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Green Day wins Best International Rock Song at the Music Awards Japan

Maria — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:00:01 -0400

Green Day have won Best International Rock Song at the Music Awards Japan. What's really cool about it is that the song is actually a Saviors b-side! So here it is...

'Smash It Like Belushi' is probably my favourite Saviors b-side. Great to see it getting so much love. It's no surprise that it happened in Japan because Green Day are so well loved there.

What's your favourite b-side? Thoughts on the award? Discuss it with other fans on the Green Day Community forum.

Watch the full trailer for Nimrods movie

Fuzz — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:30:13 -0400

The full trailer for Nimrods, the upcoming comedy inspired by and produced by Green Day, has officially been released. The film follows a small-town punk band on a road trip to Los Angeles after landing what seems like the opportunity of a lifetime: opening for Green Day.

Check out the trailer below from Green Day's YouTube channel:

The trailer looks great! We're looking forward to seeing it when it releases August 14th in theaters.

Some fans also recieved the trailer via VHS as part of the film promotion.

Billie Joe has made the New York Times' Readers' Choice list of the 100 greatest American songwriters

Maria — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:02 -0400

The New York Times asked their readers to rank the 100 greatest living American songwriters. Billie Joe has made the list. We think he should be higher up, of course, but it's good to see him there at all in a world where rock music isn't that popular anymore. The full list is on the New York Times website and their Instagram, but if you want the spoiler, scroll on...

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So here's the spoiler: Billie Joe came in at 84. Trent Reznor beat him to 83. The National came in after Billie.

What do you think? Should Billie Joe have been ranked higher or was 84 fair? Discuss it on the Green Day Community forum.

Thanks to Cris on GDC for sharing this!

Song Tournament Final Week: American Idiot vs. Dookie

Fuzz — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:00:01 -0400

The final week of our Green Day Favorite Song Tournament is here, and we're ending with the heavyweights: Dookie vs. American Idiot. Two absolute classics. Two fan favorites go into the final matchup.

Head over to the tournament page and rate each song. On June 7th, we'll announce this week's winners, along with the 2026 pick for Green Day fans' favorite song.

Vote now: Dookie vs. American Idiot

You can also use the tournament page to catch up on all the results from the last seven weeks, where 16 albums have already gone head to head.

Linda Perry bashes Green Day for something that didn't happen

Fuzz — Fri, 29 May 2026 13:39:07 -0400

Music sites around the web picked up drama this last week when Linda Perry, founder of 4 Non Blondes, while promoting a new book, went after Billie Joe and Green Day for not selecting her as producer for the follow-up to 'American Idiot'.

From NME:
Courtney Love [...] once claimed that Perry was also set to produce the follow-up to Green Day's 2004 classic 'American Idiot'.

When asked if there was any truth to that, Perry said the band had indeed reached out and asked her to produce their next record. "I had a full calendar and cancelled six months of work to do it," she recalled. "I met with Billie Joe [Armstrong], and we talked for three hours [...] Like every artist, I think he had got to a point where you feel like I have nothing to say and need help - there's a therapy aspect to producing too.

"Then Courtney blabbed her mouth that I was producing. Suddenly they started getting backlash from their fans, upset they were 'bringing in Linda Perry, who produced Pink and Christina Aguilera'.

"And then those guys just stopped calling me," Perry continued. "I would reach out to figure out what was going on. Nobody called. I lost six months of scheduled work. That was fucked-up - all because Billie-Joe's a little pussy and got all this backlash from his fans and didn't like it."

Perry went on to say in the NME interview that she also learned that Green Day didn't record in studio together:

Elsewhere in her NME interview, Perry said one thing she found strange was that Green Day recorded their albums separately. "Billie would do his part, then Mike [Dirnt, bassist] would come in, and then Tré [Cool] would come in, but they didn't record together," she explained.

This statement is where the red flags first started going off in my head. I don't know where that information came from, but as documented in Heart Like A Hand Grenade, Green Day spent a whole lot of time working together in the studio during the 'American Idiot' sessions. The idea that the band simply came in one at a time and didn't record together doesn't really match what has been publicly documented over the years. They might have recorded their own instruments individually, but they were still collaborating together on it.

The original rumor Perry is referring to came from Courtney Love in June 2007 during an interview with the BBC. PunkNews reported at the time that Love claimed Perry would be producing Green Day's next album because the band liked what she had done on Courtney's own record.

A couple of days later, PunkNews followed up with a link to GDA, where we confirmed with Green Day's management that the story was simply "Not true."

That's the part of Perry's story that doesn't really line up with the timeline.

The BBC interview was published on June 2, 2007. We spoke with Green Day's management and received a denial two days later. Not weeks later. Not months later. There was never a period where this rumor was widely accepted before fan backlash supposedly killed it.

As someone who was following every rumor, interview, and scrap of information about the band during that era, I don't remember any meaningful backlash from fans over the possibility of Perry producing the next album. Most fans didn't know who Linda Perry was (that's not a dig, just not something most casual fans are not in the loop on), and most people treated Courtney Love's claim with exactly the amount of skepticism you'd expect.

It's also worth remembering that this was nearly two years before 21st Century Breakdown was released. The band eventually ended up working with Butch Vig, not Perry and not Rob Cavallo. Looking back, it seems much more likely that Green Day were exploring different creative directions and meeting with various producers before deciding what they wanted the next album to be.

To me, Perry's version sounds less like a producer being hired and then fired because of fan complaints, and more like preliminary conversations that never developed into an actual commitment. If the band ultimately decided to go in another direction, that may have later been interpreted as something it wasn't.

One thing I do feel comfortable saying is that Green Day don't make major creative decisions based on fan backlash. They never have. Whether fans love or hate an idea, the band has consistently worked with the producers, collaborators, and creative partners they felt were right for whatever record they were making at the time. That's been true throughout their career, and there's little reason to believe this situation was any different.

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Tré Cool to join The Chin Chins on stage at BottleRock Napa

Fuzz — Fri, 22 May 2026 11:30:19 -0400

Tré Cool will make an appearance playing with The Chin Chins today at BottleRock Napa Valley. @trecool posted on Instagram/Threads

Surprise! Guess who's playing drums with @thechinchinsband Friday at @bottlerocknapa! Set is at 2:30, don't miss it!! 🤘

Tre joined The Chin Chins earlier this month at a show in Long Beach, CA.

The festival is taking place May 22-24 at the Napa Valley Expo in Napa, California. BottleRock is basically a giant music, food, wine festival with this year's lineup including Foo Fighters, Lorde, Backstreet Boys, Lil Wayne, Chaka Khan, Joan Jett and a bunch more.

The Chin Chins are part of Friday's lineup, playing the NorthBay Health Stage at 2:30pm local. Tré is also already part of the festival this year as one of the hosts of the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage on Saturday.

From MusicJunkiePress.com:
The Culinary Stage hosts include drummer Tré Cool of Green Day, SF Giants Broadcaster and former pitcher George Kontos, and KCBS "Foodie Chap" Liam Mayclem, with beats provided by the Bay Area's own DJ Umami.

If you're at the event, be sure to check out The Chin Chins at 2:30 and stop by the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage tomorrow.

Pinhead Gunpowder Announce 2026 North American Tour

kaylubd — Wed, 20 May 2026 17:34:03 -0400

Pinhead Gunpowder have announced their 2026 North American tour. The band, which is made up of Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Aaron Cometbus, Bill Schneider, and Jason White, is finally hitting the road in support of their 2024 album, Unt. Better late than never!

The trek kicks off on October 7th in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It will make stops in Chicago, New York, Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles before wrapping up in Garden Grove, California, on November 11th. Night Shop will support the East Coast and Midwest dates, while Constant Insult will cover the West Coast stops. Pre-sales for select shows start tomorrow at 10 AM. General sale starts Friday, May 22nd at 10 AM local time. See all the dates on the GDA Tour Section.

Are you planning to see Pinhead Gunpowder? Will this be your first time seeing them? Let us know on the Green Day Community forum.

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25 Green Day Facts You ACTUALLY Didn't Know

Maria — Mon, 18 May 2026 14:00:02 -0400

You've probably clicked on a few lists of things you 'don't know' about Green Day, only to find out that even your dog knew them all. Tré Cool went to clown school. Mike Dirnt wrote 'Longview' on LSD. Billie Joe Armstrong's first guitar is called Blue. Green Day's career started at 924 Gilman Street. Yes, we know.

Now, I'm not going to claim that every single fact on this list will be new to all of you, because the long-time fans have probably heard it all... but I hope at least one of them will surprise you. If you're new to Green Day, welcome, and you're in the right place to learn more here on GDA!

1. There was an Insomniac condom

It was a prize from KROQ. It expired in November 1998.

2. Billie Joe's parents met at a concert

Billie Joe's dad was a jazz drummer. He met his wife, Ollie, at one of his concerts - just like Billie Joe met his wife at a Green Day show.

3. The Foxboro Hot Tubs was born thanks to a drum kit

When Tré Cool bought a 1960s Rogers kit, he was inspired by its history and started playing old songs. Jason White joined him with an old Gretsch guitar. The rest of the band followed. Tré later told Zane Lowe, 'That one just dropped out of our bums,' and yeah, it kind of did.

4. Mike checked in to a hotel under the alias 'Seymour Butts'

Members of the band (unspecified) have also checked in to hotels as Rumpel Stiltskin and Joe Lies.

5. Tré took conga lessons with José Eladio in Cuba after the American Idiot Tour

'You mix the conga and cymbal parts together,' he told laut.de in 2009. 'It was fucking hard! Just another weapon in the arsenal in case I ever need to pick up women who are impressed by it.'

6. Billie Joe played metal before Green Day

We all know Billie was a sweet kid singing to people in hospitals while he was learning to sing at Fiat Music, but did you know he was also in a few metal bands? One of them was called Blood Rage.

7. Billie Joe bruised his ribs while recording the 'Holiday' music video

When you see him pounding his chest with the microphone in the bridge, he was actually hitting himself so hard that he bruised his ribs.

8. Mike shat on Juliette Binoche's balcony

It was Oscar's night in 1997. Mike did a poo over the edge of his hotel balcony. It landed on the one below. When Juliette Binoche found it, she unsuccessfully tried to get the band thrown out of the hotel.

9. Tré bought a diner for his dad

After Green Day hit it big, Tré bought a diner in Willits, CA, for his dad. It was called the California Diner. The walls were covered in Green Day posters and their songs were always playing. It's now under new management with a different name.

10. Billie Joe writes on acoustic

'I have a Silverine Harmony. But it sounds good. I just have it around the house, so I've written most of the songs on it.' -- Billie Joe in American Songwriter, 2000

11. The rarest Green Day item isn't 'Look For Love'

It's actually the white Slappy vinyl. There's only one copy in white. Larry Livermore sold it to a French collector on eBay in 2006.

12. Green Day's name came from Sesame Street

You've probably heard that Green Day is named after weed, but did you know the phrase originally came from Sesame Street? When Ernie said 'green day,' Billie Joe, Mike and John Kiffmeyer found it funny because of all the weed they smoked. So it became an inside joke that a 'green day' was a day wasted, smoking weed. After they recorded the song 'Green Day,' John wrote the phrase on the back of his jacket. That was when they decided to change their name from Sweet Children. Billie Joe has since said he hates the name.

13. Tré set his hair on fire in high school

'I was blowing gas out of my mouth like I was a torch or something. My hair was burned off, my eyelashes were burned... I looked like a monster.' -- Tré Cool in Crossbeat, May 1998

14. The name International Superhits You're Not Worthy of Owning was considered

Green Day wanted the most arrogant title imaginable for their first greatest hits record. They also considered Immaculate Collection.

15. Tré played jazz before Green Day

'It was hard because I played jazz for a while before joining Green Day. In the jazz band, I was constantly told to "play quieter," but then I was being told to "play harder and six times louder!" Also, in jazz, you're told to "play more," but in rock, you're told to "play one beat at a time," which is the complete opposite of how I play, so it took me a while to get used to it. But I kept playing and became a real musician.' -- Tré Cool in Crossbeat, May 1998

16. Billie Joe's favourite British food is fish and chips

Especially when it's covered in all the salt, vinegar and sauces they've got.

His favourite food of all time is pizza, though.

17. Tré was homeless, but wouldn't sell his drums

'Even when I was homeless and starving, I didn't sell my drums. I had no home, but I had my drums. Those drums kept me going.' -- Tré Cool in Crossbeat, May 1998

18. The name 'Warning' has a pretty deep meaning

'It's like a "warning" sign or label, or people saying "you can't do this." America is always talking about freedom, but even though it's saying that, subconsciously it's saying, "No, you're not free. Don't cross this line. Don't step on my territory." To me, rules are there to be rebelled against, at least on a healthy level. Rules are there to be broken. That's what "Warning" is about. I'm not telling people WHAT to think - I'm telling them TO think.' -- Billie Joe Armstrong in Crossbeat, August 2000

19. Tré was on crutches while recording 21st Century Breakdown

He busted his knee while moshing at a Fratellis concert and only had it sorted once the last track of 21st Century Breakdown was burned to a hard drive.

20. 'Before the Lobotomy' came from a San Francisco Chronicle article

'I got it from a headline in the San Francisco Chronicle. The article was about a guy who'd written a book about how he'd gotten a lobotomy because his dad thought he was too hyperactive. He was a problem child, so his father made him get a lobotomy. So the title of the article was "Before the Lobotomy." Or maybe that was the title of the book. I don't remember now. And the song could be about the dumbing down of society, but it all comes from personal experience, you know! Dumbing yourself with drugs and alcohol. Overdoing it.' -- Billie Joe Armstrong in Guitar World, 2009

21. At least one fan has seen Green Day over 200 times

Quite a few fans have been to 100 shows, but 200?! A crew member told me about this person in 2017, so it's probably even more now. I've no idea who they are. They must be doing it very quietly. There are probably even more of them we don't know about.

22. Billie Joe attended a GDA/GDC party while American Idiot was on Broadway

Seriously. It was February 2011. GDA arranged a party for fans at a bar in NYC and Billie actually showed up. He said he wanted to be 'closer to the fans.'

23. Green Day wore Christian Dior suits designed by Hedi Slimane in the American Idiot era

In case you don't know (I didn't), Hedi Slimane is a French photographer and couturier who was the creative director for Dior Homme at the time.

24. The first (and only) Dead Mermaids EP came with a fishing net

There's a song called 'My Fish' that is, indeed, about fish. We really didn't appreciate them enough.

25. The first time Green Day played in Bangkok, the floor nearly gave way

Some fans said it was the best show they'd ever seen. Some said it was the worst. However, almost everyone in MBK Hall that day will agree that they wondered if they were going to die that night.

How many of these did you know?

So what's the verdict? Were some of these facts new to you? Can you think of any that others might not have heard? Discuss it on the Green Day Community forum. And if you'd like to read even more random Green Day facts, we have a whole page for them.

Song Tournament: Foxboro Hot Tubs vs. The Network

Fuzz — Sun, 17 May 2026 12:15:47 -0400

Week 7 of our Green Day song tournament is here, and now we're in Green Day side project territory: Foxboro Hot Tubs vs. The Network.

Over the last 6 weeks, Green Day fans have been rating songs across head-to-head album battles, with the top songs from each moving on to the championship round. This week decides which side project tracks stay alive.

Go here to vote Foxboro Hot Tubs vs The Network

You can also browse all previous matchups, see which songs made the cut, and check whether your favorites from the first 6 weeks are still alive. Next week will be our final album match-up, then the finals to crown the fan favorite of 2026.

Green Day talk about the success of Dookie

Fuzz — Sat, 16 May 2026 14:02:13 -0400

SiriusXM has shared snippits from a discussion on Green Day's channel, 'Idiot Nation', where they discuss the success of 'Dookie'. Video below, and transcript below that. You can listen to their channel on SiriusXM idiot Nation 314.

Transcript:

Tre: Before we made Dookie, it was a proven fact that punk rock does not sell. Fuck facts!
Billie Joe: I think Dookie being Double Diamond is sort of a testament to what we wanted to start with. We wanted to make a record that we can play these songs for the rest of our lives. When I hear a song like Can't Explain or My Generation by The Who, I think those songs sound like they were written yesterday.
Mike: I expected it. I'm expecting a lot more, actually. I have high expectations.
Billie Joe: With a name like Dookie, I don't know if you have any expectations at all.
Mike: Yeah, we expected to polish that turd.
Billie Joe: Great music is not measured by popularity or numbers, but I do think that we're incredibly fortunate that this record has been able to last through multiple generations.

First look at Nimrods movie stills and poster

Fuzz — Wed, 13 May 2026 08:36:13 -0400

Some promotional material for Nimrods was released yesterday, along with the official confirmation of the August 14th release date. The Wrap posted the first stills from the movie, courtesy Inaugural Entertainment who bought distribution rights for the Green Day inspired comedy earlier this year.

You can read more about the upcoming film here. And here are all our stories related to it.

Green Day's 20 most played songs on the Saviors Tour

Maria — Mon, 11 May 2026 08:00:02 -0400

A few years ago, GDA looked at Green Day's most played songs of all time. That has changed since the Saviors Tour and got us wondering - which songs were played the most on this tour? And as a bonus, we'll look at a few of the rarest songs...

The 20 most played songs...

20. Fuck Off

Unbelievably (or at least it is to me), a Saviors b-side has made it into the top 20! Fuck Off was played 7 times.

19. Revolution Radio

This one surprised me, too! Revolution Radio was actually played 17 times.

'Revolution Radio is a big sing-along for all the weirdos to keep being weirdos together.' -- Billie Joe Armstrong (The Zane Lowe Show, 2016)

18. Hitchin' a Ride

It's no surprise that Hitchin' a Ride made it onto the list with 36 plays.

17. All by Myself and...

Five Dookie tracks hold the 17th spot with 40 plays. They are:

All by Myself

Emenius Sleepus

Having a Blast

Pulling Teeth

Sassafras Roots

16. Chump

Chump got 41 plays.

15. Coming Clean

Coming Clean made 42 appearances on the Saviors Tour.

14. Extraordinary Girl and She's a Rebel

Billie Joe finally sang 'from Chicago to Toronto' in Chicago and Toronto. She's a Rebel and Extraordinary Girl were both played 43 times on the Saviors Tour.

13. 21 Guns, Burnout and F.O.D.

These three classics were all played 45 times.

'21 Guns wasn't written for one person. It's written for about 20,000.' -- Billie Joe Armstrong

12. Homecoming, In the End and Whatsername

Well, I think we can safely say that most of us never expected to hear Homecoming or Whatsername live, and a lot of people probably thought they'd never hear In the End either... but they were all played 46 times on the Saviors Tour.

11. Look Ma, No Brains!

With 48 plays, this song was quite far off the top 10... which is a shame, because Tré's drumming in this song is especially incredible.

10. Give Me Novacaine

A lot of fans dreamed of hearing this live and got lucky on the Saviors Tour. It was played 57 times.

9. Are We the Waiting

When I compiled the list of Green Day's most played songs of all time, I was surprised that Are We the Waiting came in 19th with 414 plays (more than Know Your Enemy). With 60 plays, it was also the 9th most played song on the Saviors Tour. The overall 414 figure was from a few years ago and it has now been played 477 times.

'You know how sometimes you feel like you're stuck in a waiting room, waiting for something to happen, just sort of being uncomfortable in your own silence. That's sort of the moment where you can make a choice of following down a path of complete rage or you can try to find something positive. Or both.' -- Billie Joe Armstrong (GREEN DAY - Anatomy Of A Punk Opera)

8. The American Dream Is Killing Me

The American Dream Is Killing Me didn't get as many plays at the summer shows in 2025, but it still made the 8th spot with 61 plays. Best opener since 21st Century Breakdown.

'[The American Dream Is Killing Me] is more about being a stressed-out American. Our politics are so divided and polarized right now. We had an insurrection. We have homeless people in the street. We have so many issues, and they come onto your algorithm feed at such a pace. It just stresses you out, the anxiety of being an American and how it becomes so overwhelming. I think it was easier to satirize George Bush because we didn't have social media. It was before all the tech bros came in. Now you have these billionaires who would rather shoot a rocket into space than deal with the infrastructure we have here. That's one of the reasons we left to go record somewhere else. America is such a monkey on your back.' -- Billie Joe Armstrong

7. Letterbomb

Letterbomb made a comeback on this tour and it was played 65 times. This isn't a party! It's a celebratiooooooooon!

I know a lot of fans don't like Billie Joe's Letterbomb speeches, but imagine thunder rumbling and rain absolutely pouring while that powerful voice fills the arena and you can FEEL the unity he's going on about. That's what was happening in the above video from Kuala Lumpur.

6. One Eyed Bastard and She

These two were both played 70 times.

'Lyrically, I was just reflecting on bad times in life. That's the thing about nostalgia, sometimes you think, "That was an awful time." Everybody's got that ugly place in their life where they have to deal with ugly thoughts - it could be like revenge or whatever. Thankfully, I have an outlet in songwriting.' - Billie Joe Armstrong on One Eyed Bastard (NME, January 2024)

5. Bobby Sox

Bobby Sox was played 83 times. It was so much fun! I hope it stays on the setlist.

That performance of Bobby Sox in Lyon was one of my favourite Green Day performances ever. I still listen to it all the time.

4. Dilemma

GDC's favourite Saviors song* was also the most played Saviors song on the tour. It was played 84 times.

*It might be the everyone else's favourite, but I say... JUSTICE FOR SUZIE CHAPSTICK! The fan playing Dilemma in Glasgow was iconic though.

3. Minority

The iconic Warning track nabbed the third spot with 88 plays.

2. Welcome to Paradise

With 89 plays, Welcome to Paradise beat Minority by just one. I would've expected Minority to have been played a few more times.

1. American Idiot and...

11 other songs actually share the big title with American Idiot! They are:

Basket Case

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Brain Stew

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

Holiday

Jesus of Suburbia

Know Your Enemy

Longview

St. Jimmy

Wake Me Up When September Ends

When I Come Around

They were all played 90 times.

A few of the rarest songs...

Quite a lot of songs were only played once, so I won't list all of them, but I wanted to include a few that I thought were really special.

Suzie Chapstick

OK, OK, this wasn't even that 'rare' considering that five plays is only two less than Fuck Off... but Suzie Chapstick was MADE to echo hauntingly around a stadium.

Missing You

The Longshot played Missing You a couple of times, but Green Day hadn't played it since 2013 when it was played in Ottawa and Bogota.

Stuart and the Ave.

This is one of Green Day's rarest songs with only 14 plays, ever. It was played once on the Saviors Tour in Vienna.

Did any of these surprise you? Should I have included another less-played song? Discuss it with other fans on the Green Day Community forum.

Much Music has shared a throwback Green Day interview from the International Superhits era

Maria — Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:02 -0400

The Canadian channel MuchMusic has shared a throwback Green Day interview on their Much Rewind YouTube channel. It's over 35 minutes long, so worth a watch! They talk about TV, other bands, Oakland, and the human head in a formaldehyde tank that inspired the title of 'Brain Stew.' Billie Joe asks Jesus if he's got International Superhits yet. It's also the source of Tré Cool's iconic 'never jack off a cactus' quote.

Some other fun quotes from the interview:

'Now that we're off camera, do you want to talk about dick, too?' -- Tré Cool

'I tried my hand at two Sonic Youth records. I had one given to me and I bought two and... I'd be damed if they made more than one spin.' -- Mike Dirnt

'Oakland is like the Detroit of San Francisco.' -- Billie Joe

'There should be a law against lip syncing. Anybody who can't play live should be either strung up or have their musical talent revoked.' -- Mike Dirnt

'Have you ever ate a clump of a woman's period before?' -- Billie Joe

'You know what the best thing about San Francisco is? You can see Oakland from it.' -- Mike Dirnt

Billie Joe also talked about naming International Superhits, saying: 'We thought of like, The Wonder Years. The Immaculate Collection. Lenny. So we were trying to think like, "Let's think of the most arrogant title we could possibly think of." At one point, it was "International Superhits You're Not Worthy of Owning." Big Hits, Quick Cash...'

And in case you didn't know, Mike added, 'Or whatever else you were trying to please' when Tré said, 'Never jack off a cactus. You'll just hurt your hand and the cactus' feelings.'

This was the discussion about the 'Brain Stew' head:

Billie Joe: 'We were staying in Copenhagen and this guy comes up to us after the show and he's like, "Come over to my house and you can meet my roommate, Sleepy. So we were like, "OK, we'll go meet Sleepy." So we go over to his house and get in our sleeping bags and get ready to crash out. And then all of a sudden, he rolls in this formaldehyde tank with a human head inside of it. And he's like, 'This is my friend, Sleepy."'
Mike: 'We slept right next to him. It was from a medical school and he had all the pens in his head.'
Billie Joe: 'He's bald and he had the pins in it. I slept in the hall.'
Mike: 'I slept right next to it. I woke up and I was like, "Good morning, sunshine. You're looking wonderful today. Must be that formaldehyde."'

Thanks to Jean on GDC for sharing this.

Tré Cool played with his wife's new band, The Chin Chins, last night

Maria — Sat, 02 May 2026 10:00:02 -0400

Tré's wife Sara Rose has a new band, The Chin Chins, and he joined them at their first show at Alex's Bar last night! Several fans got the chance to meet Tré and Sara and had some amazing interactions.

Check out the setlist in the tour section.

Fun fact: Alex's Bar is where the 'Dilemma' video was filmed! The Foxboro Hot Tubs also played there in 2008.

Some photos and videos from fans who were there:

You can also check out a couple links on Instagram here and here

Post from the venue:

We don't know yet if Tré will be a member of the band going forward, but we're excited to see!

'Nimrods' movie will be released August 14th in theaters

Fuzz — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:45:27 -0400

Looks like we finally have a release date for the Green Day-inspired comedy we have been tracking. AMC Theaters has listed Nimrods with an August 14th release date, and an article from Variety confirmed the August theatrical release.

August 14, 2026

Three buddies drive cross-country in a van, causing mayhem and mischief while racing to LA for their big break: opening for Green Day on New Year's Eve.

Variety reports that the film was picked up by Palisades Park for international sales and sending it to the Cannes Market. They also confirmed the flim "has a global theatrical rollout set for August."

We will keep an eye out for any official announcement from the studio, but this is a good sign. If you missed our last update on the film, (it got renamed from 'New Years Rev' to 'Nimrods') check it out here.

Thanks to arcadiagay for sharing this on Green Day Community.

[Update 1:00pm EST: Added the link to Variety, which confirmed the August release date. Title adjusted with this confirmation.]

Update: 5/13/26 - New movie poster was released yesterday. Check it out below