Unfortunately, Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead singer of Green Day, has been in rehab lately for his substance abuse issues. I recently wrote about him checking into rehab after the iHeartRadio Festival, and now the schedule for the band during the next few months has changed because of it.
On Monday, October 29, Green Day posted on the official website that the band has cancelled their scheduled appearances for the remainder of 2012. Also, their upcoming concerts (one of which I have tickets to attend) are being postponed to unknown dates.
The bright side to this situation is that the release of the band's album, Tré, is going to take place over a month earlier than had originally been planned. Rather than coming out on January 15 of 2013, Tré will be release this year on December 11. According to Rolling Stone, Tré Cool, drummer of Green Day, had said, "We feel bad we have to delay our tour, so to make up for it we want to give our fans the music earlier than we had planned. If we couldn't be there to play it for you live, the least we could do was give you the next best thing."
I wish Billie Joe the best in overcoming his addiction, and hope that the band can happily continue on soon.
Here's the link the Green Day's post about the schedule changes: http://www.greenday.com/news/press-release-92506
Here's the link to the Rolling Stone's article about these changes, including the Tré Cool quote: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-cancel-remaining-2012-gigs-postpone-early-2013-shows-20121029
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