Security Breach at Green Day Concert Takes Band Off Stage

Green Day were forced to leave the stage less than 20 minutes after a stop on their Saviors Tour in Detroit on Wednesday night due to a security breach. The culprit was a drone someone flew into Comerica Park, and the concert went on shortly after.

The incident occurred at around 8:50 p.m. when the band played their hit song “Longview” from their 1994 album. Cookiewhen crew members suddenly signaled them to leave the stage. Detroit Free Pressvideo screens lit up with the message: “SHOW PAUSE: PLEASE WAIT FOR DETAILS.” Moments before, a drone with a green light was seen flying over the stadium.

The moment was captured by a fan who recorded the concert and shared it on social media. “Green Day was forcibly removed from the stage. A guy ran onto the stage and said something and they all ran away,” the user wrote.

After about 10 minutes, the band members returned to the stage but made no announcements to the tens of thousands of fans. “How are you? Is everybody OK?” lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong asked the crowd, then asked attendees to put away their phones and added, “Let's get back here, right now.” The band then resumed the song.

Armstrong addressed the incident after their next song, “Welcome to Paradise,” telling the crowd, “There ain't no motherfucker that can stop us, I'll tell you that.”

“There was an individual who flew a drone into Comerica Park, so Green Day was escorted off the stage,” Detroit Police Department spokesman Sergeant Dan Donakowski said in a statement. “They came on stage a short time later and performed. DPD located the individual outside of Comerica Park. He is being detained pending further investigation.”

Green Day performs their 2004 album alongside their groundbreaking album American idiot The entire tour was held to commemorate the 30th and 20th anniversaries of their respective albums. The show concluded just after 11:00 p.m. with a performance of “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”, which Armstrong once again referred to as “a night we'll all remember”.

After the concert, the band responded to the situation by apologizing to their fans on social media.

“Detroit! We apologize for the delay in tonight's show. Stadium security asked us to evacuate the stage while they deal with a possible security issue,” they wrote in a since-deleted post on social media. “DPD quickly resolved the situation and we were able to continue. Thank you for your understanding.”

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