Green Day banned from Las Vegas radio stations after Billie Joe Armstrong calls the city “a shithole”

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Green Day have been banned from two Las Vegas radio station’s playlists after Billie Joe Armstrong declared the city “a shithole”.The frontman was performing a show at San Francisco’s Oracle Park earlier in the month (September 20), when he expressed his disapproval that his hometown baseball team, the Oakland A’s, are moving to Las Vegas.Taking shots at the team’s owner, according to San Francisco Bay Area news station KRON4, the punk-rock singer said: “We don’t take shit from people like fucking John Fisher.” He added: “I hate Las Vegas.

It’s the worst shithole in America.”The comments haven’t gone down too well with Las Vegas radio stations, with KOMP 92.3 writing on Instagram: “KOMP 92.3 has pulled any and all Green Day from our playlist.

It’s not us, Billie…it’s you. #vegas4ever.”The post was accompanied with a cancellation graphic overlaid on top of a picture of the trio.A post shared by KOMP 92.3 (@komprocks)Another Las Vegas radio station called X107.5 was also upset by Armstrong’s comments, writing on its website: “Well, Sin City heard him loud and clear—and X107.5 is not having it.

In response to Armstrong’s inflammatory comments, the station is banning all Green Day music, effective immediately.”It added: “Considering he played a pop-up show at Fremont Country Club last year, we’re surprised at his comments.