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Green Day Warming Up For Tour

The Ecstatic Fans

The Ecstatic Fans

After his time shooting the band ran out, photographer Albanese scurried to join the crowd as just another fan. "Thankfully I was parked pretty close, so I literally went out the back door, sprinted to my car with my camera bag, and put my cameras away. I was sprinting back to the venue...then got back to 5 or 6 feet of the stage. I watched the rest of the show in the pit, jumping up and down, screaming every lyric."

Photo: Stephen Albanese

Jun 05, 2009