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entertainment20 days ago•323 min saved

Green Day’s Super Bowl Set Signals Restraint Over Politics

Green Day delivered a comparatively tame Super Bowl LX performance at Levi’s Stadium, opening with Good Riddance before playing Holiday (skipping the controversial bridge that mocked a president) and Boulevard of Broken Dreams, and then performing American Idiot with the MAGA verse omitted. Former Super Bowl MVPs joined on stage, underscoring a ceremonial moment rather than the bold political statement some expected, following the band’s past criticisms of ICE.

via cnn.com|

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entertainment20 days ago•2 min saved

Green Day Lights Up Super Bowl LX with American Idiot Medley

Green Day opened Super Bowl LX with a medley from American Idiot (Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, American Idiot), omitting the anti-MAGA verse; the set featured their touring lineup, after Armstrong drew headlines for anti-ICE comments at a Spotify party earlier this week.

via Pitchfork|

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music20 days ago•16 min saved

Green Day Lights Up Super Bowl LX Pre-Show With a Ballad-Heavy, High-Energy Set

Green Day headlined the Super Bowl LX pre-show at Levi’s Stadium, opening with an instrumental of Good Riddance before powering through Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, and American Idiot, with Billie Joe Armstrong shouting a Bay Area welcome. The Bay Area trio—Armstrong, Dirnt, and Cool—have five Grammys and Rock Hall induction. Other pregame acts included Charlie Puth (national anthem), Brandi Carlile (America the Beautiful), and Coco Jones (Lift Every Voice and Sing); Bad Bunny is set for the halftime show. Armstrong later made a provocative ICE-related remark at a separate Spotify-sponsored event, telling agents to quit their jobs. The game itself features the Patriots vs. Seahawks rematch in a 2026 setting.

via Variety|

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music-news20 days ago•17 min saved

Green Day Sparks Super Bowl LX Pre-Show With American Idiot Medley

Green Day opened the Super Bowl LX pre-game with a medley from American Idiot—Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, and American Idiot—highlighting the band’s protest roots; NBC’s broadcast reportedly garbled the lyric “the subliminal mind-fuck America,” and there was no MAGA-verse insertion this time. Lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong has previously criticized ICE, and the pre-game lineup also featured Coco Jones, Brandi Carlile, and Charlie Puth, with Bad Bunny headlining the halftime show.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

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music2 years ago•2 min saved

"Green Day to Perform 'Dookie' and 'American Idiot' in Full on Summer Stadium Tour"

Green Day will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dookie and 20th anniversary of American Idiot by playing both albums in their entirety on their summer stadium tour with the Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, and the Linda Lindas. The set will also include songs from their new LP Saviors, and the tour kicks off on June 29 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

via Rolling Stone|

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music2 years ago•1 min saved

"Green Day Claps Back: Navigating Controversy with Elon Musk and MAGA Backlash"

Green Day's bassist, Mike Dirnt, responded to Elon Musk's criticism of the band's anti-Trump lyric in "American Idiot," calling Musk "the machine" and stating that he can't take anything else from Musk's comments. The band had changed a line in the song to take a dig at the former president, prompting backlash from Musk and conservative pundits. Dirnt expressed satisfaction that the lyric change had sparked conversation, emphasizing the band's history of making political statements.

via Business Insider|

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music2 years ago•3 min saved

"Green Day's Mike Dirnt Discusses 'American Idiot' Controversy and Activist Protest Music in 2024"

Green Day's bassist Mike Dirnt discussed the band's performance of "American Idiot" with updated lyrics on New Year's Rockin' Eve, stating that the change provoked conversation. The song, originally released in 2004, addressed disillusionment during the George W. Bush administration and was updated to reference the "MAGA agenda" during the recent performance. Dirnt also addressed the idea of a follow-up to "American Idiot" and emphasized the broader societal issues the song speaks to beyond Trump.

via Hollywood Reporter|

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