Green Day hit an unexpected hiatus on their Saviors tour on Wednesday night (September 4) at Comerica Park in Detroit.
The band abruptly exited the stage just as they began the bridge of “Longview” as the crowd continued to sing the song in the band's absence. Confirmed by reliable sources on the site Bulletin board that an unauthorized drone had been spotted hovering near the stage before their sudden exit. Bulletin board said security spotted the drone and pulled the band from the stage.
No explanation was immediately given to the crowd, but after a few minutes, a message on the video screen announced “Pause showing. Awaiting details.”
The group returned after about 10 minutes and continued the song. “How are you doing?” frontman Billie Joe Armstrong asked the crowd of 41,000 fans. “We'll pick up where we left off.” He then asked fans to put away their cellphones: “Pull them out later. Let's be here now.”
After a furious “Welcome to Heaven,” Armstrong said, “It's not mom—hey that's gonna stop us, I'll tell you.”
The Saviors tour — named after the group's 14th studio album Saviorswhich arrived in January at seven Bulletin board charts, including Top Sales album and Top Rock Albums — launched in Spain in May before arriving Stateside in late July. Green Day is supported by The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and The Linda Lindas on most North American dates, including Wednesday night in Detroit.
tour celebrates 20th and 30th anniversaries of landmark Green Day albums American Idiot and Dookierespectively, and the band is playing both albums in their entirety on each tour date.
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