Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band from East Bay, California which has been active since 1987.
| Green Day | |
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 Green Day's current lineup, from left to right; Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | East Bay, CA |
| Years active | 1987 - present |
| Label(s) | Lookout! (1989 - 1993) Reprise (1994 - present) |
| Members | Billie Joe Armstrong Mike Dirnt Tré Cool |
| Past members | John Kiffmeyer Raj Punjabi Sean Hughes Jason White |
| Website | https://greenday.com |
Overview
Green Day was formed by lead guitarist and vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong, and bassist Mike Dirnt in 1987. For the majority of the band's existence, it has been a punk rock trio, consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, (lead vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Tré Cool (drums, percussion).
Connections to Weezer
- Green Day and Weezer came to mainstream prominence in 1994 with regular MTV airplay in the post-Nirvana landscape.
- Both Weezer and Green Day contributed new songs, produced by Rob Cavallo, to the soundtrack of the film Angus: "You Gave Your Love to Me Softly" and "J.A.R.", respectively.
- Rivers Cuomo's Encyclopedia o' Pop contains mathematical analysis of Green Day songs.
- "El Scorcho" contains the lyric "I asked you to go to the Green Day concert, you said you never heard of them."
- In 2003, Weezer recorded an acoustic version of "Worry Rock" for the Skunk Ape compilation A Different Shade Of Green: A Tribute To Green Day.
- In 2009, Weezer performed an acoustic version of Green Day's "Brain Stew" for Sessions@AOL. That version was later released on the 2010 EP Raditude ...Happy Record Store Day!.
- In 2019, Green Day, alongside Weezer and Fall Out Boy announced a joint tour titled The Hella Mega Tour, set to take place in the later months of 2020, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the tour was subsequently cancelled and rescheduled to later dates in 2021.
Band Members
Current members
- Billie Joe Armstrong - lead vocals, guitar (1987 - present)
- Mike Dirnt - bass, backing vocals (1987 - present)
- Tré Cool - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1991 - present)
Former members
- Raj Punjabi – drums, backing vocals (1987 - 1987)
- Sean Hughes – drums (1987 - 1987)
- John Kiffmeyer - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1987 - 1990)
- Jason White – guitars, backing vocals (2012 – 2016)
Further information relating to Green Day's current and past members can be found on Wikipedia.
Discography
- 39/Smooth (1990)
- Kerplunk (1991)
- Dookie (1994)
- Insomniac (1995)
- Nimrod (1997)
- Warning (2000)
- American Idiot (2004)
- 21st Century Breakdown (2009)
- ¡Uno! (2012)
- ¡Dos! (2012)
- ¡Tre! (2012)
- Revolution Radio (2016)
- Father of All Motherfuckers (2020)
- Saviors (2024)
More information relating to Green Day's discography can be found on Wikipedia.