The Green Day Authority Largest Green Day fansite on the net https://www.greendayauthority.com en-us <![CDATA[The Chin Chins are going on tour with Stray Cats]]> Maria
In case you haven't heard, The Chin Chins features Tre on the drums and his wife, Sara Rose, on vocals. They've played a few shows, but this is their first tour. They will be at the following shows:

Nov 9 | Texas Trust CU Theatre | Grand Prairie, TX
Nov 10 | Majestic Theatre | San Antonio, TX
Nov 12 | Smart Financial Center | Sugar Land, TX
Nov 13 | Beau Rivage Resort & Casino | Biloxi, MS
Nov 15 | Orpheum Theatre | Memphis, TN
Nov 17 | The Louisville Palace | Louisville, KY
Nov 18 | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville, TN
Nov 20 | Ovens Auditorium | Charlotte, NC





Anyone going or wish you could go? Discuss it on the Green Day Community forum.]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6369/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6369/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:30:02 -0400 <![CDATA[Mike Dirnt is selling decades of Green Day gear in his own Reverb shop]]> Fuzz


Some of the more interesting pieces include two of Mike's Fender signature Precision basses used extensively during the American Idiot era, a signed Fender bass used to record Nimrod, one of his original Gibson Grabbers and a 1962 Fender Precision bass that was part of his studio collection.

Going even further back, Mike is selling one of the first Ampeg SVT-810 cabinets he bought with his first Green Day paycheck and used on the Dookie tour, along with one of two Yamaha G100-II amp heads he used on some of Green Day's earliest records and tours.

One of the cooler items are several instruments from the Nimrod and Warning tours that still carry the damage from nights when Tré would set his drum kit on fire at the end of the show.

Mike is parting with jackets from the American Idiot, 21st Century Breakdown and ¡UNO! eras, a patch-covered Revolution Radio vest with "Who the f*ck is Tré Cool?" stitched onto it, pinstriped Dickies and even the faux-fur jacket he wore with Foxboro Hot Tubs. Proceeds from the clothing will go to charity.

This isn't Green Day's first trip through the Reverb warehouse. Billie Joe sold a collection of his gear in 2017, and the full band launched its own Reverb shop in 2019. Green Day returned with another batch of nearly 100 pieces in 2023.

This is the first Reverb shop dedicated entirely to Mike.

Reverb hasn't announced prices yet. You can sign up now to be notified when the shop opens September 9th.

Thanks to Green Day Italy for sharing the post on the Green Day Community. ]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6368/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6368/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:15:57 -0400 <![CDATA[Mike and Tre talk Green Day's early days and future]]> Fuzz
Rock Sound spoke with Mike about the early days crammed into the Bookmobile, their first tours of the UK, younger punk bands and what keeps Green Day going after nearly 40 years. Talking about the surprise three-piece show following the Nimrods premiere, Mike described the connection the band still has when they strip everything else away:

We look at each other, and it's like another language that only we speak fluently. We don't even have to talk.

Read the full interview with Mike at Rock Sound.

Kerrang caught up with Tré to talk about how much real Green Day history ended up in Nimrods, including fans sneaking into shows, getting stuck in an elevator on the way to the stage and the band's old touring puppet, Gravy. Gravy disappeared around the same time someone broke into their van and stole their money and tapes, which has left Tré with another theory:

We either got robbed and they took the puppet, or the puppet was in on it. Perhaps Nimrods could become a franchise.

Read the full interview with Tré at Kerrang.

Tré also spoke with NME about new music, whether Green Day would ever make a proper biopic, the possibility of finally playing Glastonbury and the band's relationship with fans. At one point they asked him about how Nimrods functions as a love letter to Green Day fans:

I mean, we love them, and I guess it is a special relationship we have with them," says Cool, 53. "I've been to shows and seen other bands' fans and it's not that our fans are crazier or better looking... which they are, very much so! But they're so cross generational. There's different age groups of fans. We're their band and it's a part of a culture of misfits that belong together.

Read the full interview with Tré at NME.

If you've missed some of the other interviews, we also rounded up highlights from Green Day's earlier Nimrods press tour.]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6367/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6367/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:49:39 -0400 <![CDATA[Green Day's "Nimrods" movie is now playing in theaters]]> Fuzz
The Green Day-produced comedy opens across the U.S. today, August 14th, following the global event screenings that began earlier this week. You can find theaters, showtimes and tickets through the official Nimrods website. We also have a guide to the international release and screenings.

Nimrods isn't a Green Day biopic. The movie follows three high school friends who hit the road for Los Angeles after mistakenly believing their band, the Analog Dogs, has been booked to open for Green Day on New Year's Eve. The fictional story was inspired by Green Day's own early years crammed into a van, driving around the country and playing wherever they could before Dookie.

Billie Joe, Mike and Tré produced the movie and appear as themselves. It was written and directed by Lee Kirk, who previously directed Billie Joe in 2016's Ordinary World. Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust play the three members of the Analog Dogs, with Mckenna Grace, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee and Sean Gunn also appearing.

Green Day fans who caught the August 11th screenings have been pretty damn positive, with a recurring theme from people who went in with modest expectations and came out surprised by how much they enjoyed it. On the Green Day Community, fans have praised the three young leads, the chemistry, the soundtrack and the number of Green Day references packed into the movie. Several people also mentioned seeing it with family members or partners who aren't particularly big Green Day fans and said they enjoyed it too, which is a good sign that it's more than just Green Day references.

Critics have been a little more reserved,but still mostly positive. At the time of writing, Rotten Tomatoes has Nimrods at 78% from 37 reviews, with critics praising the cast, their chemistry and the movie's good-natured approach. SFGate's Dan Gentile reviewed the film last year and said:

The trio of punks, played by newcomers Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust, have excellent chemistry and deliver spot-on performances as bickering bandmates.

If you're waiting to watch it at home, there's no streaming release date yet. The official site currently lists Nimrods as a theatrical exclusive with streaming availability still to be announced.

The Nimrods soundtrack is also out now, including Green Day's new song "I'm Never Gonna R.I.P.," previously unreleased live recordings and songs from the Analog Dogs, written by Jacob Danger Armstrong. Here's our story related to the soundtracks release.

Watch the trailer below, and find theaters and showtimes on the official Nimrods site.
]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6364/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6364/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:30:01 -0400 <![CDATA[New interview: Green Day answer the web's most searched questions]]> Maria


They could be joking, of course, but when asked if they'll ever release Cigarettes & Valentines, the answer was a firm no. We won't spoiler too much of it for you, but if you want to know their favourite foods, how tall Billie Joe thinks he is or if Green Day does weddings, this video is for you. Nice to have some press between albums thanks to Nimrods!

Thanks to Mollyluna on GDC for sharing this.]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6366/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6366/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:01 -0400 <![CDATA[Nimrods movie screenings hit theaters today]]> Fuzz
The event screenings include a recorded introduction from Green Day along with exclusive live performances filmed at the Hollywood Palladium. That's the March 2025 show where fans were invited for free while Green Day filmed concert scenes for Nimrods, a few of which were released on the Nimrods soundtrack. The band also played a short set for fans between takes that included "Revolution Radio," "One Eyed Bastard," "2000 Light Years Away" and "Going to Pasalacqua."

Today's screenings are being distributed internationally by Trafalgar Releasing, with screenings available across the UK, Europe, Australia, Asia and other markets. U.S. theaters including AMC and Regal are also participating in the early-access event.

You can search for tickets and showtimes on the official Nimrods site.

Nimrods follows three friends driving from Kansas City to Los Angeles after mistakenly believing their band has been booked to open for Green Day on New Year's Eve. The road trip is loosely inspired by Green Day's own years touring in a van before Dookie.

Today's screenings are a limited event with the extra Green Day footage. The movie opens more widely in U.S. theaters on August 14th. You can also check our Nimrods release guide for the latest ticket and screening information.

Let us know in the comments or follow along with the conversation on the Green Day Community.
]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6363/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6363/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:10:44 -0400 <![CDATA[Green Day Woodstock Mud Fight Figures]]> Fuzz
1-2-3-4 Go! Records has all three listed for $24.99 each, with shipping expected around August 21st. Click the images below to be taken to the 1234 Go Records store.



The figures recreate one of the most recognizable moments of Green Day's early career. Their Woodstock set descended into a full-on mud fight with the crowd during "Paper Lanterns," eventually ending with fans coming onto the stage and Mike being mistaken for one of them by security. You can watch their full set in the GDA tour section.

These follow the Dookie Dog and Kerplunk Girl ReAction figures released by Super7 over the past year. This time we finally get the actual band, just covered in 1994 mud.]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6365/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6365/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:21:54 -0400 <![CDATA[Recap of Green Day's press tour for the 'Nimrods' movie]]> Fuzz
Rather than turn every interview into its own story, here are the good parts.

Variety and IGN at Comic-Con


Variety focused on how the movie came together with director Lee Kirk and the cast.


IGN asked if the American Idiot movie could become a thing still. Billie Joe says it still comes up: "There's always talks about it, but we just have to figure out when."


Billboard


Billboard got probably the best new info of the press tour. While explaining how the movie borrows from the band's real experiences of bumming rides from friends before they had a vehicle, Billie casually added: "And I did steal a limo once." So we need the full story for that...

For example, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong tells Billboard that the movie reflects how the band has toured in all kinds of strange vehicles, from a tiny Dodge Omni to a converted bookmobile that served as its first tour van.

"If one of our friends had time to take us somewhere, they would. We didn't have a vehicle. We would just hit them up for their car -- and that's in the movie," says Armstrong. "And I did steal a limo once, so that's what tied in the part where he steals his brother's car.

Los Angeles Times


The Los Angeles Times interview is probably the best one if you're interested in the real Green Day stories hidden in the movie.

They talk about their van catching fire during their first European tour, getting stranded in San Luis Obispo and playing shows to repay the mechanic who fixed their van, and the mud fight at Woodstock '94 eventually turning into an actual fight.

Billie also offers a pretty good explanation for how any of this happened in the first place: "You have to be delusional to be in a band."

Another cool detail: The band felt that "Haushinka" worked so well during a driving scene in the movie that Green Day ended up putting the song back into their live set in 2025.



TheWrap


TheWrap's interview digs further into which parts of Nimrods came from real Green Day history. Billie also explains that his original idea was closer to 200 Cigarettes -- a New Year's Eve story about young fans trying to find Green Day -- before it evolved into the movie they ended up making.



Associated Press


The Associated Press interview spends more time on the bigger ideas behind the movie: Green Day's early touring years, fans discovering the band across different generations, working with Mason Thames and Mckenna Grace, and why actually going out and experiencing music still matters in the TikTok era.



CinemaBlend


CinemaBlend asked Billie about one misconception the movie could create: that touring around in a van meant constant partying.

It was apparently the opposite. They were driving themselves and basically acting as their own tour managers, so somebody had to be responsible.

"All [the partying] came after we got a tour bus."

CBR


CBR gets into why Green Day specifically didn't want to make a biopic, why Lee Kirk was the right person to make the movie and how they ended up with the Nimrods title.

Naturally, that conversation also leads to a joke about why calling the movie Dookie might result in some crappy reviews.



Fandango / Rotten Tomatoes


This is basically the band-banter interview. Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes released different cuts of the same Mark Ellis sit-down, covering their first concerts, road trips, favorite music movies and soundtracks, and even where they prefer to sit in a movie theater.





Don't forget to check out Nimrods in theaters on August 11th and 14th!
]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6361/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6361/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:45:01 -0400 <![CDATA[Green Day TV is feeding fans from an archive rabbit hole]]> Fuzz
Tré's "Transmission Unknown"
"Transmission Unknown" is a weekly show hosted by Tré Cool as Raj Goombar. It's basically Green Day meets late-night public access television, with interviews, performances and plenty of wonderful weirdness. Thankfully GreenDayItaly captured the two below:




An unreleased "American Idiot" video
It's a directors rough cut of the American Idiot music video, complete with unfinished green screen shots and different edits between Billie Joe, Mike and Tré. The video was shared to Green Day's Facebook page:



The Rave in Milwaukee - 1994
One of the better live finds is a pro-shot from The Rave in Milwaukee on July 22, 1994. Fans quickly captured the show and got it back onto YouTube.



Early Green Day footage
The stream has also dug pretty deep into the early years. Fans captured Green Day at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma on January 2, 1991, and have spotted other early shows including Berkeley Square. There's also a complete show recording from Fagersta, Sweden from May 1994. Below is a great quality video from a 1993 show in Miami.



GDTV is currently being promoted on a Billboard in Santa Monica, CA.



One Redditor made a pretty awesome decal of the GDTV logo.


With no real schedule for the stream, fans on GDC have started recording anything unfamiliar. GDA's media mod, Cooper Castille, created a YouTube playlist where he's archiving things that air.
]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6362/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6362/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:09:27 -0400 <![CDATA[Green Day's "Nimrods" soundtrack is out now]]> Fuzz
What's new


"I'm Never Gonna R.I.P.," the new Green Day song released with the first movie trailer.
Four previously unreleased Green Day recordings from the band's March 2025 show at the Hollywood Palladium: "American Idiot," "Know Your Enemy," "Auld Lang Syne" and "Going to Pasalacqua."
Four songs by the movie's fictional punk band, Analog Dogs: "Bored," "Getaway," "Freaking Out," and a cover of Green Day's "Dominated Love Slave." - Listen below
New songs from The Paradox, Mckenna Grace and Ultra Q.


Most of the remaining Green Day songs are familiar studio recordings pulled from throughout the band's catalog, including "Basket Case," "Brain Stew," "Warning," "21 Guns" and "Dilemma."

The four live tracks were recorded when Green Day filmed concert scenes at the Hollywood Palladium in March 2025. Fans appear especially happy to have a new official recording of "Going to Pasalacqua."



The fictional Analog Dogs are currently listed as "Anal OG Dogs" on Spotify and Apple Music, which is just fantastic.

You can listen to their songs from the official Green Day YouTube





You can listen to or order the soundtrack here. We previously covered the complete track list and available physical editions.

"Nimrods" begins limited international screenings August 11 before opening in U.S. theaters August 14. Our release guide has the current dates and ticket information.

Head over to the Green Day Community and let us know which new recording you have been playing the most.]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6360/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6360/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:18:22 -0400 <![CDATA[Rob Cavallo shows off the original Dookie amp ]]> Fuzz Dookie, and we finally get a proper look at it in a new video with guitarist Tim Pierce.

Cavallo identifies the amp as a 1971 Marshall 1959SLP (Super Lead Plexi). Billie recorded the album with Blue, which had been fitted with a Seymour Duncan JB humbucker to replace the original pickup that had corroded, through the modified head and a Marshall 4x12 cabinet loaded with Vintage 30 speakers. That fairly simple setup became one of the most recognizable guitar sounds of the last 30 years.

He worked with Bob Bradshaw from Custom Audio Electronics (CAE) to mod the amp.
Nobody really had any money. But I decided to spend a little on the off chance that he might like the sound of it. I got a 71 plexi and we went to Bob and I said, "Make something that sounds kind of punk, but also sounds kind of rich" so that it would kind of straddle between something that was just very intense and bright, but also something that would be kind of musical and something that would sort of sing. So, Bob and I we just hung out together and he would try different modifications.

A stock Marshall model 1959 has two channels, each controlled by its own volume knob, but no master volume. On Rob's amp, "MASTER" has been added above the original Volume I control, showing that it had been converted to a master-volume arrangement. Marshall describes that copied circuit as cascading the amp's gain stages so the signal travels through both channels in sequence, rather than using them as separate channels. That creates more gain and sustain while retaining the clarity of the original sound.

In practical terms, one control determines how hard the preamp is driven into distortion, while the master controls the overall output. Marshall R&D director Jon Magill explained that the same basic gain-and-master arrangement was carried into the new 1959BJA, along with filtering changes designed to make it sound bigger and livelier than a standard Marshall master-volume amp.

The video also clears up a detail that has become muddled over the years: Rob's original studio amp is not Pete (the iconic amp still used on tour). After recording Dookie, Billie bought his own Marshall 1959SLP and had Custom Audio Electronics modify it to recreate the sound of Cavallo's amp. That reproduction became Pete and went on the road with Green Day. Rob kept the original, and apparently continued using it on plenty of other records over the following three decades.

Pierce and Cavallo demo the original before comparing it directly with Marshall's new 1959BJA signature amp, with Rob saying that the new amp captures the sound perfectly.
They really are the same amps. Just one's healthier. This one's healthier. But I guarantee you in 50 years this one will sound like that one. So, I'm really so happy for Billie Joe and Bill Schneider, who's Billie Joe's main guitar and amp tech, and then of course Marshall themselves for making this one available to everybody. They pulled it off. It's the real thing.






If you'd like to learn some more details about the other studio hardware used to record Dookie, check out this in-depth detailed interview from 2011 with engineer Neill King who recorded with Rob and Green Day at Fantasy Studios.

Thanks to Mato for sharing the video on the Green Day Community.]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6359/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6359/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:42:15 -0400 <![CDATA[Green Day take over Comic-Con to promote Nimrods Movie]]> Fuzz
The run started Thursday night when The Coverups headlined Fandom's 9th annual Comic-Con party at the Hard Rock Hotel. You can see the full setlist and show details in GDA's tour section.

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson joined the band five songs into the set for "All the Young Dudes," the David Bowie song originally recorded by Mott the Hoople. Billie Joe also dedicated the band's cover of Nirvana's "Drain You" to late L7 bassist Jennifer Finch.



The set covered everything from the Ramones and Buzzcocks to Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe and The Strokes. They even played "Do You Wanna Dance?" twice because, according to the notes from the show, not enough people danced the first time. Deadline included The Coverups' performance in its roundup of Comic-Con parties.

Billie, Mike and Tré were back to Green Day business Friday to promoted the Nimrods movie. The band joined Mason Thames, Jenna Fischer and director Lee Kirk for Variety's Comic-Con interview studio at The Pendry. The Variety interview focuses on developing the fictional story with director Lee Kirk and stars Mason Thames and Jenna Fischer.




They were also interviewed by IGN where they discussed the band making this movie and whether the long-discussed "American Idiot" adaptation could still happen.
We've talked about it a lot. We've talked to Michael Mayer, the director who did the 'American Idiot' musical, so there's talks. There's always talks about it, but we just have to figure out when.




After the press was done, a branded "Nimrods" ice cream truck pulled up at Gallagher Square outside Petco Park Friday afternoon with Green Day and members of the movie's cast standing on top. Billie then grabbed an acoustic guitar and played a medley of "Basket Case" and "One of My Lies."

Thanks to dizzyboi04 for sharing the video.

Green Day, Thames, Fischer and Kirk also handed out and tossed ice cream and "Nimrods" shirts to the crowd. The surprise appearance had only been announced earlier that day, giving nearby fans a few hours to get to Gallagher Square.
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Somewhere in the middle of all this, Green Day also posed with the Rizzler. Because of course they did.


Thanks to Mollyluna and pacejunkie punk for sharing this on Green Day Community

]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6358/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6358/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:51:03 -0400 <![CDATA[Epiphone releases Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior in Radiant Red]]> Fuzz
The Radiant Red model is largely the same guitar Epiphone released in Classic White in 2021. The new finish is the most obvious change, and a new rosewood fretboard replaces the Indian laurel used on the earlier version. The price has also increased from $549 to $649.







Otherwise, it keeps the same setup: one P-90 pickup, volume and tone controls, a black pickguard and Billie Joe's signature on the back of the headstock.

The 2021 release was also offered as a Player Pack bundle with an amp and accessories. Epiphone has not announced a Radiant Red version of that bundle.

Billie's history with the Les Paul Junior goes back to 2000, when he bought the 1956 sunburst model known as "Floyd." It became one of his main guitars during the Warning and American Idiot years and he still uses it today.

Gibson released the first Billie Joe Armstrong signature Les Paul Junior in 2006, closely based on Floyd, for $1,399. Epiphone, Gibson's more affordable brand, followed with a lower-priced Classic White version in 2021. That model has since been discontinued, but the new Radiant Red edition continues the same basic design for $649. You can order the guitar from Musicians Friend.

The timing is convenient. It arrives just as Billie Joe's new Marshall 1959BJA signature amp goes on sale.

Thanks to GreenDayItaly for sharing this news on Green Day Community.

]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6357/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6357/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:12:46 -0400 <![CDATA[Watch Billie Joe Armstrong demo his new Marshall 1959BJA signature amp]]> Fuzz
The video opens with "Welcome to Paradise" before Billie explains his history with Marshall amps and how the guitar sound that became central to Dookie came together, thanks to Rob Cavallo. Billie described getting his first Marshall as "kind of an eye-opening experience," adding that when it comes to playing through a 4x12 cabinet, "nothing gives you that sound."

It's very cool to see him playing on it, the sound is unmistakable. The 100-watt, handwired amp head was officially announced last week and is available beginning today. Check out the demo video below.


]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6355/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6355/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:45:01 -0400 <![CDATA[Meeting Green Day photo section restored]]> Fuzz
This is the first major update to the section since 2013. We restored around 170 photos that were submitted to GDA years ago, then added another 30 new photos sent in by fans on social media in the last week.

The collection includes quick encounters, backstage meetings, signings and a few fans who were lucky enough to end up onstage with the band. You can browse the restored Meeting Green Day gallery here.

If you've met Green Day, send us your photos along with your name, who you met and any details you remember. You can email them to team@greendayauthority.com or send us a message on Facebook, Instagram or Threads.]]> https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6354/ https://www.greendayauthority.com/news/6354/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:45:01 -0400