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Green Day

March 23, 2023

Not to be confused with Greenery Day, the Japanese holiday.
"Sweet Children" redirects here. For the EP, see Sweet Children (EP).

Green Day is an American rock band formed in the East Bay of California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, together with bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt. For most of the band's career, they have been a power trio[3] with drummer Tré Cool, who replaced John Kiffmeyer in 1990 before the recording of the band's second studio album, Kerplunk (1991). Touring guitarist Jason White became a full-time member in 2012, but returned to his touring role in 2016. Before taking its current name in 1989, Green Day was called Sweet Children, and they were part of the late 1980s/early 1990s Bay Area punk scene that emerged from the 924 Gilman Street club in Berkeley, California. The band's early releases were with the independent record label Lookout! Records. In 1994, their major-label debut Dookie, released through Reprise Records, became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the U.S. Alongside fellow California punk bands Bad Religion, the Offspring, Rancid, NOFX, Pennywise and Social Distortion, Green Day is credited with popularizing mainstream interest in punk rock in the U.S.

Green Day
(L–R): Touring member Jason White, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Mike Dirnt performing in August 2021
Background information
Also known as
  • Sweet Children (1987–1989)
  • Blair Hess (1993)[1]
OriginEast Bay, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1987–present
Labels
Spinoffs
Members
Past members
Websitegreenday.com

Though the albums Insomniac (1995), Nimrod (1997), and Warning (2000) did not match the success of Dookie, they were still successful, with the former two reaching double platinum status, while the latter achieved gold. Green Day's seventh album, a rock opera called American Idiot (2004), found popularity with a younger generation, selling six million copies in the U.S. Their next album, 21st Century Breakdown, was released in 2009 and achieved the band's best chart performance. It was followed by a trilogy of albums, ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré!, released in September, November, and December 2012, respectively. The trilogy did not perform as well as expected commercially, in comparison to their previous albums, largely due to lack of promotion and Armstrong entering rehab. Their twelfth studio album, Revolution Radio, was released in October 2016 and became their third to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The band's thirteenth studio album, Father of All Motherfuckers, was released on February 7, 2020.

In 2010, a stage adaptation of American Idiot debuted on Broadway. The musical was nominated for three Tony Awards: Best Musical, Best Scenic Design, and Best Lighting Design, winning the latter two. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, their first year of eligibility. Members of the band have collaborated on the side projects Pinhead Gunpowder, the Network, Foxboro Hot Tubs, the Longshot, and the Coverups. They have also worked on solo careers.

Green Day has sold more than 75 million records worldwide,[4] making them one of the world's best-selling artists. The group has been nominated for 20 Grammy awards and has won five of them with Best Alternative Album for Dookie, Best Rock Album for American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown, Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", and Best Musical Show Album for American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording.

History

Formation and Lookout! years (1987–1993)

 
Concert poster, dated March 16, 1990, at 924 Gilman Street for Lookout!-signed punk bands including Green Day, Neurosis, Samiam, and the Mr. T Experience.

In 1987, friends and guitarists Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt, 15 years old at the time, along with bassist Sean Hughes and drummer Raj Punjabi, formed a band under the name Sweet Children.[5][6][7][where?] One of their first songs written together was "Best Thing in Town".[8] The group's first live performance took place on October 17, 1987, at Rod's Hickory Pit in Vallejo, California.[9] In 1988, Armstrong and Dirnt began working with former Isocracy drummer John Kiffmeyer, also known as "Al Sobrante", who replaced original drummer Raj Punjabi.[10] It was also around this time that bassist Sean Hughes left the band, causing Dirnt to switch from guitar to bass. Armstrong cites the band Operation Ivy (which featured Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, who would later contact Armstrong to fill in as a possible second guitarist for their band Rancid) as a major influence, and a group that inspired him to form a band.[11][12]

In 1988, Larry Livermore, owner of Lookout! Records, saw the band play an early show and signed the group to his label.[13] In April 1989, the band released its debut extended play, 1,000 Hours.[14] Shortly before the EP's release, the group dropped the Sweet Children name; according to Livermore, this was done to avoid confusion with another local band Sweet Baby.[15] The band adopted the name Green Day, due to the members' fondness for cannabis.[16][17][18] The phrase, "Green day", was slang in the Bay Area, where the band originated, for spending a day doing nothing but smoking marijuana.[19] Armstrong once admitted in 2001 that he considered it to be "the worst band name in the world".[20]

Lookout! released Green Day's debut studio album, 39/Smooth in early 1990.[21] Green Day recorded two extended plays later that year, Slappy and Sweet Children, the latter of which included older songs that the band had recorded for the Minneapolis independent record label Skene! Records.[22] In 1991, Lookout! Records re-released 39/Smooth under the name 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, and added the songs from the band's first two EPs, Slappy, and 1,000 Hours.[23] In late 1990, shortly after the band's first nationwide tour, Kiffmeyer left the East Bay area to attend Humboldt State University in Arcata, California.[9][24] The Lookouts' drummer Tré Cool began filling in as a temporary replacement and later Cool's position as Green Day's drummer became permanent, which Kiffmeyer "graciously accepted".[25] The band went on tour for most of 1992 and 1993, and played a number of shows overseas in Europe.[26] The band's second studio album Kerplunk sold 50,000 copies in the U.S.[26] Green Day supported another California punk band, Bad Religion, as an opening act for their Recipe for Hate Tour for most of 1993.[27]

Signing with Reprise Records and breakthrough success (1993–1995)

 
"Basket Case"
Sample of "Basket Case", the seventh track and third single from Dookie, which was about Armstrong's panic attacks.
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"Longview"
"Longview", the fourth track on Dookie, was the band's debut single, and its music video was played frequently on MTV in late 1994.
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Kerplunk's underground success led to interest from some major record labels and a bidding war to sign Green Day.[28] The band eventually left Lookout! and signed with Reprise Records after attracting the attention of producer Rob Cavallo.[29] The group was impressed by his work with the fellow Californian band the Muffs and later remarked that Cavallo "was the only person we could talk to and connect with".[29] Reflecting on the period, Armstrong told Spin magazine in 1999, "I couldn't go back to the punk scene, whether we were the biggest success in the world or the biggest failure ... The only thing I could do was get on my bike and go forward."[30] After signing with Reprise, the band went to work on recording its major-label debut, Dookie. On September 3, 1993, Green Day played their last show at 924 Gilman under the pseudonym Blair Hess before being banned permanently for their major label signing.[1]

 
Green Day playing their infamous set at Woodstock '94

Recorded in three weeks, and released in February 1994,[31] Dookie became a commercial success, helped by extensive MTV airplay for the videos of the songs "Longview", "Basket Case", and "When I Come Around", all of which reached the number one position on the Modern Rock Tracks charts. The album went on to sell over 10 million copies in the US.[32] At a performance on September 9, 1994, at Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston, mayhem broke out during the band's set (cut short to seven songs) and by the end of the rampage, 100 people were injured and 45 arrested.[33] The band also joined the lineups of both the Lollapalooza festival and Woodstock '94, where the group started an infamous mud fight. During the concert, a security guard mistook bassist Mike Dirnt for a stage-invading fan and punched out some of his teeth.[34] Viewed by millions by pay-per-view television, the Woodstock 1994 performance further aided Green Day's growing publicity and recognition.[29] In 1995, Dookie won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album and the band was nominated for nine MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year.[35][36] In the band's homestead of the East Bay following Dookie's success, the band felt a sense of unwelcoming. Billie Joe Armstrong recalled aggressive glares and furtive whispers. The band's success would trickle content onto other East Bay bands such as Jawbreaker, a local favorite of Armstrong's, which garnered accusations of selling out during a concert attended by Armstrong.[37]

Middle years and decline in popularity (1995-2002)

In 1995, a single for the Angus soundtrack was released, entitled "J.A.R.".[38] The single debuted at number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[39] The song was followed by the band's fourth studio album, Insomniac, which was released in fall 1995.[40] Insomniac was a much darker and heavier response to the band's newfound popularity, compared to the more melodic Dookie.[29] The album opened to a warm critical reception, earning 4 out of 5 stars from Rolling Stone, which said "In punk, the good stuff unfolds and gains meaning as you listen without sacrificing any of its electric, haywire immediacy. And Green Day are as good as this stuff gets."[41] The singles released from Insomniac were "Geek Stink Breath", "Stuck with Me", "Brain Stew/Jaded", and "Walking Contradiction".

Though the album did not approach the success of Dookie, it sold three million copies in the United States.[42] The album earned the band award nominations for Favorite Artist, Favorite Hard Rock Artist, and Favorite Alternative Artist at the 1996 American Music Awards, and the video for "Walking Contradiction" got the band a Grammy nomination for Best Video, Short Form, in addition to a Best Special Effects nomination at the MTV Video Music Awards. After that, the band abruptly canceled a European tour, citing exhaustion.[43]

After a brief hiatus in 1996, Green Day began work on its next album in 1997. From the outset, both the band and Cavallo agreed that the album had to be different from its previous albums.[44] The result was Nimrod, an experimental deviation from the band's standard melodic punk rock.[45] The album was released in October 1997. It provided a variety of music, from punk, pop, hardcore, folk, surf rock, ska, and the acoustic ballad, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)".[46][47][45] Nimrod entered the charts at number 10. The mainstream success of "Good Riddance" won the band an MTV Video Award for Best Alternative Video.[48] The song was also used in the second "clip show" episode of Seinfeld and on two episodes of ER.[47]

The other singles released from Nimrod were "Nice Guys Finish Last", "Hitchin' a Ride" and "Redundant".[49][50] The band made a guest appearance in an episode of King of the Hill, which aired in 1997.[51] In late 1997 and most of 1998, Green Day embarked on a tour in support of Nimrod.[52][53] In 1999, guitarist Jason White began supporting the band during concerts as a rhythm guitarist.[54]

In 2000, Green Day released their folk punk-inspired sixth studio album Warning.[55] In support of the album, the band participated in the Warped Tour in 2000. In November 2000, the band performed for free on the steps on San Francisco's City Hall to protest the eviction of artists from the city in a show produced by Ian Brennan.[56] The band also had an independent tour to support the album in 2001. Critics' reviews of the album were varied.[57] AllMusic gave it 4.5/5 saying "Warning may not be an innovative record per se, but it's tremendously satisfying."[58] Rolling Stone was more critical, giving it 3/5, and saying "Warning... invites the question: Who wants to listen to songs of faith, hope and social commentary from what used to be snot-core's biggest-selling band?"[59] Though it produced the hit "Minority" and a smaller hit with "Warning", some observers were coming to the conclusion that the band was losing relevance,[57] and a decline in popularity followed. While all of Green Day's previous albums had reached a status of at least triple platinum, Warning was only certified gold.[60]

At the 2001 California Music Awards, Green Day won all eight of the awards for which the group was nominated.[61] The group won the awards for Outstanding Album (Warning), Outstanding Punk Rock/Ska Album (Warning), Outstanding Group, Outstanding Male Vocalist, Outstanding Bassist, Outstanding Drummer, Outstanding Songwriter, and Outstanding Artist.[62]

The release of two compilation albums, International Superhits! and Shenanigans, followed Warning.[63][64] International Superhits! and its companion collection of music videos, International Supervideos!.[65] Shenanigans contained some of the band's B-sides, including "Espionage", which was featured in the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.[61]

In spring 2002, Green Day co-headlined the Pop Disaster Tour with Blink-182, which was documented on the DVD Riding in Vans with Boys.[66]

American Idiot and renewed success (2003–2006)

 
"American Idiot"
"American Idiot" from American Idiot. The song was nominated for four Grammy awards in 2005.
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Tré Cool (bottom left) and Mike Dirnt (right) performing on July 27, 2005

In summer 2003, the band went into a studio to write and record material for an album, tentatively titled Cigarettes and Valentines.[67] After completing 20 tracks, the master recordings were stolen from the studio. Instead of re-recording the stolen tracks, the band decided to abandon the entire project and start over, considering the taken material to be unrepresentative of the band's best work.[68] It was then revealed that a band called the Network was signed to Armstrong's record label Adeline Records with little fanfare and information.[69][70] After the band, who concealed their identities with masks and costumes,[71] released an album called Money Money 2020, it was rumored that the Network was a Green Day side project, due to the similarities in the bands' sounds.[72] However, these rumors were never addressed by the band or Adeline Records, except for a statement on the Adeline website discussing an ongoing dispute between the two bands.[72] The bands "feuded" via press releases and statements from Armstrong.[71][73] Several journalists openly referred to the group as a Green Day side project,[74][75][76][77] although it was not confirmed as such until 2013.[78]

 
Green Day live in Germany during the American Idiot tour

Green Day collaborated with Iggy Pop on two tracks for his album Skull Ring in November 2003. On February 1, 2004, a cover of "I Fought the Law" made its debut on a commercial for iTunes during NFL Super Bowl XXXVIII. American Idiot (2004), debuted at number one on the Billboard charts, the band's first album to reach number one, backed by the success of the album's first single, "American Idiot". The album was labeled as a punk rock opera which follows the journey of the fictitious "Jesus of Suburbia".[79] The album depicts modern American life under the control of an idiot ruler who lets people be misinformed by the media and a "redneck agenda". It gives different angles on an everyman, modern icons, and leaders.[80] Released two months before U.S. President George W. Bush was reelected, the album became protest art.[81] American Idiot won the 2005 Grammy for Best Rock Album. The band also won a total of seven out of eight awards for which the group was nominated, including the Viewer's Choice Award at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2005.[82] The album went on to sell 6 million copies in the US.[60]

 
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" won a total of six awards at the 2005 MTV Music Video Awards. The song later won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 2006.
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In 2005, American Idiot won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album and was nominated in six other categories including Album of the Year.[83][84] The album helped Green Day win seven of the eight awards it was nominated for at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards; the "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" video won six of those awards. A year later, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year.[85] In 2009, Kerrang! named American Idiot the best album of the decade,[86] NME ranked it number 60 in a similar list,[87] and Rolling Stone ranked it 22nd.[88] Rolling Stone also listed "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "American Idiot" among the 100 best songs of the 2000s, at number 65 and 47, respectively.[89][90] In 2005, the album was ranked number 420 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[91] In 2012, the album was ranked number 225 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[92]

 
Green Day performing in New Jersey in 2005

While touring for American Idiot, the group filmed and recorded the two concerts at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in England.[93][94] These recordings were released as a live CD and DVD called Bullet in a Bible on November 15, 2005.[93][94] The DVD featured behind-the-scenes footage of the band, and showed how the band prepared to put on the show.[93][94] The final shows of its 2005 world tour were in Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, on December 14 and 17, respectively.[95]

On August 1, 2005, Green Day announced that it had rescinded the master rights to its pre-Dookie material from Lookout! Records, citing a continuing breach of contract regarding unpaid royalties, a complaint shared with other Lookout! bands.[96] On January 10, 2006, the band was awarded a People's Choice Award as favorite musical group or band.[97]

21st Century Breakdown and American Idiot's stage adaptation (2007–2010)

Green Day engaged in many other smaller projects in the time following the success of American Idiot. In 2008, the group released a garage rock-inspired album under the name Foxboro Hot Tubs entitled Stop Drop and Roll!!! The Foxboro Hot Tubs went on a mini-tour during the same year to promote the record, hitting tiny Bay Area venues including the Stork Club in Oakland and Toot's Tavern in Crockett, California.[98]

 
Green Day performing during a secret show at the Kesselhaus in Berlin on May 7, 2009

In an interview with Carson Daly, Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson revealed that Butch Vig would be producing Green Day's forthcoming album.[99] The span of nearly five years between American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown was the longest gap between studio albums in Green Day's career. The band had been working on new material since January 2006. By October 2007, Armstrong had 45 songs written, but the band showed no further signs of progress until October 2008, when two videos showing the band recording in the studio with producer Butch Vig were posted on YouTube.[100] The writing and recording process, spanning three years and four recording studios, was finally finished in April 2009.[101]

 
"21 Guns"
"21 Guns", the second single from 21st Century Breakdown, was nominated for two Grammy awards in 2010: Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and Best Rock Song.
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21st Century Breakdown, was released on May 15, 2009.[102][103] The album received a mainly positive reception from critics, getting an average rating between 3 and 4 stars.[104][105] After the release, the album reached number one in fourteen countries, being certified gold or platinum in each. 21st Century Breakdown achieved Green Day's best chart performance to date.[106] The band started playing shows in California in April and early May. These were the group's first live shows in about three years. Green Day went on a world tour that started in North America in July 2009 and continuing around the world throughout the rest of 2009 and early 2010.[107] The album won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010.[35] As of December 2010, 21st Century Breakdown has sold 1,005,000 copies in the US.[108]

Wal-Mart refused to carry the album as it contains a Parental Advisory sticker and requested that Green Day release a censored edition. The band members did not wish to change any lyrics on the album and responded by stating, "There's nothing dirty about our record... They want artists to censor their records in order to be carried in there. We just said no. We've never done it before. You feel like you're in 1953 or something."[109][110]

In 2009, the band met with award-winning director Michael Mayer and many cast and crew members of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening to create a stage version of the album American Idiot.[111][112] American Idiot opened in the Berkeley Repertory Theatre during the end of 2009.[111] The show features an expanded story of the original album, with new characters such as Will, Extraordinary Girl, and Favorite Son.[112] On April 20, 2010, American Idiot opened on Broadway, and Green Day released the soundtrack to the musical, featuring a new song by Green Day entitled "When It's Time". In June 2010 iTunes released "When It's Time" as a single.[113]

 
Green Day performing in New Jersey in 2010

During the Spike TV Video Game Awards 2009, it was announced that Green Day was set to have its own Rock Band video game titled Green Day: Rock Band, as a follow-up to the last band specific Rock Band game, The Beatles: Rock Band. The game features the full albums of Dookie, American Idiot, and 21st Century Breakdown as well as select songs from the rest of Green Day's discography.[114][115]

During the second leg of the 21st Century Breakdown World Tour the band members stated that they were writing new material.[116] In an interview with Kerrang! magazine, Armstrong spoke about the possible new album: "We did some demos in Berlin, some in Stockholm, some just outside of Glasgow and some in Amsterdam. We wanted get [the songs] down in some early form."[117] The band members also stated that the group was recording a live album of the tour, featuring the previously unreleased song "Cigarettes and Valentines". In October 2010, Dirnt was interviewed by Radio W, mentioning that the group had completed the writing process of the ninth studio album. In the interview, Dirnt also mentioned that a new live album would "most likely" be released.[118] The live CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray entitled Awesome as Fuck was released on March 22, 2011.[119][120]

¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! (2011–2014)

 
Green Day performing in 2013

During the end of 2011, the band played several secret shows (under the name Foxboro Hot Tubs) whose setlists consisted almost entirely of previously unheard songs. Green Day entered the studio and began recording new material in February 2012, later announcing a trilogy of albums titled ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré! which would be released in fall 2012.[121][122] The trilogy marked longtime touring guitarist Jason White's induction as the fourth member of the band.[123] That summer Green Day played several festivals and promotional shows including the Rock en Seine festival in France, the Rock am See festival in Germany, and the Reading Festival in the United Kingdom.[124][125]

 
Armstrong performing with Green Day in 2013

¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré! were released on September 21, November 9, and December 7, 2012, respectively, and were met with generally positive reviews from critics, though fans were more lukewarm towards the albums. On January 22, 2013, the band announced that ¡Cuatro!, a documentary about the making of ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré!, would premiere on January 26 in Aspen, Colorado as part of the X Games FILM showcase, and would be released on DVD April 9, 2013.[126] Another documentary was announced called Broadway Idiot which focuses on the creation on the American Idiot musical and Armstrong's run as playing the character of St. Jimmy.[127] On March 10, 2013, Green Day began its 99 Revolutions Tour to support the trilogy.[128] In June, Green Day broke Emirates Stadium attendance record with 60,000 tickets sold.[129] The band played Dookie from start to finish on several dates on the tour's European leg, including during the Reading Festival 2013 headline show.[130]

Demolicious, a compilation album that contains alternate versions and demos of songs from ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré! recorded during the studio sessions of these albums, was released on April 19, 2014, for Record Store Day. It also contains a previously unreleased song called "State of Shock" and an acoustic version of "Stay the Night", from ¡Uno!.[131]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Revolution Radio (2014–2018)

 
Green Day performing in Cleveland, Ohio in 2015

Green Day performed its first concert in a year on April 16, 2015. The group first played a set as Sweet Children with John Kiffmeyer, followed by a set as Green Day.[132] On April 18, 2015, Green Day were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Fall Out Boy.[133]

On April 24, 2015, Rob Cavallo revealed Green Day were recording a twelfth studio album. Cavallo claimed to have heard "five new songs that Billie has written and demoed", and that the fans should be "sure that when they do return, the music will be amazing".[134] On December 24, 2015, Green Day released a Christmas song, "Xmas Time of the Year".[135]

On August 11, 2016, Green Day released the first single, "Bang Bang",[136] from the group's album Revolution Radio, which was released on October 7, 2016.[137] Likely due to his tonsil cancer diagnosis, Jason White decided to return to his role as a touring member and did not participate in the album's recording sessions.[138][failed verification] The band went on a world tour supporting the album.[139] In November 2016, the band performed at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles and made a political statement about the then-recent US election of Donald Trump by chanting "No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA" during their rendition of "Bang Bang".[140]

Aaron Burgess at Alternative Press observed, "It's the first time in years Green Day haven't had all the answers. But as a statement on how it feels to fight, it's the closest to the truth they've ever gotten."[141] Gwilym Mumford of The Guardian stated "[after their last few albums] the band have decided to get back to basics: Revolution Radio is their most focused work in years. Lead single Bang Bang sets the tone, with a caustic consideration of the fame-hungry psychosis of a mass shooter.[142]

The band released their second greatest hits compilation, God's Favorite Band, on November 17, 2017. It contains 20 of their hits, along with two new tracks: a different version of the Revolution Radio track "Ordinary World", featuring country singer Miranda Lambert, and a previously unreleased song titled "Back in the USA".[143]

Father of All Motherfuckers and future (2019–present)

On April 13, 2019, for Record Store Day, the band released their Woodstock 1994 performance on vinyl for the first time. It contains all 9 songs they played live, as well as audio of the ensuing mud fight.[144] On September 10, 2019, the band announced the Hella Mega Tour with Fall Out Boy and Weezer as headliners alongside themselves, with the Interrupters as the opening act. They also released the single, "Father of All..." off their thirteenth album, Father of All Motherfuckers.[145] The same day, in an interview with KROQ, Armstrong announced the band would be parting ways with Reprise after the album's release, as they were off their contract with Warner.[146] On September 30, 2019, Green Day signed a two-year agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL).[147] The album's second single, "Fire, Ready, Aim", was released on October 9, 2019.[148][149] The album's third single, "Oh Yeah!", was released on January 16, 2020.[150] The album was released on February 7, 2020.[151] The album's fourth single, "Meet Me on the Roof", was released on the same day as the album.[152]

On April 6, 2020, Armstrong revealed that he had written six songs intending to record new music with the band once the COVID-19 pandemic had passed.[153] On May 21, 2020, the band released a cover of Blondie's "Dreaming".[154]

 
Armstrong performing with a fan on the stage at Rock am Ring in 2022

On October 30, 2020, the band's secret side project, the Network, teased upcoming activity with a video entitled "The Prophecy" and mentioned their upcoming sequel album.[155] Then on November 2, 2020, the Network released a music video for their first song in 17 years, named "Ivankkka Is a Nazi".[156] After a couple of weeks of small hints on social media, as well as Green Day claiming they were not the Network, the band released an EP on November 20, 2020, titled Trans Am. On December 4, 2020, the Network released their second album Money Money 2020 Part II: We Told Ya So!.[157]

In February 2021, Green Day announced a single, titled "Here Comes the Shock", which was later released on February 21, 2021.[158] The band would release a remastered version of Insomniac in March for the belated 25th anniversary of the album's release, with bonus live tracks.[159] On May 17, 2021, Green Day released the single "Pollyanna".[160] The reshuffled Hella Mega Tour would take place in the United States from July to September 2021, and the United Kingdom in June and July 2022. Between legs, on November 5, 2021, the band released the single "Holy Toledo!".[161]

BBC Sessions, the fourth live album by Green Day, was released on December 10, 2021. Eight days later, they put out a teaser video with the captions "RAK Studios. London, England. Green Day. 1972".[162]

In 2022, Green Day played a handful of major festivals in the United States, including Lollapalooza and Outside Lands. The band also played a surprise Lollapalooza aftershow set at Metro Chicago on July 29, a set that was mostly improvised. The set included their first performances of "Church on Sunday" and "Warning" since 2001, and also included fan favorite deep tracks "Whatsername", "Letterbomb", and "Murder City".[163]

On October 26, 2022, Green Day was announced as a headliner for the fifth annual Innings Festival in Arizona.[164]Green Day was also announced as a headliner for the 2023 Harley-Davidson Homecoming and When We Were Young festivals.

Musical style and influences

 
Green Day performing "King for a Day", a ska-inspired song featuring saxophones and trumpets

Green Day's sound is often compared to first wave American and British punk rock bands such as the Ramones, Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Dickies, and Buzzcocks.[43] Stylistically, several publications have characterized as punk rock,[165][166][167][168][169][170][171][172] pop-punk,[165][170][171][173][174][175] skate punk,[165][176][177][178][179][180] melodic punk,[181][182][183][184][185] alternative rock,[175][186][187][188] and power pop.[170][189][190][191] Critics have disputed the qualification of the band as power pop.[192] The band has casually explored other musical styles including post-punk and pop-rock with 21st Century Breakdown,[193][171] and garage rock on ¡Dos! and Father of All...[194] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described Green Day as "punk revivalists who recharged the energy of speedy, catchy three-chord punk-pop songs."[174] Among the labels of the band by critics, members Billie Joe Armstrong and Tre Cool have stated in interviews with Livewire and Kerrang! self-describing Green Day as just a punk rock band.[195][196][197]

While Armstrong is the band's primary songwriter, he looks to the other band members for organizational help.[198] Billie Joe Armstrong has mentioned that some of his biggest influences are seminal hardcore punk bands Hüsker Dü and the Replacements, and that their influence is particularly noted in the band's chord changes in songs.[43] Green Day has covered Hüsker Dü's "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" as a B-side to the "Warning" single, and the character "Mr. Whirly" in the group's song "Misery" is a reference to the Replacements song of the same name.[199]

Outside of their punk influences, Green Day have also cited hard rock bands the Kinks, the Who, and Cheap Trick.[200][201][202] In August 1996, Billie Joe Armstrong told Guitar World he "can remember a few different instances" of when he first discovered punk rock: "There were these two guys who introduced me to things like D.O.A. and the Dead Kennedys. Then, in the seventh grade, there was a girl at school who would bring in records like T.S.O.L. and say, 'Here, listen to this.'"[43] Armstrong said he thinks he "really started getting into" punk rock "in 1987 with Turn It Around!, a double seven-inch compilation record put out by [punk fanzine] Maximumrocknroll."[43] Armstrong cited Turn It Around! as an influence, calling it "a pretty big record" for him.[203] Armstrong would also cite fellow East Bay punk bands Operation Ivy, Jawbreaker, and Crimpshrine as influences.[11][12][203][37] Tré Cool has stated that the band is influenced by music that they didn't like, naming artists like Hall & Oates, Cyndi Lauper and other 1980s music.[204]

Although Green Day has been compared to the Buzzcocks, the Ramones and the Clash, Mike Dirnt said he had never heard the Buzzcocks when Green Day began.[43] Dirnt said: "First off, you can't sound like any of those bands. And secondly, those are probably the last ones in my record collection."[43] Armstrong responded to Dirnt, saying: "Mine too. Those are all bands I got into later."[43] The Dickies is another band Green Day has been compared to.[43] Dirnt said he "never owned a Dickies album, although" he "did see" the Dickies live "around the time of" Kerplunk!. Dirnt said "by that time, we'd played so many shows it had no bearing."[43] Armstrong referred to the Dickies as "just another Ramones rip-off".[43] Although in August 1996, Armstrong said bands like the Ramones are bands he listened to later, in June 2010, Armstrong cited the Ramones as an influence. He also said his "range of favorite songwriters goes anywhere from the Sex Pistols to Lennon–McCartney.[203] During the American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown era of Green Day, the band was influenced by the Who, U2, Motown albums, and musicals such as Grease.[205]

Legacy

The band's 1991 album Kerplunk is one of the best-selling independent albums of all time, selling over 4.5 million copies worldwide.[206] It was also listed in 100 greatest indie albums by Blender in 2007.[207]

Green Day is credited (alongside Bad Religion, the Offspring, NOFX, Social Distortion, and Rancid) with popularizing mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States,[208][209][210][211] particularly with the album Dookie,[212][213][214] which was cited by Fuse as the most important pop-punk album of all time, the best alternative album of 1994 by Rolling Stone,[215][216] and as one of the best punk rock albums of all time by Rolling Stone, Kerrang!, Revolver, and LA Weekly.[215][216][217][218][219] It was also placed on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "Definitive 200" list of 200 classic albums.[220] Both Dookie and American Idiot appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[221][222] In 2011, they were voted best punk rock band of all time by Rolling Stone.[223] Diffuser.fm listed Dookie as the greatest album of the 90s.[224]

Green Day has sold more than 90 million records worldwide making them one of the highest-selling artists of all time.[225] The group has been nominated for 20 Grammy awards and has won five of them with Best Alternative Album for Dookie, Best Rock Album for American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown, Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", and Best Musical Show Album for American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording.

In 2010, a stage adaptation of American Idiot debuted on Broadway. The musical was nominated for three Tony Awards:[226][227] The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2015, their first year of eligibility.[228]

The band has been cited as an influence by a variety of artists, including Avril Lavigne,[229] AFI,[3] Fall Out Boy,[230] Blink-182,[231] Lady Gaga,[232] Wavves,[233] Fidlar,[233] Tegan and Sara,[233] the Menzingers,[234] Bowling for Soup[235][236][237] and Sum 41.[238]

Related projects

Main article: Green Day related projects

Since 1991, members of the band have branched out past Green Day, starting other projects with various musicians. Notable projects related to Green Day include Billie Joe Armstrong's Pinhead Gunpowder with Jason White and the Longshot with Jeff Matika, the Frustrators with Mike Dirnt, and the Network, a collaboration between Green Day and friends in which all members play under fake stage names.[239] Green Day has also released an album titled Stop Drop and Roll!!! on May 20, 2008, under the name Foxboro Hot Tubs, which the band uses to book secret shows.[240] In late December 2011, Armstrong formed a family band called the Boo which recorded a one-off Christmas record for their friends and family making a few copies available in a local store. Since January 2018, Armstrong, Dirnt and White have played in the band the Coverups along with Green Day audio engineer Chris Dugan and tour manager Bill Schneider. The band sporadically performs one-off shows, usually in small clubs, and cover the songs of classic rock and alternative rock bands such as Cheap Trick, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the Clash, and Nirvana.[241][242][243]

In September 2006, Green Day collaborated with U2 and producer Rick Rubin to record a cover of the song "The Saints Are Coming", originally recorded by the Skids, with an accompanying video. The song was recorded to benefit Music Rising, an organization to help raise money for musicians' instruments lost during Hurricane Katrina, and to bring awareness on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the disaster.[244] In December 2006, Green Day and NRDC opened a web site in partnership to raise awareness on America's dependency on oil.[245][246]

Green Day released a cover of the John Lennon song "Working Class Hero", which was featured on the album Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur. The band performed the song on the season finale of American Idol. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008 but lost to the White Stripes' "Icky Thump". That summer, the band appeared in a cameo role in The Simpsons Movie, where the band performed a rock version of the show's theme song. Their version of it was released as a single on July 23, 2007.[247][248][249][250]

In 2009, the band collaborated with theater director Michael Mayer to adapt the group's rock opera American Idiot into a one-act stage musical that premiered at the Berkeley Rep on September 15, 2009. The show then moved to Broadway on April 20, 2010. The reviews of American Idiot: The Musical have been positive to mixed. Charles Isherwood of The New York Times wrote an enthusiastic review for the Broadway production. He called the show "a pulsating portrait of wasted youth that invokes all the standard genre conventions ... only to transcend them through the power of its music and the artistry of its execution, the show is as invigorating and ultimately as moving as anything I've seen on Broadway this season. Or maybe for a few seasons past." Jed Gottlieb of the Boston Herald enjoyed the premise of the show but found that "the music and message suffer in a setting where the audience is politely, soberly seated".[251]

Michael Kuchiwara of the Associated Press found the show to be "visually striking [and] musically adventurous", but noted that "the show has the barest wisp of a story and minimal character development". Paul Kolnik in USA Today enjoyed the contradiction that Green Day's "massively popular, starkly disenchanted album ... would be the feel-good musical of the season". Time magazine's Richard Zoglin opined that the score "is as pure a specimen of contemporary punk rock as Broadway has yet encountered, [yet] there's enough variety. ... Where the show falls short is as a fully developed narrative." He concluded that "American Idiot, despite its earnest huffing and puffing, remains little more than an annotated rock concert. ... Still, [it] deserves at least two cheers—for its irresistible musical energy and for opening fresh vistas for that odd couple, rock and Broadway."[252] Peter Travers from Rolling Stone, in his review of American Idiot, wrote "Though American Idiot carries echoes of such rock musicals as Tommy, Hair, Rent and Spring Awakening, it cuts its own path to the heart. You won't know what hit you. American Idiot knows no limits—it's a global knockout."[253] The musical has been nominated for three Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Scenic Design. It was also nominated for several Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards.

In October 2009, a Green Day art project was exhibited at StolenSpace Gallery in London. The exhibition showed artworks created for each of the songs on 21st Century Breakdown, was supported by the band, and led by the group's manager Pat Magnarella.[254] He explained in an interview that "[Artists are] basically like rock bands. Most are creating their art, but don't know how to promote it."[255] For Billie Joe Armstrong, "Many of the artists... show their work on the street, and we feel a strong connection to that type of creative expression."[256]

On April 13, 2011, a film version of American Idiot was confirmed.[257] Michael Mayer, director of the Broadway musical, will be directing the film. It will be produced by Green Day, Pat Magnarella (Green Day's manager who also produced Bullet in a Bible, Awesome as Fuck, and Heart Like a Hand Grenade), Playtone (Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman) and Tom Hulce. However, in February 2020, Billie Joe Armstrong revealed to NME that plans for a film adaptation of the stage musical had been "pretty much scrapped", without providing any more details as to the reason.[258]

On January 23, 2013, it was announced that a documentary showing Armstrong's journey from punk rock to Broadway was to be released.[259][non-primary source needed] Called Broadway Idiot and showing a lot of behind-the-scenes of the American Idiot musical production, the movie was directed by Doug Hamilton, veteran television journalist for CBS News' 60 Minutes and PBS documentaries such as Nova, Frontline and American Masters. A trailer was released on January 30, 2013.[260] The documentary premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 15, 2013.[261]

Green Day served as executive producers of Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk (2017), an extensive documentary film about the San Francisco Bay area punk scene from the late 1970s to the 1990s.[262]

Controversies

Green Day has generated controversy over whether their musical style and major-label status constitutes "true punk".[263] In reaction to both the style of music and the background of the band, John Lydon, former frontman of the 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols commented, "So there we are fending off all that and it pisses me off that years later a wank outfit like Green Day hop in and nick all that and attach it to themselves. They didn't earn their wings to do that and if they were true punk they wouldn't look anything like they do."[264] However, others in the punk rock scene would come to the defense of the band on their punk status. Bad Religion lead guitarist Brett Gurewitz and founder of the independent punk label Epitaph Records would state, "They [Green Day] are a punk band, but you know, punk is the legacy of rock and roll, and Green Day are the biggest band in the genre."[265]

Armstrong has discussed the group's status of being a punk band on a major record label, saying, "Sometimes I think we've become redundant because we're this big band now; we've made a lot of money—we're not punk rock anymore. But then I think about it and just say, 'You can take us out of a punk rock environment, but you can't take the punk rock out of us.'"[263] In 2021, Armstrong condemned the band's labeling as "pop-punk" by critics in a Vulture magazine interview, stating, "I never really liked that term (pop punk), it turned into sort of a genre. I never thought of myself as a pop artist. I’ve always been left of center. To say you're a pop-punker … it never sat well with me." Armstrong acknowledged the band's more melodic punk style compared to other bands from the Bay Area scene it emerged from, but also brought up the band's performance alongside East Bay hardcore bands like Neurosis, Engage, Spitboy, Blatz, and Filth.[266]

In 2006, English rock musician Noel Gallagher of the Britpop band Oasis complained about the band semi-jokingly, claiming that the band had ripped off his song "Wonderwall" with "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".[267]

On September 21, 2012, while Green Day was performing at the iHeartRadio music festival, Armstrong stopped while performing "Basket Case", because he believed the group's time was being shortened, possibly to extend R&B artist Usher's performance. Angered, Armstrong began ranting while a screen in the rear of the audience was labeled "1 Minutes Left", saying "You're gonna give me one fucking minute? You've gotta be fucking kidding me!" He also told the crowd he "was not Justin Bieber" and labeled the festival as a "joke". When the screen went blank, Armstrong smashed his guitar, while bassist Mike Dirnt smashed his bass. Armstrong then gave the finger, and declared that Green Day would be back before throwing his microphone down and walking off the stage.[268] Two days later, the band's representative apologized for the incident on the group's behalf stating that "Green Day would like everyone to know that their set was not cut short by Clear Channel and to apologize to those they offended at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas" also adding that Armstrong would be headed to rehab, for abuse of alcohol and prescription pills.[269][270] However, Dirnt would later say in an interview with Rolling Stone that he agreed with what Armstrong meant by his rant.[271] The band later made amends with the company and played an album release party for their 2016 release, Revolution Radio.[272][273] They also returned to the festival in 2019 supporting the album Father of All Motherfuckers.[273][274]

On July 7, 2017, about 20 minutes before Green Day headlined Mad Cool, a festival in Madrid, an acrobat fell about 30 meters (98 ft) from a cage above the stage and died. Some fans were upset at the band and festival organizers for continuing the show, which was attended by about 35,000 people.[275] On their website, Armstrong said the band did not know about the accident before their set, and likely would not have played if they had.[276]

Band members

Timeline

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Green Day

Green Day has earned 214 award nominations and 92 wins.

Discography

Main articles: Green Day discography and List of songs recorded by Green Day

Studio albums

See also

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Further reading

  • Cohen, Johnathan (2004). . Billboard. Archived from the original (http) on April 6, 2005. Retrieved July 27, 2005.
  • Cohen, Johnathan (2005). . Billboard. Archived from the original (http) on November 28, 2005. Retrieved July 27, 2005.
  • Spitz, Marc. Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day. New York: Hyperion, 2006. ISBN 1-4013-0274-2
  • The Green Day Story (Broadcast on Radio 1 Mon June 20, 2005) (Alternate Link[permanent dead link] (rpm. file))

External links

  • Official website
  • Green Day discography at Discogs

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Not to be confused with Greenery Day the Japanese holiday Sweet Children redirects here For the EP see Sweet Children EP Green Day is an American rock band formed in the East Bay of California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong together with bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt For most of the band s career they have been a power trio 3 with drummer Tre Cool who replaced John Kiffmeyer in 1990 before the recording of the band s second studio album Kerplunk 1991 Touring guitarist Jason White became a full time member in 2012 but returned to his touring role in 2016 Before taking its current name in 1989 Green Day was called Sweet Children and they were part of the late 1980s early 1990s Bay Area punk scene that emerged from the 924 Gilman Street club in Berkeley California The band s early releases were with the independent record label Lookout Records In 1994 their major label debut Dookie released through Reprise Records became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the U S Alongside fellow California punk bands Bad Religion the Offspring Rancid NOFX Pennywise and Social Distortion Green Day is credited with popularizing mainstream interest in punk rock in the U S Green Day L R Touring member Jason White Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt performing in August 2021Background informationAlso known asSweet Children 1987 1989 Blair Hess 1993 1 OriginEast Bay California U S GenresPunk rock pop punk alternative rock power popYears active1987 presentLabelsReprise Warner Epitaph 2 Lookout SpinoffsThe Network Foxboro Hot Tubs the Coverups the LongshotMembersBillie Joe Armstrong Mike Dirnt Tre CoolPast membersRaj Punjabi Sean Hughes John Kiffmeyer Jason WhiteWebsitegreenday wbr comThough the albums Insomniac 1995 Nimrod 1997 and Warning 2000 did not match the success of Dookie they were still successful with the former two reaching double platinum status while the latter achieved gold Green Day s seventh album a rock opera called American Idiot 2004 found popularity with a younger generation selling six million copies in the U S Their next album 21st Century Breakdown was released in 2009 and achieved the band s best chart performance It was followed by a trilogy of albums Uno Dos and Tre released in September November and December 2012 respectively The trilogy did not perform as well as expected commercially in comparison to their previous albums largely due to lack of promotion and Armstrong entering rehab Their twelfth studio album Revolution Radio was released in October 2016 and became their third to debut at No 1 on the Billboard 200 The band s thirteenth studio album Father of All Motherfuckers was released on February 7 2020 In 2010 a stage adaptation of American Idiot debuted on Broadway The musical was nominated for three Tony Awards Best Musical Best Scenic Design and Best Lighting Design winning the latter two The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 their first year of eligibility Members of the band have collaborated on the side projects Pinhead Gunpowder the Network Foxboro Hot Tubs the Longshot and the Coverups They have also worked on solo careers Green Day has sold more than 75 million records worldwide 4 making them one of the world s best selling artists The group has been nominated for 20 Grammy awards and has won five of them with Best Alternative Album for Dookie Best Rock Album for American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown Record of the Year for Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Best Musical Show Album for American Idiot The Original Broadway Cast Recording Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation and Lookout years 1987 1993 1 2 Signing with Reprise Records and breakthrough success 1993 1995 1 3 Middle years and decline in popularity 1995 2002 1 4 American Idiot and renewed success 2003 2006 1 5 21st Century Breakdown and American Idiot s stage adaptation 2007 2010 1 6 Uno Dos Tre 2011 2014 1 7 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Revolution Radio 2014 2018 1 8 Father of All Motherfuckers and future 2019 present 2 Musical style and influences 3 Legacy 4 Related projects 5 Controversies 6 Band members 7 Awards and nominations 8 Discography 9 See also 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External linksHistory EditFormation and Lookout years 1987 1993 Edit Concert poster dated March 16 1990 at 924 Gilman Street for Lookout signed punk bands including Green Day Neurosis Samiam and the Mr T Experience In 1987 friends and guitarists Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt 15 years old at the time along with bassist Sean Hughes and drummer Raj Punjabi formed a band under the name Sweet Children 5 6 7 where One of their first songs written together was Best Thing in Town 8 The group s first live performance took place on October 17 1987 at Rod s Hickory Pit in Vallejo California 9 In 1988 Armstrong and Dirnt began working with former Isocracy drummer John Kiffmeyer also known as Al Sobrante who replaced original drummer Raj Punjabi 10 It was also around this time that bassist Sean Hughes left the band causing Dirnt to switch from guitar to bass Armstrong cites the band Operation Ivy which featured Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman who would later contact Armstrong to fill in as a possible second guitarist for their band Rancid as a major influence and a group that inspired him to form a band 11 12 In 1988 Larry Livermore owner of Lookout Records saw the band play an early show and signed the group to his label 13 In April 1989 the band released its debut extended play 1 000 Hours 14 Shortly before the EP s release the group dropped the Sweet Children name according to Livermore this was done to avoid confusion with another local band Sweet Baby 15 The band adopted the name Green Day due to the members fondness for cannabis 16 17 18 The phrase Green day was slang in the Bay Area where the band originated for spending a day doing nothing but smoking marijuana 19 Armstrong once admitted in 2001 that he considered it to be the worst band name in the world 20 Lookout released Green Day s debut studio album 39 Smooth in early 1990 21 Green Day recorded two extended plays later that year Slappy and Sweet Children the latter of which included older songs that the band had recorded for the Minneapolis independent record label Skene Records 22 In 1991 Lookout Records re released 39 Smooth under the name 1 039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours and added the songs from the band s first two EPs Slappy and 1 000 Hours 23 In late 1990 shortly after the band s first nationwide tour Kiffmeyer left the East Bay area to attend Humboldt State University in Arcata California 9 24 The Lookouts drummer Tre Cool began filling in as a temporary replacement and later Cool s position as Green Day s drummer became permanent which Kiffmeyer graciously accepted 25 The band went on tour for most of 1992 and 1993 and played a number of shows overseas in Europe 26 The band s second studio album Kerplunk sold 50 000 copies in the U S 26 Green Day supported another California punk band Bad Religion as an opening act for their Recipe for Hate Tour for most of 1993 27 Signing with Reprise Records and breakthrough success 1993 1995 Edit Basket Case source source track Sample of Basket Case the seventh track and third single from Dookie which was about Armstrong s panic attacks Problems playing this file See media help Longview source source Longview the fourth track on Dookie was the band s debut single and its music video was played frequently on MTV in late 1994 Problems playing this file See media help Kerplunk s underground success led to interest from some major record labels and a bidding war to sign Green Day 28 The band eventually left Lookout and signed with Reprise Records after attracting the attention of producer Rob Cavallo 29 The group was impressed by his work with the fellow Californian band the Muffs and later remarked that Cavallo was the only person we could talk to and connect with 29 Reflecting on the period Armstrong told Spin magazine in 1999 I couldn t go back to the punk scene whether we were the biggest success in the world or the biggest failure The only thing I could do was get on my bike and go forward 30 After signing with Reprise the band went to work on recording its major label debut Dookie On September 3 1993 Green Day played their last show at 924 Gilman under the pseudonym Blair Hess before being banned permanently for their major label signing 1 Green Day playing their infamous set at Woodstock 94 Recorded in three weeks and released in February 1994 31 Dookie became a commercial success helped by extensive MTV airplay for the videos of the songs Longview Basket Case and When I Come Around all of which reached the number one position on the Modern Rock Tracks charts The album went on to sell over 10 million copies in the US 32 At a performance on September 9 1994 at Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston mayhem broke out during the band s set cut short to seven songs and by the end of the rampage 100 people were injured and 45 arrested 33 The band also joined the lineups of both the Lollapalooza festival and Woodstock 94 where the group started an infamous mud fight During the concert a security guard mistook bassist Mike Dirnt for a stage invading fan and punched out some of his teeth 34 Viewed by millions by pay per view television the Woodstock 1994 performance further aided Green Day s growing publicity and recognition 29 In 1995 Dookie won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album and the band was nominated for nine MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year 35 36 In the band s homestead of the East Bay following Dookie s success the band felt a sense of unwelcoming Billie Joe Armstrong recalled aggressive glares and furtive whispers The band s success would trickle content onto other East Bay bands such as Jawbreaker a local favorite of Armstrong s which garnered accusations of selling out during a concert attended by Armstrong 37 Middle years and decline in popularity 1995 2002 Edit In 1995 a single for the Angus soundtrack was released entitled J A R 38 The single debuted at number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart 39 The song was followed by the band s fourth studio album Insomniac which was released in fall 1995 40 Insomniac was a much darker and heavier response to the band s newfound popularity compared to the more melodic Dookie 29 The album opened to a warm critical reception earning 4 out of 5 stars from Rolling Stone which said In punk the good stuff unfolds and gains meaning as you listen without sacrificing any of its electric haywire immediacy And Green Day are as good as this stuff gets 41 The singles released from Insomniac were Geek Stink Breath Stuck with Me Brain Stew Jaded and Walking Contradiction Though the album did not approach the success of Dookie it sold three million copies in the United States 42 The album earned the band award nominations for Favorite Artist Favorite Hard Rock Artist and Favorite Alternative Artist at the 1996 American Music Awards and the video for Walking Contradiction got the band a Grammy nomination for Best Video Short Form in addition to a Best Special Effects nomination at the MTV Video Music Awards After that the band abruptly canceled a European tour citing exhaustion 43 After a brief hiatus in 1996 Green Day began work on its next album in 1997 From the outset both the band and Cavallo agreed that the album had to be different from its previous albums 44 The result was Nimrod an experimental deviation from the band s standard melodic punk rock 45 The album was released in October 1997 It provided a variety of music from punk pop hardcore folk surf rock ska and the acoustic ballad Good Riddance Time of Your Life 46 47 45 Nimrod entered the charts at number 10 The mainstream success of Good Riddance won the band an MTV Video Award for Best Alternative Video 48 The song was also used in the second clip show episode of Seinfeld and on two episodes of ER 47 The other singles released from Nimrod were Nice Guys Finish Last Hitchin a Ride and Redundant 49 50 The band made a guest appearance in an episode of King of the Hill which aired in 1997 51 In late 1997 and most of 1998 Green Day embarked on a tour in support of Nimrod 52 53 In 1999 guitarist Jason White began supporting the band during concerts as a rhythm guitarist 54 In 2000 Green Day released their folk punk inspired sixth studio album Warning 55 In support of the album the band participated in the Warped Tour in 2000 In November 2000 the band performed for free on the steps on San Francisco s City Hall to protest the eviction of artists from the city in a show produced by Ian Brennan 56 The band also had an independent tour to support the album in 2001 Critics reviews of the album were varied 57 AllMusic gave it 4 5 5 saying Warning may not be an innovative record per se but it s tremendously satisfying 58 Rolling Stone was more critical giving it 3 5 and saying Warning invites the question Who wants to listen to songs of faith hope and social commentary from what used to be snot core s biggest selling band 59 Though it produced the hit Minority and a smaller hit with Warning some observers were coming to the conclusion that the band was losing relevance 57 and a decline in popularity followed While all of Green Day s previous albums had reached a status of at least triple platinum Warning was only certified gold 60 At the 2001 California Music Awards Green Day won all eight of the awards for which the group was nominated 61 The group won the awards for Outstanding Album Warning Outstanding Punk Rock Ska Album Warning Outstanding Group Outstanding Male Vocalist Outstanding Bassist Outstanding Drummer Outstanding Songwriter and Outstanding Artist 62 The release of two compilation albums International Superhits and Shenanigans followed Warning 63 64 International Superhits and its companion collection of music videos International Supervideos 65 Shenanigans contained some of the band s B sides including Espionage which was featured in the film Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance 61 In spring 2002 Green Day co headlined the Pop Disaster Tour with Blink 182 which was documented on the DVD Riding in Vans with Boys 66 American Idiot and renewed success 2003 2006 Edit American Idiot source source track American Idiot from American Idiot The song was nominated for four Grammy awards in 2005 Problems playing this file See media help Tre Cool bottom left and Mike Dirnt right performing on July 27 2005 In summer 2003 the band went into a studio to write and record material for an album tentatively titled Cigarettes and Valentines 67 After completing 20 tracks the master recordings were stolen from the studio Instead of re recording the stolen tracks the band decided to abandon the entire project and start over considering the taken material to be unrepresentative of the band s best work 68 It was then revealed that a band called the Network was signed to Armstrong s record label Adeline Records with little fanfare and information 69 70 After the band who concealed their identities with masks and costumes 71 released an album called Money Money 2020 it was rumored that the Network was a Green Day side project due to the similarities in the bands sounds 72 However these rumors were never addressed by the band or Adeline Records except for a statement on the Adeline website discussing an ongoing dispute between the two bands 72 The bands feuded via press releases and statements from Armstrong 71 73 Several journalists openly referred to the group as a Green Day side project 74 75 76 77 although it was not confirmed as such until 2013 78 Green Day live in Germany during the American Idiot tour Green Day collaborated with Iggy Pop on two tracks for his album Skull Ring in November 2003 On February 1 2004 a cover of I Fought the Law made its debut on a commercial for iTunes during NFL Super Bowl XXXVIII American Idiot 2004 debuted at number one on the Billboard charts the band s first album to reach number one backed by the success of the album s first single American Idiot The album was labeled as a punk rock opera which follows the journey of the fictitious Jesus of Suburbia 79 The album depicts modern American life under the control of an idiot ruler who lets people be misinformed by the media and a redneck agenda It gives different angles on an everyman modern icons and leaders 80 Released two months before U S President George W Bush was reelected the album became protest art 81 American Idiot won the 2005 Grammy for Best Rock Album The band also won a total of seven out of eight awards for which the group was nominated including the Viewer s Choice Award at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2005 82 The album went on to sell 6 million copies in the US 60 Boulevard of Broken Dreams source source track Boulevard of Broken Dreams won a total of six awards at the 2005 MTV Music Video Awards The song later won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 2006 Problems playing this file See media help In 2005 American Idiot won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album and was nominated in six other categories including Album of the Year 83 84 The album helped Green Day win seven of the eight awards it was nominated for at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards the Boulevard of Broken Dreams video won six of those awards A year later Boulevard of Broken Dreams won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year 85 In 2009 Kerrang named American Idiot the best album of the decade 86 NME ranked it number 60 in a similar list 87 and Rolling Stone ranked it 22nd 88 Rolling Stone also listed Boulevard of Broken Dreams and American Idiot among the 100 best songs of the 2000s at number 65 and 47 respectively 89 90 In 2005 the album was ranked number 420 in Rock Hard magazine s book The 500 Greatest Rock amp Metal Albums of All Time 91 In 2012 the album was ranked number 225 on Rolling Stone s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 92 Green Day performing in New Jersey in 2005 While touring for American Idiot the group filmed and recorded the two concerts at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in England 93 94 These recordings were released as a live CD and DVD called Bullet in a Bible on November 15 2005 93 94 The DVD featured behind the scenes footage of the band and showed how the band prepared to put on the show 93 94 The final shows of its 2005 world tour were in Sydney and Melbourne in Australia on December 14 and 17 respectively 95 On August 1 2005 Green Day announced that it had rescinded the master rights to its pre Dookie material from Lookout Records citing a continuing breach of contract regarding unpaid royalties a complaint shared with other Lookout bands 96 On January 10 2006 the band was awarded a People s Choice Award as favorite musical group or band 97 21st Century Breakdown and American Idiot s stage adaptation 2007 2010 Edit Green Day engaged in many other smaller projects in the time following the success of American Idiot In 2008 the group released a garage rock inspired album under the name Foxboro Hot Tubs entitled Stop Drop and Roll The Foxboro Hot Tubs went on a mini tour during the same year to promote the record hitting tiny Bay Area venues including the Stork Club in Oakland and Toot s Tavern in Crockett California 98 Green Day performing during a secret show at the Kesselhaus in Berlin on May 7 2009 In an interview with Carson Daly Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson revealed that Butch Vig would be producing Green Day s forthcoming album 99 The span of nearly five years between American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown was the longest gap between studio albums in Green Day s career The band had been working on new material since January 2006 By October 2007 Armstrong had 45 songs written but the band showed no further signs of progress until October 2008 when two videos showing the band recording in the studio with producer Butch Vig were posted on YouTube 100 The writing and recording process spanning three years and four recording studios was finally finished in April 2009 101 21 Guns source source track 21 Guns the second single from 21st Century Breakdown was nominated for two Grammy awards in 2010 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song Problems playing this file See media help 21st Century Breakdown was released on May 15 2009 102 103 The album received a mainly positive reception from critics getting an average rating between 3 and 4 stars 104 105 After the release the album reached number one in fourteen countries being certified gold or platinum in each 21st Century Breakdown achieved Green Day s best chart performance to date 106 The band started playing shows in California in April and early May These were the group s first live shows in about three years Green Day went on a world tour that started in North America in July 2009 and continuing around the world throughout the rest of 2009 and early 2010 107 The album won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31 2010 35 As of December 2010 21st Century Breakdown has sold 1 005 000 copies in the US 108 Wal Mart refused to carry the album as it contains a Parental Advisory sticker and requested that Green Day release a censored edition The band members did not wish to change any lyrics on the album and responded by stating There s nothing dirty about our record They want artists to censor their records in order to be carried in there We just said no We ve never done it before You feel like you re in 1953 or something 109 110 In 2009 the band met with award winning director Michael Mayer and many cast and crew members of the Tony Award winning musical Spring Awakening to create a stage version of the album American Idiot 111 112 American Idiot opened in the Berkeley Repertory Theatre during the end of 2009 111 The show features an expanded story of the original album with new characters such as Will Extraordinary Girl and Favorite Son 112 On April 20 2010 American Idiot opened on Broadway and Green Day released the soundtrack to the musical featuring a new song by Green Day entitled When It s Time In June 2010 iTunes released When It s Time as a single 113 Green Day performing in New Jersey in 2010 During the Spike TV Video Game Awards 2009 it was announced that Green Day was set to have its own Rock Band video game titled Green Day Rock Band as a follow up to the last band specific Rock Band game The Beatles Rock Band The game features the full albums of Dookie American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown as well as select songs from the rest of Green Day s discography 114 115 During the second leg of the 21st Century Breakdown World Tour the band members stated that they were writing new material 116 In an interview with Kerrang magazine Armstrong spoke about the possible new album We did some demos in Berlin some in Stockholm some just outside of Glasgow and some in Amsterdam We wanted get the songs down in some early form 117 The band members also stated that the group was recording a live album of the tour featuring the previously unreleased song Cigarettes and Valentines In October 2010 Dirnt was interviewed by Radio W mentioning that the group had completed the writing process of the ninth studio album In the interview Dirnt also mentioned that a new live album would most likely be released 118 The live CD DVD and CD Blu ray entitled Awesome as Fuck was released on March 22 2011 119 120 Uno Dos Tre 2011 2014 Edit Green Day performing in 2013 During the end of 2011 the band played several secret shows under the name Foxboro Hot Tubs whose setlists consisted almost entirely of previously unheard songs Green Day entered the studio and began recording new material in February 2012 later announcing a trilogy of albums titled Uno Dos and Tre which would be released in fall 2012 121 122 The trilogy marked longtime touring guitarist Jason White s induction as the fourth member of the band 123 That summer Green Day played several festivals and promotional shows including the Rock en Seine festival in France the Rock am See festival in Germany and the Reading Festival in the United Kingdom 124 125 Armstrong performing with Green Day in 2013 Uno Dos and Tre were released on September 21 November 9 and December 7 2012 respectively and were met with generally positive reviews from critics though fans were more lukewarm towards the albums On January 22 2013 the band announced that Cuatro a documentary about the making of Uno Dos and Tre would premiere on January 26 in Aspen Colorado as part of the X Games FILM showcase and would be released on DVD April 9 2013 126 Another documentary was announced called Broadway Idiot which focuses on the creation on the American Idiot musical and Armstrong s run as playing the character of St Jimmy 127 On March 10 2013 Green Day began its 99 Revolutions Tour to support the trilogy 128 In June Green Day broke Emirates Stadium attendance record with 60 000 tickets sold 129 The band played Dookie from start to finish on several dates on the tour s European leg including during the Reading Festival 2013 headline show 130 Demolicious a compilation album that contains alternate versions and demos of songs from Uno Dos and Tre recorded during the studio sessions of these albums was released on April 19 2014 for Record Store Day It also contains a previously unreleased song called State of Shock and an acoustic version of Stay the Night from Uno 131 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Revolution Radio 2014 2018 Edit Green Day performing in Cleveland Ohio in 2015 Green Day performed its first concert in a year on April 16 2015 The group first played a set as Sweet Children with John Kiffmeyer followed by a set as Green Day 132 On April 18 2015 Green Day were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Fall Out Boy 133 On April 24 2015 Rob Cavallo revealed Green Day were recording a twelfth studio album Cavallo claimed to have heard five new songs that Billie has written and demoed and that the fans should be sure that when they do return the music will be amazing 134 On December 24 2015 Green Day released a Christmas song Xmas Time of the Year 135 On August 11 2016 Green Day released the first single Bang Bang 136 from the group s album Revolution Radio which was released on October 7 2016 137 Likely due to his tonsil cancer diagnosis Jason White decided to return to his role as a touring member and did not participate in the album s recording sessions 138 failed verification The band went on a world tour supporting the album 139 In November 2016 the band performed at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles and made a political statement about the then recent US election of Donald Trump by chanting No Trump No KKK No Fascist USA during their rendition of Bang Bang 140 Aaron Burgess at Alternative Press observed It s the first time in years Green Day haven t had all the answers But as a statement on how it feels to fight it s the closest to the truth they ve ever gotten 141 Gwilym Mumford of The Guardian stated after their last few albums the band have decided to get back to basics Revolution Radio is their most focused work in years Lead single Bang Bang sets the tone with a caustic consideration of the fame hungry psychosis of a mass shooter 142 The band released their second greatest hits compilation God s Favorite Band on November 17 2017 It contains 20 of their hits along with two new tracks a different version of the Revolution Radio track Ordinary World featuring country singer Miranda Lambert and a previously unreleased song titled Back in the USA 143 Father of All Motherfuckers and future 2019 present Edit On April 13 2019 for Record Store Day the band released their Woodstock 1994 performance on vinyl for the first time It contains all 9 songs they played live as well as audio of the ensuing mud fight 144 On September 10 2019 the band announced the Hella Mega Tour with Fall Out Boy and Weezer as headliners alongside themselves with the Interrupters as the opening act They also released the single Father of All off their thirteenth album Father of All Motherfuckers 145 The same day in an interview with KROQ Armstrong announced the band would be parting ways with Reprise after the album s release as they were off their contract with Warner 146 On September 30 2019 Green Day signed a two year agreement with the National Hockey League NHL 147 The album s second single Fire Ready Aim was released on October 9 2019 148 149 The album s third single Oh Yeah was released on January 16 2020 150 The album was released on February 7 2020 151 The album s fourth single Meet Me on the Roof was released on the same day as the album 152 On April 6 2020 Armstrong revealed that he had written six songs intending to record new music with the band once the COVID 19 pandemic had passed 153 On May 21 2020 the band released a cover of Blondie s Dreaming 154 Armstrong performing with a fan on the stage at Rock am Ring in 2022 On October 30 2020 the band s secret side project the Network teased upcoming activity with a video entitled The Prophecy and mentioned their upcoming sequel album 155 Then on November 2 2020 the Network released a music video for their first song in 17 years named Ivankkka Is a Nazi 156 After a couple of weeks of small hints on social media as well as Green Day claiming they were not the Network the band released an EP on November 20 2020 titled Trans Am On December 4 2020 the Network released their second album Money Money 2020 Part II We Told Ya So 157 In February 2021 Green Day announced a single titled Here Comes the Shock which was later released on February 21 2021 158 The band would release a remastered version of Insomniac in March for the belated 25th anniversary of the album s release with bonus live tracks 159 On May 17 2021 Green Day released the single Pollyanna 160 The reshuffled Hella Mega Tour would take place in the United States from July to September 2021 and the United Kingdom in June and July 2022 Between legs on November 5 2021 the band released the single Holy Toledo 161 BBC Sessions the fourth live album by Green Day was released on December 10 2021 Eight days later they put out a teaser video with the captions RAK Studios London England Green Day 1972 162 In 2022 Green Day played a handful of major festivals in the United States including Lollapalooza and Outside Lands The band also played a surprise Lollapalooza aftershow set at Metro Chicago on July 29 a set that was mostly improvised The set included their first performances of Church on Sunday and Warning since 2001 and also included fan favorite deep tracks Whatsername Letterbomb and Murder City 163 On October 26 2022 Green Day was announced as a headliner for the fifth annual Innings Festival in Arizona 164 Green Day was also announced as a headliner for the 2023 Harley Davidson Homecoming and When We Were Young festivals Musical style and influences Edit Green Day performing King for a Day a ska inspired song featuring saxophones and trumpets Green Day s sound is often compared to first wave American and British punk rock bands such as the Ramones Sex Pistols the Clash the Dickies and Buzzcocks 43 Stylistically several publications have characterized as punk rock 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 pop punk 165 170 171 173 174 175 skate punk 165 176 177 178 179 180 melodic punk 181 182 183 184 185 alternative rock 175 186 187 188 and power pop 170 189 190 191 Critics have disputed the qualification of the band as power pop 192 The band has casually explored other musical styles including post punk and pop rock with 21st Century Breakdown 193 171 and garage rock on Dos and Father of All 194 Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described Green Day as punk revivalists who recharged the energy of speedy catchy three chord punk pop songs 174 Among the labels of the band by critics members Billie Joe Armstrong and Tre Cool have stated in interviews with Livewire and Kerrang self describing Green Day as just a punk rock band 195 196 197 While Armstrong is the band s primary songwriter he looks to the other band members for organizational help 198 Billie Joe Armstrong has mentioned that some of his biggest influences are seminal hardcore punk bands Husker Du and the Replacements and that their influence is particularly noted in the band s chord changes in songs 43 Green Day has covered Husker Du s Don t Want to Know If You Are Lonely as a B side to the Warning single and the character Mr Whirly in the group s song Misery is a reference to the Replacements song of the same name 199 Outside of their punk influences Green Day have also cited hard rock bands the Kinks the Who and Cheap Trick 200 201 202 In August 1996 Billie Joe Armstrong told Guitar World he can remember a few different instances of when he first discovered punk rock There were these two guys who introduced me to things like D O A and the Dead Kennedys Then in the seventh grade there was a girl at school who would bring in records like T S O L and say Here listen to this 43 Armstrong said he thinks he really started getting into punk rock in 1987 with Turn It Around a double seven inch compilation record put out by punk fanzine Maximumrocknroll 43 Armstrong cited Turn It Around as an influence calling it a pretty big record for him 203 Armstrong would also cite fellow East Bay punk bands Operation Ivy Jawbreaker and Crimpshrine as influences 11 12 203 37 Tre Cool has stated that the band is influenced by music that they didn t like naming artists like Hall amp Oates Cyndi Lauper and other 1980s music 204 Although Green Day has been compared to the Buzzcocks the Ramones and the Clash Mike Dirnt said he had never heard the Buzzcocks when Green Day began 43 Dirnt said First off you can t sound like any of those bands And secondly those are probably the last ones in my record collection 43 Armstrong responded to Dirnt saying Mine too Those are all bands I got into later 43 The Dickies is another band Green Day has been compared to 43 Dirnt said he never owned a Dickies album although he did see the Dickies live around the time of Kerplunk Dirnt said by that time we d played so many shows it had no bearing 43 Armstrong referred to the Dickies as just another Ramones rip off 43 Although in August 1996 Armstrong said bands like the Ramones are bands he listened to later in June 2010 Armstrong cited the Ramones as an influence He also said his range of favorite songwriters goes anywhere from the Sex Pistols to Lennon McCartney 203 During the American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown era of Green Day the band was influenced by the Who U2 Motown albums and musicals such as Grease 205 Legacy EditThe band s 1991 album Kerplunk is one of the best selling independent albums of all time selling over 4 5 million copies worldwide 206 It was also listed in 100 greatest indie albums by Blender in 2007 207 Green Day is credited alongside Bad Religion the Offspring NOFX Social Distortion and Rancid with popularizing mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States 208 209 210 211 particularly with the album Dookie 212 213 214 which was cited by Fuse as the most important pop punk album of all time the best alternative album of 1994 by Rolling Stone 215 216 and as one of the best punk rock albums of all time by Rolling Stone Kerrang Revolver and LA Weekly 215 216 217 218 219 It was also placed on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame s Definitive 200 list of 200 classic albums 220 Both Dookie and American Idiot appeared on Rolling Stone s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 221 222 In 2011 they were voted best punk rock band of all time by Rolling Stone 223 Diffuser fm listed Dookie as the greatest album of the 90s 224 Green Day has sold more than 90 million records worldwide making them one of the highest selling artists of all time 225 The group has been nominated for 20 Grammy awards and has won five of them with Best Alternative Album for Dookie Best Rock Album for American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown Record of the Year for Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Best Musical Show Album for American Idiot The Original Broadway Cast Recording In 2010 a stage adaptation of American Idiot debuted on Broadway The musical was nominated for three Tony Awards 226 227 The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2015 their first year of eligibility 228 The band has been cited as an influence by a variety of artists including Avril Lavigne 229 AFI 3 Fall Out Boy 230 Blink 182 231 Lady Gaga 232 Wavves 233 Fidlar 233 Tegan and Sara 233 the Menzingers 234 Bowling for Soup 235 236 237 and Sum 41 238 Related projects EditMain article Green Day related projects Since 1991 members of the band have branched out past Green Day starting other projects with various musicians Notable projects related to Green Day include Billie Joe Armstrong s Pinhead Gunpowder with Jason White and the Longshot with Jeff Matika the Frustrators with Mike Dirnt and the Network a collaboration between Green Day and friends in which all members play under fake stage names 239 Green Day has also released an album titled Stop Drop and Roll on May 20 2008 under the name Foxboro Hot Tubs which the band uses to book secret shows 240 In late December 2011 Armstrong formed a family band called the Boo which recorded a one off Christmas record for their friends and family making a few copies available in a local store Since January 2018 Armstrong Dirnt and White have played in the band the Coverups along with Green Day audio engineer Chris Dugan and tour manager Bill Schneider The band sporadically performs one off shows usually in small clubs and cover the songs of classic rock and alternative rock bands such as Cheap Trick Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers the Clash and Nirvana 241 242 243 In September 2006 Green Day collaborated with U2 and producer Rick Rubin to record a cover of the song The Saints Are Coming originally recorded by the Skids with an accompanying video The song was recorded to benefit Music Rising an organization to help raise money for musicians instruments lost during Hurricane Katrina and to bring awareness on the eve of the one year anniversary of the disaster 244 In December 2006 Green Day and NRDC opened a web site in partnership to raise awareness on America s dependency on oil 245 246 Green Day released a cover of the John Lennon song Working Class Hero which was featured on the album Instant Karma The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur The band performed the song on the season finale of American Idol The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008 but lost to the White Stripes Icky Thump That summer the band appeared in a cameo role in The Simpsons Movie where the band performed a rock version of the show s theme song Their version of it was released as a single on July 23 2007 247 248 249 250 In 2009 the band collaborated with theater director Michael Mayer to adapt the group s rock opera American Idiot into a one act stage musical that premiered at the Berkeley Rep on September 15 2009 The show then moved to Broadway on April 20 2010 The reviews of American Idiot The Musical have been positive to mixed Charles Isherwood of The New York Times wrote an enthusiastic review for the Broadway production He called the show a pulsating portrait of wasted youth that invokes all the standard genre conventions only to transcend them through the power of its music and the artistry of its execution the show is as invigorating and ultimately as moving as anything I ve seen on Broadway this season Or maybe for a few seasons past Jed Gottlieb of the Boston Herald enjoyed the premise of the show but found that the music and message suffer in a setting where the audience is politely soberly seated 251 Michael Kuchiwara of the Associated Press found the show to be visually striking and musically adventurous but noted that the show has the barest wisp of a story and minimal character development Paul Kolnik in USA Today enjoyed the contradiction that Green Day s massively popular starkly disenchanted album would be the feel good musical of the season Time magazine s Richard Zoglin opined that the score is as pure a specimen of contemporary punk rock as Broadway has yet encountered yet there s enough variety Where the show falls short is as a fully developed narrative He concluded that American Idiot despite its earnest huffing and puffing remains little more than an annotated rock concert Still it deserves at least two cheers for its irresistible musical energy and for opening fresh vistas for that odd couple rock and Broadway 252 Peter Travers from Rolling Stone in his review of American Idiot wrote Though American Idiot carries echoes of such rock musicals as Tommy Hair Rent and Spring Awakening it cuts its own path to the heart You won t know what hit you American Idiot knows no limits it s a global knockout 253 The musical has been nominated for three Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Scenic Design It was also nominated for several Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards In October 2009 a Green Day art project was exhibited at StolenSpace Gallery in London The exhibition showed artworks created for each of the songs on 21st Century Breakdown was supported by the band and led by the group s manager Pat Magnarella 254 He explained in an interview that Artists are basically like rock bands Most are creating their art but don t know how to promote it 255 For Billie Joe Armstrong Many of the artists show their work on the street and we feel a strong connection to that type of creative expression 256 On April 13 2011 a film version of American Idiot was confirmed 257 Michael Mayer director of the Broadway musical will be directing the film It will be produced by Green Day Pat Magnarella Green Day s manager who also produced Bullet in a Bible Awesome as Fuck and Heart Like a Hand Grenade Playtone Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman and Tom Hulce However in February 2020 Billie Joe Armstrong revealed to NME that plans for a film adaptation of the stage musical had been pretty much scrapped without providing any more details as to the reason 258 On January 23 2013 it was announced that a documentary showing Armstrong s journey from punk rock to Broadway was to be released 259 non primary source needed Called Broadway Idiot and showing a lot of behind the scenes of the American Idiot musical production the movie was directed by Doug Hamilton veteran television journalist for CBS News 60 Minutes and PBS documentaries such as Nova Frontline and American Masters A trailer was released on January 30 2013 260 The documentary premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 15 2013 261 Green Day served as executive producers of Turn It Around The Story of East Bay Punk 2017 an extensive documentary film about the San Francisco Bay area punk scene from the late 1970s to the 1990s 262 Controversies EditGreen Day has generated controversy over whether their musical style and major label status constitutes true punk 263 In reaction to both the style of music and the background of the band John Lydon former frontman of the 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols commented So there we are fending off all that and it pisses me off that years later a wank outfit like Green Day hop in and nick all that and attach it to themselves They didn t earn their wings to do that and if they were true punk they wouldn t look anything like they do 264 However others in the punk rock scene would come to the defense of the band on their punk status Bad Religion lead guitarist Brett Gurewitz and founder of the independent punk label Epitaph Records would state They Green Day are a punk band but you know punk is the legacy of rock and roll and Green Day are the biggest band in the genre 265 Armstrong has discussed the group s status of being a punk band on a major record label saying Sometimes I think we ve become redundant because we re this big band now we ve made a lot of money we re not punk rock anymore But then I think about it and just say You can take us out of a punk rock environment but you can t take the punk rock out of us 263 In 2021 Armstrong condemned the band s labeling as pop punk by critics in a Vulture magazine interview stating I never really liked that term pop punk it turned into sort of a genre I never thought of myself as a pop artist I ve always been left of center To say you re a pop punker it never sat well with me Armstrong acknowledged the band s more melodic punk style compared to other bands from the Bay Area scene it emerged from but also brought up the band s performance alongside East Bay hardcore bands like Neurosis Engage Spitboy Blatz and Filth 266 In 2006 English rock musician Noel Gallagher of the Britpop band Oasis complained about the band semi jokingly claiming that the band had ripped off his song Wonderwall with Boulevard of Broken Dreams 267 On September 21 2012 while Green Day was performing at the iHeartRadio music festival Armstrong stopped while performing Basket Case because he believed the group s time was being shortened possibly to extend R amp B artist Usher s performance Angered Armstrong began ranting while a screen in the rear of the audience was labeled 1 Minutes Left saying You re gonna give me one fucking minute You ve gotta be fucking kidding me He also told the crowd he was not Justin Bieber and labeled the festival as a joke When the screen went blank Armstrong smashed his guitar while bassist Mike Dirnt smashed his bass Armstrong then gave the finger and declared that Green Day would be back before throwing his microphone down and walking off the stage 268 Two days later the band s representative apologized for the incident on the group s behalf stating that Green Day would like everyone to know that their set was not cut short by Clear Channel and to apologize to those they offended at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas also adding that Armstrong would be headed to rehab for abuse of alcohol and prescription pills 269 270 However Dirnt would later say in an interview with Rolling Stone that he agreed with what Armstrong meant by his rant 271 The band later made amends with the company and played an album release party for their 2016 release Revolution Radio 272 273 They also returned to the festival in 2019 supporting the album Father of All Motherfuckers 273 274 On July 7 2017 about 20 minutes before Green Day headlined Mad Cool a festival in Madrid an acrobat fell about 30 meters 98 ft from a cage above the stage and died Some fans were upset at the band and festival organizers for continuing the show which was attended by about 35 000 people 275 On their website Armstrong said the band did not know about the accident before their set and likely would not have played if they had 276 Band members EditCurrent members Billie Joe Armstrong lead vocals guitars 1987 present keyboards harmonica 2000 present Mike Dirnt bass 1988 present backing and occasional lead vocals 1987 present guitars 1987 1988 Tre Cool drums percussion backing and occasional lead vocals 1990 present Current touring musicians Jason Freese keyboards saxophone trombone backing vocals occasional acoustic guitar 2004 present Jason White guitars backing vocals 1999 present Kevin Preston guitars backing vocals 2019 present Former members Raj Punjabi drums backing vocals 1987 277 278 Sean Hughes bass 1987 1988 279 John Kiffmeyer drums percussion backing vocals 1987 1990 one off guest appearance in 2015 280 132 Former touring musicians Aaron Cometbus drums backing vocals 1990 281 non primary source needed Dave E C Henwood drums backing vocals 1990 200 282 Garth Schultz trombone trumpet 1997 1999 283 Gabrial McNair trombone saxophone 1999 2001 284 Kurt Lohmiller trumpet percussion 1999 2004 285 Mike Pelino guitars backing vocals 2004 2005 286 Ronnie Blake trumpet backing vocals percussion 2004 2005 Bobby Schneck guitars backing vocals 2004 2005 Jeff Matika guitars backing vocals 2009 2019 TimelineAwards and nominations EditMain article List of awards and nominations received by Green Day Green Day has earned 214 award nominations and 92 wins Discography EditMain articles Green Day discography and List of songs recorded by Green Day Studio albums 39 Smooth 1990 Kerplunk 1991 Dookie 1994 Insomniac 1995 Nimrod 1997 Warning 2000 American Idiot 2004 21st Century Breakdown 2009 Uno 2012 Dos 2012 Tre 2012 Revolution Radio 2016 Father of All Motherfuckers 2020 See also Edit Rock music portal California portalGreen Day Rock Band Green Day related projects List of best selling albums in the United StatesReferences Edit a b Ozzi Dan 2021 Sellout 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