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Let’s cut to the quick: Green Day are the greatest punk band in the world. They’ve almost kept the same members during their near 35-year history. The trio—Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool—were always the strongest of all the cultural “gateway drugs.” They have nothing to prove ...

Green Day celebrated 25 years of Dookie by performing “Basket Case” during the 2019 American Music Awards.  “Growing up there was no band more important to me or my brother,” Billie Eilish said while introducing the band.  Read more: Halsey dedicat... Read More ...

The 47th American Music Awards was held Nov. 24 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Ciara hosted the show, which aired live on ABC. The AMAs ventured into new territory this year, becoming the first awards show to utilize TikTok in order to reveal three categories’ nominees. P... Read More ...

Following the 25th anniversary of their breakthrough album Dookie earlier this year, Green Day began dropping teasers last week hinting that they would be playing that album in full during an intimate one-off show. Not only did the band end up playing the entire album, but they added an additional 12 songs to the setlist! Che...

Green Day celebrated the 25th anniversary of what became their breakthrough album Dookie in February. Now, it appears the punk legends will be playing that album in full next week. Green Day announced a one-off, small-venue show (only 2,500 capacity) in Madrid next week. Sin...

Maybe it’s the aroma of stale pizza and potato chips that hangs grease-thick in the air. Perhaps it’s the lighting system, dimmed to an eye-squinting level that approximates late evening, right before dusk drops into night. Or it could be the piles of empty candy wrappers and drink cans that clog the place, giving it the appearance of some toga-partying frat house. But there’...

An unreleased Green Day song from a gig in 1989 has surfaced and we couldn’t be more grateful. The song “Stay” is from when the band opened for Killdozer from about 30 years ago.   Read more: Someone made ‘A Star Is Korn’ parody trailer about Jonathan Davis The recording is surprisingly clear and sounds great, so we are living for a new-to-us Green Day track. You can listen to “Stay” for ... Rea

In an Instagram post, Billie Joe Armstrong reflects on the past quarter of a century since the release of Green Day's legendary album Dookie. The record was released on this day back in 1994. The post lists the many things Armstrong remembers about that time in his life including, “fist fights at Gilman street,” “tuning 21,” and “wanting and dreading to be a rockstar.” Read more: Panic! At The D.

Green Day are about to sell iconic, used Dookie memorabilia. To celebrate 25 years of the album, the band are selling over 100 iconic pieces of Green Day history on Reverb.com. The band have teamed up with the online instrument marketplace to give back to the fans...

Asian Man Records have announced that current bands and artists on their label have come together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Green Day’s Dookie. The compilation record will feature artists from the 924 Gilman St scene. Bands such as Hotbods, Like Roses, Gnarbods and Corrupted Morals will cover Green Day favorites “Burnout,” “Basket Case,” “When I Come Around” and “In The End,” respectiv

When Green Day comes around again, could it be to play Dookie in its entirety? Read more: A major newspaper thought this fake Green Day article was legit On Thursday (July 26) drummer Tre Cool posted a photo of the band and then another showing a setlist featuring all of the songs on Dookie...in...

Green Day Authority is reporting of three newly surfaced Green Day demos that seem to date back to the Dookie era, sometime between 1992 and 1993. Read more: Green Day covers by Neck Deep, Bayside, Taking Back Sunday drop on Spotify The first track is "J ...

22 years ago today, Green Day cemented themselves in rock history with the release of their third studio album, Dookie. The record debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and quickly became a worldwide success. In the 22 years since its release, the LP has sold over 20 million units and officially been certified Diamond ...

This past August, the music world lost one of its most talented and innovative rock producers in Jerry Finn, who suffered a massive brain hemorrhage and was hospitalized for more than a month before being taken off life support. Finn's list of production credits is extensive, to say the least, and he had a hand in many true classics in AP's world...