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Whether John Lydon likes it or not, Sex Pistols' Download set proves the true spirit of punk still lives large

Sex Pistols and Frank Carter shake off a rocky start to bring some proper punk rock to Download

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"Ladies and gentlemen, we are slipping into fascism. It’s up to us to fight back!” Green Day mark their long-awaited Download debut by calling out Trump and Musk and playing all the bangers

Green Day finally made it to Download, and boy did they make up for lost time

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Green Day made Blink-182 a better band, says Mark Hoppus

Mark Hoppus has revealed how Green Day made Blink-182 "a better band".

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"They are bigger than the Ramones. Their influence is greater, their reach is greater, and certainly their success is greater." Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan on the punk band he believes has eclipsed the Ramones

Billy Corgan shares his respect and admiration for some old friends

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"We were hoping to get as big as Fugazi. So it was really exciting and really frightening." Billie Joe Armstrong looks back on Green Day's "out of control" rocket ride to success, as his band celebrate getting star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

"It was a really scary time because it was definitely do or die."

Metal Hammer

Blink-182, Weezer, Green Day, Sex Pistols, Knocked Loose, The Beach Boys and more to play Riot Fest 2025

Jack White, Dropkick Murphys, Alkaline Trio, The Pogues and more also set for Chicago weekender

Louder

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong tackles one of Randy Rhoads’ most iconic solos – tapping and all – in live cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train

Playing with the Coverups in California, the Green Day frontman has exhibited his lesser-spotted shred chops

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“We were arguing a lot and we were miserable”: How Green Day exceeded expectations with their most ambitious song

The sprawling 2004 epic reflected Billie Joe Armstrong’s own lived experiences - and was the cornerstone of American Idiot

MusicRadar

Green Day fire back at Charli XCX’s Coachella dig: ‘Actual headliner’

Charli XCX was pictured wearing a ‘Miss Should Be Headliner’ sash at her Coachella afterparty

The Independent UK

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Quashes Charli xcx Beef Rumours With A Brat Cap At Coachella

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has seemingly quashed any whispers of animosity between the band and Charli xcx by sporting a green AF brat cap on-stage during Coachella Weekend Two.

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Coachella 2025 highlights: a sweaty, star-packed year with thrills for all ages

Fans braved heat and high prices for Charli xcx, Lady Gaga, Megan Thee Stallion and a surprise by Queen Latifah

The Guardian - US

Feast your eyes on the best of Coachella 2025 – Weekend 1 in pictures

From Travis Scott to Post Malone via Lady Gaga, The Go-Go's, Green Day and Sen. Bernie Sanders introducing Clairo, the first weekend of Coachella 2025 has impressed. Here are some of the highlights:

Euronews

Green Day Tweaks ‘Jesus Of Suburbia’ Lyric At Coachella In Support Of Palestine

"It's like people have forgotten punk has always been political."

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Green Day at Coachella review – fun but muddled set pokes fun at American Idiots

The weekend’s legacy headliner offered some cathartic punk pop rebellion but the awkward setlist lacked coherence and thought

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Coachella crowd criticized for muted reaction to Queen legend Bryan May’s appearance

Brian May joined Benson Boone onstage for the latter’s cover of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

The Independent UK

‘Excuse my dancing’: Patrick Schwarzenegger cheers on White Lotus co-star Lisa at Coachella

K-pop star and actor Lisa performed at Coachella on Friday, and her The White Lotus co-star was in the crowd

MusicRadar

“I used everything I knew about music”: How Green Day exceeded expectations with their most ambitious song

The sprawling 2004 epic reflected Billie Joe Armstrong’s own lived experiences - and was the cornerstone of American Idiot

The Independent UK

Lady Gaga fans in awe of elaborate Coachella set: ‘Like being there when the pyramids of Giza were built’

The 39-year-old star headlined the Friday night of this year’s festival in Indio, California

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Queen’s Brian May makes unlikely Coachella comeback alongside young pop star

The 77-year-old guitarist, who recovered from a stroke last year, also played on Boone’s own ‘Beautiful Things’

The Independent UK

Kneecap lead Coachella crowd in anti-Margaret Thatcher chant

The Irish rap group led their audience in California in singing ‘Maggie’s in a Box’

The Independent UK

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong joins The Go-Go’s at Coachella

The original five members of the LA new wave band reunited to perform at this year’s festival

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These 18 Festival Finds Are Why The Group Chat Made You Pack List CEO

Between Amazon's dedicated Festival Shop and hard lessons learned from past adventures, these 18 finds transform you from festival freshman to seasoned pro.

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Green Day announce expanded deluxe edition of 2024 LP Saviors, boasting previously unreleased tracks

Green Day have announced new songs on an expanded edition of their Grammy nominated LP 'Saviors'.

MusicRadar

Why Perry Farrell didn’t want Green Day on the Lollapalooza bill: “He was like, ‘They’re a boy band. I don’t want to book a boy band’”

He thought they were a record company creation

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Billie Joe Armstrong recalls 'a**hole' Perry Farrell not wanting 'boy band' Green Day to play Lollapalooza 1994

Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell thought Green Day were a manufactured boy band and didn't believe they should be playing Lollapalooza

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