As one of the world’s most popular artists, much ofGreen Day’s appeal lies in their sense of fun. The Ramones wrote phenomenal songs that sounded raw and unpolished, and The Clash and Sex Pistols felt confrontational. Green Day took punk to greater commercial heights, largely because it felt less dangerous, and the band presented themselves as a fun band.
As anyone who’s ever seen the band live can attest, Billie Joe Armstrong is the clown prince of the band. Usually the life and soul of the party,one fan caused Armstrong to have a major sense of humor failwith a young fan. Maybe he missed one of the biggest memes in music history. He is 53, after all.
Billie Joe Armstrong Wasn’t Amused When This Fan Started Playing “Wonderwall”
The Oasis Hit Causes Green Day To Lose Their Cool
Since the late ’90s,Green Day has invited fans on stage each night to playas part of the legendary band. Pulling up a (usually) young fan from the crowd, they are then encouraged to play their version of Operation Ivy’s “Knowledge” in front of a stadium of people. It’s a heartwarming and generous thing for them to do each night.
However, this summer in Luxemburg,one teenager took the opportunity to play Oasis’s “Wonderwall”(greendayinc). The fan was riffing on one of the biggest memes of all time, in which someone with a guitar says, “Anyway, here’s ‘Wonderwall’.” Armstrong took his guitar from the fan as security ushered him offstage, once he figured out the prank the fan was playing.
Oasis' Liam Gallagher Supports The Fan’s Bold Decision
The Controversial Vocalist Was Quick To Quip About The Incident
Also set to be playing the world’s biggest venues for the foreseeable future, Oasis' reunion tour is one of music’s hottest tickets. When news reached their camp via social media, singerLiam Gallagher had a sharp and hilarious responseto this situation.
With a no-nonsense reputation for speaking his mind,Liam remarked that it was “the best song of the night”(Rolling Stone). This typically biting comment was made in response to a fan showing him the incident on Twitter/X.
The Joke Is Funny, But Is There A Lesson To Be Learned About Concert Etiquette?
Is This A Crime Or Are These Rock Stars Out Of Touch With Who They Used To Be?
It is a strange time to be a paying customer for concerts. While some artists are already insisting that fans have theirmobile phones locked away for shows,it now feels like artists are chastising fans for having funin the way that they want to.
Earlier in this tour, Armstrong threatened a German fan for squirting him with a water pistol. Maybe it’s that these millionaire entertainers are so removed from the public, that they now see water being squirted at them as a crime.
Throwing objects at artists or verbally abusing them is heinous and reprehensible. But a water pistol squirt ora kid replicating a funny meme should probably be greeted with a little more mirth, especially when jokes are part of your band’s whole schtick, likeGreen Day.
