Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong publicly denounced Las Vegas, calling it 'the worst s---hole in America,' during a recent concert in San Francisco. His remarks were directed at team owner John Fisher, who announced the Oakland A's relocation to Las Vegas.
"I hate Las Vegas ," the Green Day frontman said in response to his hometown team, the Oakland A's, making the move to Sin City.with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies,, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books.
In expressing his dislike of Fisher and Las Vegas, Armstrong was merely joining the sentiments of other A's fans, who broke out into a a "F--- John Fisher" chant at the final game in Oakland on Sept. 26. But the residents and radio stations of Vegas didn't take kindly to Armstrong's disparaging remarks about their city. KOMP 92.3 announced their plans to pull all Green Day music from their station on."KOMP 92.3 has pulled any and all Green Day from our playlist," they wrote."It’s not us, Billie…it’s you. #vegas4ever."on their own ban on their website, with midday host Carlota also make the announcement on air."Well, Sin City heard loud and clear—and X107.
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