Nov 20, 1997

Green Day

Nimrod tour

Setlist

Rarity 58%How rare this setlist is: higher when the band digs into songs they rarely play, lower for a night of staples.

Encore

Encore 2

20 Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

Soundcheck: Nice Guys Finish Last, Welcome To Paradise

Also on the bill: Superdrag

Show tagged: Nimrod tour

Concert poster

We don't currently have a poster for this show

Performers

Billie Joe Armstrong - Vocals / Guitar
Mike Dirnt - Bass / Backing Vocals
Tre Cool - Drums

Show notes

Stacey Lynn: "Throwin' in back to my very first show ever at the Fillmore back when it was The State Theatre. Look at those service fees..."

DD: "There was a big group going down to State Theatre to see Green Day so I gave in and let my daughter Stacie go. In 1997 her ticket cost her only $17 which wasn't bad for a pretty hot band."

"I saved up my money and now I was flying to Detroit to see Green Day. They were palying at the State Theatre. I arrived there an hour and a half early and got a a glimpse of the band. Mike and Tre went in first, then so did Billie holding his son Joey with a court jester hat on. I shook Billie's hand and he said, 'Alright, see you all inside in a little while.' All the girls started to scream and yell. After that all the people went to stand in line to get good seats. But I stayed outside with a group of guys just talking. All of a sudden Nice Guys Finish Last comes on, and then Welcome To Paradise. This was their soundcheck. Me and my dad then butted the line and got first row in the balcony. Green Day roadies set up the drums and amp stacks. A big curtain came down behind the drum set. Ramones songs were played in the background. That stopped and Whip It came on. The lights went on and Tre summersalted onto the stage, Billie hit a chord and Mike hopped around. They started with Going To Pasalacqua - this was the best. Billie said, 'It's been two years too long, dammit.' Then they played Geek Stink Breath. Billie said, 'This dude in the front row keeps saying, 'Fuck pussy, fuck pussy,' but I think he's been fucked in the ass too many times.' It was funny as hell. Some dude played Knowledge and during Paper Lanterns Billie said he was short on clothes and everybody threw clothes on stage. Billie put 15 or so shirts on. The show ended with Paper Lanterns, but the encore was still to come. Tre smashed the shit out of his drums and Mike got up on his amps, threw beer and water into the crowd and all over the sound guy. After the show I met Tre, got his autograph, and shook hands. This was the greatest."

Performance stats

40th of 60 in 1997

7th of 12 in Detroit

561st of 1176 in USA

27th of 147 of the Nimrod tour

Attendance

Be the first to mark this show

Create account to mark that you were there

No reviews yet. Add yours.

Notable

Was this one for the history books?

Iconic performances or epic setlists, not just a great show.

Create accountto vote

Most played song

Longview 1,140 times

Rarest Songs Played

Prosthetic Head 62 times

The Grouch 87 times

Scattered 148 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

Green Day @ The State Theater (Nov 20, 1997)