There’s something to be stated about aging withdignity in rock music. Coming of age as a punk rock group whose teen despondence endedupbeing the rallying cry for a generation of fans and acolytes alike can rapidly wither on the vine. Just as quickly as a star increases, so do the stakes surrounding it: Can a band asserted on an anti-establishment ticket keep its momentum far beyond its fundamental age, when the facility itself endsupbeing the engine for its continued success?
For Green Day, now 30 years past its advancement 3rd album “Dookie,” the response is clear. The group, which brought its Saviors Tour to Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium last night, mapped the eagerness of its youth — pyrotechnics, phase leaps, unwavering energy — to a location as maximalist as they come, from the 5 tiers of sold-out seats to the $125 passes simply to park in the surrounding lot. But the California locals utilized their club-rearing early days with ease. As they ran through the whole of “Dookie” and “American Idiot,” the previous launched in 1994 and the latter a years lateron, they carriedout with strength and a pitch-perfect loyalty to the initial records with a 20-something appetite, as if time itself hadactually been frozen, at least for one night.
Chalk it up to the showmanship of the core constituents, counting lead vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool. As they played for a outofbreath two-and-a-half hours, they nailed every note, every chorus-driven tune, with precision and intent. The