Green Day @ The Boathouse (Nov 9, 1997)

Nov 9, 1997

Green Day

Nimrod tour

The Boathouse · Norfolk, VA, USA

Setlist

Rarity 58%How rare this setlist is: higher when the band digs into songs they rarely play, lower for a night of staples.
  1. 01 Going To Pasalacqua
  2. 02 Welcome To Paradise
  3. 03 Geek Stink Breath
  4. 04 Nice Guys Finish Last
  5. 05 Hitchin' A Ride
  6. 06 The Grouch
  7. 07 Chump
  8. 08 Longview
  9. 09 2000 Light Years Away
  10. 10 Brain Stew
  11. 11 Jaded
  12. 12 Knowledge Operation Ivy cover
  13. 13 Basket Case
  14. 14 She
  15. 15 F.O.D.
  16. 16 Paper Lanterns

Encore

  1. 17 Scattered
  2. 18 Prosthetic Head
  3. 19 When I Come Around
  4. 20 Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
Also on the bill: Superdrag
Show tagged: Nimrod tour
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Performers

Show notes

Daily Press: 'I bet you guys won't play The Clash,' - barked a caller to WROX-FM Sunday afternoon. 'But that's where all your stuff comes from.' Inside the studio, the three members of Green Day - Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool - laughed about the challenge, then decided to spin something from the 1979 Clash album 'Give 'Em Enough Rope.' As a promotional stunt, the punk-rock trio took over the controls of WROX-FM (96.1) for an hour on Sunday - just before their group's show at The Boathouse in Norfolk. Clad in black leather jackets and chrome spikes, they goofed around on the air and played tunes from their own new album, 'Nimrod,' as well as rockin' cuts from Nirvana and Primus. When their air shift was done, the rockers schmoozed with radio folks and signed autographs for fans. Billie Joe looked somewhat sullen - or maybe fatigued - compared to his manic stage persona. Meanwhile, Dirnt and Cool bounced around the 96X offices acting the part of bratty punks. 'Hmm, Count Mike-ula,' - mumbled Dirnt, the bass player, as he used a Sharpie to sketch long fangs onto the image of himself on a Green Day poster. Later, drummer Tre Cool staggered down a hallway pressing what looked like a syringe to his forearm. 'Could somebody give me a hand with this tourniquet?' - he said. After drinking in the confused expressions around him, he pulled the tube back to reveal a fake needle. Psyche! By the time the Green Day entourage left the station, you saw grapefruit-sized yellow "Nimrod" stickers everywhere - affixed to filing cabinets, gold record awards, doors. I guess this is about as close to anarchy as punk rock gets these days."

Performance stats

28th of 60 in 1997
2nd of 4 in Norfolk
534th of 1157 in USA
17th of 119 of the Nimrod tour

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Most played song

Longview 1,138 times

Rarest Songs Played

Prosthetic Head 62 times
The Grouch 86 times
Scattered 146 times

Album distribution

39/Smooth 1
  • - Going To Pasalacqua
Slappy 2
  • - Knowledge
  • - Paper Lanterns
Kerplunk 2
  • - Welcome To Paradise
  • - 2000 Light Years Away
Dookie 6
  • - Chump
  • - Longview
  • - Basket Case
  • - She
  • - F.O.D.
  • - When I Come Around
Insomniac 3
  • - Geek Stink Breath
  • - Brain Stew
  • - Jaded
Nimrod 6
  • - Nice Guys Finish Last
  • - Hitchin' A Ride
  • - The Grouch
  • - Scattered
  • - Prosthetic Head
  • - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

Debut distribution

The year each song played here was first played live.

1989 2
1990 1
1991 2
1992 3
1993 2
1994 2
1995 2
1997 6

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