What are the chances that you will find one of your favorite bands or artists on the street? Sure the percentage is very low, but there are those who flatly apply the “99% faith, 1% chance”. Such is the case of youa band that covered Green Day’s “Basket Case” and believe it or not, they ran into Billie Joe Armstrong and got on to play with them.
It is known that the vocalist and guitarist of the punk rock band is a great guy, since it is normal that at every Green Day show a fan climbs on stage to play a little song and take a Billie Joe Armstrong guitar. However, The frontman now did surprise locals and strangers with what he did with a group.
Billie Joe Armstrong found a band playing Green Day’s “Basket Case” and sang along
In accordance with LoudwireA few days ago, Billie Joe Armstrong was in London and decided to go into a pub called Slim Jim’s Liquor Store to hang out. But upon entering The Green Day singer was in for a huge surprise, as the local band Borderline Toxic was playing none other than “Basket Case”.
Of course the good Billie Joe Armstrong recorded this curious moment and even shared it on Green Day’s social networks. Most epic of all, though, is that instead of staying to listen, decided to sing this nineties punk rock classic with them and as you can imagine, they all lost their heads in the pub.
In the pictures you can see how Billie Joe Armstrong arrives on stage and out of nowhere, he gets on to accompany Borderline Toxic with “Basket Case”. Obviously, the band couldn’t believe what was happening, as the Green Day frontman and one of their musical heroes was at their side playing a real anthem.
Around there, many noticed that the band was nervous, which is understandable, because they did not expect Billie Joe Armstrong himself to appear in the pub and climb up to sing one of his best songs. But overall, a lot of people were happy because Borderline Toxic fulfilled a huge dream. This story confirms again that God has his favorites… don’t you think?
