Billie Joe Armstrong says Perry Farrell didn’t want a Green Day in Lollapalooza ’94

It was not easy for the Green Day to get to the 1994 Lollapalooza line -up.

In a new book about the origins of the music festival, Lollapalooza: The uncensored story of the wildest festival in Alternative RockThe singer/songwriter, Billie Joe Armstrong, remembered the founder Perry Farrell from Jans, who pushed back in one of the lineups against Green Days.

Before the festival became a event in Chicago, 66-year-old Farrell Lollapalooza founded a tour with many rock bands. “I can’t imagine that Perry has pushed a band back or inserted a veto – with the exception of the Green Day,” the stage manager John Rubeli recalled.

Armstrong, 53, said Farrell was “an f — a —–” and thought Green Day (who had just released his breakthrough album Dookie was made by a record label at this time. “He was not a part of this conversation because he had checked out, but they asked us to play it and we said yes,” he said.

The “21 Guns” singer added “,” and it should be (Japanese noise band) in the first half and we should be the opening volume in the second half. And then he suddenly comes back and he says I don’t want her to be on my bill.

According to Rubeli, Farrell Green Day saw “Boy Band” and was not interested. “I got a lot of pressure from the label and management how ‘you have to convince Perry’,” he noted.

Finally, the stage manager Farrell’s opinion changed. “I was able to go through Perry’s honor in the Bay Area (Green Days) history and how they had published indie records (beforehand Dookie) And finally he said: “Okay, you can do half of the tour, but I want the boredom on the other half.” They were almost the opposite, so they canceled each other, “said Rubeli.

Farrell’s setback against the inclusion of Green Day in the Lollapalooza line -up was “disappointing” for the band, as they “respected”, said Armstrong.

“I think that made us play even more because we wanted to prove that he had his head very far into his own ass,” added the “vacation” artist.

When the Lollapalooza tour started in 1994, Armstrong returned to Farrell by dedicated the Green Day Dookie Follow the “Chump” festival founder.

“I like: ‘I won’t take a fi-in anyone. I will not take anyone as much-so much like Perry Farrell will not take anyone from someone.’ He had henchmen who appeared and said: “Perry Farren is really angry that they have devoted him” Trottel “.

“But I never hit the guy until we played Woodstock ’94,” added Armstrong. “He was there and we shook his hand.”

Lollapalooza: The uncensored story of the wildest festival in Alternative Rock is now available.