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Green Day: Hear Their New Song ‘Look Ma, No Brains!’

Green Day has unleashed “Look Ma, No Brains!,” the latest preview from their new album Saviors. The song is a lean, meat-and-potatoes jam that clocks in at 2:10. The track…

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Green Day has unleashed "Look Ma, No Brains!," the latest preview from their new album Saviors.

The song is a lean, meat-and-potatoes jam that clocks in at 2:10. The track can be heard below and is available for streaming and download here.

Meanwhile, Saviors is set for release on Jan. 19, 2024. It's available for digital pre-save and physical pre-order at select retailers here. Exclusive vinyl pressings, formats and merch bundles are available for pre-order at Store.GreenDay.com.

Green Day is Hitting the Road

On top of the new track being released, Green Day also unveiled dates for their highly-anticipated 2024 tour supporting their new LP.

The Saviors Tour kicks off on July 29 in Washington, D.C. at Nationals Park and wraps on September 28 in San Diego at Petco Park. (A full list of dates is below.)

As Billie Joe Armstrong revealed during the band's surprise club show in Las Vegas, the tour will feature support from Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and The Linda Lindas.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, November 10 at 10 AM local time. Meanwhile, a special fan pre-sale begins on Wednesday, November 8 at 10 AM local time. Complete ticket and tour details are available at GreenDay.com.

Green Day - 2024 U.S. Tour Dates

7/29 - Washington, D.C. @ Nationals Park
8/1 - Toronto, Ontario @ Rogers Centre
8/3 - Montreal, Quebec @ Osheaga Music and Arts Festival %
8/5 - New York, N.Y. @ Citi Field
8/7 - Boston, MA @ Fenway Park
8/9 - Philadelphia, PA @ Citizens Bank Park
8/10 - Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
8/13 - Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field
8/15 - St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre *
8/17 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target Field
8/20 - Kansas City, KS @ Azura Amphitheatre *
8/22 - Cincinnati, OH @ Great American Ballpark
8/24 - Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Field
8/26 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion *
8/28 - Atlanta, GA @ Truist Park
8/30 - Nashville, TN @ Geodis Park
9/1 - Pittsburgh, PA @ PNC Park
9/4 - Detroit, MI @ Comerica Park
9/7 - Denver, CO @ Coors Field
9/10 - Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater *
9/11 - Arlington, TX @ Globe Life Field
9/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium
9/18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Chase Field
9/20 - San Francisco, CA @ Oracle Park
9/23 - Seattle, WA @ T-Mobile Park
9/25 - Portland, OR @ Providence Park
9/28 - San Diego, CA @ Petco Park

* with support from Rancid and the Linda Lindas only
% Festival date

Green Day’s Dookie was released on February 1, 1994. The album remains both timeless and a snapshot of the rock world as grunge's popularity started to wane.

Simply put, Dookie helped turn Green Day into a household name. The album was the band's major label debut and third album overall. It went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide. In the United States, Dookie has been certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 10 million copies. That certification was awarded in February 1999. (It would be interesting to see how many more copies have sold since.)

To paraphrase "The Iceberg That Sank the Titanic" from Saturday Night Live, Dookie is 14 tracks, "no skips, swear to God." (Well, it's technically 15 tracks when you count the hidden track "All By Myself,", but you get the idea.) The album yielded four singles: "Longview," "Basket Case," "Welcome to Paradise" and "When I Come Around." Each of those songs is a stone-cold classic. In fact, Setlist.fm notes that "Longview" and "Basket Case" are the two most-performed Green Day songs in the band's history. Overall, "Longview" has been featured on 1,008 setlists, while "Basket Case" has been featured on 965. Not to be outdone, popular album track "She" is third with 829.

While the album is a timeless piece of rock magic, the same can be said about the album cover of Dookie. Drawn by local East Bay artist Richie Bucher, the cover alone deserves special recognition. It’s full of all sorts of references to Berkeley’s punk scene at that time, but there are also a number of musical references even fans outside of the East Bay would know.

How many? Seven in total. Think you know what they are? Scroll through the gallery below to find out!

The University of California Marching Band

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Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath"

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Ramones' 'Rocket to Russia'

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Patti Smith's 'Easter'

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Angus Young

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Alex Chilton

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Fat Elvis

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Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights