “Saviors” were also purchases on vinyl, demonstrating the good health of the format, once considered extinct.

In statements to the official charts website (via louder voice) About the band's accomplishment, Billie Joe Armstrong says: “Thank you so much for our fifth official UK album. We are so excited about our future, with our album Saviors and we just want to say thank you to all the fans everywhere, the people who are most important to us! Fans, friends, family, whatever you want to call it. It's been an amazing career for us so far, for decades, and we love you all. “We are very, very grateful.”

In this way, Green Day is linked to Prince, Bon Jovi or Foo Fighters Regarding successes in the UK. However, they are still far from that The American artist with the most albums in English country, Elvis, with 13 albums. On the other hand, a public record is kept The Beatles, with 15, followed by the Rolling Stones and Robbie Williams, with 14.

Green Day in Spain

It's now official: Green Day will play two dates in Spain in the summer of 2024. Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Trey Cole They have detailed the upcoming European leg of their tour, which will serve as opening acts Nothing but thieves, beehives, donuts, hecklers, and the ace maidunlike the US, where they would play with The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and The Linda Lindas.

This “Saviors Tour” will start on May 30th Oh son do caminoThe Galician Festival is celebrated in Monte di Gozo, A Coruña. Later, the band will perform at the event The road to Rio Babel On the first of June. Next, the group will travel through France, Germany, Italy and the UK, where they will perform at Wembley Stadium.

Shortly after, the group will return to the United States, where they will make 27 stops until September 28, when they will conclude their tour with a show in San Diego, California.

And now the band says the following: “We've never been as excited to release new music as we are with Saviors, an album designed to be played together live. So let's give it a go. We've got some great friends coming along.”

Additionally, in 2024, it will have been 30 years since the token was issued “Duke” And 20 since the premiere of the legendary film'American idiot”, both defining tours for two different generations. There is no doubt that throughout the tour we will hear, in addition to new songs, some of Green Day’s best classics.

These are the European dates for Green Day:

May 30 – Monte do Gozo, Spain – or Son do Camino*
June 01 – Madrid, Spain – Road to Rio Babel*
June 05 – Leon Design – LDLC Arena (with THE INTERRUPTERS)
June 07 – Nuremberg Germany – Rock am Park*
June 08 – Nürburgring Germany – Rock Am Ring*
June 10 – Berlin Germany – Valdbonh (with Donuts)
June 11 – Hamburg Germany – Trabrenbahn Bahrenfeld (with Donuts)
June 15 – Interlaken Switzerland – Greenfield Festival*
June 16 – Milan, Italy – Early days – La Mura Hippodrome*
June 18 – Paris France – Accor Arena (with boycotts)
June 19 – Arnhem Netherlands – Gelredom (with hives and districts)
June 21 – Manchester UK – Emirates Old Trafford (with Nothing But Thieves and Ace Maid)
June 23 – Isle of Wight, United Kingdom – Isle of Wight Festival*
June 25 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – Bellahouston Park (with Nothing But Thieves and the Ace Maid)
June 27 – Dublin Ireland – Marlay Park (with Nothing But Thieves and Ace Maid)
June 29 – London, United Kingdom – Wembley Stadium (with Nothing But Thieves and the Ace Maid)