Greatest Blossom Music Center concerts: No. 7 – Green Day

Flashback: Green Day released its breakthrough album "Dookie" in February 1994, with videos "Longview" and "Basket Case" in heavy rotation on MTV.

• That July, the band headlined WMMS' free Buzzard-Palooza festival in the Flats.
• The sold-out show caused a riot with thousands of fans outside the venue trying to force their way in, ending the show prematurely.

The intrigue: Two months later, Green Day made its way to Blossom for a makeup gig.

• Midway through the crowded show, fans on the lawn broke down the barricade to the pavilion and expanded the mosh pit into the seats.

Between the lines: Things got even messier after a brief rainstorm that softened the lawn.

• Attendees began hurling chunks of grass at each other.

Yes, but: This time, the show continued, with Green Day performing a 14-song set of songs from "Dookie" and covers of tunes by Operation Ivy, Quiet Riot and Scorpions.

The bottom line: For fans who missed Green Day's legendary, mud-slinging performance at Woodstock '94, Blossom Music Center felt like the next best thing.

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