Another item Green Day had written into their contract was that they wouldn’t go on until sunset. In a lot of towns, we were playing outdoor venues. The sun set around 8 P.M. but civil twilight lasted another forty-five minutes. Since there was still some light out, Green Day waited backstage, refusing to go on until it was pitch black. And once they finally took the stage, they didn’t cut their set short, which could push our start time to almost 11 P.M. Some areas have noise curfews. Shows have to be over by midnight or you’ll be fined thousands of dollars. Some places won’t even fine you;
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