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Green Day performed a rendition of ‘Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)’ with a fan on guitar during an intimate gig in Paris this weekend – check out footage below.The band announced a surprise show in the French capital last week, which took place at the Bataclan Theatre on Saturday (November 4).The pop-punk trio – Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt – performed a host of hits including ‘American Idiot’, ‘Holiday’ and ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’, along with new track ‘Look Ma, No Brains’.When it came to ‘Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)’, Armstrong invited a fan to play acoustic guitar. The frontman sang the track with his arm draped around the fan, encouraging him to sing parts of the song into the microphone.Check out footage of the moment below.The Paris performance comes ahead of surprise intimate shows in London and Milan this month.The band have also announced a 2024 global ‘Saviors’ stadium tour which will include a huge London show.The upcoming tour will see Green Day play stadiums across the US, UK and Europe in support of their forthcoming new album ‘Saviors‘ (out January 19) while also celebrating 30 years of their classic 1994 album ‘Dookie’ and 20 years of 2004’s ‘American Idiot’.The UK and Ireland leg will start on June 21 at Manchester’s Emirates Old Trafford, with further dates in Glasgow, Dublin and a massive Wembley Stadium date in London on June 29.

Green Day delivered a spoof speech while at the iHeartRadio Awards 2025. Check out footage of the moment below.The moment took place earlier this week at the ceremony for the iHeartRadio Awards 2025, which was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and saw the pop-punk trio win the award for Alternative Artist Of The Year.After beating off competition from Cage The Elephant, Linkin Park, Sum 41 and Twenty One Pilots, the members – comprising Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt – took to the stage and used their speech to make a nod to the 1997 film Boogie Nights.Holding the award, Armstrong paraphrased the whole speech from the film while his bandmates started to laugh behind him.“Wow.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Green Day decided to have a little fun with their acceptance speech at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, using the time on stage to paraphrase and reference a speech from the 1997 film “Boogie Nights.” The band, which won for alternative artist of the year, got up on stage to accept the award, with band leader Billie Joe Armstrong taking the podium alongside Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt. “Wow.

Green Day have put out a casting call for a new film inspired by the band’s early days. Find all the details below.Earlier this month, it was reported that Live Nation Productions was working on a comedy movie called New Years Rev, with all three members of the pop-punk trio involved.

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Abigail Lee This year’s Grammys are taking place after the widespread wildfire destruction in Los Angeles. Accordingly, much of the music community’s attention is being focused on using the celebration to elevate relief efforts — including on the red carpet. Celebrities are adding a blue pin to their red carpet outfits, which represent MusiCares fire relief fundraising for music industry professionals.

Green Day have taken a shot at Elon Musk during a recent concert in South Africa – check out footage of the performance below.On Sunday (January 19), Green Day performed their first show of the year at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. While performing ‘American Idiot’, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong swapped out a portion of the song’s lyrics to take a jab at X (formerly Twitter) and Tesla owner Elon Musk.Over the last year, Elon Musk – who is from Pretoria, South Africa – has been instrumental in Donald Trump‘s bid to return to the White House, championing him as the President of the United States.

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong‘s covers band The Coverups have announced another intimate London show for 2025 – find all the details below.Formed in 2018, the group features Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt along with Green Day touring member Jason White, their audio engineer Chris Dugan, tour manager Bill Schneider (also of Pinhead Gunpowder), and musician Greg Schneider.The Coverups are renowned for their chaotic shows where they put their spin on tracks by iconic names such as David Bowie and The Rolling Stones.Today, the band confirmed it will play an intimate show at London’s O2 Islington Academy on Wednesday, January 15 2025.A post shared by Thecoverups (@the__coverups)Pre-sale went live today (December 16), and you can grab tickets here – subject to availability.Earlier this year Courtney Love joined The Coverups onstage in London, where she delivered a joint performance of Hole‘s ‘Celebrity Skin’.She also participated in a version of David Bowie‘s classic single ‘Suffragette City’, and again played ‘Surrender’ by Cheap Trick. For that London gig, the band also took on Bryan Adams‘ ‘Summer Of ’69’, The Strokes‘ ‘Last Nite’, The Clash‘s ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’.NME spoke with Green Day at the 2024 BRIT Awards about performing as The Coverups in intimate venues, inviting Courtney Love on stage and potential collaborations.“I was texting with [Courtney Love] and I said come on out and do a song, and she did,” explained Armstrong.

Muse, Green Day and Avenged Sevenfold leading the line-up.Taking place annually near the city centre of Oslo, next year’s instalment of the festival will take place between June 25 and June 28. Now, the first wave of artists booked to play have been announced, with four headliners confirmed to be playing at the site for the first time.On the first day of the event (Wednesday June 25), British rock icons Muse will be closing out the night with a headline slot on the main stage.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer There’s something to be said about aging gracefully in rock music.

Blu DeTiger has teamed up with Fender to unveil her limited edition signature Player Plus Jazz Bass.The bass virtuoso’s axe features a Sky Burst Sparkle finish with sleek chrome hardware and a mirrored pickguard which reflects DeTiger’s “vibrant style”. It also has custom Blu DeTiger Fireball bass humbucker and Player Plus noiseless jazz bass pickups, a chambered lightweight ash body, a satin maple neck, and a bound 9.5” rosewood fingerboard which was designed for comfort during long performances.Speaking about the collaboration in a press release, DeTiger said: “This bass is a reflection of everything I love about playing.

Green Day side project Pinhead Gunpowder have begun teasing their return.Comprised of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, touring guitarist Jason White, along with Bill Schneider on bass and Aaron Cometbus on drums and lyrics, Pinhead Gunpowder took to Instagram to post a cryptic message.Though the band have been active since the early ’90s, they have one official studio album, their 1997 debut ‘Goodbye Ellston Avenue’.But it appears there may be more to come. On their Instagram, the band shared a reel including a photo of the four of them, teasing some news would drop on September 5, 6am PDT.

Green Day had to speed through a super-fast version of ‘Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)’ as a lightning storm closed in on a St. Louis show on Thursday – watch below.At a show at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Missouri yesterday (August 15), the band were forced to slightly curtail their show, cutting out their traditional show closer ‘Bobby Sox’ and speeding through their impromptu encore.“Ok you guys, that’s it,” said frontman Billie Joe Armstrong to the crowd, as they were encouraged to leave before the storm became more dangerous.

Green Day have announced an expanded 20th anniversary reissue of their hit album ‘American Idiot’, featuring a new documentary and various unreleased tracks. Find all the details below.The pop-punk trio are set to release “limited edition super deluxe box sets” of their Grammy Award-winning 2004 record on October 25.

Green Day caught fans off guard at a recent show in New York, when they came onto the stage dressed as Deadpool and Wolverine. Check out footage of the moment below.The moment took place during the trio’s recent show at Citi Field in Queens, N.Y.

Green Day is officially on the road with the Saviors Tour and we have the full setlist for the show!

Green Day have shared the official music video for their latest single ‘Corvette Summer’, starring Mark Hamill. Watch below.The band teased the “turbo-charged” visuals for the ‘Saviors’ song last week, confirming that they would appear alongside Star Wars legend Hamill and actor/comedian Hannibal Buress.“Rev up those engines, the ‘Corvette Summer’ music video is here and it’s one wild ride!!” Green Day said in a statement, before going on to explain the concept of the new clip.“The song was named after one of our favourite cult classic movies [1978 adventure comedy Corvette Summer], so it only made sense to pay homage to it with the music video,” they wrote.“We even took things one step further and got Mark Hamill – who starred in the original [as Kenneth W.

Green Day have teased a “turbo-charged” ‘Corvette Summer’ video that will feature Star Wars’ Mark Hamill and actor/comedian Hannibal Buress.The film Corvette Summer was originally released in 1978 and saw Hamill playing car lover Kenny Dantley. It’s not yet certain if the video will parody this, but you can see a preview of it below.The song itself is taken from the band’s latest album, ‘Saviors’ and in a four star review of the album, NME noted the track “channels AC/DC and Thin Lizzy rock’n’roll hedonism”.In a new post on X/Twitter teasing the new video, the band wrote: “You’re going to have the most turbo-charged, chrome-plated, plush-lined, high-gloss, super-speed customised time of your life.”They added that the video would be shared next Tuesday, July 23.

Green Day kicked off their massive ‘Saviors‘ world tour last night (May 30) in Spain, where they played a stacked setlist.The band – comprised of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool – took over the stage at the O Son do Camino festival in Monte do Gozo, Spain for the first night of their tour.They opened with ‘The American Dream Is Killing Me’ – the lead single from their 14th studio album ‘Saviors’ – before diving into their 1994 LP ‘Dookie’, playing it in its entirety. Armstrong and co.

Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony recently joined Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstong and Mike Dirnt’s side project The Coverups to play a set of covers.Last Saturday (April 20) The Coverups played a gig at the Costa Mesa’s Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa, California. Anthony was brought on stage as a surprise guest.

Green Day have performed ‘Basket Case’ with its original demo lyrics upon receiving an award from Avril Lavigne – watch the moment below.The pivotal pop-punk band recently appeared at the iHeartRadio Awards last night (April 1), during which they were presented with the Landmark Award by Avril Lavigne.The trio consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool went on to perform a medley of ‘Bobby Sox’ and ‘Basket Case’. The first song is taken from their most recent 2024 album ‘Saviors‘, while their classic hit ‘Basket Case’ comes from their 1994 record ‘Dookie’.However, Green Day decided to add some spice to ‘Basket Case’, surprising the crowd by singing the original demo lyrics: “They said this has been emotionless flight / Around each other intoxicating their minds / Dancing in the street under suburban lights / They stumbled to the ground without a hurt.”Previously, Armstrong admitted he rewrote these lyrics, calling them “embarrassingly bad”.

Green Day is being honored by at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards!