Reading, Leeds Festival Bills Topped by Nine Inch Nails, Eminem, Green Day : March 12, 2013

As is usually the case, the lineups for the Reading and Leeds music festivals are shaping up to be among the biggest of the European festivals this year with Nine Inch Nails, Emine ...

Album Review: Green Day ‘¡Tre!’ : January 20, 2013

If we’re being honest, the first two installments in Green Day’s back-to-basics trilogy, ¡Uno! and ¡Dos!, did not differentiate themselves enough to warrant the ambition of t ...

Green Day Reschedules Tour for March Kick Off : December 31, 2012

After canceling all scheduled dates this year after announcing frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's stint in rehab, Green Day is now set to tour North America starting next March. Th ...

Album Review: Green Day ‘¡Dos!’ : December 22, 2012

When I wrote my review for the first of Green Day’s three-part album release, ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tre!, I said that parts two and three would have to differentiate themselves in ...

Green Day ‘¡Dos!,’ Soundgarden ‘King Animal’ Available for Free Streaming : November 06, 2012

You weren’t able to listen to Dookie or Superunknown like this before they came out – new albums from Green Day and Soundgarden are now streaming online, a week ahead of the of ...

Green Day Cancels 2012 Dates, Postpones January 2013 Shows : October 30, 2012

There’s more bad news for Green Day fans as the group cancels all their remaining dates for 2012 due to Billie Joe Armstrong’s stint in rehab. Additionally, all January and Feb ...

Album Review: Green Day ‘¡Uno!’ : October 11, 2012

Green Day was my favorite band when I was eleven years old, and it’s sort of surreal to me that they are still going and making almost exactly the same sort of music almost twent ...

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Enters Rehab after iHeartRadio Implosion : September 24, 2012

Following an expletive laced rant at this weekend’s iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas, Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong is heading to rehab for substance abuse. This news ...

Green Day Schedule Winter Tour to Support Album Trio : September 10, 2012

Even though singer Billie Joe Armstrong canceled a show in Italy last week after reportedly being rushed to the hospital with an undisclosed illness, Green Day still rocked hard on ...

Green Day Cancels Bologna, Italy Show After Billie Joe Hospitalized : September 04, 2012

Green Day canceled their scheduled appearance at the I-Day Festival in Bologna, Italy on Sunday night after singer Billie Joe Armstrong was rushed to the hospital. No reason for ...

Green Day to Release Album Trilogy Starting in September : April 12, 2012

Green Day’s most recent two records, American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown, were both rock operas that went on to inspire a Broadway musical. So it’s only fitting that the ...

Green Day In the Studio Working on New Album : February 15, 2012

Lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong gave Green Day fans an extra special Valentine’s Day present yesterday when he tweeted that the band is officially working on a new album. “ ...

Green Day Sifts Through ‘Ton of New Songs’ for Upcoming Album : June 01, 2011

Green Day has prepared tons of new songs that will appear on the band's forthcoming ninth studio album. Billie Joe Armstrong, songwriter and lead singer, says the new album from ...

Lollapalooza Line-up Official: Soundgarden, Lady Gaga, Green Day Headline : April 06, 2010

Lollapalooza returns to Chicago’s Grant Park on August 6-8 for its 2010 edition of the longest-running outdoor music festival. It comes complete with the newly reformed Soundgard ...

Green Day Hits Broadway with 'American Idiot' : January 07, 2010

Broadway will be getting a heavy infusion this year of punk rock. Green Day will bringing a musical version of “American Idiot,” their 2004 album, to New York City at St. Jame ...

green day Biography

The punk rock band Green Day was formed in 1987 in the Bay Area, California. Band members include guitarist and lead vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong, drummer Tre Cool and backing vocalist and bassist Mike Dirnt. In 1990 Cool replaced John Kiffmeyer as the band's drummer before they recorded Kerplunk, their second album.

Originally Green Day participated in the punk scene in Berkeley, California at the music club 924 Gilman Street. The early releases of the band were with Lookout! Records, an independent record label, where they grew a grassroots fan base. They released Dookie in 1994 as their major label debut. The set was Green Day's breakout success. It went on to sell more than 10 million U.S. copies. Green Day, along with other California punk bands such as NOFX, Rancid and The Offspring, are credited with reviving and popularizing punk rock music.

The next three albums from Green Day were not as successful as Dookie, although they did reach gold and double platinum status. The band released American Idiot in 2004. The rock opera reignited the popularity of the band with the younger generation. In the U.S. the set sold 5 million copies. In 2009, Green Day released 21st Century Breakdown, their eighth studio album.

Green Day over the course of their career has sold more than 65 million worldwide records and over 24 million in the U.S. The band has won four Grammys. American Idiot was adapted for the stage and debuted on Broadway in 2010. The musical has received positive reviews and been nominated for multiple Tony Awards.