Pitchfork: Green Day Announce Late Summer Tour

In the humble opinion of this disgruntled Pitchfork staffer, the Fiery Furnaces' 2004 record Blueberry Boat was neeeeaaaarly the winner in the race for last year's most overrated, overcooked piece of wank. But, if you really wanna talk about the flagrantly underserved success stories of 2004, you should go straight to Billie Joe Armstrong and that "punk rock opera" of his, American Idiot. Hi-finish, "hi-concept" politico-baloney from a slipshod group of washed up mall gods does not a good record make. But, apparently some would argue otherwise, and that's why the tour dates below this here story are in front of your face. Dates:

08-12 Barrie, Ontario - Molson Park
08-13 Buffalo, NY- HSBC Arena
08-14 Dayton, OH - Ervin J. Nutter Center
08-15 Nashville, TN - Gaylord Entertainment Center
08-17 Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
08-19 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
08-20 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
08-21 San Antonio, TX - SBC Center
08-23 Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
08-24 Raleigh, NC - RBC Center
08-26 Sunrise, FL - Office Depot Center
08-30 Washington, DC - Merriweather Post Pavilion (Columbia MD)
09-04 Montreal, Quebec - Parc Jean Drapeau
09-05 Ottawa, Ontario - Corel Centre
09-07 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
09-11 Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
09-12 Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
09-14 Moline, IL - Mark Of The Quad Cities
09-16 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
09-17 Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
09-19 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
09-26 Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
09-27 Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place
09-30 Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
10-01 Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center