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Donald Trump will not attend Super Bowl because it’s ‘too far away’

US president says California trip is too far as he attacks the NFL’s Super Bowl entertainment lineup and the culture-war criticism of Bad Bunny intensifies

The Guardian - US

What Green Day has said about Trump and MAGA as they’re set to perform at Super Bowl

Rock band are preparing to take the stage at the Super Bowl alongside MAGA-despised singer and rapper Bad Bunny

The Independent UK

Green Day to perform at Super Bowl opening ceremony

Green Day will play a homecoming show when they perform some of their biggest hits at the opening ceremony of next month's NFL Super Bowl in California.

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Who’s performing at Super Bowl 2026? From Green Day’s pre-game set to Bad Bunny’s halftime show

Super Bowl LX will take place February 8 in California

The Independent UK

Ted Nugent blasts Eminem and Jack White as 'total idiots' and hits out at Green Day

Guitarist Ted Nugent has slammed Eminem and Jack White, blasting the pair as "total idiots", and he also hit out at Green Day, insisting "there is not a brain among" their band members, as he took aim at their views on US President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

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"We almost got taken off air! Thanks Green Day!" The morning that Green Day took over a live TV show, used some very rude words, hijacked the house band's instruments and nearly got the show cancelled

Watch Green Day's chaotic 1998 appearance on Australian TV show Recovery

Louder

“It was right after high school. I was 18. That was the first Gibson bass I had ever played. That became my sound for a long time – and my look”: Epiphone unveils signature G-3 Grabber with Gibson USA pickups for Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt

The Grabber was Dirnt's first Gibson bass and he says his Epiphone performs just as well, and he has tested it in front of 180,000 people

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“I looked at the bass, Billie looked at me, and I picked it up. I thought, ‘Did I just become a bass player?’” Green Day’s Mike Dirnt looks back on his early bass days – as Epiphone launches signature version of his cult classic Grabber G-3

Dirnt has championed the oddball 1970s bass throughout his career. Now he's got his own signature Epiphone version

Guitar World

Oscar Isaac felt like a 'rock star' in ska band

Hollywood actor Oscar Isaac has confessed playing in ska bands made him feel like a "rock star" - admitting he had an "incredible time" during his short-lived music career.

BANG Premier

"It’s about an ex-girlfriend who'd moved to Ecuador. I tried to be level-headed about her leaving...I was completely ****ed off." How one cosy but spiteful ballad helped fast-track the rise of the world's biggest punk band

Many thought this song was written with warmth and goodwill towards its subject. They were wrong

Louder

“This actual guitar has been on something like 10 number one records”: From Green Day to Eric Clapton, meet the Taylor acoustic guitar you didn't know was responsible for some of the biggest songs in the world

Rob Cavallo's Taylor was dubbed Excalibur by Billie Joe Armstrong and has been making hit songs for nearly 30 years

Guitar World

"THANK YOU for making my amazing kid's dream come true”: Green Day facilitate a mother and child reunion

Argyle Cantrell sang with the band on his 16th birthday

MusicRadar

I’ve been using and loving these headphones for nearly a year, and they aren’t Bose, Sony or JBL

I've been using these super cool headphones for nearly a year and they have never let me down when it has come to sound quality and comfort.

Tom’s Guide

"This film is our love letter to all of our favourite road trip movies, ’90s nostalgia, and chasing it all no matter how ridiculous it gets." Green Day's movie New Year's Rev will premiere next month

"We made a movie!"

Louder

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Fred Durst swats down a drone during Limp Bizkit's Istanbul gig

Fred Durst's set was briefly interrupted by the appearance of a drone - before he took matters into his own hands.

The Conversation

The ten best songs under one minute long

Life is busy these days, so when you manage to get some well-earned free time, it’s important to use it wisely. You could, for example, invest a spare ten minutes listening to King Gizzard The Lizard Wizard’s song Crumbling Castle (2017) or Taylor Swift’s All Too Well (Taylor’s Version) (2021).

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Green Day's bizarre trading card artwork is a retro reminder of the worst movie ever made

Weird Garbage Pail Kids collab is a peak '80s nostalgia.

Guitar World

“The company's performance has deteriorated due to the rise of the secondhand market and intensifying competition”: Iconic Japanese guitar firm Fernandes Guitars files for bankruptcy again – but there's still hope for fans of the brand

The company – which has been championed by Kirk Hammett, Billie Joe Armstrong, Keanu Reeves and Robert Trujillo – had previously filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations in July 2024

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"Best song of the night." Liam Gallagher reacts to footage of Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong kicking a fan offstage for playing Oasis anthem Wonderwall instead of Green Day's Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

Green Day got trolled by a fan in Luxembourg: Liam Gallagher approves

The Independent UK

Billie Joe Armstrong throws Green Day fan off stage for playing Oasis hit

‘Nice try,’ frontman told crowd member

Guitar World

“You told me you could play this song!” Green Day invite fan on stage to play Good Riddance – but he trolls them with Wonderwall instead

One young fan has taken the “Anyway, here’s Wonderwall” meme to extreme measures

Louder

Watch Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong join forces with Frank Carter and the Sex Pistols to perform Anarchy In The UK

Three generations of punk icons share a stage at Norwegian festival for one-off collaboration

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Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Stuns Crowd By Confronting Rude Fan During Live Show

"He handled it like a pro."

The Independent UK

Music history is littered with projects planned, anticipated, even completed — and then scrapped

Bruce Springsteen isn't the only musician to complete or launch anticipated album projects, then to see it never see the light of day

Louder

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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