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Then their drummer and their bassist quit — the same day.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
Core members Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool, along with three touring musicians, were all onstage at the time of the Wednesday incident.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2024
The two live cuts from 1965, on which Bell is accompanied by the bassist Larry Gales and the drummer Ben Riley—both members of Thelonious Monk’s quartet—reflect a darkly moody fervor roiling its surfaces and feature passages of nerve-fraying rapidity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
As the band — drummer Tré Cool, bassist Mike Dirnt and frontman Billie Joe Armstrong — took the stage for an encore during their The Saviors Tour stop in St. Louis on Thursday, Aug. 15, the rain moved in, forcing them to speed through their final song.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
Core members Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool, along with three touring musicians, were all onstage at the time of the Wednesday incident.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2024
The two live cuts from 1965, on which Bell is accompanied by the bassist Larry Gales and the drummer Ben Riley—both members of Thelonious Monk’s quartet—reflect a darkly moody fervor roiling its surfaces and feature passages of nerve-fraying rapidity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
As the band — drummer Tré Cool, bassist Mike Dirnt and frontman Billie Joe Armstrong — took the stage for an encore during their The Saviors Tour stop in St. Louis on Thursday, Aug. 15, the rain moved in, forcing them to speed through their final song.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Bassist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bassist. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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