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4. Billie Joe Armstrong Drop Kicks Crowd Killer
Whenever you walk into a Green Day show, it's always about having a good time from the minute the music starts. As much as some disgruntled parents were not having any of the shenanigans coming from the next wave of pop punk, this was the kind of snot-nosed behavior that was played up for fun instead of actual anarchy. So when you have the one guy there who came for anarchy, Mr. Armstrong isn't going to take that sentiment lightly.
During the original Dookie era of touring, Armstrong managed to bring the entire concert to a halt when he saw someone in the crowd roughing up the concert goers a little too much. Even when Armstrong told him to stop from the stage, this guy kept moving. Once he puts the guitar down though, all bets are off, with Armstrong lunging into the crowd and drop kicking the guy before erupting into a full brawl in the middle of the pit.
Though this wasn't the first kind of throwdown that Green Day got into onstage (nor would it be the last), this is the kind of behavior that shows the more optimistic side of pop punk. Yeah, we're here to have a good time, but if you're here to start some sh*t, you might end up getting your ass handed to you.