Billie Joe Armstrong

Extra Scoop: Green Day Announces 2013 Tour!

December 31, 2012 Extra Scoop

Green Day Announces 2013 Tour!

Following singer Billie Joe Armstrong's stint in rehab to deal with unspecified substance issues, Green Day announced on Monday that they are ready to hit the road in support of their trifecta of 2012 albums. The tour is slated to kick off on March 28 with a show at the Allstate Arena in Chicago. Full story: MTV News.
Ryan Seacrest Calls New Year's Eve Bash Without Dick Clark 'Surreal'

Host Ryan Seacrest will usher in 2013 without one very familiar face: His beloved mentor and New Year's Rockin' Eve co-star Dick Clark. Monday marks the first broadcast of Clark's long-running fete from New York City's Times Square since his April 2012 death. Full story: Us Weekly.
Robin Roberts Won't Return to 'Good Morning America' Until Mid 2013

Robin Roberts will likely not re-join the "Good Morning America" staff until May 2013, at the earliest. Sources told TMZ that the anchor's medical issues make an earlier return way too risky because her immune system is extremely weak. Full story: TMZ.

Extra Scoop: Green Day Cancels 2012/2013 Tour Dates

October 29, 2012 Top Stories

Green Day announced Monday that they have canceled the remainder of their 2012 appearances and are postponing a total of 21 tour dates in January in February, due to frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s stint in rehab. Full Story at Entertainment Weekly

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Billie Joe Armstrong Heads to Rehab After Stage Rant

September 23, 2012 Music

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is checking into rehab.

Armstrong, 40, will receive treatment for substance abuse, the band's rep told AP on Sunday.

Billie Joe Armstrong Heads to Rehab After Stage Rant

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The announcement comes on the heels of a public meltdown at the iHeart Radio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Friday night, where Armstrong lost it on stage after being told he had to wrap up his set.

Exclusive: Christina Aguilera on Reality TV's Dueling Divas

July 27, 2012 Television

"Extra’s" Terri Seymour sat down exclusively with “The Voice’s” Christina Aguilera and her new team mentor, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.

Christina talks for the first time about the pop diva face-off on primetime with "American Idol's" Mariah Carey and "X-Factor's" Britney Spears, unlikely Team Xtina mentor Armstrong and her ongoing sparring with fellow judge Adam Levine.

Green Day Singer Kicked Off Plane for Saggy Pants

September 03, 2011 Hot Topics

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong was taken off a Southwest Airlines flight because his pants were too low.

The incident occurred Thursday night on a Southwest flight at the Oakland, Calif., airport bound for Burbank.

Cindy Qiu, a producer for KGO-TV Channel 7 was on the flight and told the L.A. Times she witnessed a flight attendant asking Armstrong to pull up his pants as he was making his way to his seat before takeoff.

Armstrong responded, "Don't you have better things to do than worry about that?" When the flight attendant repeated the request and threatened to have Armstrong removed from the plane, Armstrong replied, "I'm just trying to get to my ... seat."

Armstrong tweeted about the incident, saying: "Just got kicked off a southwest flight because my pants sagged too low!"

On Friday, Southwest released a statement: "As soon as we became aware of what had happened, we reached out to apologize for this customer's experience." The airline said Armstrong took the next available flight.