Hella Mega Tour

The Hella Mega Tour is the upcoming co-headlining tour by American rock bands Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer. The tour was announced on September 10, 2019 and originally included dates from May to November 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parts of the tour were rescheduled to 2021.

Hella Mega Tour
Tour by Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer
Associated albumFather of All Motherfuckers
Greatest Hits: Believers Never Die – Volume Two
Van Weezer
Start dateNovember 8, 2020 (2020-11-08)
End dateApril 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)
Legs2
No. of shows15
Green Day tour chronology
Revolution Radio Tour
(2016–2017)		 Hella Mega Tour
(2020–2021)
Fall Out Boy tour chronology
Mania Tour
(2017–2018)		 Hella Mega Tour
(2020–2021)
Weezer tour chronology
Weezer & Pixies Tour
(2018–2019)		 Hella Mega Tour
(2020–2021)

Background

On September 10, 2019, all three bands simultaneously announced the tour and new music.[1] On the same day, each band also released a new single: Green Day released "Father of All..." and announced its 13th album, Father of All Motherfuckers; Fall Out Boy released "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)" and announced its second compilation album, Greatest Hits: Believers Never Die – Volume Two; and Weezer released "The End of the Game" and announced its fourteenth album, Van Weezer.[2]

Overview

All three bands will perform at 34 shows, Green Day and Weezer will perform at an additional six, Green Day alone will perform at an additional five, and Fall Out Boy alone at one show. The venues consist of indoor and outdoor arenas, exhibition halls, and other outdoor venues.[3] On February 28, 2020, Green Day announced all nine Asia tour dates were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] On April 23, 2020, it was announced on the social media pages of the Hella Mega Tour that a number of the European dates would be postponed.[5] On May 19, 2020, it was announced that all dates on the North American leg would be postponed to 2021.[6]

Tour dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue Ref.
Leg 1: Oceania
November 8, 2020 Perth Australia Perth Oval The Beths — — [7]
November 11, 2020 Melbourne Marvel Stadium — — [7]
November 14, 2020 Sydney Western Sydney Stadium — — [7]
November 17, 2020 Brisbane Lang Park — — [7]
November 20, 2020 Dunedin New Zealand Forsyth Barr Stadium — — [8]
November 22, 2020 Auckland Mount Smart Stadium — — [8]
Leg 2: Asia
(Green Day only)
March 13, 2021 Manila Philippines Mall of Asia Arena — — — [1][4][9]
March 16, 2021 Taipei Taiwan TBA — — — [1][4][9]
March 19, 2021 Hong Kong AsiaWorld–Expo — — — [1][4][9]
March 21, 2021 Bangkok Thailand IMPACT Arena — — — [1][4][9]
March 24, 2021 Seoul South Korea TBA — — — [1][4][9]
March 26, 2021 Chiba Japan Makuhari Messe — — — [1][4][9]
March 27, 2021 — — — [10][4][9]
March 29, 2021 Osaka Intex Osaka — — — [1][4][9]
April 1, 2021 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium — — — [1][4][9]
Leg 4: Europe
June 9, 2021 Vienna Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion Amyl and the Sniffers
June 20, 2021 Nanterre France Paris La Défense Arena
June 21, 2021 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
June 23, 2021 Groningen Netherlands Stadspark
June 25, 2021 London United Kingdom London Stadium
June 26, 2021 Huddersfield John Smith's Stadium
June 28, 2021 Glasgow Bellahouston Park
June 30, 2021 Dublin Ireland TBA
Total — —

Postponed tour dates
List of postponed concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, reason for postponement, new date if available, and references
Original Date City Country Venue Opening Acts Reason New date Ref.
Leg 1: Asia
(Green Day only)
March 8, 2020 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium — COVID-19 pandemic April 1, 2021 [1][4][9]
March 11, 2020 Bangkok Thailand IMPACT Arena — March 21, 2021
March 14, 2020 Manila Philippines Mall of Asia Arena — March 13, 2021
March 17, 2020 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Arena — March 16, 2021
March 20, 2020 Hong Kong AsiaWorld–Expo — March 19, 2021
March 22, 2020 Seoul South Korea Jamsil Arena — March 24, 2021
March 25, 2020 Osaka Japan Intex Osaka — March 29, 2021
March 27, 2020 Chiba Makuhari Messe — March 26, 2021
March 28, 2020 — March 29, 2021 [10][4][9]
Leg 2: Europe
(Green Day only)
May 24, 2020 Moscow Russia Otkritie Arena Porn Films COVID-19 pandemic TBA [1][11][5]
May 27, 2020 Helsinki Finland Suvilahti Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
Manic Street Preachers		 TBA [1][5]
May 29, 2020 Stockholm Sweden Tele2 Arena TBA
May 31, 2020 Ålesund Norway Color Line Stadion June 4, 2021
Leg 3: Europe
(Green Day and Weezer only)
June 3, 2020 Berlin Germany Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes COVID-19 pandemic TBA [1][5]
June 4, 2020[lower-alpha 1] Aarhus Denmark Ådalen Aarhus N/A TBA[lower-alpha 2] [13][5][12]
June 6, 2020[lower-alpha 3] Nuremberg Germany Zeppelinfeld N/A TBA[lower-alpha 4] [15][5][14]
June 7, 2020[lower-alpha 5] Nürburg Nürburgring N/A TBA[lower-alpha 4] [15][5][14]
June 10, 2020 Milan Italy San Siro — TBA [1][5]
June 11, 2020[lower-alpha 6] Florence Visarno Arena N/A TBA [16][5]
Leg 4: Europe
June 13, 2020 Nanterre France Paris La Défense Arena Amyl and the Sniffers COVID-19 pandemic June 20, 2021 [1][5]
June 14, 2020 Groningen Netherlands Stadspark June 23, 2021
June 17, 2020 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis June 21, 2021
June 19, 2020[lower-alpha 7] Hradec Králové Czech Republic Věkoše Airport N/A TBA [17][5]
June 20, 2020[lower-alpha 7] N/A TBA
June 21, 2020 Vienna Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion Amyl and the Sniffers June 9, 2021 [1][5]
June 24, 2020 Glasgow United Kingdom Glasgow Green[lower-alpha 8] TBA [1][18][19]
June 26, 2020 London London Stadium June 25, 2021 [1][19]
June 27, 2020 Huddersfield John Smith's Stadium June 26, 2021
June 29, 2020 Dublin Ireland RDS Arena TBA [1][5]
Leg 5: North America
July 17, 2020 Seattle United States T-Mobile Park The Interrupters COVID-19 pandemic TBA [1][6]
July 21, 2020 San Francisco Oracle Park TBA
July 24, 2020 San Diego Petco Park TBA
July 25, 2020 Los Angeles Dodger Stadium TBA
July 28, 2020 Commerce City Dick's Sporting Goods Park TBA
July 31, 2020 Arlington Globe Life Field TBA
August 1, 2020 Houston Minute Maid Park TBA
August 5, 2020 Miami Gardens Hard Rock Stadium TBA
August 6, 2020 Jacksonville TIAA Bank Field TBA
August 8, 2020 Atlanta Truist Park TBA
August 11, 2020 Minneapolis Target Field TBA
August 13, 2020 Chicago Wrigley Field TBA
August 15, 2020 Pittsburgh PNC Park TBA
August 16, 2020 Hershey Hersheypark Stadium TBA
August 19, 2020 Detroit Comerica Park TBA
August 21, 2020 Washington, D.C. Nationals Park TBA
August 22, 2020 New York City Citi Field TBA
August 24, 2020 Toronto Canada Rogers Centre TBA
August 27, 2020 Boston United States Fenway Park TBA
August 29, 2020 Philadelphia Citizens Bank Park TBA

Notes
  1. The performance that was originally scheduled for June 4, 2020 was to be part of NorthSide Festival, which would have taken place on June 4 to 6, 2020.
  2. NorthSide Festival has announced that the new dates of their festival are June 3 to 5, 2021.[12] As of May 23, 2020, it has not been confirmed whether Green Day will appear as part of the rescheduled festival.
  3. The performance that was originally scheduled for June 6, 2020 at the Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg was to be part of Rock im Park, which would have taken place on June 5 to 7, 2020.
  4. Rock am Ring and Rock im Park have announced that the new dates of their festival are June 11 to 13, 2021.[14] As of May 23, 2020, it has not been confirmed whether Green Day will appear as part of the rescheduled festivals.
  5. The performance that was originally scheduled for June 7, 2020 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg was to be part of Rock am Ring, which would have taken place on June 5 to 7, 2020.
  6. The performance that was originally scheduled for June 11, 2020 at Visarno Arena in Florence was to be part of Firenze Rocks, which would have taken place on June 11 to 13, 2020.
  7. The performances originally scheduled for June 19 and June 20, 2020 performances at Věkoše Airport in Hradec Králové would have been part of Rock for People. Green Day and Weezer would have performed on June 19 and Fall Out Boy would have performed on June 20.
  8. The concert on June 24, 2020 in Glasgow was relocated to Glasgow Green due to flood damage at Bellahouston Park.[18]

Promotional performances

Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer have also arranged performances to promote the tour as follows:

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