Green Day News

Green Day to play at Carson Daly's New Year's Eve

Nov 5, 2009 9:00 am PST

Green Day already has New Year's Eve plans: They'll be ringing in 2010 with Carson Daly. The punk-rock trio are slated to perform during "NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly." The show is to air live from Times Square. ...

Green Day ends tour with exemplary arena show

Aug 27, 2009 6:00 am PDT

When Green Day toured behind its ambitious "American Idiot" record a half-decade ago, it was about a return to mega-stardom. This time, it's about legacy. The pop-punk progenitors seem bent on cementing their place among the current r...

Green Day rule U.S. and international pop charts

May 20, 2009 4:00 pm PDT

Green Day easily grabbed the top spot on the U.S. album chart, and also went to No. 1 in at least 13 other countries, the punk trio's label said on Wednesday. "21st Century Breakdown" sold 214,828 copies across the United States durin...

Green Day's Armstrong talks of 'Idol' experience

Apr 17, 2009 9:00 am PDT

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong says the Grammy-winning band was almost too hot for "American Idol" to handle during a performance on the show a few years ago. In an interview with America Online's Spinner.com, Armstrong says producers w...

Green Day's Idiot Hits the Boards

Mar 30, 2009 1:00 pm PDT

These punks just want to sing. And dance. And put on a show! Taking a page from their idols the Who, Green Day is hatching a musical production based on the 2004 multiplatinum rock opera American Idiot. The punk trio's creative force...