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Green Day have released a six-song music pack for Beat Saber.
Fresh from their performance at the 2019 Game Awards in which it was revealed in the run-up that they'd also be making a video-game related announcement, Green Day have now unveiled a special music pack for the virtual reality game Beat Saber.
The band have released a music pack containing the songs American Idiot, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, Father Of All…, Fire, Ready, Aim, Holiday and Minority for $8.99, with the unveiling of this pack also coinciding with players getting access to Beat Saber's 360-degree gameplay.
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“VR is rock’n’roll – it’s fearless, it’s challenging the way things are done, it’s never taking no for an answer,” says frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. “It’s also the most engaging and unique way for fans around the world to experience our music. Strap in!”
Check out footage from the game – with added Green Day – below:
Watch the band performing Father Of All… at last night's 2019 Game Awards:
Green Day's new album of the same name is due for release in February next year.
Catch the trio with Fall Out Boy, Weezer and The Interrupters (U.S. only) on the Hella Mega Tour next summer. Tickets are on sale now.
June 2020
13 Paris, France, La Defense Arena,
14 Groningen, Netherlands, Stadspark
17 Antwerp, Belgium, Sportspaleis
21 Vienna, Austria, Ernst Happel Stadium
24 Glasgow, UK, Bellahouston Park
26 London, UK, London Stadium
27 Huddersfield, UK, The John Smith’s Stadium
29 Dublin, Ireland, RDS Arena
July 2020
17 Seattle, WA, T-Mobile Park
21 San Francisco, CA, Oracle Park
24 San Diego, CA, Petco Park
25 Los Angeles, CA, Dodger Stadium
28 Commerce City, CO, DICK’s Sporting Goods Park
31 Arlington, TX, Globe Life Field
August 2020
1 Houston, TX Minute Maid Park
5 Miami, FL Hard Rock Stadium
6 Jacksonville, FL TIAA Bank Field
8 Atlanta, GA SunTrust Park
11 Minneapolis, MN Target Field
13 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
15 Pittsburgh, PA PNC Park
16 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
19 Detroit, MI Comerica Park
21 Washington, DC Nationals Park
22 New York, NY Citi Field
24 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre
27 Boston, MA Fenway Park
29 Philadelphia, PA Citizens Bank Park
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