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Express Tribune
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
From Boulevard of Broken Dreams to Hollywood Walk of Fame, Green Day honored with a star
Green Day, the iconic punk rock trio, were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 1st. The unveiling ceremony, which took place at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard near the famous Amoeba Music store, marked a significant milestone in the band's illustrious career. The trio, consisting of frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tré Cool, received their 2,810th star, cementing their place among entertainment legends. The event was emceed by TV presenter, DJ, and music executive Matt Pinfield, who made his first public appearance since suffering a stroke earlier this year. The ceremony saw several notable guests, including hip-hop icon Flava Flav and actor Ryan Reynolds, who shared a heartfelt tribute to the band. Reynolds notably referenced Green Day's song "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)," which was famously featured in the end credits of Deadpool and Wolverine. During the event, Armstrong expressed his gratitude, saying, 'This is kinda like being at your own funeral.' He thanked fans and supporters for their dedication, adding, 'We love you guys so much.' Armstrong shared his personal reflections on Instagram, reminiscing about the band's journey from their early days in 1987 and their humble beginnings in 1992. He also mentioned his mother, Ollie, who used to make spaghetti while the band jammed at his house in Rodeo, California. Green Day's honor coincides with the upcoming release of their deluxe edition of Saviors on May 23rd, which includes new tracks like "Smash It Like Belushi." The band, who recently celebrated the anniversaries of American Idiot and Dookie, will also headline Download Festival 2025 in England.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Green Day whips through its decades of pop-punk hits at Coachella
Billie Joe Armstrong has invited enough audience members onstage to sing or play guitar with Green Day for a song or two that at this point you figure he's developed a keen sense for what type of fan is likely to pull off the bit. But it's possible the frontman has never called on somebody as confident as the dude he picked Saturday night to help finish Green Day's headlining performance at the Coachella festival. Dressed in a black tank top and leather trousers, with a bedazzled belt buckle that glittered under the stage lights — 'Ooh, he's handsome,' Armstrong said as he made his way up from the crowd — the guy swung Armstrong's guitar strap over his shoulder as though it were his own before coolly strumming the chords from 'Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).' Then Armstrong sang the acoustic ballad while the fan played and mugged for Coachella's cameras. 'Quit being so professional,' the frontman said with a grin. It takes one to know one, of course: Nearly 40 years after Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt founded the Bay Area trio in 1987, Green Day is as polished and reliable a rock band as any on the road these days. The group (which also includes drummer Tré Cool, who joined in 1990) whips through its decades of pop-punk hits with speed and precision, even when the size of the venues it visits — last year Green Day toured stadiums to mark anniversaries of 1994's 'Dookie' and 2004's 'American Idiot' — means it has to play to the cheap seats. Here, as one of the rare rock acts to headline Coachella over the last decade or so, Armstrong and his bandmates knew just how to engage the giant festival crowd with call-and-response routines and crisp video production. Read more: A Bernie Sanders surprise, a Green Day hit fest and more highlights from Saturday Yet as the group roared through oldies like 'Basket Case,' 'Holiday,' 'Welcome to Paradise,' "Longview" and 'Brain Stew,' you never forgot that you were watching a once-scrappy punk trio; Green Day still puts across the charming zeal that powered its mainstream breakthrough in the post-grunge mid-'90s. As he's been doing for years, Armstrong tweaked a lyric about 'a redneck agenda' in 'American Idiot' to protest 'a MAGA agenda'; he also changed a line in 'Jesus of Suburbia' to express his concern for 'the kids from Palestine.' Green Day doled out a few new tunes from last year's 'Saviors,' including 'Bobby Sox,' which the frontman has described as a kind of queer love song. But for the most part this typically assured performance was about the hits — crafty, passionate, sometimes profane — on which Green Day's enduring popularity was built. Get notified when the biggest stories in Hollywood, culture and entertainment go live. Sign up for L.A. Times entertainment alerts. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Green Day whips through its decades of pop-punk hits at Coachella
Billie Joe Armstrong has invited enough audience members onstage to sing or play guitar with Green Day for a song or two that at this point you figure he's developed a keen sense for what type of fan is likely to pull off the bit. But it's possible the frontman has never called on somebody as confident as the dude he picked Saturday night to help finish Green Day's headlining performance at the Coachella festival. Dressed in a black tank top and leather trousers, with a bedazzled belt buckle that glittered under the stage lights — 'Ooh, he's handsome,' Armstrong said as he made his way up from the crowd — the guy swung Armstrong's guitar strap over his shoulder as though it were his own before coolly strumming the chords from 'Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).' Then Armstrong sang the acoustic ballad while the fan played and mugged for Coachella's cameras. 'Quit being so professional,' the frontman said with a grin. It takes one to know one, of course: Nearly 40 years after Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt founded the Bay Area trio in 1987, Green Day is as polished and reliable a rock band as any on the road these days. The group (which also includes drummer Tré Cool, who joined in 1990) whips through its decades of pop-punk hits with speed and precision, even when the size of the venues it visits — last year Green Day toured stadiums to mark anniversaries of 1994's 'Dookie' and 2004's 'American Idiot' — means it has to play to the cheap seats. Here, as one of the rare rock acts to headline Coachella over the last decade or so, Armstrong and his bandmates knew just how to engage the giant festival crowd with call-and-response routines and crisp video production. Yet as the group roared through oldies like 'Basket Case,' 'Holiday,' 'Welcome to Paradise,' 'Longview' and 'Brain Stew,' you never forgot that you were watching a once-scrappy punk trio; Green Day still puts across the charming zeal that powered its mainstream breakthrough in the post-grunge mid-'90s. As he's been doing for years, Armstrong tweaked a lyric about 'a redneck agenda' in 'American Idiot' to protest 'a MAGA agenda'; he also changed a line in 'Jesus of Suburbia' to express his concern for 'the kids from Palestine.' Green Day doled out a few new tunes from last year's 'Saviors,' including 'Bobby Sox,' which the frontman has described as a kind of queer love song. But for the most part this typically assured performance was about the hits — crafty, passionate, sometimes profane — on which Green Day's enduring popularity was built.
