Billie Jo Armstrong in rehab after Las Vegas iHeartRadio meltdown
Billie Jo Armstrong in rehab after Las Vegas iHeartRadio meltdown
LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 21: Drummer Tre Cool, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt of the band Green Day . (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
It’s official! Billie Jo Armstrong is in rehab after his onstage, very public meltdown.
Green Day’s 40 year old front man had the major meltdown Friday at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas that took place at the MGM Grand.
What apparently set Armstrong off was that Green Day was told to cut their set short because others still needed to perform. Armstrong went into a tirade toward the end of their 30 minute set on-stage screaming,
They say we got nine minutes left! I say boo to that f—ing s—!
I’ve been around since 19-f—ing-88! I’m not f—ing Justin Bieber, you motherf—ers. This is a f—ing joke! And now you’re gonna give me one minute? Now I got nothing left. I got nothing left. I’m gonna show you what one f—ing minute looks like.
Billie Joe Armstrong smashes guitar onstage at iHeartRadio Festival
And then Armstrong smashed his guitar and threw it at the audience before leaving the stage.
Cover of Billie Joe Armstrong
Green Day has since apologized. They issued a statement to the Associated Press and also directly to their fans with this statement,
Green Day would like to apologize to those they offended at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas. The band regretfully must postpone some of their upcoming promotional appearances.
Armstrong was hospitalized earlier in the month in Bologna, Italy, for an undisclosed ailment, but recovered well enough to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 6.
The band said that Armstrong is now, “seeking treatment for substance abuse”. In 2003, Armstrong was arrested for DUI, and has acknowledged that he has taken drugs in the past but also said he was clean.
Way back in 97, Armstrong told VH1
I take drugs, so do a lot of people. I don’t want to be a pro- or anti-drugs advocate.
It’s apparent that is’s been a long battle for him.
There are some not-so-nice people out there saying it was a publicity ploy since Green Day’s new album “Uno” gets released Tuesday, which is supposed to be followed by a nationwide tour in November, however if you were there, you know it was the real deal.
Get out of rehab soon!
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