Green Day was mid-song Wednesday night at Comerica Park in Detroit when the band suddenly ran off stage because of a drone threat.
Video shows someone running on stage during “Longview,” and moments later, band members following quickly behind. Watch:
Green Day just got forced offstage. Some guy ran onstage and said something and they all ran off pic.twitter.com/Nl9wsBbgfN
— brah, im an Alpha Dog (they hate this) (@dj_beav) September 5, 2024
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Here’s another angle showing singer Billy Joe Armstrong running away:
Billie Joe Armstrong and all of @GreenDay just ran off stage. Not sure what is happening here in Detroit… pic.twitter.com/kAD8Fr789g
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The band didn’t get into detail when they posted an acknowledgement of the incident:
Detroit! Sorry for the delay in the show tonight, Stadium security had us clear the stage while they dealt with a potential safety issue. DPD quickly resolved the situation, and we were able to continue. Thanks for understanding.💚#greendayDetroit
— Green Day (@GreenDay) September 5, 2024
“Detroit! Sorry for the delay in the show tonight, Stadium security had us clear the stage while they dealt with a potential safety issue. DPD quickly resolved the situation, and we were able to continue. Thanks for understanding,” the band said.
According to the Detroit Free Press, the interruption lasted about 10 minutes. During that time, the large screens showed a “Show Pause” message:
And @greenday is out. All members bolt off stage in middle of Longview and show stops. Never seen anything like it pic.twitter.com/pVv56UhLD8
— Joel Kurth (@joeltkurth) September 5, 2024
“There was an individual that flew a drone into Comerica Park, and because of that, Green Day was taken off the stage,” Detroit Police Department spokesman Cpl. Dan Donakowski told the paper. “DPD did locate the individual. He is being detained pending further investigation.”
The Free Press reported the drone could be seen overhead moments before the band fled.
According to Bridge Michigan’s Joel Kurth, Armstrong declared, “no motherf*ckers are gonna keep us down!” and continued the show.