Green Day goes Broadway with “American Idiot” in The Coast Music Museum.

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The Coast Music Museum for August 31st, 2018.

1984 – On August 31st 1984, Prince’s “Purple Rain” opened in theaters.

1991 – Metallica’s self titled album is released on August 31st 1991, and goes straight to No.1, where it remains for four weeks.

2004 – Green Day released their hugely popular album “American Idiot”, on this day in August, 2004. It was later translated into a musical theater production.

Artifact of the day: 1971 – John Lennon left England for the last time, on August 31st 1971. He moved to New York to be with Yoko Ono.