New movie based around rockers Green Day secures release date

The coming-of-age road comedy will be out very soon.

He receives a phone call inviting his band to open for Green Day on New Year's Eve. The teen doesn’t realise, however, that this is an elaborate prank, staged by his older brother, Wayne (Keen Ruffalo).

"Desperate to believe his life is about to change, Tommy steals Wayne's car and begins driving his band (also including newcomers Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust) from Kansas City to Los Angeles, hell-bent on getting there in three days," the plot synopsis adds.

"What follows is a rowdy and uproarious road trip across America, inspired by Green Day’s early days of touring in a van, years before the release of their breakout record Dookie."

Along with the cinema release, a soundtrack album will also drop on 31 July on CD, cassette, digital platforms, and several vinyl variants.

This will feature 22 fan-favourite Green Day songs, alongside a new track from the band ("I'm Never Gonna R.I.P.") and four previously unreleased live recordings from the band's performance at the Palladium in Los Angeles, as featured in the film.

The soundtrack also includes songs from The Paradox, Ultra Q, and Mckenna Grace, as well as four tracks by Analog Dogs, the fictitious band at the centre of the story.

Nimrods will be shown in several Irish cinemas on 11, 14 and 15 August. For more information about these screenings, visit the website for the movie right here.