Green Day release “American Idiot” – 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Green Day crown the summer-long celebration of their Grammy-winning opus from 2004 American Idiot by releasing a huge box set edition of the album this fall. 20th Anniversary of American Idiot The deluxe edition will be released on October 25th and includes unreleased demos, rare B-sides, bonus songs and previously unreleased live tracks.

The limited edition super deluxe version will be available in 8-LP vinyl and 4-CD configurations, each with two Blu-Ray discs, one of which contains the 2015 Heart like a hand grenade Documentary about the recording of the album, together with a BBC: Top of the Pops “Mini-Gig” and their Later with Jools Holland Performance. The second disc contains the new 110-minute documentary 20 years of American Idiot.

The collection will also be released in a limited 2-LP edition on colored vinyl as well as an audiophile “one-step” version.

The first three tracks – an unreleased demo of “Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” the fan-favorite B-side “Favorite Son,” and a live version of “Minority” – are available to listen to now on streaming services (see below). Both limited edition sets include the original 23-track concept album, as well as 15 previously unreleased American Idiot Demos, a 15-track concert from 2004 recorded at Irving Plaza in New York, and nine previously unreleased live recordings from that period, including a version of Queen’s “We Are the Champions,” as well as 14 songs that were previously only available as B-sides and bonus tracks.

The set commemorates the album that became the group’s first number one on the Billboard 200 and rocked the charts for more than 100 weeks. It also includes new liner notes from producer Rob Cavallo and Rolling Stone Author David Fricke and a 48-page book, an enamel pin set, a sticker sheet and a fabric patch; the vinyl version has a 36-page book, a large Green Day flag and the signature American Idiot red tie.

To date, the album, which features groundbreaking songs such as “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “Holiday,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” and “Jesus of Suburbia,” has sold over 23 million copies, spawned a Broadway musical of the same name, and has earned spots on many “best of” lists.

Green Day play the album in full – along with their groundbreaking major label CD Dookie — on their Saviors world tour, which plays Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Friday night (August 9).

Listen to the first three tracks and see the full track listing (slide 2) below.