A Green Day fan who travelled from the Netherlands to see the band play in Glasgow was given the night of his life by Scots after the show was axed at the last minute.
Bart van Aalst took to Twitter after yesterday’s scheduled Green Day gig at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow was cancelled due to “adverse weather conditions”.
Thousands of fans were left outraged after booking hotels, buses and even flights to the city to see the band.
Bart took to social media as he appealed to fellow fans after the news emerged.
And he was met with a brilliant response from the people of Scotland, with a stream of people making contact on Twitter and one group even meeting up with him to enjoy a pint.
Dundee man, Gary MacCluskey, posted a photograph to The Courier’s Facebook page of the Dutchman enjoying a beer with a group of his pals.
Bart said he had a “great day” despite the disappointment of the show being called off.
The superfan even staked out the hotel that Green Day were staying in, coming face-to-face with his heroes.
He said that the group’s bassist, Mike Dirnt, came outside to “apologise” to fans in person.
Asked to sum up his night in Glasgow, he added: “It was strange. First I felt disappointed but later I had fun and I was glad I got to see the band at their hotel.
“I’m happy I got able to see Green Day at their hotel, even when it was for a few seconds.”
Thanks for all the tweets and reactions! Even the Green Day concert was cancelled, I had a great day!
— Bart van Aalst (@BartvanAalst94) July 4, 2017
Rancid, Slaves and The Skids were all due to support Green Day.
The show went on for Slaves, who played an impromptu gig at Glasgow’s O2 ABC venue alongside Baby Strange last night.
Elsewhere Campus offered free entry to anyone who had tickets to Green Day yesterday.
Pub, Crossing the Rubicon, offered a free drink to fans, whilst Maggie May’s offered two for one burgers to ticket holders.
Green Day's Mike Dirnt just came out of the hotel to apologise! pic.twitter.com/ZmDTy6mHLb
— Bart van Aalst (@BartvanAalst94) July 4, 2017
Green Day just left their hotel to go to the airport! pic.twitter.com/HZdv0lhtPR
— Bart van Aalst (@BartvanAalst94) July 4, 2017
Organisers blamed overnight rain for the last-minute cancellation, deeming the stage “unsafe” for Green Day and the support bands to perform on.
Green Day themselves said they were “distraught” at having to cancel the gig and vowed to return to Glasgow.
