Green Day - Whatsername - Metro 7/29/22

[@bumblebee_97_]

i guess gonna cry rn.. they haven't played this song live in full band literally since 2005. Pure gem, one of my favs song. Thanks for an opportunity to experience it even though just through the video. Hope the f*ckin war will end soon and i'll get my chance to see them live eventually.

[@Tibicke_21]

They played acoustic versions of this song during the 2010 world tour.

[@bumblebee_97_]

@@Tibicke_21 yeah I remember that that’s why I mentioned “full band” :) Billie played it only on acoustic guitar during 21st cbd tour

[@thatonemusicguy752]

Definitely a favorite of mine also, and one I was so shocked to see get played tonight! Glad to share with you and everyone, and I hope you get your chance to see it as well someday

[@happeningwalks8499]

Absolutely true ... I don't know like for other peoples but from this one is a surprise hidden gem of a song from American idiot album 💙

[@bumblebee_97_]

@@happeningwalks8499 yeah just I’ve lost all hope to hear it live played by the full band, like 17 years have past it’s just mind blowing

[@BananaWaffle99]

I wish they did more like this man. Radio hits are good and all. But they have so many great non radio hits

[@thatonemusicguy752]

Totally agree, this was a dream show for me getting to see all of these lesser played songs... I legitimately never thought I'd see the day I'd see this song live even though it's always been a favorite of mine. I wish this would be the format they go with more often for setlists

[@Definitionofpainlol]

Dude when a band plays song that aren’t radio hits it means that they are listening to the fans bc the fans usually aren’t huge fans of the radio hits cuz that’s the case with quite a few of them for me

[@Ian_L1994]

Wow, they actually played my favorite song from American Idiot!! I'm jealous of everyone that got to see this song live.

[@thatonemusicguy752]

I very much never thought I'd see this song myself, I hope it starts getting some plays now. Such an excellent song

[@carlapplebaum3200]

Better chance of hearing the Wallflowers - one headlight ;)

[@michelecogo8080]

I think I would have cried the exact moment the song started

[@thatonemusicguy752]

I was damn close. Never thought I'd see the day I'd witness this song live... absolutely stunning

[@michelecogo8080]

@@thatonemusicguy752 thanks for sharing it with us mate, let's hope from now on it will be in the setlist

[@thatonemusicguy752]

@@michelecogo8080 you're very welcome, I'd love for that to be the case too. Hope you get your chance to see it too!

[@Space-Holiday]

This show’s whole setlist was pure fire from front to back

[@okpjdark4717]

Holy shit that's a Farewell pfp

[@filmskanauka6364]

Best song ever written

[@arrrrrran3043]

I know that music is subjective to a certain extent, but I definitely think that bohemian rhapsody is objectively the best song ever

[@filmskanauka6364]

@@arrrrrran3043 For the longest time I have believed in something I now think is complete BS. For a long time i have believed there’s a difference between the best song and your favorite song. But as I listen to more and more music, I’m starting to question that. Going back to your example, when you say Bohemian Rhapsody is objectively the best song ever, says who? And what makes that correct? There’s no objective unit of measurement that determines that Bohemian Rhapsody is technically a better song than Whatsername. If I told you to prove it, you can’t, it’s simply someone’s individual experience with the song. You listen to Bohemian Rhapsody and to you the instrumentation was better, the lyrics were better, the arrangement was better, but there’s nothing that says that’s true. For something to be objectively true, it needs to be proven somehow. I can say that Whatsername hasn’t been played with full band since 2005, because that is an undisputable fact that can be checked and proven as truth. Anything that can’t do that is subjective. That’s why I believe best and favorite are actually synonyms. And look, I’m not thrashing on Queen, I love them, but there is no way to prove that they made the “objectivley” best song ever. Music is an experiental art, and that’s why I love Whatsername so much. That song resonates with me more than any other and it creates emotion that Bohemian Rhapsody, or any other song for that matter, can even hope to recreate in me. I hope to see it live someday and I love it, but I still can’t prove it’s objectively the best song. Everyone has a song they view as the best, and it’s subjective to all extent. So, s I said, for me personally, Whatsername is the best song ever written.

[@CaliforniaLicense]

Mike finally got the bass part! (Heart like a hand grenade joke yall)

[@jocelynncabrera2610]

I'm so glad they played this song that is one of my favorite song, sadly I don't live in Chicago but happy for people that got to experience songs that they haven't played in a long time. 💜

[@thatonemusicguy752]

Thank you for the kind sentiment, I'm happy that I could at least help provide some of the experience I got with people tonight. Hope you get your chance for some rarer songs someday as well ❤

[@jocelynncabrera2610]

@@thatonemusicguy752 Thank you for sharing the content, I appreciate.😀💕

[@Jude8907]

I hope them seeing the audience singing along to a non-single gets them to include more deep cuts in their set lists

[@joshmeek4174]

We weren’t ready for this song it was ahead of our time

[@FredrickTheMoose2007]

Holy crap they haven't played this in 17 years

[@minttellect]

my favorite song of all time. i’m so happy they played it live again

[@DevonWaschitz]

Holy shit

[@thatonemusicguy752]

You don't even know how fast I whipped my phone out of my pocket when he played that first note

[@GDjesusOfsuburbia]

That's easily one of my favorite song. I just wish that they will play it in the future also!

[@lyonlibunao7999]

Absolutely fucking beautiful

[@tedansley]

Wow, they played one of my favorite tracks! First time since 2005. Awesome!

[@zhanchegg]

Thank you!

[@semaphorephoto]

Hearing this live would have been the end of me. Good Lord. Wiping a couple tears away. I've been a fan since '97. You're a hero for recording this for all of us!

[@bluesjackson8707]

One of the first songs I learned to play in my cover band, Shit hits hard.

[@forembo260]

What a setlist ❤️ Warning and Church on Sunday are really surprising to me. Do you maybe have some more songs?

[@ELVER_GALARGA__]

I MISS YOU ... ... HOPE YOU RE DOING WELL ... IWALY

[@freshfinn]

wow this is everything. cant believe they pulled this out.

[@passi951]

Hope now that the guys change their setlist more,on the next tours. Green Day has so many great records with songs ❤️ The "Hits" are cool, but as a hardcore fan i need the lesser known songs ❤️

[@thatonemusicguy752]

Same, as much as I love the hits, it was super refreshing to see so much of the lesser known stuff that night... I hope that there will be more of a balance in the future, especially seeing how positive of a reaction this show has had with people overall!

[@passi951]

@@thatonemusicguy752 hope so😅🔥 Someone made a petition for europe😂❤️ Billie reposting this, so i have hope 😍 Greetings from Germany!

[@AdiaVanesa]

¡Ojalá la toquen en Argentina!

[@BursterMFG]

17 years since they've played the song live as a band.

[@musicmusic102]

wow just wow

[@matesbarta818]

what would i give to see green day playing whatsername live..

[@rhyuu-bc8vl]

Wow

[@jordash4816]

yeah this song broke the tears seal. I would lay down with my good headphones on and put this song on repeat all of last year :') I had no idea they hadn't played it in so long. thanks for posting it dude 🤘

[@thatonemusicguy752]

It was such a shock to even see them playing it that it didn't hit me as hard in the moment from an emotional standpoint, but it definitely has in the viewing process after the show... such a treat to have gotten this song that night and I'm glad I thought to hurriedly bring out my phone and record it! Definitely a song I've spent many a night with as well, I hope they start giving it the plays it deserves now. Glad to help the both of us relive this amazing moment 🥲

[@jordash4816]

@@thatonemusicguy752 yeah that the shock factor was the only thing that kept me from doing more than tear up as well, whereas when I saw them on sunday at lolla, the combo of 21 guns, wake me up, and time of your life did it for me. this was incomparable though. it feels like a dream looking back on it now. easily the best concert of my life, and I'll never forget how awesome the crowd was :')

[@thatonemusicguy752]

@@jordash4816 ahhh that's such a good trio, I've been glad to see 21 Guns and September get more love post-pandemic. Definitely two more emotional songs for me also, and I had pretty long gaps between seeing both live before Hella Mega. Glad you were able to catch them twice this week though, the Lolla set looked fun from what I caught of the livestream! The metro was absolutely a dream show for me and I still don't really believe it happened... the whole vibe of the day with everyone there and the band feeling so loose and playing what they did. So wild. If I hadn't been there to witness it, I'd see this setlist online and think it was a joke 😄

[@maosato2408]

I love the full band version of this song, and I used to desperately search for LIVE videos of it, but I could only find one or two in high quality, and I had completely given up on it. I had no idea that now they would play it with such a great voice and great performance. And thank you so much for recording it in high quality and sharing it with us!

[@luizhyugafernandez9825]

Curto muito essa música, uma das minhas favoritas. Até já aconteceu um caso parecido comido. Kkkk "Eu lembro do rosto da guria, mas não do nome dela" kkk

[@julien6921]

I'm so jealous right now

[@melissakennedy3676]

I've told Billie Joe that this is my favorite song 🎵

[@karadidomizio5771]

Thank you so much for posting this!

[@eldiablo3794]

In someone elses video they shot of this night and green day was playing w/a 3rd guitarist between Jason and Billy. Who was that guy and did he only play on certain songs? When they performed the song too dumb to die they had a 3rd guitarist on stage?

[@thatonemusicguy752]

I don't know his name off the top of my head, but yes I'd say he played maybe half of the set? Basically a supplemental guitarist for more recent songs that have more guitar parts or songs Billie wanted to run around for like St. Jimmy

[@ily_j3nnn737]

imnotcryingimnotcryingimnotcrying

[@inoh558]

NO WAY

[@revnrave]

Wow what a rare

[@jjaareedd]

I so hope you have more.. Warning?

[@thatonemusicguy752]

Just the three I put up, decided to more actively soak in the insanity of the set after this one. Probably should have kept it up for those next couple songs though in hindsight

[@caincrimmins6428]

Damn what a show this must’ve been.. setlist ?

[@thatonemusicguy752]

May not be completely accurate since they very actively didn't follow the stage setlist, but this is what me and a couple others pieced together so far: American Idiot / Holiday / Revolution Radio / Letterbomb / Church on Sunday / Too Dumb to Die / Scattered / Bang Bang / Chump / Longview / Burnout / Disappearing Boy / Private Ale / Christie Road / One of My Lies / Whatsername / intro of Oh Love / Warning / Murder City / Welcome to Paradise / Geek Stink Breath / Stuck with Me / Basket Case / Brain Stew / St. Jimmy / JAR / Minority / Waiting

[@HPWFigs]

@@thatonemusicguy752 that sound like literally one of the best sets every holy crap

[@thatonemusicguy752]

@@HPWFigs it really was, my mind was being consistently blown the whole set

[@thatonemusicguy752]

@Mike Davis nope just the classics, nothing post-Revolution Radio

[@benwoodcock1122]

That set is INSANE. So jealous. Glad you enjoyed

[@19GuitarPlayer95]

Were you able to get a recording of Church on Sunday?

[@melissakennedy3676]

And, St. Jimmy

[@feargm]

unbelievable!! theyre playing it a little too fast though!

[@Liam_]

holy FUCK they finally played it live again. AND Warning, Church On Sunday, Too Dumb To Die, Private Ale, & Murder City. What a killer setlist. I wish they'd do this more often I'm sick of all the "hey-oh" stuff and dragging out Minority and King For A Day for 5 times longer than they need to be.

[@caincrimmins6428]

What was the intro ? Did they just walk on stage ? Or did they just use their new intro theme ?

[@thatonemusicguy752]

Basically just walked out and settled themselves then started up American Idiot, nothing too notable

[@placyd]

Thought i ran into you down on the street...

[@makeyourself1988]

I’m bored of seeing them live now because they always just play the same songs, drag Hitchin A Ride out for 20 minutes and it’s the same old thing. If they started playing more non-single songs like this and older material, I would definitely go and see them again. Also, nice to hear them singing without all that “hey ohh” nonsense. I’ve seen them about 3 times now. They are good live, but a bit boring now. For me anyway. This was an amazing performance though and it’s also my favourite song from American Idiot.

[@thatonemusicguy752]

Yeah the stadium setlist is definitely getting a bit stale for me, I can't knock not wanting to see them rehash that repeatedly. Still a good quality show if you haven't seen it, but it is harder to justify the more times it doesn't change somewhat... it was such a treat to witness this show and I hope it inspires them to try to sprinkle in some more songs like these again. This song definitely deserves more plays, i love it too