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It was set to be their first gig in the Scottish city in seven years before health and safety intervened
Green Day are sad to announce that their first Glasgow gig in seven years will not go ahead today as weather conditions created safety concerns.
The band were due to play a huge outdoor show in Bellahouston Park. In a statement posted on the band's Facebook page they say weather conditions mean "the local safety council, production crew, and concert organizers have deemed the stage unsafe."
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The concert promoter PCL Presents put out a tweet saying "adverse weather conditions mean it's not safe to perform.
The band's statement reflects how frustrated they are having travelled all the way there just to have it pulled at the final hour. Their disappointment is heightened as they've played in extreme weather conditions all over Europe. Mike Dirnt also posted a video of himself with a Scottish flag waving in the background looking sombre.
Glasgow has one of the most jovial, rowdy crowd's in Europe so the band were looking forward to the show as a highlight of their entire tour.
Fans, of course, are equally upset as it's such a last minute change and not seeing the gig where they also had the opprtunity to see Rancid, Slaves and The Skids is frustrating. There's concern, too, as the conditions seem to be brightening
Shame on green day cancelling their Glasgow gig 30 minutes before doors open because of "weather". Music festivals survive worse. Piss poor
— Cuntney (@YouMeAtCourt) July 4, 2017
The consolation to fans is that ticket money will be refunded within 10 working days.
[2/2] unfortunately today's show will be cancelled. Tickets will be refunded from point of purchase within ten working days.
— PCL Presents (@PCLPresents) July 4, 2017
Elsewhere, Green Day played Hyde Park over the weekend with support from Rancid. The band's performance, like their recent new material, was very political. Their distaste for bigotry most evident when Billie Joe Armstrong said: "“Repeat after me: no racism! No sexism! No homophobia! And no Donald Trump!”
Also n the bill with Green Day was Armstrong's son's band SWMRS, who we caught up with earlier this year. The band are politically-minded, too and not shy of saying what they think about how distrubring the rise of the far right politics is in the USA>
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Photo: Richard Gray
