Green Day Cancel Remaining 2012 Tour

Green Day has announced that their remaining 2012 tour dates have been cancelled and concerts set for next year will be postponed due to lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong’s time in rehab. The news comes just weeks after the release of ¡UNO!, the first of a trilogy of new albums. Bassist Mike Dirnt weighed in on the situation in a press release on the band’s website.

“Obviously the timing for this isn’t ideal, but Billie Joe’s well-being is our main concern,” said Dirnt. “We are happy to say that Billie Joe is doing well, and we want to thank you all for the outpouring of support and well wishes that we have received, and we can’t wait to see you all again soon.”

Though the group won’t fulfill their live performances, they’ve moved up the date of the release of the third album, ¡TRÉ! from January 15, 2013 to December 11, 2012.

“We feel bad we have to delay our tour, so to make up for it we want to give our fans the music earlier than we had planned,” said Tré Cool. “If we couldn’t be there to play it for you live, the least we could do was give you the next best thing.”