"For us it was really disappointing, because Perry was someone that we really respected," said Green Day frontman Billie Joe ...

A slot on the 1994 Lollapalooza lineup was almost relegated to Green Day‘s boulevard of broken dreams when festival founder ...

However, behind the scenes, one of the most memorable stories involves Green Day—a band that almost didn't make it onto the bill at all. In a newly released book, LOLLAPALOOZA: The Uncensored Story of ...

In the book, John Rupeli, who was the fest’s stage manager during the festival’s initial run says: “I can’t think of a single ...

Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro took heroin and cocaine before the very first Lollapalooza show in 1991. A new book ...

In the vibrant world of alternative rock, few names carry the weight of legacy and controversy like Perry Farrell and Green Day. The 1994 Lollapalooza festival, a pivotal event in the history of ...

Between 1991 to 1997, the traveling circus of a festival excited, entertained and empowered disaffected American youth, ...

Billie Joe Armstrong reveals how Green Day responded when Perry Farrell pushed back against booking them for Lollapalooza.

Perry Farrell, has conceived. There was just one problem. The band’s lead guitarist, Dave Navarro, who had been trying to get clean but struggling amidst the debauched atmosphere of the tour ...

Billie Joe Armstrong has recounted the time “f&cking asshole” Perry Farrell didn’t want Green Day to play Lollapalooza 1994.

A slot on the 1994 Lollapalooza lineup was almost relegated to Green Day‘s boulevard of broken dreams when festival founder Perry Farrell supposedly tried to block the band from performing ...

In a new book about the music festival's origins, Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival, singer/songwriter Billie Joe Armstrong recalled founder Perry Farrell ...