DARK SECRETS: 5 - The Real Truth

Green Day changes lyrics to skewer JD Vance with a slur

Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong also took on Elon Musk and Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025

Green Day announced coming of age comedy inspired by themselves

'American Idiot' rockers Green Day are producing a new comedy inspired by their own experiences as a band.

BANG Premier · Feb 11, 2025

‘I don’t care what they play at my funeral. I’m not going to be there’: Ross Kemp’s honest playlist

The actor and TV presenter smashed up his mum’s copy of Carmen as a child and now plays jazz standards to his kids, but which Green Day song reminds him of Afghanistan?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025

Green Day swap lyrics of hit song to mock Elon Musk in his home country

Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong once again distanced his band from the ‘Elon agenda’

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Joni Mitchell, Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish set to play LA fires benefit concert

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Katy Perry and Green Day also on line-up for FireAid

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025

"Dance, drink, and be merry!" Green Day's "glorified karaoke" side-project The Coverups host a joyously messy party in London

Billie Joe Armstrong's side-band pay tribute to the bands and anthems that shaped their lives

Metal Hammer · Jan 16, 2025

“I was playing a lot of jazz when we did Longview. I’d sit in at jazz clubs and read off the Real Book”: If you think Mike Dirnt is another clueless punk, think again

Every success story needs a behind-the-scenes hero, and for Green Day, it was bassist Mike Dirnt. He details the making of American Idiot and his forensic approach to bass tone

Guitar World · Jan 11, 2025

Metallica’s James Hetfield names who he deems the “master craftsman at lyrics” – and it’s not a metal musician

The Metallica man discusses all things lyric-writing during the latest Metallica Report podcast

Metal Hammer · Jan 10, 2025

“A moment I won't forget in a hurry”: Amateur musician unknowingly performs Green Day classic in front of Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong was visiting some of Liverpool's iconic music locations, and happened upon a local musician playing one of his own songs

MusicRadar · Jan 9, 2025

25 things we’re looking forward to in 2025

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, and we're feeling good - and here's 25 reasons why

Louder · Jan 2, 2025