Tony Peaks: "Went to see a new American band around this time called Green Day. New Hüsker Dü? We didn’t think so!"

Guy Gibson: "Being in a crowd of 50 or so, watching new US hardcore band Green Day, thinking they were brilliant for the first 7 songs, and then being bored (I’m still the same now)."

Kerrang!: "As for the rest of tour, nothing could've been more spit-and-sawdust than the band's gig in Hull's Adelphi, which saw Tre taking over van-driver responsibilities en route and driving at 90mph down Lincolnshire A-roads to reach the gig in the nick of time!"

Paul Jackson: "Green Day played here just before X-mas, on the back of an acclaimed, and profitable, first US tour. They were great to work with, slept upstairs and got on really well with the dog. This was despite the fact that one of them had actually been responsible for killing a Springer Spaniel a couple of years previously. Even at this early stage the accessibility and poppiness of their 'hardcore' shone brightly. I remember making several recommendations to various A&R reps which came to nowt."