Going to Pasalacqua - Green Day Live @ Phoenix Theatre, Petaluma 1991

[brettlikesdrums3]

john kiffmeyer because tre is not left handed but john is

[AirsoftWarz101]

im stadnding on that stage this summer. it is going to rock. my band is finally getting a shot. i want to standright where billie stood and just close my eyes.

[Quferta]

It's Al Sobrate!! He leave AFTER this performance! Watch... He play hi-hat left hand. Tre play right. Sorry for my bad english.

[VivaLaSteven101]

billie said in a n interview that john came down to this show last minute and stole the show away from tre. he said itsone of there biggest mistakes

[mikeinoakland]

yes that's the infamous gig with John/Al showed up and claimed the gig. Kiftmeyer was a great rock drummer but as older-guy it was "too many rock stars in one band." halfway through this set, there was fighting on the floor. GD stopped playing, and Kiftmeyer came out to front of the stage and got the crowd to chant "losers go home! losers go home!" it was awesomme. oh yeah and hahahaha this was the gig where green day blew headliner bad religion off the face of the earth in front of 800 fans

[Kiffmeyer94]

does anyone have a video of that moment?

[irongorilla73]

i was at this show

[SerenaShark]

The amazing talented gorgeous Billie Joe has played on the very stage I have walked on myself. I could cry with happiness. Fuck, I lived in Petaluma man. I go to school there. I WISH I WAS ALIVE TO SEE THEM WHEN THEY PLAYED HERE!!! No fair. Especially because Billie said that playing at the Phoenix is a show he will always remember. Ah shit, well I'm seeing them on August 18th. Haha.

[jesssicakellly]

it is not haunted

[ronaldoattack2]

i luv da phoenix but it s haunted and their janitor burned (died

[mikeinoakland]

mr bill learned from the best alpha males = at this gig (w/bad religion headining) (it was the famous one where john/al showed up and pulled rank on new drummer Tre) fights broke out during the green day set. al/john came right down off the drum riser,stopped the band and in 30 seconds had the crowd(packed, 800+ capacity easy)(me inc) chanting "loser go home! LOSER GO HOME! LOSER GO HOME!") and shamed the jocks/boneheads right out of the building! awesomme. oh yeah, kitfmeyer was a GREAT drummer

[Kiffmeyer94]

really?wow man!

[mikeinoakland]

yeahh i seen him play in garage-rock band the Neer Do Wells several years later (in SF). crazy f'n technique. basically right/left ambidextous i believe. two 80's hit-band drummers in that style who just killed it and i loved their style: Kenny Aronoff (john cougar band) and Steven Sweet of, yes, WARRANT. nothing rocks harder than seeing a right-handed drummer/setup who switches to LH/high-hat and SLAMS the snare drum with a full-blast right hand from ear level. then swiches L/R on choruses

[Kiffmeyer94]

oh do you have some video of Ne'er do wells?It would be fucking nice,man!

[LongviewNZ]

someone help me out

is it al sobrante playing drums or is it tre?

[AngryNintendoSegaFan]

It's Tre

According to Wikipedia he joined in 1990

[AirsoftWarz101]

@LongviewNZ it looks like sobrante. 1991? prolly sobrante