American Idiot to Launch U.K. Tour in Fall 2012

American Idiot will launch a U.K. tour at Southampton's Mayflower Theatre on October 9, 2012. The tour will culminate at London's HMV Hammersmith Apollo from December 3-8. No casting has been announced, but the production is expected to feature American actors.

Featuring a score by Green Day and a book by the band's frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and director Michael Mayer, American Idiot follows three twentysomething friends as they chase their musician dreams, only to be torn apart by the harsh realities of life. The show opened on Broadway on April 20, 2010, and earned three Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical.

The tour will also stop at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff (October 15-20), Edinburgh Playhouse (October 22-27), Glasgow Clyde Auditiorium (October 29-November 3), Dublin Grand Canal Theatre (November 5-10), Manchester Palace Theatre (November 12-24) and Birmingham Alexandra Theatre (November 26-30).

The tour is produced by SJM concerts and Flying Entertainment.