Green Day brought the American Idiot World Tour to the Pepsi Arena, with My Chemical Romance opening — a bill that captured the entire spectrum of mid-2000s rock. American Idiot had transformed Green Day from pop-punk veterans into arena-rock political provocateurs, spawning “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and “Holiday.” Albany was an early stop on the North American arena leg, and the album would go on to win the Grammy for Best Rock Album.
Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York
