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Billie Joe Armstrong Says Perry Farrell Dismissed Green Day as a ‘Boy Band,’ Tried to Block Group From ’94 Lollapalooza Lineup
Perry Farrell once tried to block Green Day from the Lollapalooza 1994 lineup, Billie Joe Armstrong recalls in a new book.
A slot on the 1994 Lollapalooza lineup was almost relegated to Green Day ‘s boulevard of broken dreams when festival founder Perry Farrell supposedly tried to block the band from performing — after which frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and his bandmates eventually got the last laugh when they did end up joining the tour 30 years ago. “I can’t think of a single time that Perry pushed back or vetoed a band — except for Green Day,” remembers stage manager Rubeli, who eventually found a way to convince Farrell to let the group onto the lineup. Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 in Hollywood, Calif. Gilbert Flores
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