Green Day announce three European tour dates

Green Day have announced details of three headline shows in Germany this August.

The '21st Century Breakdown' pop-punk band will appear at Munchengladbach's Hockey Park on August 29, before playing Berlin's Wuhkheide on August 30 and a further date at Rock Am See festival in Konstanz on August 31.

Green day do not currently have any UK tour dates but the annuncement of these three German shows brings the number of European dates Billie-Joe Armstrong and co. will be playing this Summer up to seven. Meanwhile, American Idiot - the musical based on the Green Day album of the same name - will be appearing in the UK at the following dates.

Southampton Mayflower Theatre - October 9 - 13
Cardiff Millennium Centre - 15 - 20
Edinburgh Playhouse - 22 - 27
Glasgow Clyde Auditorium - 29 - November 3
Dublin Grand Canal Theatre 5 - 10
Manchester Palace Theatre - 12 - 24
Birmingham Alexandra Theatre - 26 - 30
London HMV Hammersmith Apollo - December 3 - 16

Earlier this week saww Billie Joe Armstrong appear in the season 4 premiere of Nurse Jackie.