American Idiot – review

Mayflower, SouthamptonThe jukebox musical is a 21st-century rock phenomenon. Yet while Queen, Abba and Madness's extensive back catalogues may lend themselves easily to theatrical interpretations, veteran US pop-punks Green Day initially appear far less likely candidates for a stage extravaganza.The exception to this assumption is the trio's audacious 2004 album American Idiot, an unabashed rock opera in the mould of the Who's Tommy, which went multi-platinum on both sides of the Atlantic. Th...

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