What happened to the Green Day Nation? With not as much radio support for the excellent new  ”21st Century Breakdown” as for the landmark, hit-filled “American Idiot,” the Bay Area trio drew only about 9,000 (my estimate, though the announced attendance was “more than 10,000″) Saturday at Target Center compared to more than 18,000 in 2005 at the X.

Maybe, like last time around with “Idiot,” it will take a while for “Breakdown” to take hold. When “Idiot” was first released, Green Day played to a modest-sized crowd at Target Center in November and then packed the X four hits and 10 months later.

Here’s what Green Day played Saturday: 

1. 21^st Century Breakdown 2. Know Your Enemy 3. East Jesus Nowhere 4. Holiday 5. Static Age 6. Before the Lobotomy 7. Are We the Waiting 8. St. Jimmy 9. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 10. Hitchin’ a Ride 11.Let’s Go Crazy 12.  Brain Stew 13. Jaded 14. Longview 15. Basket Case 16. She 17. King for a Day/Shout/If My Friends Could See Me Now/Swannee/I’ll Be There/Stand By Me 18. 21 Guns 19. American Eulogy  ENCORE 20. American Idiot 21. Jesus of Suburbia 22. Minority 23. Minnesota Girl 24. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

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