Hella Mega Tour
Talk about a tour that lives up to its name: The Hella Mega Tour features three of rock's biggest bands — Fall Out Boy, Green Day and Weezer — teaming up for larger-than-life stadium shows around the world. The tour is well-matched, as every single act on the bill possesses enormous pop appeal and boasts plenty of stage finesse without losing the ferocious energy or ragged rock edge that made them superstars in the first place. In fact, while each band is known for flashy arena shows with elaborate stage setups, they're just as comfortable churning out sweaty, no-frills rock shows in a club.
Hella Mega Tour in Concert
The Hella Mega Tour principals are seasoned veterans. Green Day first coalesced in the ‘80s in the Bay Area's DIY scene, and rose to fame in the following decades thanks to the wiry pop-punk of 1994's Dookie and the ambitious 2004 political concept album American Idiot. Weezer also have California roots (to be specific, Los Angeles) although the band's influences hew more toward grungy power-pop (see their 1994 debut, known as the Blue Album) and mainstream pop (2001's Green Album). Fall Out Boy, meanwhile, coalesced in the Chicago suburbs in the early ‘00s and spearheaded a mainstream emo-punk wave thanks to hits like "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" and "Dance, Dance," and albums such as 2005's From Under the Cork Tree. For good measure, incendiary ska-punk revivalists The Interrupters are also on the bill as openers.
Appropriately, all three bands on the Hella Mega Tour are promoting new music. February 2020 marks Green Day's unleashing of the rock 'n' roll blast Father of All..., described by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong in a statement as (among other things) "soul, Motown, glam and manic anthemic." Weezer, meanwhile, continues their prolific streak with an album called Van Weezer, and Fall Out Boy with Greatest Hits: Believers Never Die - Volume 2 in fall 2019.
THE HELLA MEGA TOUR Europe and UK 2020 Schedule - Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer Tour Dates
Saturday, June 13 - PARIS, FRANCE - La Defense Arena
Sunday, June 14 - GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS - Stadspark
Wednesday, June 17 - ANTWERP, BELGIUM - Sportpaleis
Sunday, June 21 - VIENNA, AUSTRIA - Ernst Happel Stadium
Wednesday, June 24 - GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - Bellahouston Park
Friday, June 26 - LONDON, ENGLAND - London Stadium
Saturday, June 27 - HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND - The John Smith's Stadium
Monday, June 29 - DUBLIN, IRELAND - RDS Arena
THE HELLA MEGA TOUR North American 2020 Schedule - Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer Tour Dates
Friday, July 17 - SEATTLE, WA - T-Mobile Park
Tuesday, July 21 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Oracle Park
Friday, July 24 - SAN DIEGO, CA - Petco Park
Saturday, July 25 - LOS ANGELES, CA - Dodger Stadium
Tuesday, July 28 - COMMERCE CITY, CO - DICK'S Sporting Goods Park
Friday, July 31 - ARLINGTON, TX - GLOBE LIFE FIELD
Saturday, August 1 - HOUSTON, TX - Minute Maid Park
Wednesday, August 5 - MIAMI, FL - Hard Rock Stadium
Thursday, August 6 - JACKSONVILLE, FL - TIAA Bank Field
Saturday, August 8 - ATLANTA, GA - SunTrust Park
Tuesday, August 11 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Target Field
Thursday, August 13 - CHICAGO, IL - Wrigley Field
Saturday, August 15 - PITTSBURGH, PA - PNC Park
Sunday, August 16 - HERSHEY, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
Wednesday, August 19 - DETROIT, MI - Comerica Park
Friday, August 21 - WASHINGTON, DC - Nationals Park
Saturday, August 22 - NEW YORK, NY - Citi Field
Monday, August 24 - TORONTO, ON - Rogers Centre
Thursday, August 27 - BOSTON, MA - Fenway Park
Saturday, August 29 - PHILADELPHIA, PA - Citizens Bank Park