Green Day

{{short description|American rock band}} {{Redirect|Sweet Children|their EP|Sweet Children (EP){{!}}''Sweet Children'' (EP)}} {{good article}} {{pp-vandalism|small=yes}} {{pp-move}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist  | name = Green Day | image = GreenDay Isle of Wight Montage.jpg | caption = ({{abbr|L–R|Left to right}}): Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool performing in 2024 on their Saviors Tour | alias = {{plainlist| * Sweet Children (1987–1989, 2015) * Blair Hess (1993) }} | landscape = yes | background = group_or_band | origin = Rodeo, California, U.S.<ref name="Dookie30boxset">{{Cite AV media notes|title=Dookie 30th Anniversary Color Vinyl Box Set|others=Green Day|year=2023|type=liner notes|publisher=Reprise Records|id=093624862789|location=Los Angeles, California|quote=Childhood friends Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt (née Pritchard) started what would become Green Day in 1987 in Rodeo, a small refinery town in Northern California's Contra Costa County.}}</ref> | genre = {{flatlist|  * Punk rock * pop-punk * {{nowrap|alternative rock}} * {{nowrap|skate punk}} * {{nowrap|power pop}} }} | works = {{flatlist| * Discography * songs }} | years_active = 1987–present  | label = {{flatlist| * Lookout * Reprise * Epitaph<ref name="epitaph">{{cite web |title=Green Day - ''Kerplunk!'' |url=http://www.epitaph.com/artists/album/92/Kerplunk#edrev1 |website=Epitaph Records |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916195155/http://www.epitaph.com/artists/album/92/Kerplunk#edrev1 |access-date=January 26, 2023|archive-date=September 16, 2008}}</ref> * Warner }} | spinoffs = {{flatlist| * Pinhead Gunpowder * The Network * Foxboro Hot Tubs * The Coverups * The Longshot }} | awards = Full list | website = {{URL|greenday.com}} | module = {{Infobox | child=yes | title = '''Logo''' | headerstyle = background:#b0c4de | image = 200px }} | current_members = * Billie Joe Armstrong * Mike Dirnt * Tré Cool | past_members = * Raj Punjabi * Sean Hughes * John Kiffmeyer }}

'''Green Day''' is an American rock band formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by lead singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990. In 1994, their major-label debut ''Dookie'', released through Reprise Records, became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 20 million copies in the US. Green Day has been credited with reigniting mainstream interest in punk rock.

Before taking its current name in 1989, the band was named '''Sweet Children'''. They were part of the late 1980s and early 1990s Bay Area punk scene that emerged from 924 Gilman Street, a club in Berkeley, California. The band's early releases were with the independent record label Lookout! Records, including their first album ''39/Smooth'' (1990). For most of the band's career, they have been a power trio<ref name="waldman">{{cite web |last1=Waldman |first1=Scott |title=21 Northern Californian artists who have influenced AFI's Hunter Burgan |url=https://www.altpress.com/afi-hunter-burgan-most-influential-bands/ |website=Alternative Press |date=March 8, 2021 |access-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705111004/https://www.altpress.com/afi-hunter-burgan-most-influential-bands/ |url-status=live}}</ref> with Cool, who replaced John Kiffmeyer in 1990, before the recording of the band's second studio album ''Kerplunk'' (1991). Though the albums ''Insomniac'' (1995), ''Nimrod'' (1997), and ''Warning'' (2000) did not match the success of ''Dookie'', they were still successful, with ''Insomniac'' and ''Nimrod'' reaching double platinum status, while ''Warning'' achieved gold. Green Day's seventh album, a rock opera called ''American Idiot'' (2004), found popularity with a younger generation and sold six million copies in the US. Their next album ''21st Century Breakdown'' was released in 2009. It was followed by a trilogy of albums, ''¡Uno!'', ''¡Dos!'', and ''¡Tré!'', released in September, November, and December 2012, respectively. The trilogy did not commercially perform as well as expected, in comparison to their previous albums, largely due to a lack of promotion and Armstrong entering rehab. These albums were followed by ''Revolution Radio'' (2016)—their third to debut at No. 1 on the '' Billboard'' 200—''Father of All Motherfuckers'' (2020), and ''Saviors'' (2024).

In 2010, a stage adaptation of ''American Idiot'' debuted on Broadway.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayden |first=Erik |date=2013-08-22 |title=Green Day’s ‘Broadway Idiot’ Documentary to Get Theatrical Release |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/green-days-broadway-idiot-documentary-to-get-theatrical-release-5672475/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> 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 roughly 75 million records worldwide as of 2024,<ref name=Green_Day_Biggest_Hits_2024/> making them one of the best-selling music artists. The group has been nominated for 20 Grammy Awards and won five: 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 ==

=== 1987–1993: Formation and Lookout! years === {{main|39/Smooth{{!}}''39/Smooth''|Kerplunk (album){{!}}''Kerplunk'' (album)}} [[File:Green_Day_Lookout!_poster_1990.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|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, guitarist friends Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt, both 15 years old at the time, along with bassist Sean Hughes and drummer Raj Punjabi, a fellow student from Pinole Valley High School, formed the band Desecrated Youth and played together in Punjabi's house garage in Rodeo, California.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Perna |first=Alan di |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U4Nok9JKWcYC&dq=green+day+raj+punjabi&pg=PA14 |title=Green Day: The Ultimate Unauthorized History |date=2012-12-16 |publisher=Voyageur Press |isbn=978-0-7603-4324-1 |pages=14 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=2019-03-25 |title=Watch Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong play with punk band at 16 years old |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-punk-band-16-2466438 |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GREEN DAY |url=https://www.nika.si/Izvajalci/GREEN_DAY/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=NIKA |language=sl}}</ref>

A few months later, the band renamed to Sweet Children.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Green-Day |title=Green Day – History, Songs, Albums & Facts |last=Albert |first=Melissa |date=February 8, 2020 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |quote=In 1987 they and drummer Sean Hughes formed their first band, a punk outfit called Sweet Children. |access-date=February 9, 2020 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806210704/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Green-Day |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.facebook.com/pg/GreenDay/about |title= Green Day – Official Page |date= February 8, 2020 |via= Facebook |publisher= Green Day |quote= Founded in 1987 |access-date= February 9, 2020 |archive-date= March 8, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210308164518/https://www.facebook.com/pg/GreenDay/about |url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="LLC1994">{{cite journal |last= Weisbard |first= Eric |author-link= Eric Weisbard |title= SPIN: Young, Loud, and Snotty |journal= Spin|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8X17JjiXfYYC&pg=PA70 |access-date= February 10, 2018 |volume= 10 |date= September 1994 |publisher= SPIN Media LLC; Camouflage Associates |location= United States |language= en |issn= 0886-3032 |page=70}}</ref> One of their first songs written together was "Best Thing in Town".<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxrWAU4Ei_U |title= Green Day MTV Raw 1995 |date= January 23, 2017 |via= YouTube |access-date= December 4, 2020 |archive-date= August 5, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220805070638/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxrWAU4Ei_U |url-status= live}}</ref> The group's first live performance took place on October 17, 1987, at Rod's Hickory Pit in Vallejo, California.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bienstock |first=Richard |date=2015-04-17 |title=Time of Their Lives: Green Day's 22 Biggest Days |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/time-of-their-lives-green-days-22-biggest-days-174642/ |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1988, Armstrong and Dirnt began working with former Isocracy drummer John Kiffmeyer, also known as "Al Sobrante", who replaced Punjabi.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Small |first1= Doug |title= Omnibus Presents the Story of Green Day |url= https://archive.org/details/omnibuspresspres00smal |url-access= registration |date= 2005 |publisher= Omnibus Press |page= [https://archive.org/details/omnibuspresspres00smal/page/12 12] |isbn= 9780825634086}}</ref> It was around this time that Hughes also left the band, causing Dirnt to switch from guitar to bass. Armstrong cites the band Operation Ivy (featuring Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, who would later contact Armstrong to fill in as a second guitarist for their band Rancid) as a major influence in inspiring him to form a band.<ref name="PunksNotDeadMovie">{{cite AV media |people= Susan Dynner (director) |date= July 27, 2007 |title= Punk's Not Dead |medium= Documentary Movie |language= en |url= http://www.punksnotdeadthemovie.com/ |access-date= February 10, 2018 |time= 93 Minutes |location= United States |publisher= Vision Films |quote= "Opartion Ivy was such a huge band. I was 15 years old when I got into that band, I just remember thinking 'This is the greatest band in the world'. |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131232/http://www.punksnotdeadthemovie.com/ |archive-date= February 11, 2018 |df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Spitz">{{cite book |last= Spitz |first= Marc |author-link= Marc Spitz |title= Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=FSWZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT41 |date= November 7, 2006 |publisher= Hachette Books |isbn= 978-1-4013-8579-8 |chapter= 4: Op Ivy |quote= "[Operation Ivy] became Billie Joe Armstrong's favorite band and biggest influence" |access-date= February 10, 2018 |archive-date= February 15, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240215182147/https://books.google.com/books?id=FSWZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT41#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status= live}}</ref>

In 1988, Larry Livermore, owner of Lookout! Records, saw the band play an early gig and signed them to his label.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/punk-mogul-larry-livermore-recalls-meeting-a-teen-billie-joe-armstrong-in-new-memoir-193394/ |title= Punk Mogul Larry Livermore Recalls Meeting a Teen Billie Joe Armstrong in New Memoir |date= March 5, 2013 |magazine= Rolling Stone |access-date= February 18, 2021 |archive-date= August 5, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220805074048/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/punk-mogul-larry-livermore-recalls-meeting-a-teen-billie-joe-armstrong-in-new-memoir-193394/ |url-status= live}}</ref> In April 1989, the band released its debut extended play ''1,000 Hours''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://greenday.fm/music/studio-releases/1000-hours/ |title=Green Day – 1000 Hours EP |website=greenday.fm |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628224340/https://greenday.fm/music/studio-releases/1000-hours/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly before the EP's release, the group dropped the name Sweet Children. According to Livermore, this was done to avoid confusion with another local band Sweet Baby.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/25-worst-original-names-of-famous-bands-20150722/sweet-children-20150721 |title= Sweet Children – 25 Worst Original Names of Famous Bands |date= July 22, 2015 |magazine= Rolling Stone |access-date= June 23, 2016 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160620001326/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/25-worst-original-names-of-famous-bands-20150722/sweet-children-20150721 |archive-date= June 20, 2016}}</ref> Sweet Children adopted the name Green Day, instead, due to the members' fondness for cannabis.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/tokyomusicconcerts/concert/359/tokyomusicconcertsinc.htm |title= Music and Concerts: Green Day |publisher= Archive.metropolis.co.jp |access-date= September 6, 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131102214651/http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/tokyomusicconcerts/concert/359/tokyomusicconcertsinc.htm |archive-date= November 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG-1ibZOJzk |title= Bill Maher and Green Day's Billy Joe Talk About Marijuana |access-date= May 30, 2015 |series= Real Time with Bill Maher |first= Bill |last= Maher |first2= Billie Joe |last2= Armstrong |network= HBO |date= April 9, 2010 |season= 8 |number= 179 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120403051955/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG-1ibZOJzk&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date= April 3, 2012 |df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD9HuB6wi6Q | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526031439/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD9HuB6wi6Q&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=May 26, 2012 | url-status=dead|title= Billie Joe Armstrong talking about drugs (Subtitulado) |access-date= December 9, 2020 |via= YouTube}}</ref> In the Bay Area, where the band was formed, "green day" was slang for spending a day doing nothing but smoking marijuana.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The story behind Green Day's name|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/green-day/what-story-meaning-behind-name/|access-date=September 6, 2021|website=Radio X|language=en|archive-date=July 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711144335/https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/green-day/what-story-meaning-behind-name/|url-status=live}}</ref> Armstrong admitted in 2001 that he considered it to be "the worst band name in the world".<ref>{{cite web |title= Green Day: Behind the Music #155 |url= http://www.vh1.com/episodes/r1ctel/behind-the-music-green-day-behind-the-music-155-season-1-ep-155 |publisher= VH1 |access-date= April 7, 2020 |archive-date= April 7, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200407034737/http://www.vh1.com/episodes/r1ctel/behind-the-music-green-day-behind-the-music-155-season-1-ep-155 |url-status= dead}}</ref>

Lookout! released Green Day's debut studio album ''39/Smooth'' in early 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.greenday.com/album |title= Music by Green Day – MP3 Downloads, Streaming Music, Lyrics |access-date= February 18, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141008145212/http://www.greenday.com/album |archive-date= October 8, 2014 |url-status= dead}}</ref> Green Day recorded two extended plays later that year, ''Slappy'' and ''Sweet Children'', the latter of which included older songs the band recorded for Minneapolis independent label Skene! Records.<ref name="Egerdahl2010">{{cite book |first= Kjersti |last= Egerdahl |title= Green Day: A Musical Biography |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=UfMAtvcbex4C&pg=PA28 |year= 2010 |publisher= ABC-CLIO |isbn= 978-0-313-36597-3 |page= 28 |access-date= December 22, 2015 |archive-date= February 15, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240215182200/https://books.google.com/books?id=UfMAtvcbex4C&pg=PA28 |url-status= live}}</ref> In 1991, Lookout! Records re-released ''39/Smooth'' as ''1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours'' and added the songs from the band's first two EPs, ''Slappy'' and ''1,000 Hours''. 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.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Small |first1= Doug |title= Omnibus Presents the Story of Green Day |url= https://archive.org/details/omnibuspresspres00smal |url-access= registration |date= 2005 |publisher= Omnibus Press |page= [https://archive.org/details/omnibuspresspres00smal/page/17 17] |isbn= 9780825634086}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gagne |first=Marie |date=2022-09-29 |title=Rock Rewind: How Green Day Made Punk Rock Mainstream |url=https://rock95.com/rock-rewind-green-day/ |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=Rock 95 |language=en-CA}}</ref> The Lookouts' drummer Tré Cool began filling in temporarily, and later permanently, a situation which Kiffmeyer "graciously accepted".<ref>{{cite book |last1= Small |first1= Doug |title= Omnibus Presents the Story of Green Day |url= https://archive.org/details/omnibuspresspres00smal |url-access= registration |date= 2005 |publisher= Omnibus Press |page= [https://archive.org/details/omnibuspresspres00smal/page/19 19] |isbn= 9780825634086 |quote= graciously accepted}}</ref> The band went on tour for most of 1992 and 1993 and played a number of shows overseas in Europe.<ref name="Thompson 1992c">Thompson, Dave. "Green Day". ''Alternative Rock''. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books, 2000.</ref> By then, the band's second studio album ''Kerplunk'' had sold 50,000 copies in the US.<ref name="Thompson 1992c" /> Green Day supported another California punk band Bad Religion as an opening act for their ''Recipe for Hate Tour'' for most of 1993.<ref name="pearn">{{cite news |last1=Pearn |first1=Frank Jr. |title=Punk Band Green Day Taking a 'Bookish' Turn |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1994-03-18-2957839-story.html |access-date=February 6, 2022 |work=The Morning Call |date=March 18, 1994 |archive-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140823/https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1994-03-18-2957839-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 1993–1995: Signing with Reprise Records and breakthrough success === {{main|Dookie{{!}}''Dookie''}} {{listen | filename = Basket Case1.ogg | title = "Basket Case" | description = Sample of the seventh track and third single from ''Dookie''. The song was about Armstrong's panic attacks. }} {{Listen | filename = Longview.ogg | title = "Longview" | description = This fourth track on ''Dookie'' was the album's debut single, and its music video was played frequently on MTV in late 1994. }}

''Kerplunk'''s underground success led to interest from major record labels and a bidding war to sign Green Day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/mcgill_tribune/docs/mcgilltribune.vol13.issue6|title=The McGill Tribune Vol. 13 Issue 6 by The McGill Tribune|website=Issuu.com|date=October 13, 1993|access-date=December 11, 2021|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630202309/https://issuu.com/mcgill_tribune/docs/mcgilltribune.vol13.issue6|url-status=live}}</ref> The band eventually left Lookout! and signed with Reprise Records after attracting the attention of producer Rob Cavallo.<ref name="vh1 behind the music">{{cite episode|network=VH1 |title=Green Day: Behind the Music|series=Behind the Music |year=2001}}</ref> The group was impressed by his work with fellow Californian band the Muffs and later remarked that Cavallo "was the only person we could talk to and connect with".<ref name="vh1 behind the music" /> Reflecting on this 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."<ref>Smith, RJ. "Top 90 Albums of the 90s". ''Spin''. August 1999.</ref> After signing with Reprise, the band began 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 because of their major label signing.<ref name="ozzi93">{{cite book |last1=Ozzi |first1=Dan |title=Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007) |date=2021 |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |isbn=9780358244301 |page=19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WqIPEAAAQBAJ&q=September%203,%201993 |access-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404115604/https://books.google.com/books?id=WqIPEAAAQBAJ&q=September%203,%201993 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Recorded in three weeks and released in February 1994,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/1779:2213/1/Green_Day.htm |title=Green Day |publisher=Biography Channel |date=September 11, 2009 |access-date=September 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015021933/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/1779%3A2213/1/Green_Day.htm |archive-date=October 15, 2009}}</ref> ''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 chart. The album went on to sell over 10 million copies in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=0535F2FC-4B80-F5DD-14FD-27585998FEEA&searchterms=green%20day%20dookie&terminclude=&termexact= |title=Idiot Rules! |access-date=November 22, 2010 |publisher=The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622123613/http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=0535F2FC-4B80-F5DD-14FD-27585998FEEA&searchterms=green%20day%20dookie&terminclude=&termexact= |archive-date=June 22, 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>Fricke, David (December 16, 1999), "Our Back Pages". ''Rolling Stone'' (828/829):85</ref> The band also joined the lineups of both the festivals Lollapalooza and Woodstock '94, at the latter of which the group started an infamous mud fight. During the concert a security guard mistook Dirnt for a stage-invading fan and punched out some of his teeth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ram.org/music/woodstock/woodstock.html|title=Woodstock 1994 concert review|last=Samudrala|first=Ram|date=August 1994|access-date=December 19, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128222654/http://ram.org/music/woodstock/woodstock.html|archive-date=November 28, 2010}}</ref> Viewed by millions on pay-per-view television, the Woodstock 1994 performance further aided Green Day's growing publicity and recognition.<ref name="vh1 behind the music" /> 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.<ref name="Recording Arts and Sciences">{{cite web |url= https://www.grammy.com/artists/green-day/7433 |title= Green Day |date= November 23, 2020 |publisher= National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |access-date= February 19, 2021 |archive-date= April 3, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190403140242/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/green-day |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 19, 2021|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2005/mtvvmas.htm|title=2005 MTV Video Music Awards|publisher=Rock on the Net|archive-date=August 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829224529/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2005/mtvvmas.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the band's homestead East Bay following ''Dookie'''s success, the band felt a sense of hostility. Armstrong recalled aggressive glares and furtive whispers. The band's success would trickle onto other East Bay bands such as Jawbreaker, a local favorite of Armstrong's, which garnered accusations of selling out during a concert he attended.<ref name="ozzijawbreaker">{{cite book |last1=Ozzi |first1=Dan |title=Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007) |date=2021 |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |isbn=9780358244301 |pages=35–36 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WqIPEAAAQBAJ&q=Jawbreaker%20Armstrong |access-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902064120/https://books.google.com/books?id=WqIPEAAAQBAJ&q=Jawbreaker%20Armstrong |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 1995–2002: Middle years and decline in popularity === {{main|Insomniac (Green Day album){{!}}''Insomniac'' (Green Day album)|Nimrod (album){{!}}''Nimrod'' (album)|Warning (Green Day album){{!}}''Warning'' (Green Day album)}} In 1995, a single titled "J.A.R." for the ''Angus'' soundtrack was released and debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart.<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r223719|first=Steven|last=McDonald}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/green-day/chart-history/mrt/|title=Green Day Chart History (Alternative Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 19, 2021|archive-date=July 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701015605/https://www.billboard.com/artist/green-day/chart-history/mrt/|url-status=live}}</ref> The band's fourth studio album ''Insomniac'' was released in the fall.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/insomniac-mw0000645577 |title=Insomniac – Green Day |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=February 19, 2021 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916210932/http://www.allmusic.com/album/insomniac-mw0000645577 |archive-date=September 16, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Compared to the more melodic ''Dookie'', ''Insomniac'' was a much darker and heavier response to the band's newfound popularity.<ref name="vh1 behind the music" /> The album opened to warm critical reception, earning 4 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."<ref>Coleman, Mark. "Insomniac". ''Rolling Stone''. November 1995.</ref> 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.<ref name="Album Guide">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/green-day/albumguide|title=Green Day: Album Guide|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 8, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123042756/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/green-day/albumguide|archive-date=January 23, 2011}}</ref> 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" earned the band nominations for Best Video, Short Form, at the Grammys, in addition to Best Special Effects at the MTV Video Music Awards. After that, the band abruptly canceled a European tour, citing exhaustion.<ref name="snotty">Di Perna, Alan. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027102356/http://www.geocities.com/vintageinterviews/greenday.html Young, Loud, and Snotty]". ''Guitar World''. August 1996.</ref>

Following a brief hiatus in 1996, Green Day began work on their next album in 1997. From the outset, Cavallo and the band agreed it had to be different from previous albums.<ref>{{cite book|last=Spitz|first=Marc|author-link=Marc Spitz|title=Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FSWZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT41|date=November 7, 2006|publisher=Hachette Books|isbn=978-1-4013-8579-8|page=128|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215182147/https://books.google.com/books?id=FSWZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT41#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> The result was ''Nimrod'', an experimental deviation from the band's standard melodic punk rock.<ref name="brown">{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Ed |title=''Nimrod'' showcased Green Day at their most authentically eclectic |url=https://www.treblezine.com/green-day-nimrod-authentically-eclectic/ |website=Treble |access-date=January 9, 2023 |date=October 13, 2022 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109233338/https://www.treblezine.com/green-day-nimrod-authentically-eclectic/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The album was released in October 1997 and provided a variety of music, from punk, pop, hardcore, folk, surf rock, and ska, to the acoustic ballad "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)".<ref>{{cite news|title=Green Day stretches out on 'Nimrod'|last=Sullivan|first=Jim|work=The Boston Globe|date=October 10, 1997}}</ref><ref name="Myers152153">Myers, 2006. pp. 152–153</ref><ref name="brown"/> ''Nimrod'' entered the Billboard charts at Number 10. The mainstream success of "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" won the band an MTV Video Award for Best Alternative Video.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/mtvvmas.htm|title=Rock On The Net: 1998 MTV Video Music Awards|website=rockonthenet.com|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=September 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904085546/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/mtvvmas.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The song was used in the second clip show episode of ''Seinfeld'' and two episodes of ''ER''.<ref name="Myers152153"/> The other singles released from ''Nimrod'' were "Nice Guys Finish Last", "Hitchin' a Ride", and "Redundant".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/2017/10/13/green-day-nimrod-anniversary/|title=Why Nimrod is Green Day's unsung masterpiece|author=Eric Renner Brown|date=October 13, 2017|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221114047/https://ew.com/music/2017/10/13/green-day-nimrod-anniversary/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-best-green-day-album-duh-its-nimrod/|title=The Best Green Day Album? Duh, It's Nimrod|first=Nick|last=Ruskell|date=October 14, 2020|work=Kerrang!|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027192731/https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-best-green-day-album-duh-its-nimrod/|url-status=live}}</ref> The band made a guest appearance in an episode of ''King of the Hill'' later that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/20-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-billie-joe-armstrong/|title=20 things you probably didn't know about Billie Joe Armstrong|first=Ian|last=Winwood|date=February 17, 2021|work=Kerrang!|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027194101/https://www.kerrang.com/features/20-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-billie-joe-armstrong/|url-status=live}}</ref> In late 1997 and most of 1998, Green Day embarked on a tour in support of ''Nimrod''.<ref>Spitz, 2006, p. 133</ref><ref>Spitz, 2006, p. 134</ref> In 1999, Jason White began supporting the band during concerts as guitarist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/green-day-guitarist-jason-white-tonsil-cancer/|title=Green Day Guitarist Jason White Battling Tonsil Cancer|first=Spencer|last=Kaufman|date=December 6, 2014|work=Loudwire|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805111734/https://loudwire.com/green-day-guitarist-jason-white-tonsil-cancer/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2000, Green Day released their folk punk-inspired sixth studio album ''Warning,'' and, in support, participated in that year's Warped Tour.<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r500748|pure_url=yes}} Review: ''Warning'']. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 5, 2010.</ref> In November 2000, in a show produced by Ian Brennan, the band performed for free on the steps on San Francisco's City Hall to protest the eviction of artists from the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1429724/green-day-to-play-free-san-francisco-show/|title= Green Day To Play Free San Francisco Show|publisher=MTV News|access-date=December 4, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001194126/http://www.mtv.com/news/1429724/green-day-to-play-free-san-francisco-show/|archive-date=October 1, 2016}}</ref> The band also launched an independent tour to support the album in 2001. Critics' reviews of the album were varied.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/warning/critic-reviews |title=Green Day: Warning (2000): Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |date=October 3, 2000 |access-date=September 6, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211033629/http://www.metacritic.com/music/warning/critic-reviews |archive-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref> AllMusic gave it 4.5/5, saying, "''Warning'' may not be an innovative record per se, but it's tremendously satisfying."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r500748/review|title=Warning|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=July 10, 2009|archive-date=February 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215182152/https://www.allmusic.com/album/warning-mw0000106792|url-status=live}}</ref> ''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?"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/warning-20001012|title=''Warning'' review|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Kot|first=Greg|date=October 12, 2000|access-date=January 8, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305223013/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/warning-20001012|archive-date=March 5, 2013}}</ref> Though it produced the hit "Minority" and smaller hits "Warning" and "Waiting" , some observers were coming to the conclusion that the band was losing relevance,<ref name="metacritic" /> and a decline in popularity followed. While all of Green Day's previous albums had reached at least triple platinum sales, ''Warning'' was only certified gold.<ref name="Timeline">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-g/greenday_main.htm|title=Green Day Timeline|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=September 6, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401193955/http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-g/greenday_main.htm|archive-date=April 1, 2010}}</ref>

At the 2001 California Music Awards, Green Day won all eight awards for which they were nominated: Outstanding Album (''Warning''), Outstanding Punk Rock/Ska Album (''Warning''), Outstanding Group, Outstanding Male Vocalist, Outstanding Bassist, Outstanding Drummer, Outstanding Songwriter, and Outstanding Artist.<ref>{{cite web|title=Green Day Dominates California Music Awards|date=April 29, 2001|url=http://idobi.com/news/2001/04/green-day-dominates-California-music-awards/|publisher=idobi Radio|access-date=June 20, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427042434/http://idobi.com/news/2001/04/green-day-dominates-california-music-awards/|archive-date=April 27, 2012}}</ref> The release of two compilation albums, ''International Superhits!'' in 2001 and ''Shenanigans'' in 2002, followed ''Warning''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/2766/reviews/2531- |title=Green Day – International Superhits: The Best Of |date=November 12, 2001 |access-date=February 18, 2021 |work=Drowned in Sound |last=Westfox |first=James |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205174447/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/2766/reviews/2531- |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Mark |last=Kemp |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/shenanigans-20020730 |title=Shenanigans | Album Reviews |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=July 30, 2002 |access-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827124948/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/shenanigans-20020730 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''International Superhits!'' had a companion collection of music videos, ''International Supervideos!''<ref>{{cite web |title=''International Supervideos!'' |publisher=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/international-supervideos%21-video-dvd-mw0001028235 |access-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805122543/https://www.allmusic.com/album/international-supervideos!-video-dvd-mw0001028235 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Shenanigans'' contained collected B-sides, including "Espionage", which was featured in the 1999 film ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' and nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.<ref name="cal2001">{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/2000-01-05/entertainment/17634952_1_sogno-andrea-bocelli-beautiful-stranger-madonna-unpretty-dallas-austin/2 |title=The Nominees for the Grammy Awards |date=January 5, 2000 |page=2 |access-date=June 20, 2012 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716044630/http://articles.sfgate.com/2000-01-05/entertainment/17634952_1_sogno-andrea-bocelli-beautiful-stranger-madonna-unpretty-dallas-austin/2 |archive-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref> In Spring 2002, Green Day co-headlined the Pop Disaster Tour with Blink-182, documented on the DVD ''Riding in Vans with Boys''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pop Disaster Tour|url=http://www.rockzone.com/concertreviews/blink-051102.shtml|work=Rockzone|access-date=June 20, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204174103/http://www.rockzone.com/concertreviews/blink-051102.shtml|archive-date=February 4, 2012}}</ref>

=== 2003–2006: ''American Idiot'' and renewed success === {{main|American Idiot{{!}}''American Idiot''}} {{Listen | filename = Green Day - American Idiot.ogg | title = "American Idiot" | description = From ''American Idiot'', this song was nominated for four Grammy awards in 2005. }} thumb|upright=0.9|Tré Cool (bottom left) and Mike Dirnt (right) performing on July 27, 2005

In the Summer and Fall of 2002, the band wrote and recorded material for an album tentatively titled ''Cigarettes and Valentines'',<ref>Spitz, p. 152.</ref> set to release in August 2003. Dirnt said the album was written and recorded in six months, and the official track list consisted of 16 songs.<ref name="2004interview"/> He also said two or three additional songs were recorded and were something "worth chasing" after turning in the record.<ref name="2004interview">{{cite web |last=Rosen |first=Steve |title=Mike Dirnt: The Lost Interview with Steve Rosen (2004) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMNFzYfoAgk&t |website=YouTube |access-date=8 February 2025 |date=2004}}</ref> The band got together and thought the additional songs were really good. Instead of releasing ''Cigarettes and Valentines'', the band decided to make an album with those additional songs, which led to the creation of ''American Idiot'':<ref name="2004interview"/> {{Cquote|Those are really good songs, but we got these over here, and we kinda felt like, should we put out these, and wait three or four years to put out these other songs and chase this thing that we kind of got going on over here?<ref name="2004interview"/>}}

However, the band has stated multiple times that when the album was nearly finished, 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.<ref name="Cigarettes">{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2010/08/31/watch-green-day-debut-cigarettes-and-valentines-and-olivia/|title=Watch: Green Day debut "Cigarettes and Valentines" and "Olivia"|last=Coplan|first=Chris|work=Consequence of Sound|date=August 31, 2010|access-date=January 8, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905035633/https://consequence.net/2010/08/31/watch-green-day-debut-cigarettes-and-valentines-and-olivia/|archive-date=September 5, 2010}}</ref>

It was then revealed that a band called The Network was signed to Armstrong's record label Adeline Records with little fanfare and information.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/46067/green-day-unmasked|title=Green Day Unmasked?|date=October 16, 2003|publisher=E!|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805130055/https://www.eonline.com/news/46067/green-day-unmasked|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-10-03-0310040002-story.html|title=Has Green Day gone incognito?|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805125951/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-10-03-0310040002-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After the band, who concealed their identities with masks and costumes,<ref name="UNF" /> released an album called ''Money Money 2020'' in September 2003, it was rumored that The Network was a Green Day side project, due to similarities in the bands' sounds.<ref name="MTVNews">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510964/-green-day-their-own-worst-enemy.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913221504/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510964/-green-day-their-own-worst-enemy.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 13, 2011|title=Are Green Day Their Own Worst Enemy? Only Time—Or Concerts—Will Tell|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=October 5, 2005|publisher=MTV News|access-date=February 21, 2026}}</ref> At the time, these rumors were not addressed by the band or Adeline Records, except for a statement on the Adeline website discussing an ongoing dispute between the two bands.<ref name="MTVNews" /> The bands "feuded" via press releases and statements from Armstrong.<ref name="UNF">{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/11_of_green_days_most_unforgettable_moments/|title=11 of Green Day's most unforgettable moments – Alternative Press|date=September 26, 2016|website=Alternative Press|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411070902/https://www.altpress.com/features/11_of_green_days_most_unforgettable_moments/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Boone|first1=Brian|title=I love rock 'n' roll (except when I hate it) : extremely important stuff about the songs and bands you love, hate, love to hate, and hate to love|date=2011|publisher=Perigee|location=New York|isbn=9781101507919|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CT_ViUaYTfwC|access-date=October 19, 2017|archive-date=February 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215182156/https://books.google.com/books?id=CT_ViUaYTfwC|url-status=live}}</ref> Several journalists openly referred to the group as a Green Day side project,<ref name="GOFORM">{{cite news|url=http://www.goldminemag.com/features/where-does-green-day-go-from-here|title=Where does a successful Green Day go from here?|date=May 4, 2011|newspaper=Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016190519/https://www.goldminemag.com/features/where-does-green-day-go-from-here|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Secret">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1479481/did-green-day-secretly-release-a-new-album-tuesday-only-the-snoo-knows/|title=Did Green Day Secretly Release A New Album Tuesday? Only The Snoo Knows|publisher=MTV|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630051253/http://www.mtv.com/news/1479481/did-green-day-secretly-release-a-new-album-tuesday-only-the-snoo-knows/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-many-sides-of-billie-joe-armstrong/|title=The Many Sides Of Billie Joe Armstrong — Kerrang!|website=Kerrang!|date=April 20, 2018|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020162319/https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-many-sides-of-billie-joe-armstrong/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/23/money-money-2020|title=Money Money 2020|first=Jesse|last=Lord|date=December 23, 2003|website=Ign.com|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805133825/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/23/money-money-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> although it was not confirmed as such until 2013.<ref name="IDENT">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-green-days-mike-dirnt-on-billie-joe-armstrongs-recovery-168010/|title=Q&A: Green Day's Mike Dirnt on Billie Joe Armstrong's Recovery|first=David|last=Fricke|date=March 1, 2013|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706091714/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-green-days-mike-dirnt-on-billie-joe-armstrongs-recovery-168010/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:HaseAufCenterstage.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Green Day live in Germany during the American Idiot World 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" (originally performed by The Crickets) made its debut on a commercial for iTunes during NFL Super Bowl XXXVIII. ''American Idiot'' was released in September 2004 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Backed by the success of the album's first single "American Idiot", it was the band's first album to reach this pinnacle. ''American Idiot'' was labeled a ''punk rock opera'' and follows the journey of the fictitious "Jesus of Suburbia".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastbayexpress.com/eastbay/punk-rock-opera/Content?oid=1370982|title=Punk Rock Opera|last=Downs|first=David|work=East Bay Express|date=September 2, 2009|access-date=December 16, 2010|archive-date=August 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809023303/https://eastbayexpress.com/punk-rock-opera-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> It 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.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|title= GREEN DAY american idiots & the new punk explosion|last= Myers|first= Ben|publisher= The Disinformation Company Ltd.|year= 2006|isbn= 978-1-932857-32-0|location= New York}}</ref> Released two months before US President George W. Bush was reelected, it became protest art<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/detail?sid=051541ef-fb2b-4cf8-8106-1faa8293a750%40sessionmgr4&vid=1&hid=4&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=35740246.html|title=Green Day's 'American Idiot'|access-date=October 12, 2011|first=Lorraine|last=Ali|date=December 22, 2008|work=Newsweek}}</ref> and went on to sell 6 million copies in the US.<ref name="Timeline" />

{{listen | filename = Boulevard Of Broken Dreams sample.ogg | title = "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | description = "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" won a total of six awards at the 2005 MTV Music Video Awards and won Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 2006. | filetype = Ogg }} ''American Idiot'' won the 2005 Grammy for Best Rock Album and was nominated in six other categories, including Album of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?year=2004 |title=2004 Grammy Award Winners |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |access-date=January 22, 2015 |url-status= dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211124314/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?year=2004 |archive-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goweho.com/green-days-american-idiot-nominated-for-seven-grammy-awards/1002|title=Green Day's American Idiot Nominated for Seven Grammy Awards|date=December 13, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326051513/https://www.goweho.com/green-days-american-idiot-nominated-for-seven-grammy-awards/1002|archive-date=March 26, 2017|url-status= dead|work=GoWEHO|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> The album helped Green Day win seven of the eight awards it was nominated for at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2005/|title=2005 Video Music Awards|publisher=MTV News|date=September 2, 2005|access-date=December 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419023648/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2005/|archive-date=April 19, 2012}}</ref> the "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" video won six of those awards. A year later, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" won Grammy Award for Record of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=2005&genre=All |title=2005 Grammy Award Winners |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |access-date=January 22, 2015 |url-status= dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110195125/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=2005&genre=All |archive-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref> In 2009, ''Kerrang!'' named ''American Idiot'' the best album of the decade,<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Kerrang! |date=August 5, 2009 |title=Kerrang! Top 50 albums of the 21st Century}}</ref> ''NME'' ranked it number 60 in a similar list,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/list/the-top-100-greatest-albums-of-the-decade/158049/page/5 |title=The Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade |work=NME |access-date=December 10, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091120175203/http://www.nme.com/list/the-top-100-greatest-albums-of-the-decade/158049/page/5| archive-date= November 20, 2009 |url-status= live}}</ref> and ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it 22nd.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248017/100_best_albums_of_the_decade/27 |title=100 Best Albums of the Decade: #22-#21 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 9, 2009 |access-date=December 10, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091213004501/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248017/100_best_albums_of_the_decade/27| archive-date= December 13, 2009 |url-status= live}}</ref> ''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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248926/100_best_songs_of_the_decade/9 |title=100 Best Songs of the Decade: #68–65 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 9, 2009 |access-date=December 10, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091213004922/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248926/100_best_songs_of_the_decade/9| archive-date= December 13, 2009 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248926/100_best_songs_of_the_decade/14 |title=100 Best Songs of the Decade: #48–45 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 9, 2009 |access-date=December 10, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091213004739/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248926/100_best_songs_of_the_decade/14| archive-date= December 13, 2009 |url-status= live}}</ref> In 2005, the album ranked 420 in ''Rock Hard'' magazine's book ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rensen|first=Michael |title=Best of Rock & Metal – Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=Rock Hard|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=42}}</ref> In 2012, the album was ranked number 225 on ''Rolling Stone'''s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/green-day-american-idiot-20120524 |title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Green Day, 'American Idiot' |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=December 18, 2012 |url-status= live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105140215/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/green-day-american-idiot-20120524 |archive-date=January 5, 2013}}</ref>

thumb|Green Day performing in New Jersey in 2005 During the American Idiot World Tour, the group filmed and recorded the two concerts at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in England.<ref name="Bullet in a Bible AM">{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bullet-in-a-bible-mw0000356445|title=Bullet in a Bible|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805164130/https://www.allmusic.com/album/bullet-in-a-bible-mw0000356445|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IGN Bullet in a Bible">{{cite web|title=Green Day – Bullet In A Bible|work= IGN|date=November 22, 2005|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090416074923/http://music.ign.com/articles/669/669375p1.html|archive-date=April 16, 2009|url-status=dead|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/669/669375p1.html}}</ref> These recordings were released as a live CD and DVD set ''Bullet in a Bible'' on November 15, 2005.<ref name="Bullet in a Bible AM"/><ref name="IGN Bullet in a Bible"/> The DVD featured behind-the-scenes footage of the band and showed how its members prepared to put on the show.<ref name="Bullet in a Bible AM"/><ref name="IGN Bullet in a Bible"/> The final concerts of the 2005 world tour were in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, on December 14 and 17, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/green-day-down-under-20051214-ge1fdg.html|title=Green Day down under|date=December 14, 2005|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805164407/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/green-day-down-under-20051214-ge1fdg.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 1, 2005, Green Day announced 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/13338 |title=Lookout! downsizes, scales back plans for the future |date=August 2005 |publisher=Punknews.org |access-date=September 6, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526031604/http://www.punknews.org/article/13338 |archive-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> On January 10, 2006, the band was awarded People's Choice Award for favorite musical group or band.<ref>{{cite web|title=People's Choice Awards 2006|url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2006|publisher=People's Choice Awards|access-date=June 20, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722194402/http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2006|archive-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref>

=== 2007–2011: ''21st Century Breakdown'' and ''American Idiot''{{'}}s stage adaptation === {{main|21st Century Breakdown{{!}}''21st Century Breakdown''|American Idiot (musical){{!}}''American Idiot'' (musical)}} Green Day engaged in many smaller projects in the time following the success of ''American Idiot''. In 2008, under the name Foxboro Hot Tubs, the group released a garage-rock-inspired album titled ''Stop Drop and Roll!!!''. The Foxboro Hot Tubs went on a mini tour to promote the record, hitting tiny Bay Area venues such as the Stork Club in Oakland and Toot's Tavern in Crockett, California.<ref>Crooks, Peter. [http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/July-2008/Green-Day-20/ "Greenday 2.0"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829202623/http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/July-2008/Green-Day-20/ |date=August 29, 2008}} Diablo Magazine, July 2008.</ref>

[[File:Green Day live.jpg|thumb|left|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 the band's drummer Butch Vig would be producing Green Day's forthcoming album.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=MTV News|date=October 14, 2008|title=Green Day Are in the Studio With Butch Vig For New Album, Online Video Confirms|first=James|last=Montgomery|url=http://www.mtv.com./news/articles/1596973/20081014/green_day.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017113054/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596973/20081014/green_day.jhtml|archive-date=October 17, 2008}}</ref> 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 with producer Vig were posted on YouTube.<ref>{{cite news|title=Green Day in studio with Nirvana producer|date=October 14, 2008|first=Jonathan|last=Cohen|work=Reuters|url=http://ca.reuters.com./article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE49E04920081015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018191932/http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE49E04920081015|archive-date=October 18, 2008}}</ref> The writing and recording process, spanning three years and four recording studios, was finally finished in April 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Green Day Reflects On '21st Century Breakdown' |url=http://75.125.194.26/gossips/music/green_day_reflects_on_21st_century_breakdown_/ |publisher=All Headline News |date=April 27, 2009 |access-date=May 31, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706002447/http://75.125.194.26/gossips/music/green_day_reflects_on_21st_century_breakdown_/ |archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref>

{{listen | filename = Green Day - 21 Guns.ogg | title = "21 Guns" | description = 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. }} ''21st Century Breakdown'' was released on May 15, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Green Day Announce New Album Title |publisher=Rocklouder |date=February 9, 2009 |url=http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/6977/Green-Day-Announce-New-Album-Title.html |access-date=May 30, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090212130436/http://rocklouder.co.uk/articles/6977/Green-Day-Announce-New-Album-Title.html|archive-date=February 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/72615/green_day|title=Green Day unveil new album release date|access-date=March 30, 2009|date=March 27, 2009|publisher=idiomag|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327140605/http://www.idiomag.com/peek/72615/green_day|archive-date=March 27, 2012}}</ref> The album received mainly positive reception from critics, who gave it an average rating between 3 and 4 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/green-day-21st-century-breakdown-reprise|title=Green Day, '21st Century Breakdown' (Reprise)|access-date=September 1, 2010|date=May 17, 2009|work=Spin|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524103340/http://www.spin.com/reviews/green-day-21st-century-breakdown-reprise|archive-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20276731,00.html?order=ASC&page=5|title=21st Century Breakdown|access-date=September 1, 2010|date=May 6, 2009|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522055326/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20276731,00.html?order=ASC&page=5|archive-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref> It reached number one in fourteen countries and was certified gold or platinum in each, achieving Green Day's best overall chart performance to date.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/green-day/chart-history/tlp/ |title=21st Century Breakdown Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 10, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404052625/https://www.billboard.com/music/green-day/chart-history/billboard-200/song/612012 |archive-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref> 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 starting in North America in July 2009, and continued through the rest of 2009 and early 2010.<ref name="livedaily">{{cite news|last=Madison |first=Tjames |title=Green Day taps big names as tour openers |url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/19183.html |publisher=LiveDaily |date=May 26, 2009 |access-date=June 1, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530070251/http://www.livedaily.com/news/19183.html |archive-date=May 30, 2009}}</ref> The album won Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010.<ref name="Recording Arts and Sciences" /> As of December 2010, ''21st Century Breakdown'' has sold 1,005,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/71727/week-ending-dec-19-2010-michael-wouldnt-have-liked-this/;_ylt=Aj.H3JkWiMnvsI1nfdVCl7wPwiUv?page=2#comments |title=Week Ending Dec. 19, 2010: Michael Wouldn't Have Liked This |first=Paul |last=Grein |publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=December 22, 2010 |access-date=February 3, 2011 |archive-date=December 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231001357/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/71727/week-ending-dec-19-2010-michael-wouldnt-have-liked-this/#comments |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Walmart 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{{nbsp}}... 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."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/21/2846595-green-day-lashes-out-at-wal-mart-policy |title=Green Day lashes out at Wal-Mart policy |date=May 21, 2009 |access-date=May 21, 2009 |publisher=Newsvine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525094507/http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/21/2846595-green-day-lashes-out-at-wal-mart-policy |archive-date=May 25, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611970/20090521/green_day.jhtml |title=You Won't Find Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown At Wal-Mart |date=May 21, 2009 |access-date=May 21, 2009 |publisher=MTV News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525083403/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611970/20090521/green_day.jhtml |archive-date=May 25, 2009}}</ref>

In 2009, the band met with award-winning director Michael Mayer, along with many cast and crew members of the Tony Award-winning musical ''Spring Awakening,'' to create a stage version of ''American Idiot''.<ref name="americanidiotmusii" /><ref name="americanitiotcharaters" /> The musical ''American Idiot'' opened in the Berkeley Repertory Theatre at the end of 2009.<ref name="americanidiotmusii">{{Citation |last= McElroy |first= Steven |title= Shakespeare, Singing and Solo Shows Galore |newspaper= The New York Times |date= September 10, 2009 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/theater/13wtheaterlist.html?_r=1&ref=theater |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150613085702/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/theater/13wtheaterlist.html?_r=1&ref=theater |archive-date= June 13, 2015 |df= mdy-all}}</ref> The show featured an expanded story of the original album, with new characters such as Will, Extraordinary Girl, and Favorite Son.<ref name="americanitiotcharaters">{{Citation |last= Ng |first= David |title= Berkeley Rep announces cast for Green Day's 'American Idiot' |newspaper= Los Angeles Times |date= August 3, 2009 |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/08/berkeley-rep-announces-cast-for-green-days-american-idiot.html |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090807150058/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/08/berkeley-rep-announces-cast-for-green-days-american-idiot.html |archive-date= August 7, 2009 |df= mdy-all}}</ref> On April 20, 2010, ''American Idiot'' opened on Broadway, and Green Day released the soundtrack to the musical, featuring a new song titled "When It's Time". In June 2010, it was released as a single on iTunes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/when-its-time/id375645740?i=375645822&ign-mpt=uo%3D2 |title=When It's Time – Single by Green Day |publisher=iTunes Store |date=June 11, 2010 |access-date=March 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108125922/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/when-its-time/id375645740?i=375645822&ign-mpt=uo%3D2 |archive-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Greenday2010.jpg|thumb|right|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'' (2010), as a follow-up to the last band-specific game, ''The Beatles: Rock Band'' (2009). 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.<ref name="hmxpresser">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3557574 |title=Green Day: Rock Band – Release date, pricing, export and preorder info! |last=HMXHenry |date=March 11, 2010 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=Rock Band Forums |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314045748/http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3557574 |archive-date=March 14, 2010}}</ref><ref name="g4tv pax east">{{cite web |url= http://g4tv.com/videos/45111/Green-Day-Rock-Band-Preview/ |title= Green Day Rock Band Preview |first= Abbie |last= Heppe |publisher= G4TV |date= April 1, 2010 |access-date= April 2, 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111212123446/http://www.g4tv.com/videos/45111/Green-Day-Rock-Band-Preview/ |archive-date= December 12, 2011 |df= mdy-all}}</ref>

During the second leg of the 21st Century Breakdown World Tour, the band members stated they were writing new material.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1630900/20100131/green_day.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler |title=Green Day : Green Day Say Grammy Win Came At The 'Sweetest Time' – Rhapsody Music Downloads |publisher=VH1 |access-date=August 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312055800/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1630900/20100131/green_day.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler |archive-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.kerrang.com/2010/03/green_day_new_album_exclusive.html |title=Kerrang! Green Day new album exclusive! |publisher=.kerrang.com |access-date=August 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322190329/http://www2.kerrang.com/2010/03/green_day_new_album_exclusive.html |archive-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref> 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 and mentioned that the group had completed the writing process of their ninth studio album. Dirnt also mentioned that a new live album would most likely be released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nem-catacoa.com/2010/10/mike-dirnt-bajista-de-la-agrupacion-green-day-habla-en-exclusiva-con-w-radio/ |title=Mike Dirnt talks to Radio W about Green Day's upcoming South American tour (audio interview) |work=Nem Catacoa – Sonidos de la Tierra |publisher=Radio W |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213134038/http://www.nem-catacoa.com/2010/10/mike-dirnt-bajista-de-la-agrupacion-green-day-habla-en-exclusiva-con-w-radio/ |archive-date=December 13, 2010}}</ref> The live CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray titled ''Awesome as Fuck'' was released on March 22, 2011.<ref name="Rutherford">{{cite magazine |first=Kevin |last=Rutherford |title=Green Day Confirms ''Awesome as F**k'' Live Album in New Trailer |date=January 10, 2011 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473709/green-day-confirms-awesome-as-fk-live-album-in-new-trailer |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 13, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629045052/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473709/green-day-confirms-awesome-as-fk-live-album-in-new-trailer |archive-date=June 29, 2013}}</ref><ref name="press release">{{cite web|title=Green Day to Release Live Album – ''Awesome as Fuck'' – on March 22nd, 2011, on Reprise Records |publisher=Green Day |url=http://www.greenday.com/article.php?id=2761 |access-date=February 21, 2026 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717035538/http://www.greenday.com/article.php?id=2761 |archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref>

=== {{anchor|¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré! (2011–present)}}2011–2014: ''¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré!'' === {{main|¡Uno!{{!}}''¡Uno!''|¡Dos!{{!}}''¡Dos!''|¡Tré!{{!}}''¡Tré!''}} thumb|right|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.<ref name="Album Trio Press Release">{{cite web|title=Green Day in the Studio Recording Three Albums – A Trilogy Entitled ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, And ¡Tré! Albums to be Released From September 2012 to January 2013 |url=http://greenday.com/node/7541 |date=April 11, 2012 |access-date=April 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721004314/http://greenday.com/node/7541 |archive-date=July 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679342/green-day-new-music-studio.jhtml|title=Green Day Start Recording New Album|publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks|first=James|last=Montgomery|date=February 15, 2012|access-date=June 15, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203162346/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679342/green-day-new-music-studio.jhtml|archive-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref> The trilogy featured longtime touring guitarist Jason White joining the band in the studio as an additional musician. This marks the first time that White had played guitar on a Green Day album.<ref name="Alan Di Perna">{{cite magazine|url= http://gdaimages.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/guitarworld_110112_7.jpg|title= Green Day make the biggest move of their career|access-date= November 12, 2012|author= Alan Di Perna|date= November 12, 2012|magazine= Guitar World|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130819042911/http://gdaimages.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/guitarworld_110112_7.jpg|archive-date= August 19, 2013|df= mdy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=ROCK EN SEINE 2012 FRANCE |url=http://greenday.com/rock-en-seine-2012-france |access-date=May 31, 2012 |publisher=Green Day |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519213251/http://greenday.com/rock-en-seine-2012-france |archive-date=May 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Green Day to Headline Music Festival in Germany |url=http://greenday.com/node/6991/ |access-date=May 31, 2012 |publisher=Green Day |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522025050/http://www.greenday.com/node/6991 |archive-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref>

thumb|left|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Green Day's ¡Cuatro!|url=http://xgames.espn.go.com/scene/article/8868898/green-day-mike-dirnt-breaks-making-%C2%A1cuatro|publisher=ESPN|access-date=January 24, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126133036/http://xgames.espn.go.com/scene/article/8868898/green-day-mike-dirnt-breaks-making-%C2%A1cuatro|archive-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://broadwayidiot.com |title=Broadway Idiot is a documentary following Billie Joe Armstrong's journey from punk rock to Broadway |publisher=Broadway Idiot |access-date=April 22, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424063441/http://broadwayidiot.com/ |archive-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref> On March 10, 2013, Green Day began its 99 Revolutions Tour to support the trilogy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenday.com/news/green-days-armstrong-returns-authority-providence-ri-149946 |title=Green Day'S Armstrong Returns With Authority – Providence, Ri – Green Day Official News |publisher=Greenday.com |access-date=April 22, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425105046/http://www.greenday.com/news/green-days-armstrong-returns-authority-providence-ri-149946 |archive-date=April 25, 2013}}</ref> In June, Green Day broke Emirates Stadium attendance record with 60,000 tickets sold.<ref name="Emirates Stadium record">{{cite web|last=Green Day Emirates Stadium|title=Green Day Emirates Stadium|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/82125/green-day-break-emirates-stadium-attendance-record|access-date=March 22, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322083258/http://www.gigwise.com/news/82125/green-day-break-emirates-stadium-attendance-record|archive-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Green Day Reading">{{cite web|title=Green Day Reading|url=https://www.nme.com/news/green-day/72222|work=NME|date=August 23, 2013|access-date=March 22, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023133755/http://www.nme.com/news/green-day/72222|archive-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref>

''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!''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Green Day's Demolicious|title=Green Day's Demolicious|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-to-issue-18-rarities-for-record-store-day-20140224|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 24, 2014|access-date=March 22, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302122659/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-to-issue-18-rarities-for-record-store-day-20140224|archive-date=March 2, 2014}}</ref>

=== 2014–2018: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and ''Revolution Radio'' === {{main|Revolution Radio{{!}}''Revolution Radio''}} [[File:Green Day House OF Blues 2015 2.jpg|thumb|right|Green Day performing in Cleveland, Ohio in 2015]]

Green Day performed their 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.<ref name="Consequence of Sound">{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2015/04/green-day-reunites-with-original-drummer-and-performs-as-sweet-children-watch/|title=Green Day reunites with original drummer and performs as Sweet Children — watch|work=Consequence of Sound|date=April 17, 2015|access-date=April 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418184054/https://consequence.net/2015/04/green-day-reunites-with-original-drummer-and-performs-as-sweet-children-watch/|archive-date=April 18, 2015}}</ref> On April 18, 2015, Green Day were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Fall Out Boy.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/read-fall-out-boys-loving-green-day-tribute-at-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20150418|title=Read Fall Out Boy's Green Day Rock Hall of Fame Induction|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 19, 2015|access-date=April 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419100122/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/read-fall-out-boys-loving-green-day-tribute-at-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20150418|archive-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref>

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".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nme.com/news/green-day/84864|title= Green Day have written 'five fantastic new songs', says their producer|last= Morgan Britton|first= Luke|date= April 24, 2015|work= NME|access-date= April 27, 2015|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150427010856/http://www.nme.com/news/green-day/84864|archive-date= April 27, 2015|df= mdy-all}}</ref> On December 24, 2015, Green Day released a Christmas song, "Xmas Time of the Year".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carter|first1=Emily|title=Green Day Release New Song, Xmas Time of the Year|url=http://www.kerrang.com/39008/green-day-release-new-song-xmas-time-of-the-year/|website=Kerrang!|publisher=Kerrang|access-date=December 24, 2015|date=December 24, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225060710/http://www.kerrang.com/39008/green-day-release-new-song-xmas-time-of-the-year/|archive-date=December 25, 2015}}</ref>

On August 11, 2016, Green Day released the first single, "Bang Bang",<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ralph|first1=Caitlyn|title=Green Day announce new song, "Bang Bang"|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/green_days_new_album_is_reportedly_finished_announcement_coming_soon|agency=Associated Press|access-date=August 1, 2016|date=August 1, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802150442/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/green_days_new_album_is_reportedly_finished_announcement_coming_soon|archive-date=August 2, 2016}}</ref> from the group's twelfth studio album, ''Revolution Radio'', which was released on October 7, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenday.com/revolutionradio |title=Revolution Radio | New Album 10/7 |publisher=Green Day |date=June 30, 2016 |access-date=October 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008215817/http://www.greenday.com/revolutionradio |archive-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> The band went on a world tour supporting the album.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Leight|first1=Elias|title=Green Day Announce|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-announce-north-american-european-tour-dates-w438066|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 6, 2016|date=September 6, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906171156/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-announce-north-american-european-tour-dates-w438066|archive-date=September 6, 2016}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/video/2016/nov/21/green-day-protest-at-amas-no-trump-no-kkk-no-fascist-usa-video|title=Green Day protest at AMAs: 'No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA' – video|date=November 21, 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=November 21, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121105017/https://www.theguardian.com/music/video/2016/nov/21/green-day-protest-at-amas-no-trump-no-kkk-no-fascist-usa-video|archive-date=November 21, 2016}}</ref>

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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/review_green_day_revolution_radio|title='Revolution Radio' is the most intensely personal Green Day album in years|work=Alternative Press|date=September 30, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828145002/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/review_green_day_revolution_radio|url-status=live}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/06/green-day-revolution-radio-review-pop-punks-go-back-to-basics|title=Green Day: Revolution Radio review – pop-punks go back to basics|first=Gwilym|last=Mumford|date=October 6, 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926124314/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/06/green-day-revolution-radio-review-pop-punks-go-back-to-basics|url-status=live}}</ref>

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".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/green-day-announce-greatest-hits-gods-favorite-band/ |title=Green Day Announce Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=October 12, 2017 |access-date=January 13, 2021 |work=Pitchfork |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806083627/https://pitchfork.com/news/green-day-announce-greatest-hits-gods-favorite-band/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2019–2023: ''Father of All Motherfuckers'' === {{main|Father of All Motherfuckers{{!}}''Father of All Motherfuckers''}}

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/10744|title=RSD '19 Special Release: Green Day – Woodstock 1994|via=recordstoreday.com|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707081449/https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/10744|url-status=live}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Greene|first1=Andy|title=Green Day, Weezer, Fall Out Boy Announce 2020 'Hella Mega' Stadium Tour|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-weezer-fall-out-boy-2020-hella-mega-tour-882156/|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 10, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|language=en|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112025355/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-weezer-fall-out-boy-2020-hella-mega-tour-882156/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU5LGrHxwOY| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/pU5LGrHxwOY| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Green Day Talks New Music, Announces Hella Mega Tour With Fall Out Boy And Weezer| date=September 10, 2019|publisher=KROQ}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On September 30, 2019, Green Day signed a two-year agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-green-day-two-year-partnership/c-309587012|title=NHL, Green Day announce two-year partnership|date=September 30, 2019|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=September 30, 2019|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806130401/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-green-day-two-year-partnership/c-309587012|url-status=live}}</ref> The album's second single, "Fire, Ready, Aim", was released on October 9, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=DiVita|first=Joe|date=October 10, 2019|title=Hear Green Day's Clap-Along New Song 'Fire, Ready, Aim'|url=https://loudwire.com/green-day-fire-ready-aim-song-lyrics/|access-date=February 22, 2021|website=Loudwire|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222013819/https://loudwire.com/green-day-fire-ready-aim-song-lyrics/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=October 10, 2019|title=Listen to Green Day's New Single, Fire, Ready, Aim|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/listen-to-green-days-new-single-fire-ready-aim/|website=Kerrang!|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=February 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213142917/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/listen-to-green-days-new-single-fire-ready-aim/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album's third single, "Oh Yeah!", was released on January 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 16, 2020|title=Green Day Have Dropped A Brand-New Song, Oh Yeah!|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/green-day-have-dropped-a-brand-new-song-oh-yeah/|access-date=February 22, 2021|website=Kerrang!|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215162311/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/green-day-have-dropped-a-brand-new-song-oh-yeah/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was released on February 7, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/green-day-announce-new-single-and-confirm-father-of-all-tracklist/ |title=Green Day Announce New Single and Confirm Father of All... Tracklist |work=Kerrang! |date=January 8, 2020 |access-date=February 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114093003/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/green-day-announce-new-single-and-confirm-father-of-all-tracklist/ |archive-date=January 14, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The album's fourth single, "Meet Me on the Roof", was released on the same day as the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thebuzz.iheart.com/featured/theresa/content/2020-02-07-green-day-dropped-the-video-for-new-single-meet-me-on-the-roof/|title=Green Day Dropped The Video For New Single 'Meet Me On The Roof' | 94.5 The Buzz|website=Theresa|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302072848/https://thebuzz.iheart.com/featured/theresa/content/2020-02-07-green-day-dropped-the-video-for-new-single-meet-me-on-the-roof/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Sam|last=Moore|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/billie-joe-armstrong-written-six-new-green-day-songs-during-lockdown-2641862|title=Billie Joe Armstrong says he's written six new Green Day songs during lockdown|work=NME|date=April 6, 2020|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806131528/https://www.nme.com/news/music/billie-joe-armstrong-written-six-new-green-day-songs-during-lockdown-2641862|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 21, 2020, the band released a cover of Blondie's "Dreaming".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Listen to Green Day Cover Blondie's "Dreaming"|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-green-day-cover-blondies-dreaming/|last=Hussey|first=Allison|website=Pitchfork|date=May 22, 2020|language=en|access-date=May 28, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806131901/https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-green-day-cover-blondies-dreaming/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Green Day - 2022154231209 2022-06-03 Rock am Ring - Sven - 1D X MK II - 3537 - B70I8091.jpg|thumb|right|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 titled "The Prophecy" and mentioned their upcoming sequel album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-side-project-the-network-tease-release-money-money-2020-part-ii-2805696|title=Green Day side project The Network tease 'Money Money 2020 Part II'|website=NME|date=October 30, 2020|access-date=November 20, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806132705/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-side-project-the-network-tease-release-money-money-2020-part-ii-2805696|url-status=live}}</ref> Then on November 2, 2020, the Network released a music video for their first song in 17 years, named "Ivankkka Is a Nazi".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-11-05/network-green-day-ivankka-is-a-nazi|title=Is this Green Day, in disguise, gleefully singing 'Ivankkka Is a Nazi'?|date=November 5, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806132527/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-11-05/network-green-day-ivankka-is-a-nazi|url-status=live}}</ref> 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!''.<ref>{{Cite web|first=James|last=Rettig|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2108074/green-day-network-side-project-new-ep/music/|title=Green Day Revive New Wave Side Project The Network For New EP|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806132903/https://www.stereogum.com/2108074/green-day-network-side-project-new-ep/music/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2021, Green Day announced a single, titled "Here Comes the Shock", which was later released on February 21, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Damian |last=Jones |url=https://www.nme.com/news/green-day-tease-new-song-here-comes-the-shock-2882855 |title=Green Day tease new song 'Here Comes The Shock' |work=NME |date=February 17, 2021 |access-date=February 17, 2021 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806133345/https://www.nme.com/news/green-day-tease-new-song-here-comes-the-shock-2882855 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="turman">{{cite web |last1=Turman |first1=Katherine |title=Green Day to Release 25th Anniversary of Insomniac With Bonus Live Vinyl |url=https://www.spin.com/2021/03/green-day-to-release-25th-anniversary-of-insomniac-with-bonus-live-vinyl/ |website=Spin |date=March 17, 2021 |access-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806133537/https://www.spin.com/2021/03/green-day-to-release-25th-anniversary-of-insomniac-with-bonus-live-vinyl/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On May 17, 2021, Green Day released the single "Pollyanna".<ref>{{Cite web |first=Charlotte |last=Kroll |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-share-new-song-pollyanna-listen-2942607 |title=Green Day share uplifting new song 'Pollyanna' |work=NME |date=May 17, 2021 |access-date=May 17, 2021 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806134209/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-share-new-song-pollyanna-listen-2942607 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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!".<ref>{{Cite web|first=Damian|last=Jones|title=Green Day announce new single 'Holy Toledo!', coming this week|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-announce-new-single-holy-toledo-coming-this-week-3087291|website=NME|date=November 4, 2021|access-date=November 5, 2021|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630202309/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-announce-new-single-holy-toledo-coming-this-week-3087291|url-status=live}}</ref> This song was also in the soundtrack of the 2021 film ''Mark, Mary & Some Other People''.

''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".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krol |first=Charlotte |date=December 19, 2021 |title=Green Day tease new music recorded in London – and fans think it could be next album |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-tease-new-music-recorded-in-london-and-fans-think-it-could-be-next-album-3121786 |access-date=December 19, 2021 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628223145/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-tease-new-music-recorded-in-london-and-fans-think-it-could-be-next-album-3121786 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here's the incredible setlist from Green Day's tiny Lollapalooza... |url=https://www.kerrang.com/heres-the-incredible-setlist-from-green-days-tiny-lollapalooza-aftershow/ |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=Kerrang! |date=August 2022 |language=en |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925053403/https://www.kerrang.com/heres-the-incredible-setlist-from-green-days-tiny-lollapalooza-aftershow |url-status=live}}</ref> On October 26, 2022, Green Day was announced as a headliner for the fifth annual Innings Festival in Arizona.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rowley |first=Glenn |title=Green Day & Eddie Vedder Set to Headline Arizona Innings Festival |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/green-day-eddie-vedder-headlining-arizona-innings-festival-1235161649/ |date=October 26, 2022 |access-date=October 26, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326032639/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/green-day-eddie-vedder-headlining-arizona-innings-festival-1235161649/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2023–present: ''Saviors'' === {{main|Saviors (album){{!}}''Saviors'' (album)}}

In November 2022, the band stated they were recording for a new studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-confirm-work-on-new-album-3349447|title=Green Day confirm work on new album|first=Tom|last=Skinner|website=NME|date=November 15, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720214458/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-confirm-work-on-new-album-3349447|archive-date=July 20, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was produced by Rob Cavallo,<ref name=SSL>{{cite web |title=Top-Tier Producer Rob Cavallo Captures the 'Big Studio Sound' in Private Studio with Solid State Logic BiG SiX |url=https://www.solidstatelogic.com/media/rob-cavallo-captures-big-studio-sound-with-big-six |quote=He is currently producing the newest Green Day album due out early next year |website=Solid State Logic |access-date=May 30, 2023 |date=May 2, 2023 |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529194836/https://www.solidstatelogic.com/media/rob-cavallo-captures-big-studio-sound-with-big-six |url-status=live}}</ref> marking his first album working with the band since ''¡Tré!'' (2012). Prior to the album's release, the band played a new song titled "1981" during their live performance at Festival d'été de Québec on July 16, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last=Duran |first=Anagricel |title=Watch Green Day Debut New Song "1981" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-green-day-debut-new-song-1981-3471107 |website=NME |access-date=July 25, 2023 |date=July 20, 2023 |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029125352/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-green-day-debut-new-song-1981-3471107 |url-status=live}}</ref> On September 30, 2023, Green Day was announced as the halftime show at the 110th Grey Cup.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/green-day-to-perform-halftime-show-at-110th-grey-cup-in-hamilton-1.2014811 |title=Green Day to perform halftime show at 110th Grey Cup in Hamilton |publisher=TSN |date=September 30, 2023 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002064320/https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/green-day-to-perform-halftime-show-at-110th-grey-cup-in-hamilton-1.2014811 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following day, the band launched a new website with the name "The American Dream Is Killing Me". Included on the website was a video appearing to tease new music, and a circled date of October 24, 2023, leading some news outlets to believe that it is related to their next album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aubrey |first=Elizabeth |date=October 1, 2023 |title=Green Day appear to be teasing new music in cryptic social media post |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-appear-to-be-teasing-new-music-cryptic-social-media-post-3507364 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025170242/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-appear-to-be-teasing-new-music-cryptic-social-media-post-3507364 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The American Dream Is Killing Me |url=https://www.theamericandreamiskillingme.com/ |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=Green Day |language=en |archive-date=January 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109173810/https://www.theamericandreamiskillingme.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Before the album's release, they played the first song, "The American Dream Is Killing Me", during a live show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 19, 2023,<ref>{{cite web |last=Skinner |first=Tom |title=Green Day debut new song 'The American Dream Is Killing Me' at Las Vegas club show |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-debut-new-song-the-american-dream-is-killing-me-at-las-vegas-club-show-watch-footage-setlist-3518534 |website=NME |access-date=October 20, 2023 |date=October 20, 2023 |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030013050/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-debut-new-song-the-american-dream-is-killing-me-at-las-vegas-club-show-watch-footage-setlist-3518534 |url-status=live}}</ref> and announced the Saviors Tour, which first North American leg was joined by the Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, and the Linda Lindas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/10/20/green-day-tour-smashing-pumpkins/71257831007/ |title=Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong reveals 2024 tour with the Smashing Pumpkins: Reports |website=USA Today |date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118102940/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/10/20/green-day-tour-smashing-pumpkins/71257831007/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/green-day-new-song-2024-tour-las-vegas-show-1234858900/ |title=Green Day Announce 2024 Tour and Blast Through 'Dookie' During 'Secret' Las Vegas Show |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027202313/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/green-day-new-song-2024-tour-las-vegas-show-1234858900/ |url-status=live}}</ref> They played another song, titled "Look Ma, No Brains!", from the upcoming album during the When We Were Young Festival on October 22, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |title=Watch Green Day debut new song 'Look Ma, No Brains' at When We Were Young 2023 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-green-day-debut-new-song-look-ma-no-brains-at-when-we-were-young-2023-3519774 |website=NME |access-date=October 23, 2023 |date=October 23, 2023 |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030123651/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-green-day-debut-new-song-look-ma-no-brains-at-when-we-were-young-2023-3519774 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:GreenDayIOW230624 (362 of 367) (53818506948).jpg|thumb|Green Day performing at the Isle of Wight Festival 2024]] On October 24, 2023, the title of the new album was announced as ''Saviors'',<ref name="SaviorsNME">{{cite web |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |title=Green Day announce album 'Saviors' and share new single |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-share-new-single-and-announce-album-saviors-preorder-3520437 |website=NME |access-date=October 24, 2023 |date=October 24, 2023 |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029125347/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-share-new-single-and-announce-album-saviors-preorder-3520437 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the album's first single, "The American Dream Is Killing Me", was released.<ref name="SaviorsNME" /> The album was released on January 19, 2024.<ref name="SaviorsNME" /> The second single, "Look Ma, No Brains!", was released on November 2, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|first=Merlin|last=Alderslade|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/green-day-announce-2024-world-tour|title="Let's thrash!" Green Day announce massive 2024 world tour celebrating 30 years of Dookie and 20 years of American Idiot, release new video Look Ma, No Brains!|work=Louder Sound|date=November 2, 2023|access-date=November 2, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117153238/https://www.loudersound.com/news/green-day-announce-2024-world-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> A third single, "Dilemma", was announced on December 4, 2023, and released three days later on December 7, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|first=Matthew|last=Strauss|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/green-day-share-video-for-new-song-dilemma-watch/|title=Green Day Share Video for New Song "Dilemma": Watch|work=Pitchfork|date=December 7, 2023|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=December 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212181031/https://pitchfork.com/news/green-day-share-video-for-new-song-dilemma-watch/|url-status=live}}</ref> On New Year's Eve, Green Day performed "American Idiot" on the television special ''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve''. Armstrong replaced the line "I'm not a part of a redneck agenda" with "I'm not a part of the MAGA agenda", a reference to Donald Trump's Make America Great Again slogan, in criticism of Trump.<ref>{{cite web|author=Coral Murphy Marcos|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/01/green-day-new-years-eve-trump-american-idiot|title=Green Day changes lyric to hit out at Trump in New Year's Eve performance|work=The Guardian|date=January 1, 2024|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=January 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101222737/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/01/green-day-new-years-eve-trump-american-idiot|url-status=live}}</ref> The album's fourth single, "One Eyed Bastard", was released on January 5, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|first=Eddie|last=Fu|url=https://consequence.net/2024/01/green-day-one-eyed-bastard-pink/|title=Does Green Day's New Song "One Eyed Bastard" Rip Off P!NK?|work=Consequence|date=January 5, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2024|archive-date=January 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105180157/https://consequence.net/2024/01/green-day-one-eyed-bastard-pink/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/green-day-shares-new-song-one-eyed-bastard|title=Green Day Shares New Song 'One Eyed Bastard'|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=January 5, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2024|archive-date=January 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105150336/https://blabbermouth.net/news/green-day-shares-new-song-one-eyed-bastard|url-status=live}}</ref> On the evening of January 16, 2024, the band appeared in a surprise performance in the 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center station of the New York subway system, with late-night host Jimmy Fallon joining them on tambourine to help draw attention to the upcoming album and tour, and played several songs, including the recent single "Look Ma, No Brains", "Basket Case", and "American Idiot"; this time, Armstrong left space to let the subway crowd sing out the song's revised line "I'm not a part of the MAGA agenda."<ref>{{cite news|first=Jonah|last=Valdez|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-01-17/green-day-jimmy-fallon-show-new-york-subway-london-pub-saviors-tour|title=Green Day surprises fans with impromptu show, this time in a New York subway with Jimmy Fallon|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 18, 2024|access-date=January 18, 2024|archive-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121012108/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-01-17/green-day-jimmy-fallon-show-new-york-subway-london-pub-saviors-tour|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Samantha|last=Vincenty|url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/watch-green-day-perform-in-subway-with-jimmy-fallon|title=Green Day Performed on an NYC Subway Platform with Jimmy Fallon|work=NBC|date=January 17, 2024|access-date=January 18, 2024|archive-date=January 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118150910/https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/watch-green-day-perform-in-subway-with-jimmy-fallon|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Taylor|last=Henderson|url=https://themessenger.com/entertainment/green-day-new-york-subway-station-jimmy-fallon-watch|title=Green Day Performs in Packed New York Subway Station With Jimmy Fallon: Watch|work=The Messenger|date=January 17, 2024|access-date=January 18, 2024|archive-date=January 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118033813/https://themessenger.com/entertainment/green-day-new-york-subway-station-jimmy-fallon-watch|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album, and a music video for "Bobby Sox", were both released simultaneously on January 19, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|first=Will|last=Richards|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-green-day-kick-off-a-punk-party-in-new-video-for-bobby-sox-3573630|title=Watch Green Day kick off a punk party in new video for 'Bobby Sox': "It's the '90s song we never wrote"|work=NME|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 27, 2024|archive-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121072021/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-green-day-kick-off-a-punk-party-in-new-video-for-bobby-sox-3573630|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Daw|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/green-day-bobby-sox-video-1235585130/|title=Green Day Throws a '90s House Party in New Video for Queer-Affirming Song 'Bobby Sox'|magazine=Billboard|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 27, 2024|archive-date=January 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128031327/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/green-day-bobby-sox-video-1235585130/|url-status=live}}</ref> A music video for "Corvette Summer" was released on July 23, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Corvette Summer music video comes out next Tuesday, July 23rd at 10am PT. Starring @billiejoearmstrong, @trecool, @mikedirnt, @markhamill, @hannibalburess, and a whole lot more. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C9ksR2zp068/ |website=Instagram |access-date=July 18, 2024 |date=July 18, 2024}}</ref>

Green Day opened for the FireAid benefit concert on January 30, 2025; it was hosted by both Intuit Dome, and the Kia Forum.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rosenbloom|first=Alli|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/entertainment/lady-gaga-stevie-nicks-red-hot-chili-peppers-fireaid-concert/index.html|title=FireAid benefit concert will include Lady Gaga, Stevie Nicks, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more|publisher=CNN|date=January 16, 2025|access-date=January 16, 2025}}</ref> The band opened with a duet of "Last Night on Earth" with Billie Eilish, followed by "Still Breathing", and "When I Come Around".<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klVuq66zY3Q&feature=youtu.be |title=Green Day feat. Billie Eilish {{!}} FireAid Benefit Concert 2025 {{!}} Full Set |date=2025-01-30 |last=RemasterKingdom4.0 |access-date=2025-01-31 |via=YouTube}}</ref> On April 9, 2025, Green Day announced the deluxe edition of ''Saviors'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/green-day-announces-deluxe-edition-of-saviors-shares-previously-unreleased-song-smash-it-like-belushi|title=GREEN DAY Announces Deluxe Edition Of 'Saviors', Shares Previously Unreleased Song 'Smash It Like Belushi'|date=April 9, 2025|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref> with "Smash It Like Belushi" released as the first single.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-share-surprise-single-smash-it-like-belushi-announce-deluxe-saviors-3853263|title=Green Day share surprise new single 'Smash It Like Belushi' and announce deluxe reissue of 'Saviors'|date=April 9, 2025|first=Elizabeth|last=Audrey|work=NME|access-date=April 9, 2025}}</ref> The same month, the band performed as headliners in the year's Coachella Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2025/04/green-day-coachella-2025-american-idiot/|title=Green Day Open Coachella With "American Idiot" Performance: "Not a Part of MAGA Agenda"|first=Pablo|last=Ragusa|website=Consequence|date=April 13, 2025|access-date=September 9, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413142525/https://consequence.net/2025/04/green-day-coachella-2025-american-idiot/|archive-date=April 13, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> "Ballyhoo" was released as the second single of ''Saviors'' deluxe on May 2, 2025. The deluxe edition, and an official music video for "One Eyed Bastard", were both released on May 23, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themusicuniverse.com/green-day-releases-saviors-edition-de-luxe/|title=Green Day releases 'Saviors Édition de Luxe'|first=Buddy|last=Iahn|website=Themusicuniverse.com|date=May 23, 2025|access-date=August 10, 2025}}</ref> They co-headlined Riot Fest in September 2025 Chicago along with "Weird Al" Yankovic, Blink-182, Jack White, Weezer, and Idles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-20 |title=Riot Fest 2025: Schedule, lineup, how to get there and more you need to know this year - CBS Chicago |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/riot-fest-2025-schedule-lineup-how-to-get-there/ |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

The band performed at the opening ceremony of Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026.<ref name="RS-SuperBowl">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-super-bowl-opening-ceremony-60th-anniversary-1235501251/|title=Green Day to Play Super Bowl Opening Ceremony Celebrating 60th Anniversary of NFL's Big Game|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 18, 2026|access-date=February 2, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260119040616/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-super-bowl-opening-ceremony-60th-anniversary-1235501251/|archive-date=January 19, 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> Consisting of an instrumental of "Good Riddance", and the band playing "Holiday", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "American Idiot", the performance omitted political references.<ref name="Variety-SuperBowl">{{Cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2026/music/news/green-day-super-bowl-american-idiot-holiday-good-riddance-1236653850/|title=Green Day Drops F-Bombs in Super Bowl Pre-Show With 'American Idiot,' 'Holiday' and 'Good Riddance'|first=Arushi|last=Jacob|magazine=Variety|date=February 8, 2026|access-date=February 8, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209112644/https://variety.com/2026/music/news/green-day-super-bowl-american-idiot-holiday-good-riddance-1236653850/|archive-date=February 9, 2026|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CNN-SuperBowl">{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/sport/green-day-super-bowl-performance |title=Green Day pulls its political punches in Super Bowl performance |first1=Kyle |last1=Feldscher |first2=Alli |last2=Rosenbloom |first3=Maureen |last3=Chowdhury |website=CNN |date=February 8, 2026 |access-date=February 8, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209123833/https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/sport/green-day-super-bowl-performance |archive-date=February 9, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> The omission received mixed reactions from fans on social media.<ref name="NME1-SuperBowl">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/fans-react-to-green-day-avoiding-politics-during-super-bowl-opening-ceremony-so-disappointed-3928178|title=Fans react to Green Day avoiding politics during Super Bowl opening ceremony: "So disappointed"|first=Max|last=Pilley|website=NME|date=February 8, 2026|access-date=February 8, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209074242/https://www.nme.com/news/music/fans-react-to-green-day-avoiding-politics-during-super-bowl-opening-ceremony-so-disappointed-3928178 |archive-date=February 9, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> Two days prior, they performed at a Super Bowl weekend party in San Francisco sponsored by FanDuel and Spotify,<ref name="Variety-SuperBowl" /><ref name="CNN-SuperBowl" /> where Armstrong pleaded for Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents to "quit their shitty ass jobs" and warned that the Trump Administration would "drop you like a bad fucking habit".<ref name="NYT-SuperBowl">{{Cite newspaper |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/arts/music/green-day-ice-super-bowl.html |title=Green Day Condemns ICE as Part of Super Bowl Festivities |first=Derrick Bryson |last=Taylor |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331|date=February 8, 2026 |access-date=February 8, 2026}}</ref><ref name="NME2-SuperBowl">{{cite web |url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-tells-ice-agents-to-quit-their-shitty-ass-job-ahead-of-super-bowl-opening-ceremony-3928074 |title=Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong tells ICE agents to "quit their shitty ass job" ahead of Super Bowl opening ceremony |first=Max |last=Pilley |website=NME |date=February 7, 2026 |access-date=February 8, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260208064145/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-tells-ice-agents-to-quit-their-shitty-ass-job-ahead-of-super-bowl-opening-ceremony-3928074 |archive-date=February 8, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Artistry == [[File:Green Day King for a Day.jpg|thumb|left|Green Day performing "King for a Day", a ska-inspired song featuring saxophones and trumpets]]

=== Musical style and influences === Green Day's sound is described as "often hard-driving and aggressive", and is often compared to first wave American and British punk rock bands such as the Ramones, Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Dickies, and Buzzcocks. The band is primarily known for its heavy use of power chords combined with "strong pop melodic sensibility".<ref name="snotty"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Covach |first1=John |last2=Flory |first2=Andrew |title=What's That Sound?: An Introduction to Rock and Its History |date=July 1, 2022 |publisher=W. W. Norton & Company |page=478}}</ref> Several publications have characterized the band as punk rock,<ref name="bestnewband"/><ref name="cooper">{{cite web|first=Leonie|last=Cooper|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/why-green-day-are-the-greatest-living-punk-band-4267|title=Why Green Day Are The Greatest Living Punk Band|website=NME|date=August 12, 2016|access-date=April 28, 2022|archive-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628222952/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/why-green-day-are-the-greatest-living-punk-band-4267|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="mag">{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/green-day-2020-alternative-press-magazine-cover/|title=Green Day are punk's greatest band—and we have the magazine to prove it|website=Alternative Press|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=April 28, 2022|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429020612/https://www.altpress.com/news/green-day-2020-alternative-press-magazine-cover/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="foege">{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Foege|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-the-kids-are-alright-247150/|title=Green Day: The Kids Are Alright|website=Rolling Stone|date=September 22, 1994|access-date=April 28, 2022|archive-date=July 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701070935/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-the-kids-are-alright-247150/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Miami New Times">{{cite news|first=Zac|last=Crain|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/green-day-family-values-6360499|title=Green Day Family Values|newspaper=Miami New Times|date=October 23, 1997|access-date=August 21, 2018|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806140842/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/green-day-family-values-6360499|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="consequenceofsound">{{cite magazine|url=https://consequence.net/2016/10/green-days-top-20-songs/|title=Green Day's Top 20 Songs|magazine=Consequence|date=October 2, 2016|access-date=April 28, 2022|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630070211/https://consequence.net/2016/10/green-days-top-20-songs/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Maloney|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/06/green-day-realize-they-are-not-really-99-percent/|title=Green Day Realize They Are Not Really the 99 Percent|website=Spin|date=June 20, 2012|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418032241/https://www.spin.com/2012/06/green-day-realize-they-are-not-really-99-percent/|archive-date=April 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> {{nowrap|pop-punk,}}<ref name="bestnewband"/><ref name="Miami New Times"/><ref name="consequenceofsound"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-sep-13-ca-green-day13-story.html|title=Turning Green Day's 'American Idiot' into a rock opera|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 13, 2009|access-date=June 12, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20150614204931/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/sep/13/entertainment/ca-green-day13|archive-date=June 14, 2015}}</ref><ref name="AllmusicBio">{{cite web|url=https://allmusic.com/artist/green-day-p69310/biography|title=Green Day – Biography|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen|access-date=July 20, 2011|publisher=AllMusic|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606113024/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/green-day-p69310/biography|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Pitchfork Father of all">{{cite web|first=Evan|last=Rytlewski|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/green-day-father-of-all/|title=Green Day: Father of All... Album Review|work=Pitchfork|date=February 6, 2020|access-date=February 10, 2021|archive-date=February 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206134315/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/green-day-father-of-all/|url-status=live}}</ref> skate punk,<ref name="bestnewband">{{cite web |last1=Mundy |first1=Chris |title=Green Day: Best New Band |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-best-new-band-246152/ |website=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 6, 2022 |date=January 26, 1995 |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106213615/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-best-new-band-246152/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="pattison">{{cite web |last1=Pattison |first1=Louis |title=Green Day : Shenanigans |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-6537-322631 |website=NME |access-date=May 28, 2022 |date=September 12, 2005 |quote=There is a little filler here: 'Espionage', a spoof on spy movie scores, plucked from the 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me' soundtrack where it should have remained, and an unspectacular cover of The Ramones' 'Outsider' that reveals Green Day to be at their best touting the proficient three-chord West Coast skate-punk design, not its smacky two-chord New York equivalent. |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706100257/https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-6537-322631 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="patton72">{{cite web |last1=Patton |first1=Alli |title=Green Day Confirm New Album in the Works |url=https://americansongwriter.com/green-day-confirm-new-album-in-the-works/ |website=American Songwriter |date=November 15, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118011906/https://americansongwriter.com/green-day-confirm-new-album-in-the-works/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ulskatepunk">{{cite web |last1=Luke |first1=Ashie |title=Every Influential 90s Artist That Helped Shape Music Culture Today |url=https://www.theurbanlist.com/a-list/influential-90s-artist-shape-music-culture |website=Urban List |access-date=May 21, 2022 |quote=Skate punk music broke into the mainstream in the 90s with obvious help from Green Day. In 1994, their album Dookie which reeked of rebellious, skater-punk vibes sold 10 million records in the United States after its release. Green Day changed the face of punk rock in a big way and charged an appetite for more upbeat punk-rock. |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707234552/https://www.theurbanlist.com/a-list/influential-90s-artist-shape-music-culture |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="deusner">{{cite web |last1=Deusner |first1=Stephen |title=Green Day: Rock's saddest joke |url=https://www.salon.com/2012/07/16/green_day_rocks_saddest_joke/ |website=Salon |date=July 17, 2012 |access-date=May 21, 2022 |quote=hen Green Day formed in the late 1980s, they were brash suburban teenage skate punks who made their first recordings before they were old enough to vote. |archive-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630202309/https://www.salon.com/2012/07/16/green_day_rocks_saddest_joke/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="peacockskate">{{cite web |last1=Peacock |first1=Tim |title=Heaven Is A Half-Pipe: The Joys Of Skate-Punk |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/heaven-is-a-half-pipe-the-joys-of-skate-punk/ |website=UDiscoverMusic |date=September 16, 2020 |access-date=May 20, 2022 |archive-date=September 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052327/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/heaven-is-a-half-pipe-the-joys-of-skate-punk/ |url-status=live}}</ref> melodic punk,<ref name="posterMP">{{cite book |last1=di Perna |first1=Alan |title=Green Day: The Ultimate Unauthorized History |date=December 16, 2012 |publisher=Voyageur Press |isbn=9780760343241 |page=41 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U4Nok9JKWcYC&q=Melodic |access-date=February 12, 2023 |quote=The latter reads, 'Melodic Punk, straight from the USA.' |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326164802/https://books.google.com/books?id=U4Nok9JKWcYC&q=Melodic |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MyersMP">{{cite book |last1=Myers |first1=Ben |title=Green Day – American Idiots & The New Punk Explosion |date=May 26, 2005 |publisher=John Blake |isbn=9781784189433 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JSa3DwAAQBAJ&q=Melodic%20punk%20were%20into |access-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404013235/https://books.google.com/books?id=JSa3DwAAQBAJ&q=Melodic%20punk%20were%20into |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="lanham">{{cite web |last1=Lanham |first1=Tom |title='American Idiot' turns 15, but the Green Day punk opera still prevails 'American Idiot' turns 15, but the Green Day punk opera still prevails 'American Idiot' turns 15, but the Green Day punk opera still prevails |url=https://www.altpress.com/green-day-american-idiot-alternative-press-ap-cover/ |website=Alternative Press |date=September 20, 2019 |access-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213052200/https://www.altpress.com/green-day-american-idiot-alternative-press-ap-cover/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="silvers">{{cite web |last1=Silvers |first1=Emma |title=Facing Gentrification, 924 Gilman's Stability Boosted by Green Day Tribute |url=https://www.kqed.org/arts/11333286/green-day-dookie-924-gilman |website=KQED.org |date=February 17, 2016 |access-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213052159/https://www.kqed.org/arts/11333286/green-day-dookie-924-gilman |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AppleIR">{{cite web |title=Insomniac by Green Day |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/insomniac/1160079960 |website=Apple Music |publisher=Apple |access-date=February 12, 2023 |quote=Green Day were a melodic punk band who saw their role as writing fast, strong songs that fans could dance and pogo to without thinking. |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213052159/https://music.apple.com/us/album/insomniac/1160079960 |url-status=live}}</ref> alternative rock,<ref name="Pitchfork Father of all"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-09-11/green-day-fall-out-boy-weezer-whisky-a-go-go |title=Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer at Whisky a Go Go: Review |work=Los Angeles Times |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=September 11, 2019 |access-date=February 10, 2021 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806141752/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-09-11/green-day-fall-out-boy-weezer-whisky-a-go-go |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="m sacurrent">{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Conde|url=https://m.sacurrent.com/sa-sound/archives/2017/09/11/green-day-destroys-san-antonio|title=Green Day Destroys San Antonio|publisher=Sacurrent|date=September 11, 2017|access-date=February 18, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002125911/https://m.sacurrent.com/sa-sound/archives/2017/09/11/green-day-destroys-san-antonio|archive-date=October 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Abbey|editor1-first=Cherie D.|title=Biography Today Vol. 11 No. 3|date=September 2002|publisher=Omnigraphics, Inc.|isbn=0-7808-0499-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/biographytodayvo0000unse_o8a5/page/17 17]|chapter=Aaron Carter 1987-|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/biographytodayvo0000unse_o8a5/page/17}}</ref> and more controversially, power pop.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lauden |first=S.W. |date=March 6, 2021 |title=Let's Argue About Power Pop! |url=https://popoff.us/lets-argue-about-power-pop-7950c89713bc |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=Pop Off |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215182156/https://popoff.us/lets-argue-about-power-pop-7950c89713bc?gi=4a2d7a023f51 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Miami New Times" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2016/10/green-days-top-20-songs/|title=Green Day's Top 20 Songs|date=October 3, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2022|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630070211/https://consequence.net/2016/10/green-days-top-20-songs/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/12589/green-day-demolicious|title=Green Day – Demolicious|website=Punknews.org|date=May 6, 2014|access-date=May 16, 2022|archive-date=July 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711134904/https://www.punknews.org/review/12589/green-day-demolicious|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-oct-12-ca-41846-story.html|title=Cool Tunes, for a Bunch of Punks : GREEN DAY "Nimrod" Reprise * * *|date=October 12, 1997|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 16, 2022|archive-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628224318/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-oct-12-ca-41846-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The band has casually explored other musical styles, including post-punk and pop-rock with ''21st Century Breakdown'',<ref name="histaltrock">{{cite book |last1=Kallen |first1=Stuart A |title=The History of Alternative Rock |date=May 9, 2019 |publisher=Greenhaven Publishing LLC |isbn=9781420509724 |page=97 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UVtmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA97 |access-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215182155/https://books.google.com/books?id=UVtmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA97#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="consequenceofsound"/> and garage rock on ''¡Dos!'' and ''Father of All..''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pettigrew|first=Jason|date=February 7, 2020|title=Green Day's 'Father Of All...' Set The Rules, You Just Move To Them Review|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/green-day-father-of-all-review/|access-date=September 1, 2020|website=Alternative Press|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516045804/https://www.altpress.com/features/green-day-father-of-all-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described Green Day as "punk revivalists who recharged the energy of speedy, catchy three-chord punk-pop songs."<ref name="AllmusicBio" /> Among the labels of the band by critics, members Billie Joe Armstrong and Tré Cool have stated in interviews with ''Livewire'' and ''Kerrang!'' self-describing Green Day as just a punk rock band.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schaffner |first=Lauryn |date=May 25, 2022 |title=Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong – "Punk Bands Don't Make Music for Fame." |url=https://loudwire.com/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-punk-bands-dont-make-music-fame/ |access-date=June 16, 2022 |website=Loudwire |archive-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626212046/https://loudwire.com/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-punk-bands-dont-make-music-fame/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Kerrang06>{{cite journal|author=Ian Winwood| date = February 1, 2006| title = Blink-182 vs. Green Day| journal = Kerrang!| issue = 1090| pages =44–45| location =London | issn =0262-6624}}</ref><ref name="billiepunkq2">{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Emily |title=Green Day: Every album ranked from worst to best |url=https://www.kerrang.com/green-day-every-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best |website=Kerrang! |access-date=July 31, 2022 |date=July 22, 2020 |quote=as Billie Joe noted to Kerrang! at the time: "We didn't want to do another Dookie, we wanted to stretch out. We're punks, obviously, but we're also songwriters, and we'll be writing for the rest of our lives." |archive-date=May 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506200412/https://www.kerrang.com/green-day-every-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best |url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref name="snotty" /> 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.<ref>Di Perna, Alan. "Far From The Maddening Crowd". ''Guitar World''. December 2000.</ref> Southern California-based hardcore bands Social Distortion and Bad Religion have also been cited as influences.<ref name="scancarelliGG">{{cite web |last1=Scancarelli |first1=Derek |title=40 Years Of Bad Religion: Vocalist Greg Graffin On Science Deniers, Garage Days And Band's Inner Strife |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/derekscancarelli/2020/09/28/40-years-of-bad-religion-vocalist-greg-graffin-on-science-deniers-garage-days-and-bands-inner-strife/?sh=698854632b02 |website=Forbes |access-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406204615/https://www.forbes.com/sites/derekscancarelli/2020/09/28/40-years-of-bad-religion-vocalist-greg-graffin-on-science-deniers-garage-days-and-bands-inner-strife/?sh=698854632b02 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="violantiSD">{{cite news |last1=Violanti |first1=Anthony |title=Social Distortion Tunes Out the Static |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/social-distortion-tunes-out-the-static/article_01ba74f2-1f96-5a4b-8eab-015c0989b06f.html |access-date=April 6, 2023 |work=The Buffalo News |date=February 3, 1997 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406204615/https://buffalonews.com/news/social-distortion-tunes-out-the-static/article_01ba74f2-1f96-5a4b-8eab-015c0989b06f.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Green Day would cover the former's song "Another State of Mind" from their 1983 debut release, ''Mommy's Little Monster'' as a bonus track for ''21st Century Breakdown''.<ref name="21CBBonus">{{cite web |title=Green Day covers The Who, Social Distortion, Elvis, Bob Dylan for bonus tracks |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/33317/green-day-covers-the-who-social-distortion-elvis-bob-dylan-for-bonus-tracks |website=Punknews.org |date=April 29, 2009 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406204614/https://www.punknews.org/article/33317/green-day-covers-the-who-social-distortion-elvis-bob-dylan-for-bonus-tracks |url-status=live}}</ref>

Outside of their punk influences, Green Day have also cited hard rock bands the Kinks, the Who, and Cheap Trick.<ref name="RWAC">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bbkSCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT46 |title=Green Day: Rebels With a Cause |first=Gillian G. |last=Gaar |via=Google Books |publisher=Music Sales Limited |page=46 |date=October 28, 2009 |access-date=January 5, 2016|isbn=9780857120595}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a34429/musicians-inspired-by-the-who/ |title=8 Massive Musicians Who Were Influenced By The Who |last=Drozynski |first=Kate |date=April 17, 2015 |website=Esquire |access-date=February 10, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809210108/http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a34429/musicians-inspired-by-the-who/ |archive-date=August 9, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Spin Interview">"{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2009/05/green-day-we-love-who-and-cheap-trick/|title=Green Day: "We Love the Who and Cheap Trick"|last=Goodman|first=William|work=Spin Magazine Online|access-date=May 14, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515005910/https://www.spin.com/2009/05/green-day-we-love-who-and-cheap-trick/|archive-date=May 15, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 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.'"<ref name="snotty"/> 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''."<ref name="snotty"/> Armstrong cited ''Turn It Around!'' as an influence, calling it "a pretty big record" for him.<ref name=TenQuestions>{{cite magazine |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1997442,00.html |title=10 Questions for Billie Joe Armstrong |magazine=Time |date=June 28, 2010 |access-date=October 6, 2018 |last1=Armstrong |first1=Billie Joe |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629012037/https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1997442,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Armstrong would also cite fellow East Bay punk bands Operation Ivy, Jawbreaker, and Crimpshrine as influences.<ref name="PunksNotDeadMovie" /><ref name="Spitz" /><ref name=TenQuestions/><ref name="ozzijawbreaker"/> Tré Cool has stated that the band is influenced by music that they did not like, naming artists like Hall & Oates, Cyndi Lauper and other 1980s music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxrWAU4Ei_U|title=Green Day MTV Raw 1995|date=January 23, 2017 |via=YouTube|time=19:52|access-date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805070638/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxrWAU4Ei_U|url-status=live}}</ref>

Although Green Day has been compared to Buzzcocks, the Ramones and the Clash, Mike Dirnt said he had never heard Buzzcocks when Green Day began.<ref name="snotty"/> 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."<ref name="snotty"/> Armstrong responded to Dirnt, saying: "Mine too. Those are all bands I got into later."<ref name="snotty"/> The Dickies is another band Green Day has been compared to.<ref name="snotty"/> 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."<ref name="snotty"/> Armstrong referred to the Dickies as "just another Ramones rip-off".<ref name="snotty"/> 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".<ref name=TenQuestions/> 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''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-and-the-palace-of-wisdom-20050224|title=Green Day and the Palace of Wisdom|date=February 24, 2005|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 16, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608015044/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-and-the-palace-of-wisdom-20050224|archive-date=June 8, 2015}}</ref>

=== Lyrical themes === Green Day's lyrics explore themes including adolescence, substance abuse, heartbreak, political sociology and anti-authoritarianism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blog |first=N. M. E. |date=2016-10-04 |title=Green Day's 11 Most Meaningful Lyrics |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/green-days-11-most-meaningful-lyrics-1188528 |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> While Armstrong is the band's primary songwriter, he looks to the other band members for organizational help.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sterdan |first=Darryl |date=July 3, 2009 |title=You think I'm funny? |url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2009/07/03/10010606-sun.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706091202/http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2009/07/03/10010606-sun.html |archive-date=July 6, 2009 |access-date=July 3, 2009 |newspaper=Toronto Sun}}</ref> The band's lyrics frequently incorporate profanity. In 2016, a study of 361 musical artists conducted by Italian music data company Musixmatch found that Green Day used profanity the most among the rock music artists included in the study, beating out Red Hot Chili Peppers and Aerosmith. The study suggested that across a selection of 136 tracks from the band's catalogue, the swear words most frequently uttered were "fuck", "fucking", and "shit", respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Study: These Are the Most Profane Bands in Metal and Rock |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/study_these_are_the_most_profane_bands_in_metal_and_rock.html |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=Ultimate-guitar.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Live performances === Billie Joe Armstrong regularly invites musicians at Green Day concerts onstage to substitute for the band members on guitar, bass and drums, often letting the guest musicians keep the instruments they used during their guest spots. Armstrong is quoted saying: "I remember being a kid and seeing Van Halen play. I was, like, 12, and Eddie would come out, and I'd go, 'God, it would be so cool to be up there and do what he's doing. So I was always keeping that in mind, subconsciously that's basically what ended up happening, breaking down the barrier between the band and the audience."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Day Frontman Explains Why He Takes People From Audience Onstage to Play Guitar & How Eddie Van Halen Influenced It |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/green_day_frontman_explains_why_he_takes_people_from_audience_onstage_to_play_guitar__how_eddie_van_halen_influenced_it.html |access-date=July 8, 2023 |archive-date=July 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708210002/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/green_day_frontman_explains_why_he_takes_people_from_audience_onstage_to_play_guitar__how_eddie_van_halen_influenced_it.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WATCH: 11-Year-Old Fan Shreds On Guitar With Green Day During 'Hella Mega Tour' Concert |date=August 18, 2021 |url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/watch-11-year-old-fan-shreds-on-guitar-with-green-day-during-hella-mega-tour-concert/ |access-date=July 8, 2023 |archive-date=July 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708210002/https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/watch-11-year-old-fan-shreds-on-guitar-with-green-day-during-hella-mega-tour-concert/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, Armstrong began altering lyrics during live performances to criticize members of the Trump Administration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Billboard |first=Michele Amabile Angermiller |date=2016-09-30 |title=Green Day Slams Donald Trump With New "Holiday" Lyrics at New Jersey Concert |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/green-day-slams-donald-trump-934128/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> He later did this to JD Vance and Elon Musk.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2025-03-04 |title=Green Day Alter 'Jesus of Suburbia' Lyrics in Australia to Blast Vice President J.D. Vance |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-jesus-of-suburbia-lyrics-jd-vance-1235287480/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Factora |first=James |date=2025-01-22 |title=Green Day Changed a Lyric in "American Idiot" to Call Out Elon Musk |url=https://www.them.us/story/green-day-changed-lyric-american-idiot-elon-musk |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=Them |language=en-US}}</ref> Other live lyrical alterations include references to the Israel-Gaza War, which voiced support for Palestine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=2025-04-13 |title=Green Day Alters Lyrics to Reference Israel-Palestine War During Epic Coachella Set: 'Runnin' Away From Pain Like the Kids From Palestine' |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/green-day-israel-palestine-coachella-headlining-performance-1236368327/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Legacy == === Critical recognition and influence === 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,<ref>DeRogatis, Jim. ''Milk It!: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the 90's''. Cambridge: Da Capo, 2003. p. 357, {{ISBN|0-306-81271-1}}</ref><ref name="punk revival">{{cite web |author=D'Angelo, Joe |year=2004 |title=How Green Day's Dookie Fertilize d A Punk-Rock Revival |publisher=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1491001/20040915/story.jhtml |access-date=July 26, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022232353/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1491001/green-days-dookie-pop-punk-fertilizer.jhtml |archive-date=October 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Punk Rock: An Oral History |url=https://archive.org/details/punkrockoralhist00robb |url-access=registration |last=Robb |first=John |publisher=PM Press, Ebury Press |isbn=978-1-60486-005-4 |quote=I saw Green Day, Rancid and the Offspring, taking punk to the mall rats and the stadiums with multi-million-selling albums. |page=[https://archive.org/details/punkrockoralhist00robb/page/537 537] |year=2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Luciano, Phil |title=Sublime to perform with new singer |date=July 14, 2011 |url=http://www.pjstar.com/entertainment/x1850043729/Sublime-to-perform-with-new-singer |newspaper=pjstar.com |access-date=July 19, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402235442/http://www.pjstar.com/entertainment/x1850043729/Sublime-to-perform-with-new-singer |archive-date=April 2, 2012}}</ref> particularly with the album ''Dookie'',<ref>{{cite web |first=Joe |last=D'angelo |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1491001/how-green-days-dookie-fertilized-a-punk-rock-revival/ |title=How Green Day's Dookie Fertilized A Punk-Rock Revival |publisher=MTV |date=September 15, 2004 |access-date=June 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716054856/http://www.mtv.com/news/1491001/how-green-days-dookie-fertilized-a-punk-rock-revival/ |archive-date=July 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Melissa |last=Bobbitt |url=http://90srock.about.com/od/Reviews/fl/The-Offsprings-Smash-Turns-20.htm |title=The Offspring's 'Smash' Turns 20 |publisher=About.com |date=April 8, 2014 |access-date=June 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712100116/http://90srock.about.com/od/Reviews/fl/The-Offsprings-Smash-Turns-20.htm |archive-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name="punktomainstream">{{cite news|first=Zac |last=Crain |url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1997-10-23/music/green-day-family-values/ |title=Green Day Family Values – Page 1 – Music – Miami |newspaper=Miami New Times |date=October 23, 1997 |access-date=September 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522215802/http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1997-10-23/music/green-day-family-values/ |archive-date=May 22, 2014}}</ref> which was cited by Fuse as the most important pop-punk album of all time, the best alternative album of 1994 by ''Rolling Stone'',<ref name="Fuse">{{cite web|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2014/01/green-day-dookie-20-years |title=Green Day's 'Dookie' Turns 20: Musicians Revisit the Punk Classic – Features |work=Fuse |access-date=February 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223080343/http://www.fuse.tv/2014/01/green-day-dookie-20-years |archive-date=February 23, 2015}}</ref><ref name="rollingstonetop40">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/1994-the-40-best-records-from-mainstream-alternatives-greatest-year-20140417/green-day-dookie-19691231 |title=1994– The 40 Best Records From Mainstream Alternative's Greatest Year – Rolling Stone |date=April 17, 2014 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=May 23, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419223450/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/1994-the-40-best-records-from-mainstream-alternatives-greatest-year-20140417/green-day-dookie-19691231 |archive-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref> and as one of the best punk rock albums of all time by ''Rolling Stone'', ''Kerrang!'', ''Revolver'', and ''LA Weekly''.<ref name="Fuse"/><ref name="rollingstonetop40"/><ref name="mclaughlin">{{cite web |last1=McLaughlin |first1=David |title=The 40 best punk albums since ''Never Mind The Bollocks''... |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-40-best-punk-albums-from-1977-to-2017 |website=Kerrang! |access-date=May 23, 2022 |date=January 10, 2021 |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628224302/https://www.kerrang.com/the-40-best-punk-albums-from-1977-to-2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="revolver50">{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=50 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/50-greatest-punk-albums-all-time#13-green-day-%E2%80%94-dookie |website=Revolver |access-date=May 20, 2022 |date=May 24, 2018 |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707111305/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/50-greatest-punk-albums-all-time#13-green-day-%E2%80%94-dookie |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="la20">{{cite web |last1=Bourque |first1=Zach |title=50 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time |url=https://www.laweekly.com/top-20-punk-albums-in-history-the-complete-list/ |website=LA Weekly |access-date=May 20, 2022 |date=July 10, 2013 |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706232132/https://www.laweekly.com/top-20-punk-albums-in-history-the-complete-list/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Diffuser.fm listed ''Dookie'' as the greatest album of the 90s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://diffuser.fm/reasons-green-day-dookie-greatest-90s-album/|title=20 Reasons Why Green Day's 'Dookie' Is the Greatest Album of the '90s|website=Diffuser.fm|date=February 22, 2014|access-date=April 26, 2020|archive-date=July 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713062056/https://diffuser.fm/reasons-green-day-dookie-greatest-90s-album/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also placed on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "Definitive 200" list of 200 classic albums.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.definitive200.com/200_list.php |title=The Definitive 200 |access-date=August 18, 2007 |publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070813004137/http://www.definitive200.com/200_list.php|archive-date =August 13, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Both ''Dookie'' and ''American Idiot'' appeared on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.<ref name="rs500">{{cite magazine|url=http://archive.rollingstone.com/Desktop?s=2003121144#/20031211/83|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|access-date=July 16, 2007|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 10, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120012459/http://archive.rollingstone.com/Desktop?s=2003121144#/20031211/83|archive-date=January 20, 2013}}{{Subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/green-day-american-idiot-20120524|title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time|website=Rollinstone.com|date=May 31, 2009|access-date=November 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114172224/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/green-day-american-idiot-20120524|archive-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref> ''Kerplunk'' was also listed in a 2007 ranking of the 100 greatest indie albums by Blender.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/7175/blenders_100_greatest_indie_rock_albums_ever/franchises/list/|title=Blender's 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever|date=November 14, 2007|access-date=April 26, 2020|archive-date=April 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406050058/http://www.stereogum.com/7175/blenders_100_greatest_indie_rock_albums_ever/franchises/list/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, they were voted the best punk rock band of all time by ''Rolling Stone''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/readers-poll-the-best-punk-rock-bands-of-all-time-15225/5-the-dead-kennedys-119199/ |title=Readers Poll: The Best Punk Rock Bands of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 2, 2011 |access-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806174935/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/readers-poll-the-best-punk-rock-bands-of-all-time-15225/5-the-dead-kennedys-119199/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The band has been cited as an influence by a variety of artists, including Alkaline Trio,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/alkaline_trio_were_not_trying_to_sound_like_green_day.html |title=Alkaline Trio: 'We're Not Trying To Sound Like Green Day' |website=Ultimate-guitar.com |date=May 24, 2007 |access-date=February 24, 2014 |quote=We're not trying to sound like Green Day, but I think they've definitely been an influence. |archive-date=January 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105223529/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/alkaline_trio_were_not_trying_to_sound_like_green_day.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Avril Lavigne,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Tyler |title=Nine Songs: Avril Lavigne |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/avril-lavigne-nine-favourite-songs |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=March 30, 2022 |quote=I was really connecting with punk rock, aggression and rock and roll when I got into writing riffs. That was the style that I gravitated towards when I was picking up the guitar – I was listening to those distorted sounds as well as bands like The Offspring, Green Day and blink-182 who were so influential. |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503134249/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/avril-lavigne-nine-favourite-songs |url-status=live}}</ref> AFI,<ref name="waldman"/> Fall Out Boy,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/read-fall-out-boys-loving-green-day-tribute-at-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-101167/ |title=Read Fall Out Boy's Green Day Rock Hall of Fame Induction |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=April 19, 2015 |access-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806185137/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/read-fall-out-boys-loving-green-day-tribute-at-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-101167/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Blink-182,<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Rania|last=Aniftos|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/blink-182-green-day-song-inspired-whats-my-age-again-9469620/|title=Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Reveals the Green Day Song That Inspired 'What's My Age Again?'|magazine=Billboard|date=October 20, 2020|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-date=November 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114160746/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9469620/blink-182-green-day-song-inspired-whats-my-age-again/|url-status=live}}</ref> Car Seat Headrest,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lindsay |first=Cam |date=2016-09-14 |title=Fall Music Preview: Car Seat Headrest's Will Toledo breaks down the influences behind his new record - NOW Magazine |url=https://nowtoronto.com/car-seat-headrest-will-toledo-breaks-down-the-influence-behind-his-new-record |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106182057/https://nowtoronto.com/car-seat-headrest-will-toledo-breaks-down-the-influence-behind-his-new-record |archive-date=2021-11-06 |access-date=2026-04-08 |work=NOW Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Joyce Manor,<ref name="stereogumJM">{{cite web |last1=DeVille |first1=Chris |title=Album Of The Week: Joyce Manor – ''40 Oz. To Fresno'' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2188992/joyce-manor-40-oz-to-fresno/reviews/album-of-the-week/ |website=Stereogum |date=June 7, 2022 |access-date=June 13, 2023 |archive-date=June 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613140618/https://www.stereogum.com/2188992/joyce-manor-40-oz-to-fresno/reviews/album-of-the-week/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Lady Gaga,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lady-gaga-522-1311823 |title=Lady Gaga: 'I used to lick the booklet of Green Day's ''Dookie'' | NME |website=NME |access-date=March 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319090039/https://www.nme.com/news/music/lady-gaga-522-1311823 |archive-date=March 19, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Wavves,<ref name="NME10">{{cite web|first=Al|last=Horner|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/10-albums-that-wouldnt-exist-without-green-days-dookie-768209|title=10 albums that wouldn't exist without Green Day's 'Dookie'|work=NME|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-date=December 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228045245/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/10-albums-that-wouldnt-exist-without-green-days-dookie-768209|url-status=live}}</ref> Fidlar,<ref name="NME10"/> Tegan and Sara,<ref name="NME10"/> the Menzingers,<ref name="menzingers">{{cite web |last1=Verducci |first1=Richard |title=Interview: Tom May (The Menzingers) |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/39747/interviews-tom-may-the-menzingers |website=Punknews.org |date=September 9, 2010 |access-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126163021/https://www.punknews.org/article/39747/interviews-tom-may-the-menzingers |url-status=live}}</ref> New Found Glory,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roomthirteen.com/features/355/New_Found_Glory_Interview.html |title=New Found Glory – New Found Glory Interview |publisher=Room Thirteen |last=Couper |first=Tara |date=August 26, 2006 |access-date=March 12, 2019 |archive-date=January 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129131838/http://roomthirteen.com/features/355/New_Found_Glory_Interview.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Prince Daddy & the Hyena,<ref name="princedaddy">{{cite web |last1=Monger |first1=James Christopher |title=Prince Daddy & the Hyena Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/prince-daddy-the-hyena-mn0003784733/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=August 26, 2023 |archive-date=August 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826183520/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/prince-daddy-the-hyena-mn0003784733/biography |url-status=live}}</ref> Bowling for Soup,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fleckingrecords.co.uk/2012/03/jaret-reddick-bowling-for-soup-interview-2.html |title=Jaret Reddick – Bowling For Soup Interview |publisher=Flecking Records |last=Genchi |first=Frankie |date=March 10, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2018 |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314182737/http://www.fleckingrecords.co.uk/2012/03/jaret-reddick-bowling-for-soup-interview-2.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ntdaily.com/denton-rock-exclusive-bowling-for-soup-celebrates-anniversary/ |title=Denton Rock Exclusive: Bowling for Soup celebrates anniversary |work=North Texas Daily |last=Arauz |first=Pablo |date=June 1, 2011 |access-date=January 16, 2018 |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070332/http://ntdaily.com/denton-rock-exclusive-bowling-for-soup-celebrates-anniversary/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Billie Eilish,<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfTampjlba8 |title=Billie Eilish and Billie Joe Armstrong Are Big Fans of Each Other {{!}} Musicians on Musicians |via=YouTube |archive-date=March 14, 2021 |access-date=December 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314120303/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfTampjlba8 |url-status=live}}</ref> and Sum 41.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 31, 2019 |title=10 albums that wouldn't exist without Green Day's 'Dookie'|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/10-albums-that-wouldnt-exist-without-green-days-dookie-768209|access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=NME {{!}} Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News |language=en-GB |archive-date=December 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228045245/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/10-albums-that-wouldnt-exist-without-green-days-dookie-768209 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Awards and achievements === {{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Green Day}} thumb|Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Green Day has sold roughly 75 million records worldwide as of 2024,<ref name=Green_Day_Biggest_Hits_2024>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jeff |date=January 17, 2024 |title=Billie Joe Armstrong Breaks Down Green Day's Biggest Hits — and Reveals Which One They Almost Gave Away (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/billie-joe-armstrong-breaks-down-green-day-hits-exclusive-8430564 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117162110/https://people.com/billie-joe-armstrong-breaks-down-green-day-hits-exclusive-8430564 |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |website=People}}</ref> making them one of the highest-selling artists of all time. ''Kerplunk'' is one of the bestselling independent albums of all time, selling over 4.5 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/green-day-kerplunk-album-anniversary/ |title=26 Years Ago: Green Day Take a Step Toward Success With 'Kerplunk' |last=Childers |first=Chad |website=Loudwire |date=January 17, 2018 |access-date=February 10, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131201/http://loudwire.com/green-day-kerplunk-album-anniversary/ |archive-date=February 11, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>Best {{cite news|url=http://diffuser.fm/green-day-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2015/|title=Green Day Join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2015|work=Diffuser |date=April 18, 2015|first=Derrick|last=Rossignol |access-date=December 11, 2016 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222102530/http://diffuser.fm/green-day-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2015/|archive-date=February 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/495331/vh1-100-greatest-artists-of-all-time/franchises/list/ |title=VH1 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time |last=Stosuy |first=Brandon |date=September 3, 2010 |website=Stereogum |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412055609/https://www.stereogum.com/495331/vh1-100-greatest-artists-of-all-time/franchises/list/ |access-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-date=April 12, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2015, their first year of eligibility.<ref name="RRHF">{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/04/green_day_takes_its_rightful_p.html|title=Green Day takes its rightful place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|last=Smith|first=Troy|work=The Plain Dealer|date=April 18, 2015|access-date=April 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419040028/http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/04/green_day_takes_its_rightful_p.html|archive-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref> They received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 1, 2025.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |title=Green Day to Receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/green-day-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-1235953918/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=30 April 2025 |date=23 April 2025}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1479481/10022003/green_day.jhtml |title=Did Green Day Secretly Release A New Album Tuesday? Only The Snoo Knows |publisher=VH1 |access-date=September 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312054559/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1479481/10022003/green_day.jhtml |archive-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1585150/20080410/green_day.jhtml |title='Green Day Confirm They Are Foxboro Hot Tubs', MTV News |publisher=MTV |date=April 10, 2008 |access-date=October 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315033524/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1585150/20080410/green_day.jhtml |archive-date=March 15, 2010}}</ref> 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.

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.<ref>[http://musicrising.org/about/ About Music Rising] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331090201/http://musicrising.org/about/ |date=March 31, 2009}}. Retrieved May 6, 2007.</ref> In December 2006, Green Day and NRDC opened a web site in partnership to raise awareness on America's dependency on oil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrdc.org/media/pressreleases/061116a.asp|title=Green Day teams up with green group in campaign to 'move America beyond oil'|last=Hinerfeld|first=Daniel|date=November 17, 2006|publisher=Natural Resources Defense Council|access-date=December 19, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927204004/http://www.nrdc.org/media/pressreleases/061116a.asp|archive-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greendaynrdc.com/|title=Green Day + NRDC; the "Move America Beyond Oil" campaign and other environmental concerns|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113212544/http://www.greendaynrdc.com/|archive-date=January 13, 2013}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Book|first1=Ryan|title=9 Great Cameos from Musicians on 'The Simpsons': Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones, Weird Al and More|url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/9121/20140822/9-great-cameos-musicians-simpsons-michael-jackson-rolling-stones-weird.htm|journal=Music Times|access-date=June 11, 2015|date=August 22, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222113641/http://www.musictimes.com/articles/9121/20140822/9-great-cameos-musicians-simpsons-michael-jackson-rolling-stones-weird.htm|archive-date=December 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Montgomery|first1=James|title='Simpsons Movie' Cast Discusses Green Day's Appearance In Film|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1559169/simpsons-movie-cast-discusses-green-days-appearance-in-film/|publisher=MTV|access-date=June 11, 2015|date=May 9, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612072907/http://www.mtv.com/news/1559169/simpsons-movie-cast-discusses-green-days-appearance-in-film/|archive-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Simpsons Theme (From "the Simpsons Movie") – Single|date=July 23, 2007|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/simpsons-theme-from-simpsons/259702047|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=June 11, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708065805/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/simpsons-theme-from-simpsons/id259702047|archive-date=July 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Conniff|first1=Tamara|title=Mmmmm, soundtrack: 'Simpsons' team effort|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/columns/music_reporter/e3i100bdf32d950877f04f3f3dce9e59d2a|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url-status=dead|access-date=June 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701095344/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/columns/music_reporter/e3i100bdf32d950877f04f3f3dce9e59d2a|archive-date=July 1, 2007|date=May 24, 2007}}</ref>

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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bostonherald.com/entertainment/arts_culture/view.bg?articleid=1248227&position=0|title=Tale told by 'Idiot' lacks sound, fury|last=Gottlieb|first=Jay|work=Boston Herald|date=April 19, 2010|access-date=December 19, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007042217/http://bostonherald.com/entertainment/arts_culture/view.bg?articleid=1248227&position=0|archive-date=October 7, 2010}}</ref>

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."<ref>Zoglin, Richard. "Punks Take Broadway", ''Time'' magazine, May 3, 2010, pp. 62–63</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-blast-broadway-with-american-idiot-20100423|last=Travis|first=Peter|title=Green Day Blast Broadway with American Idiot|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 23, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613162546/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-blast-broadway-with-american-idiot-20100423|archive-date=June 13, 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20091023_green_day.shtml|title=Green Day inspired art goes on display|access-date=October 24, 2009|first=Alex|last=Waez|date=October 23, 2006|publisher=BBC 6 Music News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028063117/http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20091023_green_day.shtml|archive-date=October 28, 2009}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.artdesigncafe.com/Pat-Magnarella-Green-Day-Broadway-Calls-Logan-Hicks-Charming-Baker-Art-Design-Publicity-1-4-2009|title= Pat Magnarella, Green Day manager: Why not a rock 'n' roll art world?|access-date= October 24, 2009|author= R.J. Preece|date= October 12, 2006|publisher= Art Design Publicity|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091015071553/http://www.artdesigncafe.com/Pat-Magnarella-Green-Day-Broadway-Calls-Logan-Hicks-Charming-Baker-Art-Design-Publicity-1-4-2009|archive-date= October 15, 2009|df= mdy-all}}</ref> For Billie Joe Armstrong, "Many of the artists{{nbsp}}... show their work on the street, and we feel a strong connection to that type of creative expression."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/events/Green-Day-Turns-Punk-Rock-Into-Fine-Art.html|title=Green Day Turns Punk Rock Into Fine Art|access-date=October 24, 2009|first=Sajid|last=Farooq|date=October 23, 2006|publisher=NBC Bay Area|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027024123/http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/events/Green-Day-Turns-Punk-Rock-Into-Fine-Art.html|archive-date=October 27, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=2025-05-01 |title=Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong on the ‘American Idiot’ Film That Never Panned Out and What Led Him to Punk: ‘It Just Seemed Like It Was Music for Outcasts’ |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/musicians/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-legacy-walk-of-fame-1236382308/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

On April 13, 2011, a film version of ''American Idiot'' was confirmed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-americanidiot-idUSTRE73C0E420110413 |title=American Idiot movie lands at Universal |work=Reuters |date=April 13, 2011 |access-date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416092251/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/13/us-americanidiot-idUSTRE73C0E420110413 |archive-date=April 16, 2011}}</ref> Michael Mayer, director of the Broadway musical, would have directed 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 anymore details as to the reason.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-days-american-idiot-movie-has-been-pretty-much-scrapped-2606874|title=Green Day's 'American Idiot' movie has been "pretty much scrapped"|work=NME|access-date=February 21, 2020|date=February 10, 2020|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204144355/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-days-american-idiot-movie-has-been-pretty-much-scrapped-2606874|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 23, 2013, it was announced that a documentary showing Armstrong's journey from punk rock to Broadway was to be released.<ref>{{cite web|title=Broadway Idiot is a feature length documentary. We're currently fine tuning the edit.|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=332540920113728&set=a.332526693448484.83373.329318960435924&type=1|publisher=Broadway Idiot official Facebook|date=January 23, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129071854/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=332540920113728&set=a.332526693448484.83373.329318960435924&type=1|archive-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=December 2021}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=PUNK ROCK MEETS BROADWAY – BROADWAY IDIOT TRAILER|url=http://www.greenday.com/news/punk-rock-meets-broadway-broadway-idiot-trailer-129241|publisher=Green Day official site|date=January 31, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204005421/http://www.greenday.com/news/punk-rock-meets-broadway-broadway-idiot-trailer-129241|archive-date=February 4, 2013|access-date=February 1, 2013}}</ref> The documentary premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 15, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=WORLD PREMIERE!|url=http://broadwayidiot.com/2013/01/31/world-premiere-sxsw-film-festival/|website=BroadwayIdiot.com|publisher=Broadway Idiot|date=January 31, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622151954/http://broadwayidiot.com/2013/01/31/world-premiere-sxsw-film-festival/|archive-date=June 22, 2013}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/turn-it-around-the-story-of-east-bay-punk-review-1202451514/ |title=Film Review: 'Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk' |author=Harvey, Dennis |date=June 2, 2017 |website=Variety |access-date=January 16, 2019 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806213102/https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/turn-it-around-the-story-of-east-bay-punk-review-1202451514/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===''New Years Rev''=== {{Main|New Years Rev}} On February 10, 2025, Live Nation Productions announced a comedy film titled ''New Years Rev'', which was described as a "coming-of-age tale", inspired by the true exploits of the band prior to their mainstream breakthrough in 1994. Production of the film was said to be underway in the US state of Oklahoma. Lee Kirk was announced as the film's writer and director. Live Nation Productions, the film and TV arm of Live Nation Entertainment, was said to be producing the film. Green Day guitarist and vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tré Cool were announced as the film's producers, in collaboration with Tim Perell. The band members were also confirmed to be making an appearance in the film themselves. Ryan Kroft, Michael Rapino, Jonathan Daniel were announced as the film's executive producers. Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust were announced as the film's stars. Jenna Fischer, who portrayed the character Pam Beesley in the American sitcom ''The Office'', was confirmed to have a role in the film. Angela Kinsey, who acted in the same series, was also confirmed to have a role in the film. The film's logline read, "Their roadtrip is a rowdy and mischievous jaunt across the country filled with adventures, based on the exploits of Green Day and their years of living in a tour van." According to Ryan Kroft of Live Nation Productions, the film "[tells] the story of three friends as they travel across the United States after mistakenly thinking they'll be opening for a Green Day New Years concert in Los Angeles." Billie Joe Armstrong said, "Van days rule. You will drive all night on no sleep then play a show for 10 kids in a basement of a friend of a friend's house 50 miles east of anywhere you've ever heard of. But you'll do it again the next day, and the one after that. Because you're doing it with your bandmates who become your family and it's unlike anything you've ever known. It's electric. Let the music and mischief ensue." Lee Kirk had previously worked with Billie Joe Armstrong on the 2016 ''Ordinary World'', which the latter had made an appearance in. Kirk had also previously directed an episode of ''The Office'', and is also the spouse of Jenna Fischer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Surej |date=2025-02-11 |title=A Green Day-inspired comedy film is in the works |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/a-green-day-inspired-comedy-film-is-in-the-works-3836789 |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shanfeld |first=Ethan |date=2025-02-10 |title=Green Day-Inspired Comedy Movie in the Works From Live Nation Productions (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/green-day-movie-live-nation-1236299058/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Day Comedy New Years Rev Mason Thames | website=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/green-day-comedy-new-years-rev-mason-thames-1236132276/%7Cfocal_event=true}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad|date=2025-02-11 |title=What Green Day's New Comedy Movie Is About |url=https://loudwire.com/green-day-comedy-movie-new-years-rev/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kazi |first=Safeeyah |date=2025-02-11 |title=It's a Punk Revival! A Green Day Movie Is on the Way |url=https://collider.com/green-day-movie-in-development/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref>

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2025.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=2025-09-06 |title=Green Day Teases Trailer for Coming-of-Age Road Trip Comedy 'New Years Rev': Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/new-years-rev-trailer-green-day-movie-1236060738/ |access-date=2025-09-27 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Controversies == ===Musical style and classification=== Green Day has generated controversy over whether their musical style and major-label status constitutes "true punk".<ref name="softpedia2005">{{cite web|url= http://news.softpedia.com/news/Green-Day-Still-A-Punk-Band-10426.shtml|title= Green Day Still A Punk Band|date= October 5, 2005 |access-date=December 4, 2010|first=Mihaela|last=Stroia|publisher=Softpedia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728121625/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Green-Day-Still-A-Punk-Band-10426.shtml|archive-date=July 28, 2013}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=13310 |title=John Lydon Calls Green Day "Plonk" Not "Punk" |last=Melia |first=Daniel |access-date=September 11, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211060301/http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=13310 |archive-date=February 11, 2007}}</ref> However, others in the punk rock scene would come to the defense of the band on their punk status. Bad Religion lead guitarist and founder of the independent punk label Epitaph Records, Brett Gurewitz, would state, "[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."<ref name="earlyyears">{{cite web |title=Green Day – The Early Years |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TpfOvCPTHk&feature=youtu.be | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/2TpfOvCPTHk| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|via=YouTube |publisher=Spotify |access-date=August 15, 2021 |year=2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

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.{{' "}}<ref name="softpedia2005"/> 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.<ref name="jenkins">{{cite web |last1=Jenkins |first1=Craig |title=The Best and Most Misunderstood of Green Day, According to Billie Joe Armstrong |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/interview-billie-joe-armstrong-green-day-history.html |website=Vulture |access-date=April 28, 2022 |date=April 22, 2021 |archive-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140823/https://www.vulture.com/article/interview-billie-joe-armstrong-green-day-history.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

===2012 iHeartRadio Festival incident=== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9zogQOmQVM/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/g9zogQOmQVM| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title= Green Day Billie Joe freaks out at the I Heart Radio Music Festival and smashes guitar| date=September 22, 2012|access-date= October 16, 2013|via= YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2013/02/billie_joe_armstrong_rehab_1.html |title=Billie Joe Armstrong on pill-popping: Backpack sounded like 'giant baby's rattle' |work=The Star-Ledger |date=February 28, 2013 |access-date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103224438/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2013/02/billie_joe_armstrong_rehab_1.html |archive-date=November 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/09/23/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-heads-to-rehab/70000969/1#.Ul9-UySXKAJ|title= Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong heads to rehab|date= September 23, 2012|access-date= October 16, 2013|website= USA Today|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140113110018/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/09/23/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-heads-to-rehab/70000969/1#.Ul9-UySXKAJ|archive-date= January 13, 2014|df= mdy-all}}</ref> However, Dirnt would later say in an interview with ''Rolling Stone'' that he agreed with what Armstrong meant by his rant.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/alternate-take/q-a-green-days-mike-dirnt-on-billie-joe-armstrongs-recovery-20130301|title=Q&A: Green Day's Mike Dirnt on Billie Joe Armstrong's Recovery|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 2, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005201955/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/alternate-take/q-a-green-days-mike-dirnt-on-billie-joe-armstrongs-recovery-20130301|archive-date=October 5, 2013}}</ref> The band later made amends with the company and played an album release party for their 2016 release, ''Revolution Radio''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2016-10-12-green-day-iheartradio-album-release-party-on-att-iheartradio-theater-la-watch/|title=Green Day iHeartRadio Album Release Party On AT&T iHeartRadio Theater LA (Watch)|work=iHeart Radio|date=October 12, 2016|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706234925/https://www.iheart.com/content/2016-10-12-green-day-iheartradio-album-release-party-on-att-iheartradio-theater-la-watch/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="iHeart16and19">{{cite web|first=Jem|last=Aswad|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/green-day-iheartradio-music-festival-1203333223/|title=Green Day to Perform at 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival|work=Variety|date=September 12, 2019|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-date=August 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807173432/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/green-day-iheartradio-music-festival-1203333223/|url-status=live}}</ref> They also returned to the festival in 2019 supporting the album ''Father of All Motherfuckers''.<ref name="iHeart16and19"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-09-17-australia-news-green-day-to-return-to-iheartradio-music-festival-stage-joins-2019-lineup/|title=Green Day to Return to iHeartRadio Music Festival Stage, Joins 2019 Lineup|work=iHeart Radio|date=September 17, 2019|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-date=August 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807173432/https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-09-17-australia-news-green-day-to-return-to-iheartradio-music-festival-stage-joins-2019-lineup/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Mad Cool incident=== On July 7, 2017, about 20 minutes before Green Day headlined Mad Cool, a festival in Madrid, an acrobat fell about {{convert|30|m}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/acrobat-plunges-100ft-death-mad-10758333|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708004859/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/acrobat-plunges-100ft-death-mad-10758333|url-status=dead|title=Acrobat plunges 100ft to death in front of 35,000 people at festival|first=Steve|last=Robson|date=July 7, 2017|archive-date=July 8, 2017|website=mirror}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/green-day-defends-performance-1.4196838|title='We are not heartless people': Green Day defends set after acrobat's death|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=October 16, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813013506/http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/green-day-defends-performance-1.4196838|archive-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref>

===Oracle Park incident=== On September 20, 2024, Green Day performed a show in San Francisco at Oracle Park. During the concert, Billie Joe Armstrong expressed his anger over the Athletics leaving Oakland, repeatedly cursing Las Vegas and called it "the worst shithole in America". He also criticized A's owner John Fisher, saying "We don't take shit from people like fucking John Fisher{{nbsp}}… I hate Las Vegas." In protest of Armstrong's comments, two Las Vegas radio stations (KOMP 92.3 and X107.5) banned all Green Day music from their playlists.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pagesix.com/2024/10/01/entertainment/green-day-banned-from-select-las-vegas-radio-stations-after-frontman-calls-city-worst-sthole-in-america/ |title=Green Day banned from select Las Vegas radio stations after frontman calls city 'worst s–thole in America' |publisher=Page Six |date= October 1, 2024 |access-date=October 11, 2024}}</ref>

=== Elon Musk incidents === In January 2025, while on tour in South Africa, Green Day once again adapted the lyrics of their breakout hit "American Idiot" to criticize Elon Musk. At their Calabash Festival headliner performance at Johannesburg's FNB Stadium on 19 January, lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong altered the line "I'm not a part of a redneck agenda" to "I'm not a part of the Elon agenda."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Factora |first=James |date=2024-01-02 |title=Trump Supporters and Elon Musk Had a Tantrum Because Green Day Made Fun of MAGA |url=https://www.them.us/story/green-day-made-fun-of-maga-trump-supporters-and-elon-musk-had-a-tantrum |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=Them |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-23 |title=Legendary band swap lyrics of hit song to mock Elon Musk |url=https://www.nationalworld.com/us/what-did-green-day-say-about-elon-musk-as-legendary-rock-band-swap-lyrics-4956483 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=NationalWorld |language=en}}</ref><ref name="the-independent.com">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-23 |title=Green Day swap lyrics of hit song to mock Elon Musk in his home country |url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/green-day-lyrics-american-idiot-elon-musk-south-africa-b2684779.html |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

Musk, who had previously mocked Green Day on X (formerly Twitter) in early 2024, calling their commentary "milquetoastedly raging for it", had branded the band as hypocritical in their anti‑"machine" rhetoric.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/green-day-elon-musk-trump-20047195.php|title=Green Day slams Elon Musk during performance in his home country|first=Zara|last=Irshad|website=Sfchronicle.com|access-date=August 10, 2025}}</ref> In response, bassist Mike Dirnt told ''Rolling Stone'': "Elon Musk actually is the machine... He's not shy about saying stupid shit on the internet... The song's twenty years old, and we're Green Day. What did you expect?"<ref name=":2" /><ref name="the-independent.com"/><ref name=":3" />

== Band members == '''Current''' * Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, guitar (1987–present); harmonica (1997–present);<ref>''Nimrod'' liner notes. Retrieved August 31, 2023</ref> piano (2008–2012) * Mike Dirnt – bass (1988–present); backing and occasional lead vocals (1987–present); guitar (1987–1988) * Tré Cool – drums, percussion, occasional backing and lead vocals and guitar (1990–present)

'''Current touring''' * Jason White – guitar, backing vocals (1999–present, ''session member 2012–2016'') * Jason Freese – keyboards, accordion, saxophone, trombone, backing vocals, occasional acoustic guitar (2004–present; hiatus in 2024;<ref name=Coley>{{cite web |last1=O'Toole |first1=Coley |title=Played my first show with absolute legends! I am incredibly honored to be filling in on keyboards and vocals with @greenday for the next couple months and on their "Saviors" European summer tour. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C4wgoWbpwvW/?theme=dark&img_index=1 |website=Instagram |access-date=March 24, 2024 |date=March 21, 2024}}</ref> ''session member from 2003–2004, 2008–2009'') * Kevin Preston – guitar, backing vocals (2019–present)

'''Former''' * Raj Punjabi – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1987–1988)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UfMAtvcbex4C&pg=PA7 |title=Green Day: A Musical Biography |first=Kjersti |last=Egerdahl |via=Google Books |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2010 |page=7 |access-date=January 5, 2016|isbn=9780313365973}}</ref> * Sean Hughes – bass (1987–1988) * John Kiffmeyer – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1988–Summer 1990;<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukrWOvC3VX0 |title=This is how I met Tré Cool |date=2025-11-04 |last=Green Day Play! |access-date=2026-03-02 |via=YouTube}}</ref> one-off guest appearance in 2015)<ref name="Kimpel2006">{{cite book|last=Kimpel|first=Dan|title=How they made it: true stories of how music's biggest stars went from start to stardom!|url=https://archive.org/details/howtheymadeittru0000kimp|url-access=registration|access-date=July 31, 2010|date=May 1, 2006|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-0-634-07642-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/howtheymadeittru0000kimp/page/47 47]}}</ref><ref name="Consequence of Sound"/>

'''Former touring''' * Garth Schultz – trombone, trumpet (1997–1999)<ref>{{cite web|title=Garth Schultz |url=http://www.musicadvisor.biz/garth-schultz-complete-discography-2490.htm |publisher=Music Adviser |access-date=April 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409040045/http://www.musicadvisor.biz/garth-schultz-complete-discography-2490.htm |archive-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> * Kurt Lohmiller – trumpet, percussion, backing vocals (1999–2005)<ref>{{cite web|title=Kurt Lohmiller|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kurt-lohmiller-mn0001408238|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=May 31, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125043945/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kurt-lohmiller-mn0001408238|archive-date=January 25, 2016}}</ref> * Gabrial McNair – trombone, saxophone (1999–2001; ''session member in 1997'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Gabrial McNair|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gabrial-mcnair-mn0000777226|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=May 31, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122094825/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gabrial-mcnair-mn0000777226|archive-date=November 22, 2012}}</ref> * Mike Pelino – guitar, backing vocals (2004, 2005)<ref>{{cite web|title=Mike Pelino|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-pelino-mn0001900113|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=May 31, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125014357/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-pelino-mn0001900113|archive-date=January 25, 2016}}</ref> * Ronnie Blake – trumpet, percussion, backing vocals (2005; ''session member from 2015–2016'') * Bobby Schneck – guitar, backing vocals (2004–2005) * Jeff Matika – guitar, backing vocals (2009–2019) * Coley O'Toole – keyboards, backing vocals (2024; substitute for Jason Freese)<ref name=Coley />

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==Discography== {{main|Green Day discography|List of songs recorded by Green Day}}

'''Studio albums''' {{div col}} * ''39/Smooth'' (1990) * ''Kerplunk'' (1991) * ''Dookie'' (1994) * ''Insomniac'' (1995) * ''Nimrod'' (1997) * ''Warning'' (2000) * ''American Idiot'' (2004) * ''21st Century Breakdown'' (2009) * ''¡Uno!'' (2012) * ''¡Dos!'' (2012) * ''¡Tré!'' (2012) * ''Revolution Radio'' (2016) * ''Father of All Motherfuckers'' (2020) * ''Saviors'' (2024) {{div col end}}

== Tours == {{div col}} * 39/Smooth Tour (1990–1991) * European Tour '91 (1991) * Kerplunk Tour (1991–1993) * Dookie Tour (1994) * Insomniac Tour (1995–1996) * Nimrod Tour (1997–1998) * Life Without Warning Tour (1999–2000) * Pop Disaster Tour <small>(with Blink-182)</small> (2002) * American Idiot World Tour (2004–2005) * 21st Century Breakdown World Tour (2009–2010) * 99 Revolutions Tour (2013) * Revolution Radio Tour (2016–2017) * Hella Mega Tour <small>(with Fall Out Boy and Weezer)</small> (2021–2022) * The Saviors Tour (2024–2025) {{div col end}}

==See also== {{Portal|Rock music|California}} * ''Green Day: Rock Band'' * List of best-selling albums in the United States

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Further reading== * {{cite magazine |author=Cohen, Johnathan |year=2004|title=Green Day's 'Idiot' Fueling Banner Year |format=http |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/65365/green-days-idiot-fueling-banner-year |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406004634/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/65365/green-days-idiot-fueling-banner-year |archive-date=April 6, 2005 |access-date=July 27, 2005}} * {{cite magazine |author=Cohen, Johnathan |year=2005|title=Green Day not ready to rest 'Idiot' |format=http |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61975/green-day-not-ready-to-rest-idiot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051128132455/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61975/green-day-not-ready-to-rest-idiot |archive-date=November 28, 2005 |access-date=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}} * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/media/g2/onemusic/docs/green_day526.ram The Green Day Story] (Broadcast on Radio 1 Mon June 20, 2005) (Alternate [https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/shows/rpms/radio1/greenday_doc.rpm Link]{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} (rpm. file))

==External links== {{Sister project links|d=Q47871|n=no|b=no|v=no|voy=no|s=no|wikt=no|mw=no|species=no|m=no|commonscat=yes}} * {{official website|http://www.greenday.com/}} * {{Discogs artist}} * {{MusicBrainz artist}}

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