If you’re into Green Day at any point in your life, this one’s for you.
Green Haze, widely regarded as the UK’s leading Green Day tribute, return with their biggest show yet. Their “Access All Eras” tour lands at Docks Academy on Saturday 5 December, and it’s exactly what it sounds like — a full run through four decades of Green Day, done properly.
This isn’t a greatest hits set padded out with filler. It’s a 2.5+ hour show that digs into everything. Early raw punk from 1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, the breakthrough of Dookie, the scale of American Idiot, right through to the newer material from Saviors. If it matters, it’s in there.
They don’t just play the songs either. The set moves through the different eras with the right look, energy and attitude to match. Scrappy, fast, a bit chaotic at the start, then bigger, louder, and more polished as the night goes on. It mirrors the way Green Day actually evolved.
Expect the obvious ones. “Basket Case”, “When I Come Around”, “American Idiot”, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”. But also expect deeper cuts and a few curveballs that proper fans will appreciate.
Green Haze have built their reputation on getting the sound right without overdoing it. Tight, loud, and recognisable straight away — which is why they’ve become one of the most in-demand tribute acts on the circuit.