Green Day announce UK stadium gigs

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Image caption, Green Day will play two stadium shows in Manchester and London next summer
  • Author, Greg Cochrane
  • Role, Newsbeat music reporter

Green Day have announced details of two UK stadium shows in summer 2010.

The Californian three-piece will play Manchester Lancashire County Cricket Ground (16 June) and London's Wembley Stadium (19 June).

Tickets for the shows go on sale at 9am on Friday 6 November.

Billie Joe Armstrong and co have just completed a UK arena tour and also played a tiny midnight show last night (1 November) at London's Garage venue under their alias Foxboro Hot Tubs.

The band famously played two huge gigs at Milton Keynes National Bowl in 2005 following the success of their album American idiot.

Latest album 21st Century Breakdown was released in May.

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