21st Century Breakdown World Tour was a headlining concert tour by American rock band Green Day in support of the group's eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown, which was released in May 2009.

The tour began with an eight-week leg throughout North America, kicking off in Seattle in July 2009 and culminating in Los Angeles in late August. The tour in the U.S had 11 stadium shows, making it the most stadiums played in Green Day's entire career until the Hella Mega Tour in 2021. The tour grossed about $64 million. A European leg followed, beginning in Lisbon in late September and wrapping up mid-November in Turin, Italy.

In December 2009, the group toured Australia and New Zealand, followed by Asian dates in January 2010. The group subsequently returned to Europe for a second leg of dates, beginning in late May 2010 with a headline appearance at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands and two stadium shows in the United Kingdom. The tour ended with an appearance at the Rock Werchter festival in Werchter, Belgium in early July. A scheduled performance at the Heineken Jammin' Festival in Venice, Italy on July 4, 2010, was cancelled due to poor weather.

During their performances of "Longview", frontman Billie Joe Armstrong sprayed the front rows with water cannons, shot T-shirts into the crowd and pulled people onstage to sing with the band.

In March 2010, a second North American leg was announced, beginning in Camden, New Jersey, in early August. A final leg of Central and South America followed in October.

A collection of recorded songs from throughout the tour and a bonus DVD of Green Day playing at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan are available on the live album Awesome as Fuck.

Setlist Typical setlist during the tour. "Song of the Century" "21st Century Breakdown" "Know Your Enemy" "East Jesus Nowhere" "Holiday" "The Static Age" "Before the Lobotomy" "Give Me Novacaine" "Are We the Waiting" "St. Jimmy" "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" "Hitchin' a Ride" "Welcome to Paradise" "When I Come Around" "Brain Stew" "Jaded" "Longview" "Basket Case" "She" "King for a Day" "Shout" "21 Guns" "American Eulogy: Modern World / Mass Hysteria" "Minority" Encore "American Idiot" "Jesus of Suburbia" "Last Night on Earth" Encore 2 "Wake Me Up When September Ends" "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"

Tour dates

+ List of 2009 concertsDateCityCountryVenueOpening actsJuly 3, 2009SeattleUnited StatesKeyArenaThe BraveryJuly 4, 2009VancouverCanadaGeneral Motors PlaceJuly 6, 2009EdmontonRexall PlaceJuly 7, 2009SaskatoonCredit Union CentreJuly 9, 2009WinnipegMTS CentreJuly 10, 2009FargoUnited StatesFargodomeJuly 11, 2009MinneapolisTarget CenterJuly 13, 2009ChicagoUnited CenterJuly 14, 2009Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn HillsJuly 16, 2009HamiltonCanadaCopps ColiseumJuly 17, 2009OttawaScotiabank PlaceJuly 18, 2009MontrealBell CentreJuly 20, 2009BostonUnited StatesTD GardenJuly 21, 2009PhiladelphiaWachovia SpectrumJuly 22, 2009PittsburghMellon ArenaJuly 24, 2009HartfordXL CenterJuly 25, 2009AlbanyTimes Union CenterJuly 27, 2009New York CityMadison Square GardenKaiser ChiefsJuly 28, 2009July 29, 2009Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterJuly 31, 2009NashvilleSommet CenterAugust 1, 2009DuluthArena at Gwinnett CenterAugust 3, 2009TampaSt. Pete Times ForumAugust 4, 2009MiamiAmerican Airlines ArenaAugust 5, 2009OrlandoAmway ArenaAugust 7, 2009New OrleansNew Orleans ArenaAugust 8, 2009HoustonToyota CenterFranz FerdinandAugust 9, 2009San AntonioAT&T CenterAugust 11, 2009St. LouisScottrade CenterAugust 12, 2009Kansas CitySprint CenterAugust 13, 2009OmahaQwest CenterAugust 15, 2009DenverPepsi CenterAugust 16, 2009Salt Lake CityEnergy Solutions ArenaAugust 18, 2009San JoseHP PavilionAugust 20, 2009San DiegoViejas ArenaAugust 21, 2009Las VegasMandalay Bay Events CenterAugust 22, 2009PhoenixUS Airways CenterAugust 24, 2009SacramentoARCO ArenaAugust 25, 2009InglewoodThe ForumSeptember 28, 2009LisbonPortugalPavilhão AtlânticoPrima DonnaSeptember 29, 2009MadridSpainPalacio de DeportesOctober 1, 2009BarcelonaPalau Sant JordiOctober 2, 2009ToulouseFranceLe ZénithOctober 4, 2009ParisPalais Omnisports BercyOctober 5, 2009CologneGermanyLanxess ArenaOctober 7, 2009BerlinO2 WorldOctober 8, 2009HamburgColor Line ArenaOctober 9, 2009CopenhagenDenmarkForumOctober 11, 2009StockholmSwedenEricsson GlobeOctober 12, 2009OsloNorwayOslo SpektrumPrima DonnaJohn Olav Nilsen & GjengenOctober 14, 2009DortmundGermanyWestfalenhallenPrima DonnaOctober 16, 2009RotterdamNetherlandsAhoyOctober 17, 2009AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleisOctober 19, 2009GlasgowScotlandSECCOctober 20, 2009BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey ArenaOctober 21, 2009DublinIrelandThe O2October 23, 2009LondonEnglandThe O2 ArenaOctober 24, 2009October 26, 2009SheffieldSheffield ArenaOctober 27, 2009BirminghamLG ArenaOctober 28, 2009October 30, 2009ManchesterEvening News ArenaPrima DonnaFoxboro Hot TubsOctober 31, 2009November 1, 2009LondonWembley ArenaPrima DonnaNovember 3, 2009MunichGermanyOlympiahalleNovember 6, 2009ViennaAustriaWiener StadthalleNovember 8, 2009ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionNovember 10, 2009MilanItalyMediolanum ForumNovember 11, 2009BolognaFuturshow StationNovember 12, 2009TurinPalaOlimpicoDecember 4, 2009PerthAustraliaBurswood DomeJetDecember 6, 2009AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment CentreDecember 8, 2009BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment CentreDecember 9, 2009December 11, 2009SydneyAcer ArenaDecember 12, 2009December 14, 2009MelbourneRod Laver ArenaDecember 16, 2009December 18, 2009AucklandNew ZealandVector ArenaCalling All CarsDecember 19, 2009

+ List of 2010 concertsDateCityCountryVenueOpening actsJanuary 12, 2010BangkokThailandImpact ArenaPrima DonnaJanuary 14, 2010SingaporeSingaporeSingapore Indoor StadiumJanuary 16, 2010Hong KongHong KongAsiaWorld-ExpoJanuary 18, 2010SeoulSouth KoreaOlympic Gymnastics ArenaJanuary 21, 2010OsakaJapanOsaka-jō HallJanuary 23, 2010SaitamaSaitama Super ArenaJanuary 24, 2010January 25, 2010NagoyaNippon Gaishi HallMay 29, 2010LandgraafNetherlandsPinkpop FestivalMay 30, 2010HanoverGermanyTUI ArenaDonotsJune 2, 2010SkiveDenmarkSkive FestivalJune 4, 2010OsloNorwayUllevaal StadionJoan Jett and the BlackheartsJune 5, 2010GothenburgSwedenUllevi StadionJoan Jett and the BlackheartsJohnossiJune 8, 2010HelsinkiFinlandKyläsaariJoan Jett and the BlackheartsThe HivesJune 11, 2010MunichGermanyOlympia-ReitstadionJoan Jett and the BlackheartsDonotsJune 12, 2010NickelsdorfAustriaNova Rock FestivalJoan Jett and the BlackheartsJune 16, 2010ManchesterEnglandOld Trafford Cricket GroundJoan Jett and the BlackheartsFrank TurnerJune 19, 2010LondonWembley StadiumJune 21, 2010GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference CentreJoan Jett and the BlackheartsJune 23, 2010DublinIrelandMarlay ParkJoan Jett and the BlackheartsParamoreJune 26, 2010ParisFranceParc des PrincesParamoreBilly Talent June 29, 2010PragueCzech RepublicVystaviste HolesoviceBilly TalentThe PoohJuly 1, 2010MainzGermanyMesseparkRise AgainstDonotsJuly 2, 2010WerchterBelgiumRock Werchter FestivalAugust 3, 2010CamdenUnited StatesSusquehanna Bank CenterAFIAugust 5, 2010DarienDarien Lake Performing Arts CenterAugust 7, 2010ChicagoLollapalooza FestivalAugust 9, 2010AlpharettaVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreAugust 11, 2010BristowJiffy Lube LiveAugust 12, 2010HartfordComcast TheatreAugust 14, 2010HolmdelPNC Bank Arts CenterAugust 16, 2010MansfieldComcast CenterAugust 18, 2010TorontoCanadaMolson Canadian AmphitheatreAugust 20, 2010Quebec CityL'Agora du Vieux-PortAugust 21, 2010MontrealQuai Jacques-CartierAugust 23, 2010ClarkstonUnited StatesDTE Energy Music TheatreAugust 26, 2010DallasSuperPages.com CenterAugust 28, 2010Greenwood VillageComfort Dental AmphitheatreAugust 30, 2010PhoenixCricket Wireless PavilionAugust 31, 2010IrvineVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreSeptember 2, 2010Chula VistaCricket Wireless AmphitheatreSeptember 4, 2010Mountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatreOctober 8, 2010CaracasVenezuelaEstadio de Fútbol de la Universidad Simón BolívarLado BOctober 10, 2010CajicáColombiaNem-Catacoa FestivalDon TettoOctober 13, 2010Porto AlegreBrazilGigantinhoSuperguidisOctober 15, 2010Rio de JaneiroHSBC ArenaOctober 17, 2010BrasíliaGinásio Nilson NelsonTiro WilliamsOctober 20, 2010São PauloArena AnhembiNeviltonOctober 22, 2010Buenos AiresArgentinaPepsi Music Festival, Costanera SurMassacreOctober 24, 2010SantiagoChileEstadio Bicentenario de La FloridaAttaque 77October 26, 2010LimaPeruEstadio Universidad San MarcosVaselinaOctober 29, 2010San JoséCosta RicaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

Cancelled tour dates July 4, 2010 – Heineken Jammin' Festival in Venice, Italy

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