Adelaide rock fans found themselves walking a boulevard of broken dreams this morning when they woke to news that Green Day had left the city off its upcoming tour schedule.

The multi-platinum US punk act announced dates and venues for its Hella Mega Tour with Weezer and Fall Out Boy, with Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth all getting November shows.

Adelaide music lovers, despite selling out the upcoming Entertainment Centre concert by fellow US punkers The Offspring in just a few hours, have found themselves snubbed by tour juggernaut Live Nation.

Social media users reacted angrily to the news, with Twitter users leaving comments like “Do you hate us or (have you) just forgotten Adelaide exists, especially when it comes to big tours?”, and “The anger I feel about Green Day not coming to Adelaide is unspeakable”.

The decision to leave Adelaide off the current tour comes despite successful Adelaide concerts at the AEC in 2005, 2009 and 2017, as well as a headline appearance at the Soundwave festival at Bonython Park in 2014.

There is, however, a small glimmer of hope for fans of the band with touring partners Triple M launching a petition to get the band, or Live Nation, to change their minds.

The Advertiser understands that there is room in the schedule for a possible second Sydney show which could be rescheduled as an Adelaide concert should demand be strong enough.

We approached Live Nation, the world’s biggest concert promotion company, to ask why Adelaide was left off the tour and received a curt “no comment”.

media_camera Green Day singer Billie-Joe Armstrong performing at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in 2005. media_camera Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, who are touring with Green Day in 2020. Picture: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images

media_camera Also on the bill are alt-rock legends Weezer. Picture: Rich Fury/Getty Images

Triple M announcer and rock fan Mark Ricciuto said on air that he’d “cracked it” when he found out Green Day was flying over Adelaide, but agreed that all was not lost.

“There’s a bit of mail around that there’s a couple of dates in the calendar … where they could fit in a show,” Ricciuto said.

“We’re talking November, which gives us plenty of time to change their mind, which we believe they are open to. We need to sell out the Entertainment Centre and we need to show the producers … that we can make it worthwhile coming here. Let’s get it (the petition) to 20,000 and show the promoters that Adelaide wants Green Day.”

Green Day formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1986, and achieved mainstream success with its 1994 album Dookie, which spawned the hits Longview, Basket Case and When I Come Around.

The band has sold more than 85 million albums worldwide.

SIGN THE PETITION: http://chng.it/KzjKT8pCys