Punk music has blasted its way onto Broadway in the form of "American Idiot," the Green Day-driven rock opera that opened at St. James Theatre on April 20.

Unsurprisingly, primary musical and lyrical credits for the production go to Green Day and band frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, with Tom Kitt overseeing music arrangements and Director Michael Mayer offering support on the book. "American Idiot" is based on the Green Day album of the same name, with additional songs from Green Day's newer catalogue thrown into the mix for good measure.

The Great White Way will get a heavy infusion of punk rock this year as Green Day brings the musical version of its album "American Idiot" to St. James Theatre in New York City. Producers Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman announced the show's Broadway debut earlier this week.

Previews for the stage musical will begin March 24, with opening night booked a month later on April 20. A performance schedule and ticketing information for the open-ended production have not yet been announced. However, fans can sign up for e-mail announcements on the official 'American Idiot' On Broadway site.

After selling out their Australian concerts in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in less than 30 minutes, Green Day has added second concerts in each city during their December tour to meet fan demand. A second show was also added in Auckland, New Zealand.

The band will now play Brisbane's Entertainment Centre on December 8-9, Sydney's Acer Arena on December 11-12, Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena on December 14-15 and Auckland's Vector Arena on December 18-19

Bruce Springsteen's ticket holdbacks and Motörhead's latest summer touring plans are top headlines for the daily tour recap on June 22, as compiled by TicketNews.

The battle continues between Bruce Springsteen and Ticketmaster, with manager Jon Landau coming out swinging against allegations that the performer's extensive ticket holdbacks had repercussions on the secondary market. In less incendiary news, Motörhead has announced plans for a late summer tour of North America, which will kick off August 28 and continue at least through October 9, though more dates are said to be on the way.

Fans hoping to purchase Green Day tickets for the upcoming North American tour should be prepared to face purchasing restrictions when public on-sales begin May 8. A number of venues are listing "Forced Will Call" notices, as well as other restrictions, on Ticketmaster event pages for the popular punk rock trio.

One of the affected shows is July 16 at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, ON. The forced Will Call pick-up was initiated by Green Day, according to Alipa Patel, marketing and communications manager for Copps Coliseum. It is unclear whether all concerts on the tour will carry the restriction, or just those currently listing the notice on Ticketmaster.