WBZ Archives: 1994 Hatch Shell Riot After Green Day Concert

[@GoCotton]

"They have been called, 'Punk rocks hyperactive problem children' ...." Love it. Anyone want to start a band called that?

[@itsdookie_3023]

A band called prhpc?

[@Flyfisher1976]

1:45 That's MEEEEE! In the green LL Bean windbreaker on the left. We waited all day and held onto that spot, just left of stage center. Shortly after that, I got ejected over the "barrier" and landed on my face! 27 years ago!

[@ArmyProperty]

We were there too. Craziness.

[@dcsmooth]

I was 16 when this happened. I wasn’t there but my uncle worked security detail and said it was absolute chaos. Twenty eight years later my twenty year old daughter would be crowdsurfing at their concert.

[@TacoTot]

This news piece is like listening to my parents trying to describe my taste in music to my grandparents.

[@boston27]

I was there....that's me at the 1:25 mark

[@riomc.arthur8120]

which one? is that with white and green hat?

[@boston27]

@@riomc.arthur8120 I was in the Blazers hat

[@mrtqtran]

This was my freshman year at Boston Univ. - lol what a memory.

[@strangewayfaringstranger]

The blonde girl? lol

[@Zachariah33]

I was theeere i was theeeere

[@CoolWolfGamer0925]

The Concert In 1994 was Crazy!

[@Gabriel-fj2es]

What a treasure of the 90s.

[@watchcitydog]

Yup..... That show was awesome. Absolute mayhem.

[@satorarepo744]

it was the best of times, it was the best of times!

[@NatalieRealEstate]

I was there! 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@mrtqtran]

This was my freshman year at Boston Univ. - lol what a memory.

[@NatalieRealEstate]

@@mrtqtran I have photos of the t-ride back...I need to find them.

[@jameylane9196]

My roommate kept saying "who is Green Thumb"? Wouldn't stop either.

[@emfraridades7261]

Hahaha

[@BalotelliFan713]

Imagine Joyce educating you on who GD was. Mad LOLZ. Glad my mom got me out of there in time ;^)

[@tp1000hrs]

Omg this is Gold

[@cactuspies7]

I was there!!! What was I 16 then? Love it

[@blank-eb9kf]

I was there too, this was Dope!!

[@TheJoker-zt4nk]

Was there too, went with a friend, right after work at the Pru. Our boyfriends were going to "meet us there". It became C.R.A.Z.Y - T.H.I.C.K - M.A.Y.H.E.M - F.A.S.T & amazingly our BF's pushed thru & FOUND us, still dk how!?! They grabbed & held on tight to us to literally PULL us out, so we wouldn't get separated & lost in the waves of people! Was a GREAT show while it lasted! But was absolutely shocked how the people who put on this 'Free Friday Concert', including the upper city officials had NO CLUE as to Green Day's Popularity especially within the Alternative Rock community!! Was a miracle no-one was fatally injured!

[@zer0758]

“Boredom and frustration”

[@relaxedguy]

There was a sheet that people were lying on and getting tossed into the air. IIRC a state trooper ended up on it as well. What a mental night.

[@Mario-cv5el]

They are still arresting people in 2023

[@multiplesifl]

Wearing a Green Day shirt is a misdemeanor in Boston. :b

[@codered99]

Great Show, storrow dr was still open to cars, mayhem of thousands of people, bike rack fences. . Think my buddy started it after chanting State Police suck,,,that was after they pulled the plug mid show. Me & my crew took ourselves & our our beer over the foot bridge & into the night....Great memories...thx

[@treyklein5290]

I wasn't there in '94, but I'm headed to the show tonight at Fenway Park! I trust that the crowd will be crazy, but probably not Esplanade Crazy!

[@Peter-vc8ls]

I was there too. It was a great show, wasn't it?

[@AntiBOtix]

“Oh.. Green Day, ya at the esperante? Nice. What? For FREEEE?!!!! BET!”

[@BostonBrian2015]

I was there. With my mom

[@susanbinladen3550]

My dad told me a story about going to the concert. Had to look to it up to see if he was lying or not

[@My_lesdabsalot8]

Ha, my mom went to this concert. She’s remembers the chaos.

[@jasonreams4427]

I was there. Made it to the front row and found my friend I was meeting there. Then almost right after the show was over.

[@drewrocker9934]

Uh, DUH WFNX at the time expected 5000 people to show for this, police estimated the crowd at 40 to 50 thousand. they had the crash barriers 150 feet from the stage. Too many people in too little of space, youre gonna have problems!!! it was amiracle noone got killed during this show!

[@Kegga_6]

Ya think that maybe snapple shouldn't have been a sponsor with ah glass bottles that got whipped at the stage

[@lizh9625]

I was there!

[@Devendr725]

"who in the world are they" gods favourite band, that's who they are

[@Devendr725]

"they don't look like stars"

[@marklet7431]

I think that was Matt Damon at 3: 13 lol

[@LewisBertram]

8230 Kshlerin Turnpike

[@BenHermosa]

0497 Dickinson Port

[@martinparigini]

1:05

[@Kevin-rw4yw]

That you Sir?

[@TimothyVenus]

27688 Myles Glens

[@rauls7964]

Кто отсюда с апвоута?

[@robertagilbers3656]

99169 Moore Glen