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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Cream Calendar Green Day Firesale: Tickets Only $20, One Day Only

Posted by Adam Gold on Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 12:59 PM

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98% of people between the ages of 18 and 30 liked (or loved) Green Day at some point during their youth, the other 2% lie. I followed the classic trajectory of being dorkishly in love with Dookie in 7th grade followed by a jump onto the bandwagon of a Billie Joe backlash that lasted for years to come only to later come around and realize that, indeed, Dookie and its predecessors were damn fine records. Also, let's face it, I wouldn't have gotten into the Sex Pistols as young as I did had I not been into Dookie--thanks Green Day! While I firmly believe that "When September Ends" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" are two of the worst songs of this, the worst decade in the history of rock, and that the American Idiot record as a whole is one of the many horrible byproducts of the Bush administration, I still think that Green Day are a viable commodity, absolved by their creative high points--that "Hitchin' a Ride" song is pretty neat, and I also like that one about minorities.

I bring this up because today and today only you can purchase tickets to the band's Jul. 31 appearance at the Sommet Center for a mere $20. I looked up the band's set list from their current tour--which you can see here--and they are playing 26 songs a night, so that's less than $1 a song, a better deal than iTunes. So if your hankering for some good ole fashioned '90s nostalgia is more than can be fulfilled by the Cream's upcoming '90s 8 off 8th (happening next Monday at Mercy Lounge) then log on to Ticketmaster and furnish yourself with some budget Green Day tickets. For those of you who only go to shows for free, fear not--you can win free tickets to the Green Day show at the '90s 8 off 8th next Monday, or you can try your luck here.

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$20 ticket, my ass. Ticketmaster tacks on a $9.40 convenience charge to your $20 ticket. I wouldn't pay $30 for nosebleed seats at Sommet, especially not for Green Day.

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Posted by Lance on 07/21/2009 at 1:19 PM

I believe you can bypass the ticketmaster service fees by going to the Sommet Center box office.

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Posted by Gold on 07/21/2009 at 1:48 PM

I saw Green Day once, back in the olden days when Sommet was merely Gaylord. Being a human between the ages of 18 and 30, I too loved this band for longer than I probably should have, but was wholly charmed by their performance. It's a fun night out, and $20 is a reasonable price to pay. I like to think they're doing it for the kids.

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Posted by Ashley on 07/21/2009 at 2:14 PM

a real punk band would have knocked price down to $5 (plus ticketmaster charges)

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Posted by hater on 07/21/2009 at 4:25 PM

No one called them a punk band. I don't think a punk band would be playing the Sommet Center with opening act the Kaiser Chiefs to begin with.

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Posted by Gold on 07/21/2009 at 4:33 PM

I'm reading this as "please someone buy tickets to this show so the promoters don't lose their shirts" rather than a great deal.
Maybe they should have booked 2 nights at The Ryman and jacked up the ticket prices. That way, all 3000 people who actually want to see them would get a chance.

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Posted by The Other Gold on 07/22/2009 at 9:12 AM

Other me, I'm blown away by your razor sharp perception. Are all 3,000 people who actually want to see them not getting a chance to do so at the Sommet Center?

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Posted by Gold on 07/22/2009 at 11:22 AM

I would much rather mosh and be called a poser any day by some hipster assface who wears Kayne glasses and black backwards hair than to worship at the ground of Coldplay or MGMT.
And I am a freaking girl!!!

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Posted by thank god it isn't Coldplay... on 07/22/2009 at 3:56 PM
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