Green Day announce ‘American Idiot’ 20th anniversary reissue – including new documentary and unreleased songs

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Green Day have announced an expanded 20th anniversary reissue of their hit album ‘American Idiot’, featuring a new documentary and various unreleased tracks.

Find all the details below.The pop-punk trio are set to release “limited edition super deluxe box sets” of their Grammy Award-winning 2004 record on October 25.

Fans will be able to buy the collection on 8LP vinyl and 4CD, with each package also containing two Blu-ray discs.Additionally, Green Day will drop a limited edition colour vinyl of the original 2LP version of ‘American Idiot’.To mark the announcement today (August 9), the band have shared three cuts on streaming platforms: the previously unreleased ‘Holiday/Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Demo)’, the fan favourite B-side ‘Favorite Son’ and ‘Minority (Live From Irving Plaza)’.Tune in here:The upcoming box sets boast 15 unreleased ‘American Idiot’ demos, a 15-track 2004 live show recorded at Irving Plaza in New York City, nine previously unreleased live recordings (including a cover of Queen’s ‘We Are The Champions’), and 14 songs previously available only as B-Sides and bonus tracks.What’s more, one of the Blu-rays will house a brand-new, 110-minute documentary film titled 20 Years Of American Idiot.

The other disc features the Heart Like A Hand Grenade movie, which documents “nine months with Green Day” as they record ‘American Idiot’.There’s also a selection of ‘BBC Live’ performances such as tracks from Top Of The Pops and Later… With Jools Holland.Each LP in the vinyl box set has been pressed on a unique colour.