Green Day announce American Idiot 20th anniversary reissue and new documentary

9 August 2024, 17:23 | Updated: 9 August 2024, 17:35

The celebratory edition will include demos, previously unreleased tracks and live performances, plus a 110-minute documentary on Blu-Ray.

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Green Day have announced an expanded 20th anniversary issue of their seminal album American Idiot.

The pop-punk trio - made up of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool - will mark two decades of their GRAMMY Award-winning 2004 album with a new edition, which will be released on 25th October 2024 and will come alongside a new documentary and previously unreleased tracks.

A statement on the band's socials read: "In the summer of 2004, Green Day entered the studio with Rob Cavallo to create American Idiot, uncertain of what the future held. They were audacious, rebellious, and stressed out by the state of the country at the time. American Idiot was crafted as a response to the daily bombardment of media that spreads it far and wide, making us desensitized and weary -filled with themes that still ring true today, even 20 years later.

"When they made this record, they couldn’t foresee the impact that was to come—23 million copies sold, 6x platinum, multiple GRAMMYs, a Broadway musical, and so much more.

"The album turns a whole 20 years old this year, and you know they’ve cracked open the vaults for a very special 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition that comes out on October 25th".

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To celebrate the release, the band have shared Holiday / Blvd. Of Broken Dreams (Demo), their much-loved B-side Favourite Son and their performance of Minority (Live From Irving Plaza, 9/21/04).

Green Day - Holiday / Blvd. Of Broken Dreams (Demo) [Visualizer]

American Idiot's Super Deluxe Box Set comes as an 8 LP Vinyl or 4 CDs, which will include 15 unreleased American Idiot demos, a 15-track 2004 concert recorded at Irving Plaza in New York City, nine previously unreleased live recordings and 14 songs previously available only as B-Sides and bonus tracks.

In the Vinyl Box Set, each LP has been pressed on its own unique color vinyl. The collection also houses a 36-page book, a large Green Day flag, and the iconic American Idiot red tie.

The CD Box Set boasts a 48-page book, enamel pin set, sticker sheet, and cloth patch.

Two Blu-Ray Discs will also include a brand new 110-minute documentary titled 20 Years of American Idiot, the film Heart Like A Hand Grenade, their mini gig at BBC's Top of the Pops and performances on Later... with Jools Holland.

Pre-order American Idiot 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe editions here.

Green Day - Favorite Son (Official Audio)

See Green Day’s American Idiot 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition tracklist:

American Idiot, CD1/LP1 & 2 (Original album):

American Idiot

Jesus Of Suburbia

City Of The Damned

I Don’t Care

Dearly Beloved

Tales Of Another Broken Home

Holiday

Boulevard Of Broken Dream

Are We The Waiting

St. Jimmy

Give Me Novacaine

She’s A Rebel

Extraordinary Girl

Letterbomb

Wake Me Up When September Ends

Homecoming

The Death Of St. Jimmy

East 12th St.

Nobody Likes You

Rock And Roll Girlfriend

We’re Coming Home Again

Whatsername

CD2/LP 3 & 4 (B-sides & bonus tracks – previously unreleased)

American Idiot (Live)

Jesus Of Suburbia (Live)

Jesus Of Suburbia

City Of The Damned

I Don’t Care

Dearly Beloved

Tales Of Another Broken Home

Holiday (Live)

Are We The Waiting (Live)

St. Jimmy (Live)

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Live)

Favorite Son

Shoplifter

Governator

Too Much Too Soon

Are The Waiting (VH1 Storytellers)

St. Jimmy (VH1 Storytellers)

Give Me Novacaine (VH1 Storytellers)

Homecoming (VH1 Storytellers)

CD3/LP5 & 6 (Demos)

American Idiot

American Idiot (Alt. version)

Jesus Of Suburbia

Holiday/Blvd. Of Broken Dreams

Are We We Are/St. Jimmy Opera

Novacaine

She’s A Rebel

Radio Baghdad

Cluster Bomb

Wake Me Up When September Ends

Homecoming (Nobody Likes You)

Everyone’s Breaking Down

Just Another Year

Lowlife

What’s Her Name

CD4/ LP7 & 8 (Live Irving Plaza, NYC, Sept 21 ’04)

American Idiot (Live)

Jesus Of Suburbia (Live)

Holiday (Live)

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Live)

Are We The Waiting (Live)

St. Jimmy (Live)

Give Me Novacaine (Live)

She’s A Rebel (Live)

Extraordinary Girl (Live)

Letterbomb (Live)

Wake Me Up When September Ends (Live)

Homecoming (Live)

Whatsername (Live)

Minority (Live)

We Are The Champions (Live)

Blu-ray 1:

Heart Like A Hand Grenade

Blu-ray 2:

20 Years of American Idiot (new documentary)

BBC Live:

St. Jimmy (Live)

Give Me Novacaine (Live)

She’s A Rebel (Live)

Welcome To Paradise (Live)

Wake Me Up When September Ends (Live)

Jesus Of Suburbia (Live)

American Idiot (Live In Studio)

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Live In Studio)

Green Day - Minority (Live at Irving Plaza, 9/21/04) [Official Audio]

The news has come as the band have been wowing fans with epic sets on The Saviors Tour, which has seen them support their 14th studio album of the same name, while also celebrating the 30th and 20th anniversaries of their Dookie and American Idiot albums respectively.

Their UK leg of the tour saw them play a huge show at London's Wembley Stadium with the likes of Nothing But Thieves as as special guests and the Southend-on-Sea rockers revealed how supportive and respectful the band have been.

"I [...] love that a band who have been touring for 30 years, they made us feel like we were such an important part of the bill and they don't need to do that," frontman Conor Mason told Radio X's Sunta Templeton backstage at this year's Glastonbury Festival.

"They let us have the sound dB [Decibel] level as high as theirs for the gig, which is pretty unheard of for a support act.

"They were incredible with our crew, just simple things like they allowed us to eat at their catering. It's like they respect their supports and that's just so lovely to see for such an established act."

"That's inspiring," added the Amsterdam singer. "You've got to be nice on the way up because people have got to be nice to you on the way down".