...to try and slag me down because I know I'm right.

So Friday night I saw Green Day at the O2 Arena.

Before I went I hadnt listened to them in ages, had heard hardly anything from their new album and was only slightly excited because it was Green Day, a band I would have killed to see when I was 13-15 and I finally was.

Without a doubt, one, if not THEE best gig I have ever been too.

Everything about it was fucking amazing. The sound, the set list, the stage set up, the lighting, the pyrotechnics, EVERYTHING. Without sounding too over dramatic, there are no words to explain how much I enjoyed this show. The support was Prima Donna. I hadnt heard any of their stuff before I went and I can't say I was too impressed. They were on for a fair bit as there was delays with trains and whatnot so people were fairly late turning up and the arena was quite empty. I think its really good they postponed the show for a good half hour or so just to make surepeople had time to get there, if it were Me who was late I would have been gutted.

As the show began, straight away my love for Billie-Jor Armstrong was rekindled and I remember why I was so in love with him years ago. He's one of the best showmans Ive ever seen. One of those who just seems to know what to do, as if it all comes naturally to him. He knows how to work the crowd. One thing I liked most about the whole gig was how he was always pulling fans up on the stage with him. Throughout the gig he pulled up about 8 people each at different times, hugging each of them before letting them sing with him for a bit, even telling a a few after to run off the extended 'runway' part of the stage and stagedive and letting one [the luckiest kid in the world] sing the whole of Longview, one of my favourite Green Day songs. Another thing that pleasently shocked me was the setlist. There was a equal mix of old and new songs, playing only 3 or 4 from their new album and the rest from International Superhits e.g. She, When I Come Around, Welcome To Paradise etc, and American Idiot e.g. American Idiot, St Jimmy, Jesus Of Suburbia etc. THEY EVEN PLAYED BRAIN STEW! It's not one of their most famous but its amazing.

They ended on Wake Me Up When September Ends and Good Riddence as expected. As expected again, they were beautiful. I honestly could have cried, which is sad as fuck, but just shows how amazing it was. Whilst playing to 18,000 people, Billie-Joe Armstrongs voice and single acoustic guitar can still affect you in the same way as if youre listening to a CD at home on your own.

I did this gig no justice, but Oh My God. I can't say amazing enough.