Amazing. Simply amazing. I've just returned from the Green Day concert which was on Monday July 6th in Edmonton. Wow !

Me and Brad left Lethbridge on Monday about 11:30 AM officially. Drove to Lacombe, where we picked up his sister and had a great meal prepared by his mom. Met his dad, and his grandma and grandpa as well, who are straight from Denmark. Great family. Onwards to the show. We arrived in Edmonton with lots of time to spare. Got our merchandise, and found our seats.

8:00 PM The Bravery opened for Green Day. Sort of sounded of like the Cure but more updated. Not bad but I didn't really like their sound. They played for about a half an hour. They weren't overall active on stage and rather a large contrast between them and Green Day for sure. Just before Green Day was to start, some people came over and said we were in their seats. Apparently we were, so moved to our proper seats which was one section closer.

9:00 PM Lights out and the intro came on and Green Day took to the stage. They did the first 2 songs off the album, 21st Century Breakdown and Know Your Enemy, then proceeded into classics. The energy was so electric and they had everyone singing at the top of their lungs, especially with the Heeeey-Yoooo chants. What really impressed me is on many occasions, they got audience members to come on stage and sing parts of their songs. Best was Longview, where they chose a guy for the 1st and 3rd verses and a chick for the 2nd verse. The guys did great and were in tune, but the chick sucked. Oh well... They also performed King For A Day, had a Jason Freese on sax and then proceeded to do a medley of Shout, Earth Angel, Stand By Me, and back into Shout. Truly superb. They came back with an encore and finished off with Billie Joe doing a solo acoustic version of Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) at the front of the stage. It was a great feeling of euphoria in the room, and everyone left satisfied.

I am grateful to have seen this band live, and hope next time I get a better seat to enjoy them even more. Met up with Kerry and Aaron afterwards at their hotel room, saw their newborn baby, Elazer then took off back to Lacombe for the night. Had a great sleep and then headed for home in the afternoon. Overall a splendid time, and get to do it in Calgary next week for No Doubt. I don't think it'll be as good, but you never know.