Green Day's American Idiot musical is coming to Dublin

The special 10th anniversary tour of American Idiot, the Tony Award-winning rock musical featuring the music of Green Day, arrives at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre on March 19, for five dates.

Leading the cast is Waterloo Road’s Tom Milner, 2013’s X Factor third place runner-up Luke Friend and 2016 X Factor finalist Sam Lavery.

The winner of two Tony Awards, as well as the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, American Idiot is the story of three boyhood friends searching for meaning in a post 9/11 world. The show, which premiered in December 2009 at Berkeley Rep Theatre in California, features the music of Green Day, with lyrics by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong and book by Armstrong and Michael Mayer.

The story of youthful disillusion and mistrust of society and government has never been more current - particularly with the modern parallels in the US, where school children have mobilised to form an impressive campaign for gun law reform.

The musical’s hit songs include 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams', '21 Guns', 'Wake Me Up When September Ends', 'Holiday' and the blockbuster title track 'American Idiot' from Green Day’s 2004 Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album. Also included are several songs from Green Day’s 2009 release 21st Century Breakdown, and an unreleased love song, 'When It’s Time'.

American Idiot will be showing at the Gaiety Theatre between March 19 and 23. Tickets from €21 are on sale now. See ticketmaster.ie for more information.