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Bullet in a Bible (2005)

Where the lyrics of Bullet in a Bible take you, and where it was really made.

The album comes from a show in front of more than 130,000 people, yet six songs played that night never made it onto the disc.

Key places

Recorded at the National Bowl (2005)

Recording site National Bowl — The live album was recorded at The National Bowl in Milton Keynes, UK, during the American Idiot World Tour. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Two nights in Milton Keynes (2005)

Live show National Bowl — Green Day played the National Bowl on June 18 and 19, 2005, in front of a crowd of over 130,000 people. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Bullet in a Bible: live album by American rock band Green Day
• Released November 15, 2005 by Reprise Records
• Recorded during the American Idiot World Tour
• Directed by Samuel Bayer, director of all the American Idiot videos
• Recorded at The National Bowl, Milton Keynes, UK
• Mixed at Resonate Music in Burbank, California
• Mastered at Sterling Sound in New York
• Fourteen of the twenty songs performed at these shows are included
• Also released as a CD and DVD set; the DVD adds interviews and fan footage

Background

• Documents one of the two biggest shows of Green Day's career
• Crowd of over 130,000 at Milton Keynes National Bowl, 18–19 June 2005
• Hottest weekend of the year, with the UK in a heatwave reaching 33 degrees Celsius
• Supported on the American Idiot world tour by Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, and Hard-Fi

Recording

• Included tracks: American Idiot, Jesus of Suburbia, Holiday, Are We the Waiting, St. Jimmy, Longview, Hitchin' a Ride, Brain Stew, Basket Case, King for a Day/Shout, Wake Me Up When September Ends, Minority, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
• Omitted: Jaded, Knowledge, She, Maria, Homecoming, We Are the Champions
• Most videos from the concert were posted on Green Day's YouTube page, except a few songs including Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Wake Me Up When September Ends

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · pt.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Green Day is an American rock band formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt.
• Drummer Tré Cool joined in 1990, and the band has mostly been a power trio since.
• Before taking the name Green Day in 1989, the band was called Sweet Children.
• The band emerged from the late 1980s and early 1990s Bay Area punk scene centered on 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley.
• Early releases came through Lookout! Records, including the debut album 39/Smooth (1990).

Career

• Dookie (1994, Reprise Records) became a breakout success and sold over 20 million copies in the United States.
• Green Day is credited with reigniting mainstream interest in punk rock.
• Insomniac (1995) and Nimrod (1997) reached double platinum; Warning (2000) was certified gold.
• American Idiot (2004), a rock opera, found popularity with a younger generation and sold six million copies in the US.
• The trilogy ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré! was released in 2012; it did not match earlier commercial success.
• Later albums include Revolution Radio (2016), Father of All Motherfuckers (2020), and Saviors (2024).
• A stage adaptation of American Idiot opened on Broadway in 2010 and received three Tony nominations.
• The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, its first year of eligibility.
• The band has sold roughly 75 million records worldwide as of 2024 and won five Grammy Awards.

Reception

At release

• Released during a period described as one of great public acceptance
• Reached number eight on the Billboard 200
• Spent 14 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart
• Reached top 10 positions in many European countries
• Reached sixth place in UK sales
• Released as a double-disc set on CD and DVD, with the DVD adding interviews and fan footage

Reappraisal

• Rolling Stone placed the show seventh among the 100 greatest concerts in rock history
• In punk music, the show is still considered the biggest and most successful to date
• A double-LP vinyl edition followed in November 2009 as part of the band's vinyl re-release campaign

Records

• Billboard 200 peak: number eight, 14 weeks on the chart
• Top 10 in many European countries
• UK sales: sixth place
• Over 130,000 people attended the two shows the album documents

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The band's record-setting Milton Keynes concert was held on the hottest weekend of the year, with the UK in a heatwave.
• BBC Radio 1 broadcast the song "She" as part of its coverage of the event, even though it was left off the album.
• The album's title came from the band's visit to the Imperial War Museum while in England, where they saw a bullet that had passed through a Bible and saved its owner's life.
• A double-LP vinyl edition of the album was released on November 10, 2009.
• Fans were divided over the omitted songs, which included the band's own tracks Jaded, She, Maria and Homecoming.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

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