Green Day Take 21st Century Breakdown On The Road

04/20/09 12:41pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Green Day will tour North America this summer in support of their eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown.

Venues have yet to be announced for the jaunt, which will run through July and August and hit seven Canadian cities. Green Day are expected to head to Europe after the North American tour.

21st Century Breakdown will be issued on May 15 through Reprise. First single "Know Your Enemy" was released on Thursday, and you can hear a 90-second clip of the song on Green Day's MySpace page.

21st Century Breakdown was produced by Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins) and centres on a young couple. It's divided into three acts: Heroes And Cons, Charlatans And Saints and Horseshoes And Handgrenades.

Here are the cities Green Day will play this summer:

July 3 Seattle, WA
July 4 Vancouver, BC
July 6 Edmonton, AB
July 7 Saskatoon, SK
July 9 Winnipeg, MB
July 10 Fargo, ND
July 11 Minneapolis, MN
July 13 Chicago, IL
July 14 Detroit, MI
July 16 Hamilton, ON
July 17 Ottawa, ON
July 18 Montreal, QC
July 20 Boston, MA
July 21 Philadelphia, PA
July 22 Pittsburgh, PA
July 24 Hartford, CT
July 25 Albany, NY
July 27 New York, NY
July 29 Washington, DC
July 31 Nashville, TN
Aug. 1 Atlanta, GA
Aug. 3 Tampa, FL
Aug. 4 Miami, FL
Aug. 5 Orlando, FL
Aug. 7 New Orleans, LA
Aug. 8 Houston, TX
Aug. 9 San Antonio, TX
Aug. 11 St. Louis, MO
Aug. 12 Kansas City, MO
Aug. 13 Omaha, NE
Aug. 15 Denver, CO
Aug. 16 Salt Lake City, UT
Aug. 18 San Jose, CA
Aug. 20 San Diego, CA
Aug. 21 Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 22 Phoenix, AZ
Aug. 24 Sacramento, CA
Aug. 25 Los Angeles, CA

Here's what's on 21st Century Breakdown:

Act I — Heroes And Cons:
"Song Of The Century"
"21st Century Breakdown"
"Know Your Enemy"
"Viva La Gloria!"
"Before The Lobotomy"
"Christian's Inferno"
"Last Night On Earth"

Act II — Charlatans And Saints:
"East Jesus Nowhere"
"Peacemaker"
"Last Of The American Girls"
"Murder City?"
"Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl)"
"Restless Heart Syndrome"

Act III — Horseshoes And Handgrenades:
"Horseshoes And Handgrenades"
"The Static Age"
"21 Guns"
"American Eulogy: I. Mass Hysteria II. Modern World"
"See The Light"