Now, we're not (too) ashamed to admit that we've loved Green Day ever since their first (no longer on Lookout) album from 1990. But.... come on, they're playing SBC Park? Who's the American Idiot now? We took so long to decide if we wanted to go to the show that by the time we bought our tickets, the only seats left were in the row that's second from the very top of the entire stadium. So it turns out that the only people who procrastinate over their arena rock tickets more than ambivalent sellouts like yours truly are.... truly devoted teenage fans from the East Bay who required months and months of pleading before a parent reluctantly agreed to brave the drive into San Francisco on a Saturday night to give the kids some fun. This was totally the best crowd we've ever seen a show with. They knew the lyrics to every single song! "ST. JIMMY'S COMING DOWN, ACROSS THE ALLEYWAY!!!!" They shrieked their hearts out! When Billie Joe asked for volunteers to come on stage to play with the band, they raised their hands! (Did we mention that we were in the second to the very top row in the top tier of the stadium?) They bought big foam fingers that said GREEN DAY on them!! How can you not believe in the redemptive power of rock and roll?...

You might have heard that after a long relationship with Oakland's Lookout! Records, Green Day recently decided to take back their pre-Dookie releases due to concerns over unpaid royalties. If you want to read more background on the story, Punknews.org, MTV.com and Pitchfork offer coverage. There seems to be a lot of hubbub over Lookout's business practices, with former president Larry Livermore quoted by Pitchfork as saying Lookout was "apparently using the [Green Day......

We went through the pains of watching Sunday night's GRAMMY Awards telecast so you didn't have to. Ray Charles was unsurprisingly the top winner, but our Bay area homeboys in Green Day made us proud with American Idiot's win for Best Rock Album. Their live performance of the title track was triumphant. Thankfully their use of fireball pyrotechnics elicited more of a rock n' roll fist pump than a cringe. Billie Joe was even invited......

The nominees for the 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced yesterday in Hollywood, with homeboys Green Day earning an impressive six nominations. That's four less than Kanye West, two less than Alicia Keys and Usher, but one more than Norah, Loretta and Prince. Billie Joe, Mike, and Tré Cool are honored for American Idiot (the album and the single) in the categories of Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rock Performance By......

SFist is thankful that San Francisco has the greatest live music venues in the country, despite the bad news SFist Isaac gave us about the closure of seminal Lower Haight club The Top. If you're looking for an excuse to get away from visiting relatives, or a fantastic place to take them for some entertainment, read on for our suggestions. Tonight you can get your punk rock served up stadium-style with hometown boys Green Day......