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Green Day raised half the bands on the lineup for the Las Vegas music festival When We Were Young. During their second headlining performance at the weekend event, the band took the opportunity to show them all once again how it’s done as they tapped into their well of angst and premiered the new song “Look Ma, No Brains.”
“Don’t know much about history, cause I never learned how to read/Dropout I’m a knucklehead, sick boy I’m a shit the bed,” Billie Joe Armstrong sings in the opening verse. When the chorus hits, he declares: “I said look ma, I ain’t got no brains/I’m a goner and I don’t feel no pain/I’m stupid and I’m all by myself/Cause I’m special and I don’t need your help.”
“Look Ma, No Brains” appeared on an exclusive, limited edition seven-inch vinyl sold at the festival. It functions as the b-side to “The American Dream Is Killing Me,” another unreleased record that premiered during Green Day’s appearance at Fremont Country Club in Las Vegas on Friday.
Both records are expected to appear on Green Day’s forthcoming 14th studio album, which does not currently have a title or release date. During the 1000-capacity festival pre-show, the band revealed plans for a 2024 headlining tour with support from Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, and the Linda Lindas.
When We Were Young 2023 positioned Green Day in a co-headlining slot alongside Blink-182, who just released their ninth studio album last week. The festival also featured performances from their musical offspring, from 5 Seconds of Summer and All Time Low to New Found Glory and Good Charlotte.
