When Green Day lead singer and guitarist Billy Joe Armstrong played a San Fransisco show on Sept. 20, he made some comments that triggered the staff at two Las Vegas radio stations. The comment was spurred by Armstrong’s frustration surrounding the departure of the Oakland A’s to their new home in Sin City. Instead of letting the “American Idiot” singer have his say about how he dislikes Las Vegas, KOMP 92.3 pulled all of the band’s songs from its catalog. Soon after, X107.5 did the same.
Displeasure With Team Move
After 57 years of the team residing in Oakland, the A’s played their final game at Oakland Coliseum. A’s owner John Fisher wrote a letter on Sept. 24 that explained how the team’s leadership failed to meet the goal of staying in the Bay Area. He said the franchise spent 16 years “working exclusively” to keep the team in California. In 2021, they began considering Las Vegas to adhere to a “binding MLB agreement to find a new home by 2024.”
Anyone who is a sports fan knows that emotions run high when it comes to major decisions on behalf of the business owners of the team. Fans of the Washington Commanders felt similar when the team moved from Washington, D.C. to Landover, Maryland, leaving the iconic RFK Stadium to disintegrate before their eyes. Over 20 years later, city officials are still trying to figure out how to revive the property.