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Radio Stations Ban Green Day After Singer Billie Joe Armstrong's Controversial Statement

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reen Day is about to be getting much less airtime in the city of Las 
Vegas after singer Billie Joe Armstrong issued a bold—and locally 
controversial—declaration about Sin City during a recent concert in 
their hometown area of San Francisco. 

Vegas station KOMP 92.3 took to Instagram after word got out that the 
musician had shouted, "I hate Las Vegas. It’s the worst s--thole in 
America,” during the show, posting a photo of the band with a red 
prohibition sign edited over them and announcing that the band would no 
longer be heard on their airwaves.

"KOMP 92.3 has pulled any and all Green Day from our playlist," they 
wrote. "It’s not us, Billie…it’s you. #vegas4ever."

X 107.5 made a similar announcement via their website, writing that 
"Sin City heard him loud and clear."

"In response to Armstrong’s inflammatory comments, the station is 
banning all Green Day music, effective immediately," they continued, 
adding that "Armstrong has crossed a line with Las Vegas locals."

Armstrong's "inflammatory comments" were a direct response to the 
upcoming move of the Oakland A's to Las Vegas, where they'll take up 
residence in the still-under-construction New Las Vegas Stadium, which 
is replacing the defunct Tropicana Las Vegas.

“We don’t take no s--t from people like John f-----g Fisher who sold 
out the Oakland A’s to Las f-----g Vegas,” Armstrong said, referencing 
the team's owner, who also part-owns the San Francisco Giants. "I hate 
Las Vegas. It’s the worst s--thole in America.”

Those at the Bay Area show certainly shared similar sentiments, but, 
unfortunately, it looks like Green Day has become Public Enemy Number 
One across the Nevada border. 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/radio-stations-ban-green-day-
after-singer-billie-joe-armstrong-s-controversial-statement/ar-AA1rxr6d

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