Green Day teases to downtown Las Vegas pop-up show
Green Day is going with a club-first, festival-second strategy in its weekend trip to Las Vegas.
The venerable punk band has all but formally announced a Thursday pop-up show at Backstage Bar & Billiards and Fremont Country Club on Fremont East. The band posted a video on social media of the club’s marquee at 601 Fremont Street.
The clip was set to the band’s 1994 anthem “When I Come Around.” The written message was, “Heloooooo Vegas, see you soon,” followed by a slot machine, single red die and an emoji with dollar signs as eyes and a green tongue. Or maybe it’s barfing. Hard to tell.
The club’s roof was adorned with a banner reading, “SEND AN S.O.S. IT’S GETTING SERIOUS.”
The band had been reported to be playing a pop-up show Thursday, ahead of its appearance Saturday and Sunday at the When We Were Young festival at Las Vegas Festival Grounds. Ticket info has yet to be announced. Best advice, at the moment, is to follow the band’s social channels and official website, and be ready to rock.
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