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Green Day surprised Australian fans last night (February 20) by playing a surprise gig in a tiny Sydney pub.
Billie Joe Armstrong and co announced the free show 45 minutes beforehand via Twitter, prompting hundreds of delighted fans turned up at The Captain Cook Pub in Paddington at 11pm.
hello Aussie! Green Day is playing tonight at a club called Captain Cook Hotel TONIGHT in Sydney. I repeat, TONIGHT! Feb 20th around 11:00pm
— Green Day (@GreenDay) February 20, 2014
Frontman Armstrong reportedly strolled out onto the stage and commented: "I guess a few of you saw the tweet," when he saw the crowd. The band aired the likes of 'Holiday', 'Burnout' and 'St Jimmy' during the intimate show.
Watch footage of the secret Green Day show below:
The US rockers, who are in Australia to headline Soundwave festival, last released new music in 2012, with the Uno! Dos! Tres! trilogy, which was comprised of three full length records.
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