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My Songwriting Has Become More Thoughtful, Says Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong's songwriting has become more "thoughtful" over time.The 51-year-old star - who is the lead singer of Green Day - believes that his approach to songwriting has evolved during the course of his...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 January 2024
Billie Joe Armstrong 'Proud' To Be Bisexual Icon
Billie Joe Armstrong thinks it is "cool" to be a "bisexual icon".The Green Day frontman - who revealed in a 1995 interview that he was attracted to both men and women - is proud that...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 January 2024
Green Day Slam Tiktok Algorithms For Finding New Music
Green Day don't like people using TikTok to discover new music.The 'American Dream Is Killing Me' rockers - which include Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt - find it "lazy" when social media...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 January 2024
Green Day To Play A 90s And A 00s Album In Full On Saviors World Tour
Green Day will play albums 'Dookie' and 'American Idiot' in full on their upcoming 'Saviors World Tour'. The 'Good Riddance' hitmakers - made up of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool - took...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 January 2024
Green Day Legend Billie Joe Armstrong Blames Drinking On Stage Fright
Billie Joe Armstrong thinks his drinking problem stemmed from stage fright.The Green Day frontman - who has been open about his struggles with alcohol addiction over the past few decades - has pointed to the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 January 2024
'It Would Be Fun To Work With Her!' Billie Joe Armstrong Keen For Olivia Rodrigo Collaboration
Billie Joe Armstrong would love to work with "talented" Olivia Rodrigo at some point. The Green Day frontman is keen to team up with the 20-year-old singer-songwriter, but admitted he doesn't deliberately buy or stream...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 January 2024
Billie Joe Armstrong Immersed Himself In British Culture While Recording Green Day Album
Billie Joe Armstrong immersed himself in British culture while recording Green Day's new album in London.The rockers laid down most of the tracks for their new record 'Saviors' at RAK Studios in the UK...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 December 2023
Green Day Releasing New Single This Week
Green Day are releasing new single 'Dilemma' later this week.The 'Basket Case' icons - who are set to drop their 14th album 'Saviors' next month - are giving fans another tease of the upcoming LP...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 December 2023
Green Day Tease New Project 'The American Dream Is Killing Me'
Green Day appear to be teasing new music.The punk pop trio - comprising Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt - used a meme for their hit song 'Wake Me Up When September...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 October 2023
Green Day Raise Funds For Maui Victims With Donald Trump Mug Shot Nimrod T-shirts
Green Day have sold t-shirts emblazoned with Donald Trump's mug shot to raise relief funds for Maui fire victims.The pop punk veterans recreated their 1997 'Nimrod' album cover but swapped out the pictures of Frederick...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 August 2023
Green Day To Release 30th Anniversary Reissue Of Dookie
Green Day are to release a 30th anniversary reissue of their album 'Dookie'. The group - made up of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool - are to celebrate three decades of their...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 August 2023
Green Day Teases Nimrod 25th Anniversary Celebrations
Green Day have teased some 25th anniversary celebrations for 'Nimrod'.The punk rock legends - made up of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool - released their fifth studio album back in 1997, and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 October 2022
Green Day Axe Moscow Gig Amid Russia-ukraine Invasion
Green Day have cancelled their Moscow concert amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The 'American Idiot' rockers were scheduled to bring their 'Hella Mega Tour' to the Spartak Stadium in the Russian capital on May 29, but...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 February 2022
Billie Joe Armstrong's Classic Car Has Been Stolen
Billie Joe Armstrong's car has been reported as stolen.The Green Day frontman has appealed for information regarding the whereabouts of the missing 1962 Chevy II in Costa Mesa, California.The punk rocker and classic car collector...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 February 2022
Billie Joe Armstrong Will No Longer Appear On Miley Cyrus' New Year's Eve Special
Billie Joe Armstrong has pulled out of 'Miley Cyrus' New Year's Eve Party', due to COVID-19 exposure.The NBC special to ring in 2022 is set to feature performances from the likes of Saweetie, Jack Harlow,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 31 December 2021
Green Day Tease 'New Music And Unknown Adventures'
Green Day have new music on the way.The 'Basket Case' group's bassist Mike Dirnt has hinted at what's to come from the pop-punk veterans, following the release of this year's singles 'Pollyanna’ and ‘Here Comes...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 July 2021
Green Day Announces New Single Here Comes The Shock
Green Day have announced their new single, 'Here Comes The Shock’.The punk rock legends - comprising Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool - will premiere their first new music since their 2020 album...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 February 2021
Billie Joe Armstrong Teases New Green Day Music
Billie Joe Armstrong has admitted Green Day have "a lot of options" with releasing new music.The 'American Idiot' hitmaker - who has been dropping regular 'No Fun Mondays' cover songs throughout the coronavirus pandemic and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 November 2020
Green Day Never Argue
Green Day don't argue anymore because because they've been together as a band for so many years.The 'Basket Case' hitmakers - comprising Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool - find ''commonality'' in music...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 April 2020
Green Day, Fall Out Boy And Weezer Postpone European Dates
Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer have put some of their 'Hella Mega Tour' gigs on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. The rockers have been forced to postpone a number of European shows...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 April 2020
Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez And More Added To Lady Gaga's Virtual Benefit Concert
Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Sam Smith and more have been added to Lady Gaga's star-studded virtual 'One World: Together at Home' concert.The 'Born this Way' hitmaker has teamed up with Global Citizen and the World...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 April 2020
Billie Joe Armstrong Pens Six Songs In Isolation
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong has written six songs during self-isolation.The US rocker is using his time at home during the coronavirus pandemic to get ahead with the band's next project, and the 'Boulevard of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 April 2020
Lady Gaga Announced Star-studded Virtual Concert
Lady Gaga is to lead a huge virtual concert to honour medical workers during the coronavirus pandemic.The 'Born this Way' hitmaker has teamed up with Global Citizen and the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 April 2020
Green Day Drop Surprise Ep Otis Big Guitar Mix
Green Day have surprise-released new EP, 'Otis Big Guitar Mix'.Billie Joe Armstrong and co gave fans a treat overnight by dropping three remixes of 'Lazy Bones', 'Wild One' and 'Oh Love' from their 2012 LP,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 April 2020
Billie Joe Armstrong Debuts First Ep With New Band The Longshot
Billie Joe Armstrong has launched a brand new side project called The Longshot, and with it comes their debut EP 'Love Is for Losers'. It's not unfamiliar territory for the Green Day singer, and little...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 12 April 2018
Green Day To Release Greatest Hits Album
Green Day are set to release a greatest hits album.The rock trio last released a 'best of' record in 2002 when 'International Superhits' hit the shelves, and as they've released a further six studio albums...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2017
Green Day Score Third UK Number One Album With 'Revolution Radio'
Green Day are at the top of this week’s UK album chart with their twelfth studio album Revolution Radio. It’s the third time the band have hit the top spot in the UK and it...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 14 October 2016
Green Day's 'American Idiot' Movie Gets Green Light From Hbo
The long-awaited movie adaptation of Green Day’s American Idiot album has been given a green light from network HBO.The news was confirmed by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, who told the NME that things were finally...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 October 2016
Green Day To Release Documentary
Green Day is set to release a documentary. The rock band - consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Jason White and Tre Cool - has created a behind-the-scenes look at the making of its...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 September 2015
Green Day Break Ban For Secret Show At Punk Venue
The venue owners accused the band of selling out and made it clear Billie Joe Armstrong and his bandmates were no longer welcome. Green Day played a benefit there in 2001 but...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 18 May 2015
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