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Green Day Is Working on a Film Inspired By Their Years in a Tour Van

'New Years Rev' is currently in production.

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Wake us up when New Years Rev hits theaters.

Live Nation announced on Monday (Feb. 10) a new comedy film developed by Lee Kirk alongside Green Day. New Years Rev is a coming-of-age story starring Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust, as the trio’s characters head to Los Angeles under the false impression that they’ll be opening for the “American Idiot” rockers on New Years Eve. The story is inspired by Green Day and their years of living in a tour van, per a release.


The Office actresses Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey also appear in the film, and the current cast is rounded out by Ignacio Diaz- Silverio and Keen Ruffalo.

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“Van days rule. You will drive all night on no sleep then play a show for 10 kids in a basement of a friend of a friend’s house 50 miles east of anywhere you’ve ever heard of,” Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said in a press statement, “But you’ll do it again the next day, and the one after that. Because you’re doing it with your bandmates who become your family and it’s unlike anything you’ve ever known. It’s electric. Let the music and mischief ensue.”

Ryan Kroft, head of film and TV at Live Nation Productions, added, “With incredible guidance from Green Day, New Years Rev tells the story of young artists chasing a dream – long nights, endless miles, and the electrifying rush of the stage fueling their journey. Brought to life by an incredible cast, it’s a tribute to the magic of live music.”

Live Nation has yet to announce an anticipated release date for New Years Rev, but production is currently underway in Oklahoma.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.

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Julia Vos, Edwin Raphael, Fjørt and More Added to BreakOut West 2026 Festival Lineup

The festival and conference focused on music from Northern and Western Canada is bringing its latest edition to Victoria, British Columbia from Oct. 1-3.

The lineup for BreakOut West 2026 continues to take shape.

The Western Canadian festival and conference has announced the third wave of acts who will perform during its 2026 edition, taking place in Victoria, British Columbia from Oct. 1-3. The talented additions span a wide variety of styles, bringing along bubbling Canadian acts like country singer Julia Vos, indie-folk artist Edwin Raphael, plus German post-hardcore band Fjørt. As part of its continued artist exchange program with Focus Wales, Jamaican-Welsh rapper Mace the Great is also set to perform at BreakOut West 2026, just months after five Canadian artists represented the festival in Wales back in May.

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