Green Day canceled their intimate concert in London just hours before they were due to take the stage.
The ‘American Dream Is Killing Me’ hitmakers only announced last weekend that they would play the city’s Electric Ballroom on Friday (10.11.23) but were left “really bummed” when they had to pull the plug on the show as a result of disease.
They wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “London, tonight’s show has unfortunately been canceled due to an unexpected illness.
“We are truly sorry for this and apologize for the inconvenience.”
And it seems the show is unlikely to be rescheduled as ticket holders were told they would receive a refund.
The post continued: “Ticket refunds will be processed automatically next week. See you again at The Savios Tour, if not sooner.”
The night before, the group – who have been playing a series of small shows in Europe to promote their recently announced album ‘Saviors’ – had played a surprise set at The Marquis pub in Covent Garden, central London, which they live-streamed on their Instagram.
The trio had teased the acoustic show on social media earlier in the day.
Drummer Tre Cool had said in a video message: “Right now Green Day is in London looking to have fun with us. If I were fans I wouldn’t be making plans. Keep all your cell phones plugged in.”
Billed on the spot as ‘Busk Till Dawn’, the gig saw Green Day perform 13 tracks, including ‘Walking Contradiction’ for the first time since 2001.
The ‘Basket Case’ rockers will release ‘Saviors’ in January and will embark on a huge stadium tour of Europe, the UK and the US in support of the record, as well as the 30th anniversary of their major-label debut ‘Dookie’ ‘ and the 20th for ‘American Idiot’.