SAN FRANCISCO — Green Day has played just about every room in the Bay Area twice over, but Tuesday night’s gig at The Fillmore felt significant. The East Bay trio has even shown up unannounced at smaller clubs, but it hasn’t played the stage at 1805 Geary St. since 1997’s Nimrod Tour.

The show was a global kick-off to a new concert venture by the Right Here, Right Now Global Alliance, bringing stadium-sized artists to intimate venues in the name of charitable giving. Green Day’s Fillmore gig was a benefit for both the United Nations Human Rights Council and a MusiCares campaign to support musicians impacted by climate change.

Being no ordinary show, it also required no ordinary set. Green Day played two full records in their entirety. Billie Joe Armstrong declared early on that the set list would be extensive.

“We have a new album out called Saviors. We’re gonna player every song from it tonight,” he said before kicking into “Dilemma.”

The band would open with all of the brand new album Saviors before moving on to generational classic American Idiot. Announced just last week, the show was an instant sellout the moment went on sale, fans paying about $80 a pop, a shockingly low price given the state of ticket prices in general and given that this was a charity event. “I would have paid a lot more,” one attendee said. Scalping and ticket re-sale was just about impossible. About a dozen fans paced outside with homemade signs begging for a chance to get in the door. Some were fortune to jump on a last-minute ticket drop hours before the show.

What made the stage show so special was how stripped down it was. There was no stadium bombast, no arena-sized production—not until Green Day returns to play Oracle Park later this year. It was just Armstromg, bassist Mike Dirnt, drummer Tré Cool and their three touring musicians performing to an adoring and multi-generational crowd singing back most every word.

It’s not insignificant that the band is playing its latest work alongside one of its career-defining records. The excitement the trio has for Saviors was palpable. The band delivered a ferocious and spirited performance that brought the new songs to life.

“Wow,” Dirnt mouthed after “Strange Days Are Here to Stay.”

There wasn’t much time for banter given the 30-song set.

“This song is dedicated to a street in Oakland, California. It’s called “Goodnight Adeline,” said Armstrong, who also had an Oakland Roots flag draped over his guitar amp.

Armstrong only touched on politics briefly, suggesting attendees make their choice for President based on that person having the ability to launch a nuclear strike. The band’s material is deeply rooted in the political experience already, but the bandleader did throw in a few nuggets on Tuesday. During “Jesus of Surburia,” he replaced the lyrics “from Anaheim to the Middle East to “from Gaza to America.” Later in the set, during “Holiday,” he name-dropped Representative Marjorie Taylor Green taking the floor during the spoken word bridge.

Armstrong also dedicated “Living in the ’20s” “to all you motherfucking QAnon lovers out there.”

American Idiot, an opus for millennials growing up through the Iraq war, feels new again given what’s happening both overseas and here in the States. The night was both formal and brash with sarcasm. Armstrong wore a sport coat but still led with some level of immaturity. He let out a crisp belch into the microphone during Saviors’ “Fancy Sauce.”

The energy in the room went up significantly for the more familiar American Idiot material. Mosh pits broke out for songs like “Holiday,” “St. Jimmy” and the heavier songs in the set.

“This was one of the greatest nights,” Armstrong declared after the band closed with a few older cuts like “Minority” and “Basket Case.”

Before Green Day took their stage, there was a ceremony of sorts to honor the band’s dedication to speaking truth to power and supporting climate-related programs. A representative with the Record Academy, Live 105’s Dallas Osborn and Right Here, Right Now Global Alliance Founder and CEO David Clark took turns speaking. Green Day was the first of many of these small venue concerts put together by the organization. The next one will be in the U.K.

The show was also a family affair with Ultra Q opening. The band features Armstrong’s son Jakob Danger on guitar and vocals. While it was easy to hear the family bloodline in the music, Ultra Q stands on its own merits. The up-and-coming band’s chops are legit and the dynamics are even more impressive. The group offered a varied sound at The Fillmore, sometimes leaning toward polished pop and others approaching thrash.

Opening with “Some Dice,” the band keenly divided up the softer material early (the post-punk-influenced “Meet In the Middle,” “Cold) and delivered the heavier material like punk rocker “Peace of Mind” and raucous “VR Sex” late.

Editor Roman Gokhman contributed to this story. Follow writer Mike DeWald at Twitter.com/mike_dewald.