X 107.5 Bans Green Day After Billie Joe Says He ‘Hates’ Las Vegas

“I f****** hate Las Vegas! It’s the worst s***hole in America,” Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, said during a concert at the San Francisco Giants’ stadium on Friday night.

Well, Sin City heard him loud and clear—and X107.5 is not having it. In response to Armstrong's inflammatory comments, the station is banning all Green Day music, effective immediately.

Considering he played a pop-up show at Fremont Country Club last year, we're surprised at his comments. The show was spectacular! But now, Armstrong has crossed a line with Las Vegas locals.

This morning, midday host Carlota took matters into her own hands. She announced around 10 a.m. Wednesday the station was cleansing and scrubbing any Green Day from their records. The entire station was sanitized from Green Day songs.

"Maybe he (Billie Joe) should take a look at the city and the people involved in that transaction than talking SMACK about the city of Las Vegas," Carlota said during her announcement. "And hey, I hate to say it and as much as the Raiders suck but when they were in Oakland, they were worth a billion or two. Now they're worth six. It was a good business decision and the A's want some of that and I don't blame that."

Carlota emphasized the heart and soul of Las Vegas, reminding listeners that the city isn’t just about the glitzy Strip. This city is unique, and it's filled with beautiful people, Carlota emphasized. We're not perfect, but that's what makes Las Vegas amazing. We are accepting of all kinds of life. We are the home to people who are simply awe-striking and push the boundaries of normality.

Las Vegas has been through it. We've been scraped, bruised and we've survived a lot. In fact, this city isn't for everyone. It can quite literally eat people up. But for the true Las Vegans and local transplants who have absorbed and loved Vegas, don't talk smack about our city.

That four-mile stretch of The Strip is the pulse of our economy. But, it isn't the heart or soul of our beautiful city.

So we're breaking up with Green Day completely. Bye Bye, Billie!

Green Day took over the streets on Downtown Las Vegas in an epic not-so-secret show that happened on Thursday, Oct. 20.

Rumors broke out across town about a potential pop-up performance happening with Green Day. Online forums started becoming filled with questions about the inside details of this secret show. A few hours later, it was confirmed that tickets would go on sale right at 10 a.m. on that Thursday -- the same Thursday as the show.

In just a few minutes, tickets were completely absorbed by "When We Were Young" festival attendees, locals and mega fans.

Tickets were in such demand that the venue released an additional couple hundred tickets after the first round of tickets dropped. But, there's good reason for the hype. There's something special about seeing a mega band perform in an intimate, close-up venue.

For one night, we felt like it was truly the early 2000s again, and we were seeing Green Day in its most purest form. Without the huge theatrics, without the mass commercialization of current-day concerts and without the artificial feeling of "forcing punk." Green Day is punk simply because they are.

Before the concert started, a line snaked along the Fremont Country Club building. People were standing, excited and pumped to see Green Day. One person in line even told us that he came a day earlier, changed his flight and hotel check-in after he heard about this show. Luckily, he was able to purchase one of these coveted tickets because many people weren't.

During the show, the band Ultra Q opened up. Ultra Q is fronted by Billie Joe Armstrong's song, Jakob Danger.

Once Green Day came on, a jolt of electricity came upon the crowd. Mosh pits formed, head-banging initiated and screaming of the iconic Green Day lyrics ignited.

The band performed the entirety of the "Dookie" album. They also performed other hits and even performed for the very first time the band's newest song, "The American Dream Is Killing Me."

Throughout the night, you could see the room filled with accompanying lyrics being shouted from the souls. People were dancing and just reliving a moment that may have been better, worse or all of the above.

The cherry on top of this back-to-punk show was Billie Joe Armstrong's announcement. The band is scheduled to go on tour with the Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and the Linda Lindas.

It was an incredible show that created the perfect "welcome" weekend to the "When We Were Young" Festival. So, let's get ready for yet another weekend of amazing music in Sin City.

Check out the photos from last night's show below.

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