Green Day to Perform 'Dookie' in full at this weekend's Reading & Leeds Festival -

Green Day to Perform 'Dookie' in full at this weekend'sReading Festival -

This weekend's Reading festivalwill see Green Day perform their 1994 seminal album,'Dookie' in full. The set will take placeat 12pm on the Radio1 stage. 

The band confirmed the news yesterday along with details of a UKtour which will kick off at Arsenal football club's home ground,the Emirates Stadium in North London on June 1st.

The band broke the news last night on BBC Radio 1 (via NME),their currently in the UK as part of a short European tour. They'realso set to appear at London's O2 Shepherds Bush Empire tonight(Aug.23). The set will take place at 12pm on the Radio1stage. 

Billie Joe Armstrong  took to hisTwitter feed regarding this weekend's festival performance:

"Hello England! What rhymes with shredding??!!" It will be theband's first appearance at the festival since headlining in2004."

Green Day will then perform another surprise showat Le Trianon in Paris on Monday (August 27).