Green Day Side Project Hit The Road

Foxboro Hot Tubs, the alter-ego side project of Green Day, is hitting the road for the first time, beginning next Monday (May 19) in Little Rock, Ark.

Tickets for the eight-date trek will only be available on the day of the show at the venue box office, for $20 cash. According to the band's publicist, cameras are not permitted.

Early last December, months before Green Day admitted it was synonymous with Foxboro Hot Tubs, the latter band's web site began offering an EP, "Stop Drop and Roll," for free download.

The MP3s were removed the following week, only to reappear and then vanish again. But a physical release is expected May 20; a single from the album, "Mother Mary," peaked at No. 16 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart.

This isn't the first time Green Day's members have been accused of moonlighting. In 2003, they were alleged to have recorded a new wave album under the name the Network, which frontman Billie Joe Armstrong released on his Adeline Records imprint.

Here are Foxboro Hot Tubs' tour dates:

05/19 - Little Rock, Arkansas - Juanita's Cantina
05/20 - New Orleans, Louisiana - One Eyed Jack's
05/21 - Dallas, Texas - The Loft
05/22 - Austin, Texas - Emo's
05/25 - Phoenix, Ariazona - Brick House
05/26 - San Diego, California - Soma
05/27 - Los Angeles, California - Roxy
05/28 - Long Beach, California - Alex's Bar

Thanks for the info to Billboard.com.

Comments

[HughF]

Woo! Should be fun.

[shyalicia]

wish it was near me

[jackjohnson69]

i wish green day would come out with a new cd

[Comeback Kiddd]

these seems cool.

[godberry]

jackjohnson69 wrote:

i wish green day would come out with a new cd

yeah, i don't really like the fbht and i've been patiently waiting for the next green day album so they will go on tour.

[tands]

I wonder if they will do any green day covers

[connorlawhorne]

it sucks that there are so few dates. i guess they have some green day stuff to work on though.

[connorlawhorne]

tands :
I wonder if they will do any green day covers

they can't do green day covers...they are green day. in order for someone to cover themselves they have to be performing with a band that consists of people that were not all in the original band. like +44 and Angels can cover Blink.
That doesn't mean however that they will not be playing green day stuff, they may very well do that.

[blink day 4 eva]

yeah, connorlawhorne is right i dont think they do a cover of their own band but maybe becase their gonna b acting like their not green day..only foxboro hot tubs..theyll act like another band but are the same people..thats the fun of it..

[Nightmare_xxx]

So they've got one album worth of songs, that are fairly poor even by green day's standards, and they're touring? That'll definitely be worth it :\

They shouldn't have bothered with the spin off thing if it affects their main project, they evidently can't do it as well as jack white or trent reznor.

[daytripper75]

this is going to be so hard to get into. i imagine the lines are going to be enormous. id try to go, but none of the shows are on the east coast.

[TJ1991]

ACCUSED of moonlighting? They admitted it, AND it's blatantly obvious, as well as the fact there's nothing wrong with it. I wish I was going, this is gonna be awesome.

[StupidMF]

Not surprised

[Draken]

That's a nice set up, on the day and cash only stops people scalping tickets which is good.

[petrina_678]

AHHHHH i so wanna see them! FBHT or green day.. but they wont ever come to singapore...

heh! im waiting for their new green day album too!

[gallagher2006]

I don't get it.

Same members

Same instruments

Same sound

Why not just tour as Green Day and get more money?

[TJ1991]

gallagher2006 wrote:

I don't get it.

Same members

Same instruments

Same sound

Why not just tour as Green Day and get more money?

Maybe it's not all about money?
*can of worms*

[coolmanwc5]

Maybe it's not all about money?
*can of worms*

Yeah Green Day has historically turned down corporate gigs and advertising deals. They're one of the few bands that haven't sold out. And doing cool stuff like this for cheap is cool and its stops ticketmaster from getting their like 35% convenience charge, those bastards!

checked

[RATM forever]

coolmanwc5 wrote:

Maybe it's not all about money?
*can of worms*

Yeah Green Day has historically turned down corporate gigs and advertising deals. They're one of the few bands that haven't sold out. And doing cool stuff like this for cheap is cool and its stops ticketmaster from getting their like 35% convenience charge, those bastards!

are you kidding? green day is one of the most seeling out bands ive ever seen. they might have been alright in the 90's, but ever since american idiot all they've done is sell out, when they did the saints are coming, with U2, that was for the money(and sucked), just like working class hero, and the simpsons movie thing was the most selling out ive seen in a long time

[FlamingYouth]

that's cool. too bad they're only playing at 8 venues though.

[rhcpfan27]

coolmanwc5 wrote:

Maybe it's not all about money?
*can of worms*

Yeah Green Day has historically turned down corporate gigs and advertising deals. They're one of the few bands that haven't sold out. And doing cool stuff like this for cheap is cool and its stops ticketmaster from getting their like 35% convenience charge, those bastards!

yeah i'm pretty sure they've sold out. i wouldn't mind another album like dookie but in my opinion this fhtb thing is nonesense

[rockfan7]

DANGIT COME TO PA OR I WILL RE-SLAY YOU! (I just said that cause it kind of rhymed with PA :P)

[turbojugend333]

ok, so everyone is talking about greenday selling out, what is this whole sell out buisiness anyway, the deffinition of sell out follows..


For instance, Green Day. They are considered sell-outs because they are a punk band who was popular on MTV. Green Day never stated that they would never be on MTV, thus they are not sell-outs in that sense. They never changed their musical style for monetary reasons, thus they are are not sell-outs in the more literal sense of the word....

so all of you people using the term sell-out, and GreenDay in the same sentence just to fit in with all of the other people that say the same thing to be cool, go re-examine your appreciation for a really good punk band!

[USCENDONE BENE]

Get on with releasing a new Green Day album you old men =P

[TDAJGuitarist]

coolmanwc5 wrote:

Maybe it's not all about money?
*can of worms*


Yeah Green Day has historically turned down corporate gigs and advertising deals. They're one of the few bands that haven't sold out. And doing cool stuff like this for cheap is cool and its stops ticketmaster from getting their like 35% convenience charge, those bastards!

Saying Greenday didnt sell out is like saying Nickleback is Hardcore....Its just not true....

[MagicalMe202]

tands wrote:

I wonder if they will do any green day covers

The real question is: would it even count as a COVER?! It's the same f**king band!

[RUSTDOGG666]

Well I'm glad billie joe is coming out with another album even if its under a different band name, but all these musicians did tour with green day on the american idiot album and all that. but they should just keep the green day name and keep making albums if they wish to do so cause foxboro hot tubs doesn't sound very good for a band name as green day does. not to mention everyone hears green day and they sell out shows like nothing. if someone told me hot tubs came to town i'd probably miss it cause its not green day. i'd think its some local band. then to find out it was billie joe there i'd feel bad cause i didnt know they were the same person. so they should stay with green day as the band name cause hot tubs sounds like a song or album title. not a band name.

[str84ever]

rhcpfan27 wrote:

coolmanwc5 wrote:

Maybe it's not all about money?
*can of worms*

Yeah Green Day has historically turned down corporate gigs and advertising deals. They're one of the few bands that haven't sold out. And doing cool stuff like this for cheap is cool and its stops ticketmaster from getting their like 35% convenience charge, those bastards!

yeah i'm pretty sure they've sold out. i wouldn't mind another album like dookie but in my opinion this fhtb thing is nonesense

How is it nonsense? This formed the band years ago...

[shallowbay29006]

i don't think it's nonscence either but it would be better if they've just stay Green Day because fbht isn't going to be better than Green Day

[Henkdemachtige]

turbojugend333 wrote:

ok, so everyone is talking about greenday selling out, what is this whole sell out buisiness anyway, the deffinition of sell out follows..


For instance, Green Day. They are considered sell-outs because they are a punk band who was popular on MTV. Green Day never stated that they would never be on MTV, thus they are not sell-outs in that sense. They never changed their musical style for monetary reasons, thus they are are not sell-outs in the more literal sense of the word....

so all of you people using the term sell-out, and GreenDay in the same sentence just to fit in with all of the other people that say the same thing to be cool, go re-examine your appreciation for a really good punk band!

that my friend is infact true.

[Captain Insano]

I wish they were coming North.

[Alex101]

USCENDONE BENE wrote:

Get on with releasing a new Green Day album you old men =P

That's right, Green Day boys. We just want the new album and it better be better than American Idiot.

[cashewchaching]

They just know how the name Green Day is synonymous with suck, so they're trying to shake that and try to get people to like their music. Not gonna work.

[fitter.happier.]

cashewchaching wrote:

They just know how the name Green Day is synonymous with suck, so they're trying to shake that and try to get people to like their music. Not gonna work.

doesnt sound like theyre trying to do anything. i can see them just sitting around one day and deciding, wth, lets do something spontanious and stupid

[minichibi]

no... i cant make any of these dates theyre too far away..... NOOOOO!!!! and the day after the tour ends it's my birthday... this really, really sucks....

[Draken]

cashewchaching wrote:

They just know how the name Green Day is synonymous with suck, so they're trying to shake that and try to get people to like their music. Not gonna work.

When you're as famous, sucessful and make as good music as them you can talk shit, until then shut up.

[Gh057]

tands wrote:

I wonder if they will do any green day covers

+1 you do mean just play the American Idiot album right? its basically the same thing.

Just Greenday got bland. I like em. but at the same time, I don't... anyone else get what I'm saying?

[HFR]

godberry wrote:

jackjohnson69 wrote:

i wish green day would come out with a new cd


yeah, i don't really like the fbht and i've been patiently waiting for the next green day album so they will go on tour.

Green Day is making a new album.
Should be release like mid this year.

[Gh057]

HFR wrote:

godberry wrote:

jackjohnson69 wrote:

i wish green day would come out with a new cd


yeah, i don't really like the fbht and i've been patiently waiting for the next green day album so they will go on tour.


Green Day is making a new album.
Should be release like mid this year.

It is like, middle this year =P

[djmay71]

why don't they just scrap the whole Green Day name and become Foxboro, and be done with it, and stop messing around with people

[AllenRothenberg]

i kind of dont understand why greenday doesnt just make foxboro hot tubs just greenday with songs that are a little different. Theyre the same people right?

[ticklemeemo]

gallagher2006 wrote:

I don't get it.

Same members

Same instruments

Same sound

Why not just tour as Green Day and get more money?

Ha. Did you actually listen to it, or are you just trying to go along with what everyone else says?
They really sound nothing like Green Day.

On another note, why are they only playing the south? Oh well, pretty much all of the venues are local to me.

[ShootToKill]

Who cares if they're sellouts? I listen to the music not the hype.

[vanceboy]

MagicalMe202 wrote:

tands wrote:

I wonder if they will do any green day covers


The real question is: would it even count as a COVER?! It's the same f**king band!

my god, people have lost their sense of humor...dude is obviously kidding.

[str84ever]

shallowbay29006 wrote:

i don't think it's nonscence either but it would be better if they've just stay Green Day because fbht isn't going to be better than Green Day

Okay fair enough i would agree with what everyone was saying if it was a different band playing green days.

But it's not its a different band, playing different songs, different genre of music, how is it even selling out? It's just all the haters finding something new to poke fun at.

[sk8ordie97]

dude can they just stfu already? green day are the worst "punk" band ever

[STEALmyDOG]

green day isnt a concept band...so whenever they want to try a theme like new wave or 60s rock n roll, they make an album under a different name. whats wrong with that?

They sell out because theyre popular...just like metallica sell out!

[ierostyle]

RATM forever wrote:

coolmanwc5 wrote:

Maybe it's not all about money?
*can of worms*

Yeah Green Day has historically turned down corporate gigs and advertising deals. They're one of the few bands that haven't sold out. And doing cool stuff like this for cheap is cool and its stops ticketmaster from getting their like 35% convenience charge, those bastards!


are you kidding? green day is one of the most seeling out bands ive ever seen. they might have been alright in the 90's, but ever since american idiot all they've done is sell out, when they did the saints are coming, with U2, that was for the money(and sucked), just like working class hero, and the simpsons movie thing was the most selling out ive seen in a long time

How naive do your get, I'm suprised especially coming from someone like a rage fan. Green Day sell Outs come off it, what are you gonna say next? "Bob Geldof has been a bad influence onthe world" or something like "slipkont are the greatest girlband ever" samething come off it!!!

[Zanoa17]

so can anyone tell me how your a sell out when you change it up a little bit...american idiot was a cd where they just switched it up a little bit and said o look we have more musical range then people think...it could be worse they could be like one of those bands that release one of their cds in 8 different versions. Just let them do what theyve been doing because its obviously working...its not really fair when they get bashed for just trying something new and im pumped for the Foxboro Hot Tubs cd i think itll be great

[_-JoeJoe-_]

my theory is if u guys r here n gona tel evry1 green day is a sel out then why did u even view the news in the first place?

[MegaBoyX]

nice pic of billy

[CodeGreen_rules]

dear people, WHAT THE HELL is wrong with messing around and having some fun? And the saints are coming and working class hero were for CHARITY, not themselves. Personally i dont love mother mary, but i think stop drop and roll is great!

[CodeGreen_rules]

the only selling out ive seen them do is on a converse all star thingy-and converses are almost worth selling out for.

[FadeToBlack2404]

jackjohnson69 wrote:

i wish green day would come out with a new cd

i wish green day would never come out with a new cd

Fixed.

[3dd_bggst_fan]

what happened to green day. they were HUGE and then all of a sudden, they were gone

[Yeathatwasme]

FadeToBlack2404 wrote:

i wish green day would never come out with a new cd

Fixed.

i wish green day would come out with a new record
Fixed. you accidently put never in

[guitaraddict7]

it'll be really fun... too bad it's a few thousand miles from where i live... Damn!!