Editing Green Day (section)

== History ==

=== 1987–1993: Formation and Lookout! years ===
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[[File:Green_Day_Lookout!_poster_1990.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|Concert poster, dated March 16, 1990, at 924 Gilman Street for ''Lookout!''-signed punk bands, including Green Day, [[Neurosis (band)|Neurosis]], [[Samiam]], and [[the Mr. T Experience]].]]

In 1987, friends and guitarists Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt, 15 years old at the time, along with bassist Sean Hughes and drummer Raj Punjabi, a fellow student from [[Pinole Valley High School]], formed band "Blood Rage", the name taken from [[Blood Rage|the eponymous film]], and played together in Punjabi's father's house garage at [[Rodeo, California]]; a few months later, the band renamed to Sweet Children.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.britannica.com/topic/Green-Day |title= Green Day – History, Songs, Albums & Facts |last= Albert |first= Melissa |date= February 8, 2020 |website= Encyclopædia Britannica |quote= In 1987 they and drummer Sean Hughes formed their first band, a punk outfit called Sweet Children. |access-date= February 9, 2020 |archive-date= August 6, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220806210704/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Green-Day |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.facebook.com/pg/GreenDay/about |title= Green Day – Official Page |date= February 8, 2020 |via= Facebook |publisher= Green Day |quote= Founded in 1987 |access-date= February 9, 2020 |archive-date= March 8, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210308164518/https://www.facebook.com/pg/GreenDay/about |url-status= live}}</ref><ref name= "LLC1994">{{cite journal |last= Weisbard |first= Eric |author-link= Eric Weisbard |title= SPIN: Young, Loud, and Snotty |journal= Spin|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8X17JjiXfYYC&pg=PA70 |access-date= February 10, 2018 |volume= 10 |date= September 1994 |publisher= SPIN Media LLC; Camouflage Associates |location= United States |language= en |issn= 0886-3032 |page=70}}</ref> One of their first songs written together was "Best Thing in Town".<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxrWAU4Ei_U |title= Green Day MTV Raw 1995 |date= January 23, 2017 |via= YouTube |access-date= December 4, 2020 |archive-date= August 5, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220805070638/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxrWAU4Ei_U |url-status= live}}</ref> The group's first live performance under the name Sweet Children took place on October 17, 1987, at Rod's Hickory Pit in [[Vallejo, California]].<ref name= Vhawk>{{cite web |title= Green Day |url= http://www.purevolume.com/Vhawk |publisher= Pure volume |access-date= June 13, 2012 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130105002728/http://www.purevolume.com/Vhawk |archive-date= January 5, 2013}}</ref> In 1988, Armstrong and Dirnt began working with former [[Isocracy (band)|Isocracy]] drummer [[John Kiffmeyer]], also known as "Al Sobrante", who replaced original drummer Raj Punjabi.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Small |first1= Doug |title= Omnibus Presents the Story of Green Day |url= https://archive.org/details/omnibuspresspres00smal |url-access= registration |date= 2005 |publisher= Omnibus Press |page= [https://archive.org/details/omnibuspresspres00smal/page/12 12] |isbn= 9780825634086}}</ref> It was around this time that bassist Sean Hughes also left the band, causing Dirnt to switch from [[guitar]] to bass. Armstrong cites the band [[Operation Ivy (band)|Operation Ivy]] (which featured [[Tim Armstrong]] and [[Matt Freeman]], who would later contact Armstrong to fill in as a possible second guitarist for their band [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]]) as a major influence and a group that inspired him to form a band.<ref name= PunksNotDeadMovie>{{cite AV media |people= Susan Dynner (director) |date= July 27, 2007 |title= Punk's Not Dead |medium= Documentary Movie |language= en |url= http://www.punksnotdeadthemovie.com/ |access-date= February 10, 2018 |time= 93 Minutes |location= United States |publisher= Vision Films |quote= "Opartion Ivy was such a huge band. I was 15 years old when I got into that band, I just remember thinking 'This is the greatest band in the world'. |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131232/http://www.punksnotdeadthemovie.com/ |archive-date= February 11, 2018 |df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref name= Spitz>{{cite book |last= Spitz |first= Marc |author-link= Marc Spitz |title= Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=FSWZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT41 |date= November 7, 2006 |publisher= Hachette Books |isbn= 978-1-4013-8579-8 |chapter= 4: Op Ivy |quote= "[Operation Ivy] became Billie Joe Armstrong's favorite band and biggest influence" |access-date= February 10, 2018 |archive-date= February 15, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240215182147/https://books.google.com/books?id=FSWZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT41#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status= live}}</ref>

In 1988, [[Larry Livermore]], owner of [[Lookout! Records]], saw the band play an early show and signed them to his label.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/punk-mogul-larry-livermore-recalls-meeting-a-teen-billie-joe-armstrong-in-new-memoir-193394/ |title= Punk Mogul Larry Livermore Recalls Meeting a Teen Billie Joe Armstrong in New Memoir |date= March 5, 2013 |magazine= Rolling Stone |access-date= February 18, 2021 |archive-date= August 5, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220805074048/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/punk-mogul-larry-livermore-recalls-meeting-a-teen-billie-joe-armstrong-in-new-memoir-193394/ |url-status= live}}</ref> In April 1989, the band released its debut [[extended play]], ''[[1,000 Hours]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://greenday.fm/music/studio-releases/1000-hours/ |title= Green Day – 1000 Hours EP |website= greenday.fm |access-date= February 5, 2022 |archive-date= June 28, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220628224340/https://greenday.fm/music/studio-releases/1000-hours/ |url-status= live}}</ref> Shortly before the EP's release, the group dropped the name Sweet Children; according to Livermore, this was done to avoid confusion with another local band, [[Sweet Baby (band)|Sweet Baby]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/25-worst-original-names-of-famous-bands-20150722/sweet-children-20150721 |title= Sweet Children – 25 Worst Original Names of Famous Bands |date= July 22, 2015 |magazine= Rolling Stone |access-date= June 23, 2016 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160620001326/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/25-worst-original-names-of-famous-bands-20150722/sweet-children-20150721 |archive-date= June 20, 2016}}</ref> Sweet Children adopted the name Green Day, instead, due to the members' fondness for [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/tokyomusicconcerts/concert/359/tokyomusicconcertsinc.htm |title= Music and Concerts: Green Day |publisher= Archive.metropolis.co.jp |access-date= September 6, 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131102214651/http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/tokyomusicconcerts/concert/359/tokyomusicconcertsinc.htm |archive-date= November 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG-1ibZOJzk |title= Bill Maher and Green Day's Billy Joe Talk About Marijuana |access-date= May 30, 2015 |series= [[Real Time with Bill Maher]] |first= Bill |last= Maher |first2= Billie Joe |last2= Armstrong |network= HBO |date= April 9, 2010 |season= 8 |number= 179 |url-status= live |archive-url= http://wayback.vefsafn.is/wayback/20151015130451/https://www.youtube.com/ |archive-date= October 15, 2015 |df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD9HuB6wi6Q | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526031439/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD9HuB6wi6Q&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=May 26, 2012 | url-status=dead|title= Billie Joe Armstrong talking about drugs (Subtitulado) |access-date= December 9, 2020 |via= YouTube}}</ref> The phrase "green day" was slang in the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]], where the band originated, for spending a day doing nothing but smoking marijuana.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The story behind Green Day's name|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/green-day/what-story-meaning-behind-name/|access-date=September 6, 2021|website=Radio X|language=en|archive-date=July 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711144335/https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/green-day/what-story-meaning-behind-name/|url-status=live}}</ref> Armstrong once admitted in 2001 that he considered it to be "the worst band name in the world".<ref>{{cite web |last1= VH1 |title= Green Day: Behind the Music #155 |url= http://www.vh1.com/episodes/r1ctel/behind-the-music-green-day-behind-the-music-155-season-1-ep-155 |publisher= VH1 |access-date= April 7, 2020 |archive-date= April 7, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200407034737/http://www.vh1.com/episodes/r1ctel/behind-the-music-green-day-behind-the-music-155-season-1-ep-155 |url-status= dead}}</ref>

Lookout! released Green Day's debut studio album, ''[[39/Smooth]]'', in early 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.greenday.com/album |title= Music by Green Day – MP3 Downloads, Streaming Music, Lyrics |access-date= February 18, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141008145212/http://www.greenday.com/album |archive-date= October 8, 2014 |url-status= dead}}</ref> Green Day recorded two extended plays later that year, ''[[Slappy]]'' and ''[[Sweet Children (EP)|Sweet Children]]'', the latter of which included older songs the band had recorded for the [[Minneapolis]] independent record label [[Skene! Records]].<ref name= "Egerdahl2010">{{cite book |first= Kjersti |last= Egerdahl |title= Green Day: A Musical Biography |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=UfMAtvcbex4C&pg=PA28 |year= 2010 |publisher= ABC-CLIO |isbn= 978-0-313-36597-3 |page= 28 |access-date= December 22, 2015 |archive-date= February 15, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240215182200/https://books.google.com/books?id=UfMAtvcbex4C&pg=PA28 |url-status= live}}</ref> In 1991, Lookout! Records re-released ''39/Smooth'' as ''[[1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours]]'' and added the songs from the band's first two EPs, ''Slappy'' and ''1,000 Hours''. In late 1990, shortly after the band's first nationwide tour, Kiffmeyer left the East Bay area to attend [[Humboldt State University]] in [[Arcata, California]].<ref name= Vhawk/><ref>{{cite book |last1= Small |first1= Doug |title= Omnibus Presents the Story of Green Day |url= https://archive.org/details/omnibuspresspres00smal |url-access= registration |date= 2005 |publisher= Omnibus Press |page= [https://archive.org/details/omnibuspresspres00smal/page/17 17] |isbn= 9780825634086}}</ref> [[The Lookouts]]' drummer [[Tré Cool]] began filling in temporarily and later permanently, a situation which Kiffmeyer "graciously accepted".<ref>{{cite book |last1= Small |first1= Doug |title= Omnibus Presents the Story of Green Day |url= https://archive.org/details/omnibuspresspres00smal |url-access= registration |date= 2005 |publisher= Omnibus Press |page= [https://archive.org/details/omnibuspresspres00smal/page/19 19] |isbn= 9780825634086 |quote= graciously accepted}}</ref> The band went on tour for most of 1992 and 1993 and played a number of shows overseas in Europe.<ref name= "Thompson 1992c">Thompson, Dave. "Green Day". ''Alternative Rock''. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books, 2000.</ref> By then, the band's second studio album, ''[[Kerplunk (album)|Kerplunk]]'', had sold 50,000 copies in the U.S.<ref name= "Thompson 1992c"/> Green Day supported another California punk band, [[Bad Religion]], as an opening act for their ''[[Recipe for Hate]]'' Tour for most of 1993.<ref name="pearn">{{cite news |last1=Pearn |first1=Frank Jr. |title=Punk Band Green Day Taking a 'Bookish' Turn |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1994-03-18-2957839-story.html |access-date=February 6, 2022 |work=The Morning Call |date=March 18, 1994 |archive-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140823/https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1994-03-18-2957839-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 1993–1995: Signing with Reprise Records and breakthrough success ===
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''Kerplunk'''s underground success led to interest from major record labels and a [[bidding war]] to sign Green Day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/mcgill_tribune/docs/mcgilltribune.vol13.issue6|title=The McGill Tribune Vol. 13 Issue 6 by The McGill Tribune|website=Issuu.com|date=October 13, 1993|access-date=December 11, 2021|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630202309/https://issuu.com/mcgill_tribune/docs/mcgilltribune.vol13.issue6|url-status=live}}</ref> The band eventually left Lookout! and signed with [[Reprise Records]] after attracting the attention of producer [[Rob Cavallo]].<ref name="vh1 behind the music">{{cite episode|network=[[VH1]] |title=Green Day: Behind the Music|series=[[Behind the Music]] |year=2001}}</ref> The group was impressed by his work with fellow Californian band [[the Muffs]] and later remarked that Cavallo "was the only person we could talk to and connect with".<ref name="vh1 behind the music" /> Reflecting on this period, Armstrong told ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine in 1999, "I couldn't go back to the punk scene, whether we were the biggest success in the world or the biggest failure ... The only thing I could do was get on my bike and go forward."<ref>Smith, RJ. "Top 90 Albums of the 90s". ''Spin''. August 1999.</ref> After signing with Reprise, the band began recording its major-label debut, ''[[Dookie]]''. On September 3, 1993, Green Day played their last show at 924 Gilman under the pseudonym Blair Hess before being banned permanently because of their major label signing.<ref name="ozzi93">{{cite book |last1=Ozzi |first1=Dan |title=Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007) |date=2021 |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |isbn=9780358244301 |page=19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WqIPEAAAQBAJ&q=September%203,%201993 |access-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404115604/https://books.google.com/books?id=WqIPEAAAQBAJ&q=September%203,%201993 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Recorded in three weeks and released in February 1994,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/1779:2213/1/Green_Day.htm |title=Green Day |publisher=Biography Channel |date=September 11, 2009 |access-date=September 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015021933/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/1779%3A2213/1/Green_Day.htm |archive-date=October 15, 2009}}</ref> ''Dookie'' became a commercial success, helped by extensive MTV airplay for the videos of the songs "[[Longview (song)|Longview]]", "[[Basket Case (song)|Basket Case]]", and "[[When I Come Around]]", all of which reached the number one position on the [[Modern Rock Tracks]] charts. The album went on to sell over 10 million copies in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=0535F2FC-4B80-F5DD-14FD-27585998FEEA&searchterms=green%20day%20dookie&terminclude=&termexact= |title=Idiot Rules! |access-date=November 22, 2010 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America|The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622123613/http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=0535F2FC-4B80-F5DD-14FD-27585998FEEA&searchterms=green%20day%20dookie&terminclude=&termexact= |archive-date=June 22, 2011}}</ref> At a performance on September 9, 1994, at [[Hatch Memorial Shell]] in Boston, mayhem broke out during the band's set (cut short to seven songs), and by the end of the rampage, 100 people were injured and 45 arrested.<ref>[[Fricke, David]] (December 16, 1999), "Our Back Pages". ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' (828/829):85</ref> The band also joined the lineups of both the [[Lollapalooza]] festival and [[Woodstock '94]], where at the latter the group started an infamous mud fight. During the concert, a security guard mistook bassist [[Mike Dirnt]] for a stage-invading fan and punched out some of his teeth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ram.org/music/woodstock/woodstock.html|title=Woodstock 1994 concert review|last=Samudrala|first=Ram|date=August 1994|access-date=December 19, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128222654/http://ram.org/music/woodstock/woodstock.html|archive-date=November 28, 2010}}</ref> Viewed by millions by [[pay-per-view]] television, the Woodstock 1994 performance further aided Green Day's growing publicity and recognition.<ref name="vh1 behind the music" /> In 1995, ''Dookie'' won the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Album]], and the band was nominated for nine [[MTV Video Music Award]]s, including Video of the Year.<ref name="Recording Arts and Sciences">{{cite web |url= https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/green-day |title= Green Day |date= November 23, 2020 |publisher= National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |access-date= February 19, 2021 |archive-date= April 3, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190403140242/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/green-day |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 19, 2021|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2005/mtvvmas.htm|title=2005 MTV Video Music Awards|publisher=Rock on the Net|archive-date=August 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829224529/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2005/mtvvmas.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In the band's homestead of the East Bay following ''Dookie'''s success, the band felt a sense of hostility. Billie Joe Armstrong recalled aggressive glares and furtive whispers. The band's success would trickle onto other East Bay bands such as [[Jawbreaker (band)|Jawbreaker]], a local favorite of Armstrong's, which garnered accusations of selling out during a concert attended by Armstrong.<ref name="ozzijawbreaker">{{cite book |last1=Ozzi |first1=Dan |title=Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007) |date=2021 |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |isbn=9780358244301 |pages=35–36 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WqIPEAAAQBAJ&q=Jawbreaker%20Armstrong |access-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902064120/https://books.google.com/books?id=WqIPEAAAQBAJ&q=Jawbreaker%20Armstrong |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 1995–2002: Middle years and decline in popularity ===
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In 1995, a single titled "[[J.A.R.]]" for the ''[[Angus (film)|Angus]]'' soundtrack was released and debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r223719|first=Steven|last=McDonald}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/green-day/chart-history/mrt/|title=Green Day Chart History (Alternative Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 19, 2021|archive-date=July 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701015605/https://www.billboard.com/artist/green-day/chart-history/mrt/|url-status=live}}</ref> The band's fourth studio album, ''[[Insomniac (Green Day album)|Insomniac]]'', was released in Fall 1995.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/insomniac-mw0000645577 |title=Insomniac – Green Day |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=February 19, 2021 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916210932/http://www.allmusic.com/album/insomniac-mw0000645577 |archive-date=September 16, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Compared to the more melodic ''Dookie,'' ''Insomniac'' was a much darker and heavier response to the band's newfound popularity.<ref name="vh1 behind the music" /> The album opened to warm critical reception, earning 4 of 5 stars from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', which said "In punk, the good stuff unfolds and gains meaning as you listen without sacrificing any of its electric, haywire immediacy. And Green Day are as good as this stuff gets."<ref>Coleman, Mark. "Insomniac". ''Rolling Stone''. November 1995.</ref> The singles released from ''Insomniac'' were "[[Geek Stink Breath]]", "[[Stuck with Me]]", "[[Brain Stew/Jaded]]", and "[[Walking Contradiction]]".

Though the album did not approach the success of ''Dookie'', it sold three million copies in the United States.<ref name="Album Guide">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/green-day/albumguide|title=Green Day: Album Guide|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 8, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123042756/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/green-day/albumguide|archive-date=January 23, 2011}}</ref> The album earned the band award nominations for Favorite Artist, Favorite Hard Rock Artist, and Favorite Alternative Artist at the 1996 [[American Music Awards]], and the video for "Walking Contradiction" earned the band nominations for Best Video, Short Form, at the Grammy's, in addition to Best Special Effects at the MTV Video Music Awards. After that, the band abruptly canceled a European tour, citing exhaustion.<ref name="snotty">Di Perna, Alan. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027102356/http://www.geocities.com/vintageinterviews/greenday.html Young, Loud, and Snotty]". ''Guitar World''. August 1996.</ref>

Following a brief hiatus in 1996, Green Day began work on its next album in 1997. From the outset, Cavallo and the band agreed the album had to be different from Green Day's previous albums.<ref>{{cite book|last=Spitz|first=Marc|author-link=Marc Spitz|title=Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FSWZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT41|date=November 7, 2006|publisher=Hachette Books|isbn=978-1-4013-8579-8|page=128|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215182147/https://books.google.com/books?id=FSWZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT41#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> The result was ''[[Nimrod (album)|Nimrod]]'', an experimental deviation from the band's standard melodic punk rock.<ref name="brown">{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Ed |title=''Nimrod'' showcased Green Day at their most authentically eclectic |url=https://www.treblezine.com/green-day-nimrod-authentically-eclectic/ |website=Treble |access-date=January 9, 2023 |date=October 13, 2022 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109233338/https://www.treblezine.com/green-day-nimrod-authentically-eclectic/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The album was released in October 1997 and provided a variety of music, from punk, pop, [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]], [[folk music|folk]], [[surf rock]], [[ska]], to the acoustic ballad "[[Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)]]".<ref>{{cite news|title=Green Day stretches out on 'Nimrod'|last=Sullivan|first=Jim|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=October 10, 1997}}</ref><ref name="Myers152153">Myers, 2006. pp. 152–153</ref><ref name="brown"/> ''Nimrod'' entered the charts at Number 10. The mainstream success of "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" won the band an MTV Video Award for Best Alternative Video.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/mtvvmas.htm|title=Rock On The Net: 1998 MTV Video Music Awards|website=rockonthenet.com|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=September 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904085546/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/mtvvmas.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The song was used in the second clip show episode of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' and two episodes of ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''.<ref name="Myers152153"/> The other singles released from ''Nimrod'' were "[[Nice Guys Finish Last]]", "[[Hitchin' a Ride (Green Day song)|Hitchin' a Ride]]", and "[[Redundant (song)|Redundant]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/2017/10/13/green-day-nimrod-anniversary/|title=Why Nimrod is Green Day's unsung masterpiece|author=Eric Renner Brown|date=October 13, 2017|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221114047/https://ew.com/music/2017/10/13/green-day-nimrod-anniversary/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-best-green-day-album-duh-its-nimrod/|title=The Best Green Day Album? Duh, It's Nimrod|first=Nick|last=Ruskell|date=October 14, 2020|work=[[Kerrang!]]|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027192731/https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-best-green-day-album-duh-its-nimrod/|url-status=live}}</ref> The band made a guest appearance in an episode of ''[[King of the Hill]]'' in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/20-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-billie-joe-armstrong/|title=20 things you probably didn't know about Billie Joe Armstrong|first=Ian|last=Winwood|date=February 17, 2021|work=[[Kerrang!]]|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027194101/https://www.kerrang.com/features/20-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-billie-joe-armstrong/|url-status=live}}</ref> In late 1997 and most of 1998, Green Day embarked on a tour in support of ''Nimrod''.<ref>Spitz, 2006, p. 133</ref><ref>Spitz, 2006, p. 134</ref> In 1999, [[Jason White (Green Day guitarist)|Jason White]] began supporting the band during concerts as guitarist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/green-day-guitarist-jason-white-tonsil-cancer/|title=Green Day Guitarist Jason White Battling Tonsil Cancer|first=Spencer|last=Kaufman|date=December 6, 2014|work=[[Loudwire]]|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805111734/https://loudwire.com/green-day-guitarist-jason-white-tonsil-cancer/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2000, Green Day released their [[folk punk|folk-punk]]-inspired sixth studio album, ''[[Warning (Green Day album)|Warning]]'', and, in support, participated in that year's [[Warped Tour]].<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r500748|pure_url=yes}} Review: ''Warning'']. [[AllMusic]]. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 5, 2010.</ref> In November 2000, in a show produced by [[Ian Brennan (music producer)|Ian Brennan]], the band performed for free on the steps on San Francisco's City Hall to protest the eviction of artists from the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1429724/green-day-to-play-free-san-francisco-show/|title= Green Day To Play Free San Francisco Show|publisher=MTV News|access-date=December 4, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001194126/http://www.mtv.com/news/1429724/green-day-to-play-free-san-francisco-show/|archive-date=October 1, 2016}}</ref> The band also launched an independent tour to support the album ''Warning'' in 2001. Critics' reviews of the album were varied.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/warning/critic-reviews |title=Green Day: Warning (2000): Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |date=October 3, 2000 |access-date=September 6, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211033629/http://www.metacritic.com/music/warning/critic-reviews |archive-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] gave it 4.5/5, saying, "''Warning'' may not be an innovative record per se, but it's tremendously satisfying."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r500748/review|title=Warning|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=July 10, 2009|archive-date=February 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215182152/https://www.allmusic.com/album/warning-mw0000106792|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' was more critical, giving it 3/5 and saying, "''Warning ...'' invites the question: Who wants to listen to songs of faith, hope and social commentary from what used to be snot core's biggest-selling band?"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/warning-20001012|title=''Warning'' review|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Kot|first=Greg|date=October 12, 2000|access-date=January 8, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305223013/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/warning-20001012|archive-date=March 5, 2013}}</ref> Though it produced the hit "[[Minority (Green Day song)|Minority]]" and smaller hit "[[Warning (Green Day song)|Warning]]", some observers were coming to the conclusion that the band was losing relevance,<ref name="metacritic" /> and a decline in popularity followed. While all of Green Day's previous albums had reached at least triple platinum sales, ''Warning'' was only certified gold.<ref name="Timeline">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-g/greenday_main.htm|title=Green Day Timeline|publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=September 6, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401193955/http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-g/greenday_main.htm|archive-date=April 1, 2010}}</ref>

At the 2001 California Music Awards, Green Day won all eight of the awards for which it was nominated.<ref name="cal2001" /> The group won awards for Outstanding Album (''Warning''), Outstanding Punk Rock/Ska Album (''Warning''), Outstanding Group, Outstanding Male Vocalist, Outstanding Bassist, Outstanding Drummer, Outstanding Songwriter, and Outstanding Artist.<ref>{{cite web|title=Green Day Dominates California Music Awards|date=April 29, 2001|url=http://idobi.com/news/2001/04/green-day-dominates-California-music-awards/|publisher=[[idobi Radio]]|access-date=June 20, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427042434/http://idobi.com/news/2001/04/green-day-dominates-california-music-awards/|archive-date=April 27, 2012}}</ref>

The release of two compilation albums, ''[[International Superhits!]]'' and ''[[Shenanigans (album)|Shenanigans]]'', followed ''Warning''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/2766/reviews/2531- |title=Green Day – International Superhits: The Best Of |date=November 12, 2001 |access-date=February 18, 2021 |work=[[Drowned in Sound]] |last=Westfox |first=James |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205174447/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/2766/reviews/2531- |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Mark |last=Kemp |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/shenanigans-20020730 |title=Shenanigans &#124; Album Reviews |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=July 30, 2002 |access-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827124948/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/shenanigans-20020730 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''International Superhits!'' had a companion collection of music videos ved ''[[International Supervideos!]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=''International Supervideos!'' |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/international-supervideos%21-video-dvd-mw0001028235 |access-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805122543/https://www.allmusic.com/album/international-supervideos!-video-dvd-mw0001028235 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Shenanigans'' contained collected B-sides, including "Espionage", which was featured in the 1999 film ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'' and nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance]].<ref name="cal2001">{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/2000-01-05/entertainment/17634952_1_sogno-andrea-bocelli-beautiful-stranger-madonna-unpretty-dallas-austin/2 |title=The Nominees for the Grammy Awards |date=January 5, 2000 |page=2 |access-date=June 20, 2012 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716044630/http://articles.sfgate.com/2000-01-05/entertainment/17634952_1_sogno-andrea-bocelli-beautiful-stranger-madonna-unpretty-dallas-austin/2 |archive-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref>

In Spring 2002, Green Day co-headlined the [[Pop Disaster Tour]] with [[Blink-182]], documented on the [[DVD-Video|DVD]] ''Riding in Vans with Boys''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pop Disaster Tour|url=http://www.rockzone.com/concertreviews/blink-051102.shtml|work=Rockzone|access-date=June 20, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204174103/http://www.rockzone.com/concertreviews/blink-051102.shtml|archive-date=February 4, 2012}}</ref>

=== 2003–2006: ''American Idiot'' and renewed success ===
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[[File:Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Tré Cool (bottom left) and Mike Dirnt (right) performing on July 27, 2005]]

In the Summer and Fall of 2002, the band wrote and recorded material for an album tentatively titled ''[[Cigarettes and Valentines]]'',<ref>Spitz, p. 152.</ref> set to release in August 2003. Dirnt said the album was written and recorded in six months, and the official track list consisted of 16 songs.<ref name="2004interview"/> He also said two or three additional songs were recorded, and were something "worth chasing" after turning in the record.<ref name="2004interview">{{cite web |last=Rosen |first=Steve |title=Mike Dirnt: The Lost Interview with Steve Rosen (2004) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMNFzYfoAgk&t |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=8 February 2025 |date=2004}}</ref> The band got together, and thought the additional songs were really good. Instead of releasing ''Cigarettes and Valentines'', the band decided to make an album with those additional songs, which lead to the creation of ''[[American Idiot]]'':<ref name="2004interview"/>
{{Cquote|Those are really good songs, but we got these over here, and we kinda felt like, should we put out these, and wait three or four years to put out these other songs and chase this thing that we kind of got going on over here?<ref name="2004interview"/>}}

However, the band has stated multiple times that when the album was nearly finished, the [[master recording]]s were stolen from the studio. Instead of re-recording the stolen tracks, the band decided to abandon the entire project and start over, considering the taken material to be unrepresentative of the band's best work.<ref name="Cigarettes">{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2010/08/31/watch-green-day-debut-cigarettes-and-valentines-and-olivia/|title=Watch: Green Day debut "Cigarettes and Valentines" and "Olivia"|last=Coplan|first=Chris|work=Consequence of Sound|date=August 31, 2010|access-date=January 8, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905035633/https://consequence.net/2010/08/31/watch-green-day-debut-cigarettes-and-valentines-and-olivia/|archive-date=September 5, 2010}}</ref> It was then revealed that a band called [[The Network]] was signed to Armstrong's record label [[Adeline Records]] with little fanfare and information.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/46067/green-day-unmasked|title=Green Day Unmasked?|date=October 16, 2003|publisher=E!|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805130055/https://www.eonline.com/news/46067/green-day-unmasked|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-10-03-0310040002-story.html|title=Has Green Day gone incognito?|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805125951/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-10-03-0310040002-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After the band, who concealed their identities with masks and costumes,<ref name="UNF"/> released an album called ''[[Money Money 2020]]'' in September 2003, it was rumored that The Network was a Green Day side project, due to similarities in the bands' sounds.<ref name="MTVNews">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510964/-green-day-their-own-worst-enemy.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129041235/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510964/-green-day-their-own-worst-enemy.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|title=Are Green Day Their Own Worst Enemy? Only Time—Or Concerts—Will Tell|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=October 5, 2005|publisher=MTV News|access-date=January 8, 2010}}</ref> However, these rumors were never addressed by the band or Adeline Records, except for a statement on the Adeline website discussing an ongoing dispute between the two bands.<ref name="MTVNews"/> The bands "feuded" via press releases and statements from Armstrong.<ref name="UNF">{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/11_of_green_days_most_unforgettable_moments/|title=11 of Green Day's most unforgettable moments – Alternative Press|date=September 26, 2016|website=Alternative Press|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411070902/https://www.altpress.com/features/11_of_green_days_most_unforgettable_moments/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Boone|first1=Brian|title=I love rock 'n' roll (except when I hate it) : extremely important stuff about the songs and bands you love, hate, love to hate, and hate to love|date=2011|publisher=Perigee|location=New York|isbn=9781101507919|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CT_ViUaYTfwC|access-date=October 19, 2017|archive-date=February 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215182156/https://books.google.com/books?id=CT_ViUaYTfwC|url-status=live}}</ref> Several journalists openly referred to the group as a Green Day side project,<ref name="GOFORM">{{cite news|url=http://www.goldminemag.com/features/where-does-green-day-go-from-here|title=Where does a successful Green Day go from here?|date=May 4, 2011|newspaper=Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016190519/https://www.goldminemag.com/features/where-does-green-day-go-from-here|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Secret">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1479481/did-green-day-secretly-release-a-new-album-tuesday-only-the-snoo-knows/|title=Did Green Day Secretly Release A New Album Tuesday? Only The Snoo Knows|publisher=MTV|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630051253/http://www.mtv.com/news/1479481/did-green-day-secretly-release-a-new-album-tuesday-only-the-snoo-knows/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-many-sides-of-billie-joe-armstrong/|title=The Many Sides Of Billie Joe Armstrong — Kerrang!|website=Kerrang!|date=April 20, 2018|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020162319/https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-many-sides-of-billie-joe-armstrong/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/23/money-money-2020|title=Money Money 2020|first=Jesse|last=Lord|date=December 23, 2003|website=Ign.com|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805133825/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/23/money-money-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> although it was not confirmed as such until 2013.<ref name="IDENT">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-green-days-mike-dirnt-on-billie-joe-armstrongs-recovery-168010/|title=Q&A: Green Day's Mike Dirnt on Billie Joe Armstrong's Recovery|first=David|last=Fricke|date=March 1, 2013|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706091714/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-green-days-mike-dirnt-on-billie-joe-armstrongs-recovery-168010/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:HaseAufCenterstage.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Green Day live in Germany during the [[American Idiot World Tour]].]]
Green Day collaborated with [[Iggy Pop]] on two tracks for his album ''[[Skull Ring]]'' in November 2003. On February 1, 2004, a cover of "[[I Fought the Law]]" (originally performed by [[The Crickets]]) made its debut on a commercial for [[iTunes]] during [[NFL]] [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]].
Finally, ''[[American Idiot]]'' was released in September 2004 and debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. Backed by the success of the album's first single "[[American Idiot (song)|American Idiot]]", it was the band's first album to reach this pinnacle. ''American Idiot'' was labeled a ''[[rock opera|punk rock opera]]'' and follows the journey of the fictitious "[[Jesus of Suburbia]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastbayexpress.com/eastbay/punk-rock-opera/Content?oid=1370982|title=Punk Rock Opera|last=Downs|first=David|work=East Bay Express|date=September 2, 2009|access-date=December 16, 2010|archive-date=August 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809023303/https://eastbayexpress.com/punk-rock-opera-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album depicts modern American life under the control of an idiot ruler who lets people be misinformed by the media and a "redneck agenda". It gives different angles on an everyman, modern icons, and leaders.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|title= GREEN DAY american idiots & the new punk explosion|last= Myers|first= Ben|publisher= The Disinformation Company Ltd.|year= 2006|isbn= 978-1-932857-32-0|location= New York}}</ref> Released two months before U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] was reelected, the album became protest art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/detail?sid=051541ef-fb2b-4cf8-8106-1faa8293a750%40sessionmgr4&vid=1&hid=4&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=35740246.html|title=Green Day's 'American Idiot'|access-date=October 12, 2011|first=Lorraine|last=Ali|date=December 22, 2008|work=Newsweek}}</ref> The album went on to sell 6 million copies in the US.<ref name="Timeline" />

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''American Idiot'' won the [[47th Grammy Awards|2005 Grammy]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]] and was nominated in six other categories, including [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?year=2004 |title=2004 Grammy Award Winners |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |access-date=January 22, 2015 |url-status= dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211124314/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?year=2004 |archive-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goweho.com/green-days-american-idiot-nominated-for-seven-grammy-awards/1002|title=Green Day's American Idiot Nominated for Seven Grammy Awards|date=December 13, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326051513/https://www.goweho.com/green-days-american-idiot-nominated-for-seven-grammy-awards/1002|archive-date=March 26, 2017|url-status= dead|work=GoWEHO|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> The album helped Green Day win seven of the eight awards it was nominated for at the 2005 [[MTV Video Music Awards]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2005/|title=2005 Video Music Awards|publisher=MTV News|date=September 2, 2005|access-date=December 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419023648/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2005/|archive-date=April 19, 2012}}</ref> the "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" video won six of those awards. A year later, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" won a [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=2005&genre=All |title=2005 Grammy Award Winners |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |access-date=January 22, 2015 |url-status= dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110195125/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=2005&genre=All |archive-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Kerrang!]]'' named ''American Idiot'' the best album of the decade,<ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[Kerrang!]] |date=August 5, 2009 |title=Kerrang! Top 50 albums of the 21st Century}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' ranked it number 60 in a similar list,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/list/the-top-100-greatest-albums-of-the-decade/158049/page/5 |title=The Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade |work=[[NME]] |access-date=December 10, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091120175203/http://www.nme.com/list/the-top-100-greatest-albums-of-the-decade/158049/page/5| archive-date= November 20, 2009 |url-status= live}}</ref> and ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked it 22nd.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248017/100_best_albums_of_the_decade/27 |title=100 Best Albums of the Decade: #22-#21 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 9, 2009 |access-date=December 10, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091213004501/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248017/100_best_albums_of_the_decade/27| archive-date= December 13, 2009 |url-status= live}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' also listed "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "American Idiot" among the 100 best songs of the 2000s, at number 65 and 47, respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248926/100_best_songs_of_the_decade/9 |title=100 Best Songs of the Decade: #68–65 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 9, 2009 |access-date=December 10, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091213004922/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248926/100_best_songs_of_the_decade/9| archive-date= December 13, 2009 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248926/100_best_songs_of_the_decade/14 |title=100 Best Songs of the Decade: #48–45 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 9, 2009 |access-date=December 10, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091213004739/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248926/100_best_songs_of_the_decade/14| archive-date= December 13, 2009 |url-status= live}}</ref> In 2005, the album was ranked number 420 in ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' magazine's book ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rensen|first=Michael |title=Best of Rock & Metal – Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=42}}</ref> In 2012, the album was ranked number 225 on ''Rolling Stone'''s list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/green-day-american-idiot-20120524 |title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Green Day, 'American Idiot' |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=December 18, 2012 |url-status= live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105140215/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/green-day-american-idiot-20120524 |archive-date=January 5, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Greenday1.jpg|thumb|Green Day performing in New Jersey in 2005]]
During the [[American Idiot World Tour]], the group filmed and recorded the two concerts at the [[Milton Keynes]] [[National Bowl]] in England.<ref name="Bullet in a Bible AM">{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bullet-in-a-bible-mw0000356445|title=Bullet in a Bible|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805164130/https://www.allmusic.com/album/bullet-in-a-bible-mw0000356445|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IGN Bullet in a Bible">{{cite web|title=Green Day – Bullet In A Bible|work= [[IGN]]|date=November 22, 2005|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090416074923/http://music.ign.com/articles/669/669375p1.html|archive-date=April 16, 2009|url-status=dead|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/669/669375p1.html}}</ref> These recordings were released as a live CD and DVD set called ''[[Bullet in a Bible]]'' on November 15, 2005.<ref name="Bullet in a Bible AM"/><ref name="IGN Bullet in a Bible"/> The DVD featured behind-the-scenes footage of the band and showed how its members prepared to put on the show.<ref name="Bullet in a Bible AM"/><ref name="IGN Bullet in a Bible"/> The final shows of the 2005 world tour were in [[Sydney]], and [[Melbourne]], Australia, on December 14 and 17, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/green-day-down-under-20051214-ge1fdg.html|title=Green Day down under|date=December 14, 2005|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805164407/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/green-day-down-under-20051214-ge1fdg.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 1, 2005, Green Day announced it had rescinded the master rights to its pre-''Dookie'' material from [[Lookout Records]], citing a continuing [[breach of contract]] regarding unpaid royalties, a complaint shared with other Lookout! bands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/13338 |title=Lookout! downsizes, scales back plans for the future |date=August 2005 |publisher=Punknews.org |access-date=September 6, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526031604/http://www.punknews.org/article/13338 |archive-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> On January 10, 2006, the band was awarded [[People's Choice Award]] for favorite musical group or band.<ref>{{cite web|title=People's Choice Awards 2006|url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2006|publisher=People's Choice Awards|access-date=June 20, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722194402/http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2006|archive-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref>

=== 2007–2011: ''21st Century Breakdown'' and ''American Idiot''{{'}}s stage adaptation ===
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Green Day engaged in many other smaller projects in the time following the success of ''American Idiot''. In 2008, the group released a [[garage rock]]-inspired album under the name [[Foxboro Hot Tubs]], titled ''[[Stop Drop and Roll!!!]]''. The Foxboro Hot Tubs went on a mini tour during the same year to promote the record, hitting tiny Bay Area venues such as the Stork Club in Oakland and Toot's Tavern in [[Crockett, California]].<ref>Crooks, Peter. [http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/July-2008/Green-Day-20/ "Greenday 2.0"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829202623/http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/July-2008/Green-Day-20/ |date=August 29, 2008}} Diablo Magazine, July 2008.</ref>

[[File:Green Day live.jpg|thumb|left|Green Day performing during a secret show at the Kesselhaus in [[Berlin]] on May 7, 2009]]
In an interview with [[Carson Daly]], [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] lead singer [[Shirley Manson]] revealed that the band's drummer [[Butch Vig]] would be producing Green Day's forthcoming album.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=October 14, 2008|title=Green Day Are in the Studio With Butch Vig For New Album, Online Video Confirms|first=James|last=Montgomery|url=http://www.mtv.com./news/articles/1596973/20081014/green_day.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017113054/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596973/20081014/green_day.jhtml|archive-date=October 17, 2008}}</ref> The span of nearly five years between ''American Idiot'' and ''[[21st Century Breakdown]]'' was the longest gap between studio albums in Green Day's career. The band had been working on new material since January 2006. By October 2007, Armstrong had 45 songs written, but the band showed no further signs of progress until October 2008, when two videos showing the band recording with producer Butch Vig were posted on YouTube.<ref>{{cite news|title=Green Day in studio with Nirvana producer|date=October 14, 2008|first=Jonathan|last=Cohen|work=Reuters|url=http://ca.reuters.com./article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE49E04920081015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018191932/http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE49E04920081015|archive-date=October 18, 2008}}</ref> The writing and recording process, spanning three years and four recording studios, was finally finished in April 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Green Day Reflects On '21st Century Breakdown' |url=http://75.125.194.26/gossips/music/green_day_reflects_on_21st_century_breakdown_/ |publisher=[[All Headline News]] |date=April 27, 2009 |access-date=May 31, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706002447/http://75.125.194.26/gossips/music/green_day_reflects_on_21st_century_breakdown_/ |archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref>

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''21st Century Breakdown'' was released on May 15, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Green Day Announce New Album Title |publisher=Rocklouder |date=February 9, 2009 |url=http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/6977/Green-Day-Announce-New-Album-Title.html |access-date=May 30, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090212130436/http://rocklouder.co.uk/articles/6977/Green-Day-Announce-New-Album-Title.html|archive-date=February 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/72615/green_day|title=Green Day unveil new album release date|access-date=March 30, 2009|date=March 27, 2009|publisher=[[idiomag]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327140605/http://www.idiomag.com/peek/72615/green_day|archive-date=March 27, 2012}}</ref> The album received a mainly positive reception from critics, getting an average rating between 3 and 4 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/green-day-21st-century-breakdown-reprise|title=Green Day, '21st Century Breakdown' (Reprise)|access-date=September 1, 2010|date=May 17, 2009|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524103340/http://www.spin.com/reviews/green-day-21st-century-breakdown-reprise|archive-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20276731,00.html?order=ASC&page=5|title=21st Century Breakdown|access-date=September 1, 2010|date=May 6, 2009|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522055326/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20276731,00.html?order=ASC&page=5|archive-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref> The album reached number one in fourteen countries, being certified gold or platinum in each. ''21st Century Breakdown'' achieved Green Day's best chart performance to date.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/green-day/chart-history/tlp/ |title=21st Century Breakdown Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 10, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404052625/https://www.billboard.com/music/green-day/chart-history/billboard-200/song/612012 |archive-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref> The band started playing shows in California in April and early May. These were the group's first live shows in about three years. Green Day went on a [[21st Century Breakdown World Tour|world tour]] that started in North America in July 2009 and continued around the world throughout the rest of 2009 and early 2010.<ref name="livedaily">{{cite news|last=Madison |first=Tjames |title=Green Day taps big names as tour openers |url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/19183.html |publisher=[[LiveDaily]] |date=May 26, 2009 |access-date=June 1, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530070251/http://www.livedaily.com/news/19183.html |archive-date=May 30, 2009}}</ref> The album won [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album]] at the [[52nd Grammy Awards]] on January 31, 2010.<ref name="Recording Arts and Sciences" /> As of December 2010, ''21st Century Breakdown'' has sold 1,005,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/71727/week-ending-dec-19-2010-michael-wouldnt-have-liked-this/;_ylt=Aj.H3JkWiMnvsI1nfdVCl7wPwiUv?page=2#comments |title=Week Ending Dec. 19, 2010: Michael Wouldn't Have Liked This |first=Paul |last=Grein |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |date=December 22, 2010 |access-date=February 3, 2011 |archive-date=December 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231001357/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/71727/week-ending-dec-19-2010-michael-wouldnt-have-liked-this/#comments |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Walmart]] refused to carry the album as it contains a [[Parental Advisory]] sticker and requested that Green Day release a censored edition. The band members did not wish to change any lyrics on the album and responded by stating, "There's nothing dirty about our record{{nbsp}}... They want artists to censor their records in order to be carried in there. We just said no. We've never done it before. You feel like you're in 1953 or something."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/21/2846595-green-day-lashes-out-at-wal-mart-policy |title=Green Day lashes out at Wal-Mart policy |date=May 21, 2009 |access-date=May 21, 2009 |publisher=Newsvine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525094507/http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/21/2846595-green-day-lashes-out-at-wal-mart-policy |archive-date=May 25, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611970/20090521/green_day.jhtml |title=You Won't Find Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown At Wal-Mart |date=May 21, 2009 |access-date=May 21, 2009 |publisher=MTV News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525083403/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611970/20090521/green_day.jhtml |archive-date=May 25, 2009}}</ref>

In 2009, the band met with award-winning director [[Michael Mayer (director)|Michael Mayer]] and many cast and crew members of the [[Tony Award]]-winning musical ''[[Spring Awakening (musical)|Spring Awakening]]'' to create a stage version of the album ''American Idiot''.<ref name=americanidiotmusii/><ref name=americanitiotcharaters/> ''[[American Idiot (musical)|American Idiot]]'' opened in the [[Berkeley Repertory Theatre]] during the end of 2009.<ref name="americanidiotmusii">{{Citation |last= McElroy |first= Steven |title= Shakespeare, Singing and Solo Shows Galore |newspaper= The New York Times |date= September 10, 2009 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/theater/13wtheaterlist.html?_r=1&ref=theater |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150613085702/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/theater/13wtheaterlist.html?_r=1&ref=theater |archive-date= June 13, 2015 |df= mdy-all}}</ref> The show features an expanded story of the original album, with new characters such as Will, Extraordinary Girl, and Favorite Son.<ref name="americanitiotcharaters">{{Citation |last= Ng |first= David |title= Berkeley Rep announces cast for Green Day's 'American Idiot' |newspaper= Los Angeles Times |date= August 3, 2009 |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/08/berkeley-rep-announces-cast-for-green-days-american-idiot.html |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090807150058/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/08/berkeley-rep-announces-cast-for-green-days-american-idiot.html |archive-date= August 7, 2009 |df= mdy-all}}</ref> On April 20, 2010, ''American Idiot'' opened on Broadway, and Green Day released the [[American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording|soundtrack]] to the musical, featuring a new song by Green Day titled "[[When It's Time]]". In June 2010 [[iTunes]] released "When It's Time" as a single.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/when-its-time/id375645740?i=375645822&ign-mpt=uo%3D2 |title=When It's Time – Single by Green Day |publisher=iTunes Store |date=June 11, 2010 |access-date=March 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108125922/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/when-its-time/id375645740?i=375645822&ign-mpt=uo%3D2 |archive-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Greenday2010.jpg|thumb|right|Green Day performing in [[New Jersey]] in 2010]]
During the [[Spike Video Game Awards|Spike TV Video Game Awards 2009]], it was announced that Green Day was set to have its own ''Rock Band'' video game titled ''[[Green Day: Rock Band]]'' (2010), as a follow-up to the last band specific ''Rock Band'' game, ''[[The Beatles: Rock Band]]'' (2009). The game features the full albums of ''[[Dookie (album)|Dookie]]'', ''[[American Idiot]]'', and ''[[21st Century Breakdown]]'' as well as select songs from the rest of Green Day's discography.<ref name="hmxpresser">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3557574 |title=Green Day: Rock Band – Release date, pricing, export and preorder info! |last=HMXHenry |date=March 11, 2010 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=Rock Band Forums |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314045748/http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3557574 |archive-date=March 14, 2010}}</ref><ref name="g4tv pax east">{{cite web |url= http://g4tv.com/videos/45111/Green-Day-Rock-Band-Preview/ |title= Green Day Rock Band Preview |first= Abbie |last= Heppe |publisher= [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4TV]] |date= April 1, 2010 |access-date= April 2, 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111212123446/http://www.g4tv.com/videos/45111/Green-Day-Rock-Band-Preview/ |archive-date= December 12, 2011 |df= mdy-all}}</ref>

During the second leg of the [[21st Century Breakdown World Tour]], the band members stated that they were writing new material.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1630900/20100131/green_day.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler |title=Green Day : Green Day Say Grammy Win Came At The 'Sweetest Time' – Rhapsody Music Downloads |publisher=VH1 |access-date=August 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312055800/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1630900/20100131/green_day.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler |archive-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine, Armstrong spoke about the possible new album: "We did some demos in [[Berlin]], some in [[Stockholm]], some just outside of [[Glasgow]], and some in [[Amsterdam]]. We wanted get [the songs] down in some early form."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.kerrang.com/2010/03/green_day_new_album_exclusive.html |title=Kerrang! Green Day new album exclusive! |publisher=.kerrang.com |access-date=August 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322190329/http://www2.kerrang.com/2010/03/green_day_new_album_exclusive.html |archive-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref> The band members also stated that the group was recording a live album of the tour, featuring the previously unreleased song "Cigarettes and Valentines". In October 2010, Dirnt was interviewed by Radio W, mentioning that the group had completed the writing process of the ninth studio album. In the interview, Dirnt also mentioned that a new live album would "most likely" be released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nem-catacoa.com/2010/10/mike-dirnt-bajista-de-la-agrupacion-green-day-habla-en-exclusiva-con-w-radio/ |title=Mike Dirnt talks to Radio W about Green Day's upcoming South American tour (audio interview) |work=Nem Catacoa – Sonidos de la Tierra |publisher=Radio W |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213134038/http://www.nem-catacoa.com/2010/10/mike-dirnt-bajista-de-la-agrupacion-green-day-habla-en-exclusiva-con-w-radio/ |archive-date=December 13, 2010}}</ref> The live CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray titled ''[[Awesome as Fuck]]'' was released on March 22, 2011.<ref name="Rutherford">{{cite magazine |first=Kevin |last=Rutherford |title=Green Day Confirms ''Awesome as F**k'' Live Album in New Trailer |date=January 10, 2011 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473709/green-day-confirms-awesome-as-fk-live-album-in-new-trailer |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 13, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629045052/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473709/green-day-confirms-awesome-as-fk-live-album-in-new-trailer |archive-date=June 29, 2013}}</ref><ref name="press release">{{cite web|title=Green Day to Release Live Album – ''Awesome as Fuck'' – on March&nbsp;22nd, 2011, on Reprise Records |publisher=Green Day |url=http://www.greenday.com/article.php?id=2761 |access-date=January 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110717035538/http://www.greenday.com/article.php?id=2761 |archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref>

=== {{anchor|¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré! (2011–present)}}2011–2014: ''¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré!'' ===
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[[File:Green day Live 5 june 2013 in Rome.JPG|thumb|right|Green Day performing in 2013]]

During the end of 2011, the band played several secret shows (under the name [[Foxboro Hot Tubs]]) whose setlists consisted almost entirely of previously unheard songs. Green Day entered the studio and began recording new material in February 2012, later announcing a trilogy of albums titled ''[[¡Uno!]]'', ''[[¡Dos!]]'', and ''[[¡Tré!]]'' which would be released in fall 2012.<ref name="Album Trio Press Release">{{cite web|title=Green Day in the Studio Recording Three Albums – A Trilogy Entitled ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, And ¡Tré! Albums to be Released From September 2012 to January 2013 |url=http://greenday.com/node/7541 |date=April 11, 2012 |access-date=April 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721004314/http://greenday.com/node/7541 |archive-date=July 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679342/green-day-new-music-studio.jhtml|title=Green Day Start Recording New Album|publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[MTV Networks]]|first=James|last=Montgomery|date=February 15, 2012|access-date=June 15, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203162346/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679342/green-day-new-music-studio.jhtml|archive-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref> The trilogy featured longtime touring guitarist [[Jason White (Green Day guitarist)|Jason White]] joining the band in the studio as an additional musician. This marks the first time that White had played guitar on a Green Day album.<ref name="Alan Di Perna">{{cite magazine|url= http://gdaimages.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/guitarworld_110112_7.jpg|title= Green Day make the biggest move of their career|access-date= November 12, 2012|author= Alan Di Perna|date= November 12, 2012|magazine= Guitar World|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130819042911/http://gdaimages.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/guitarworld_110112_7.jpg|archive-date= August 19, 2013|df= mdy-all}}</ref> That summer, Green Day played several festivals and promotional shows, including the [[Rock en Seine]] festival in France, the Rock am See festival in Germany, and the [[Reading Festival]] in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news|title=ROCK EN SEINE 2012 FRANCE |url=http://greenday.com/rock-en-seine-2012-france |access-date=May 31, 2012 |publisher=Green Day |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519213251/http://greenday.com/rock-en-seine-2012-france |archive-date=May 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Green Day to Headline Music Festival in Germany |url=http://greenday.com/node/6991/ |access-date=May 31, 2012 |publisher=Green Day |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522025050/http://www.greenday.com/node/6991 |archive-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:RiP2013 GreenDay Billie Joe Armstrong 0013.JPG|thumb|left|Armstrong performing with Green Day in 2013]]
''¡Uno!'', ''¡Dos!'', and ''¡Tré!'' were released on September 21, November 9, and December 7, 2012, respectively, and were met with generally positive reviews from critics, though fans were more lukewarm towards the albums. On January 22, 2013, the band announced that ''[[¡Cuatro!]]'', a documentary about the making of ''¡Uno!, ¡Dos!'' and ''¡Tré!'', would premiere on January 26 in [[Aspen, Colorado|Aspen]], [[Colorado]] as part of the X Games FILM showcase, and would be released on DVD April 9, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Green Day's ¡Cuatro!|url=http://xgames.espn.go.com/scene/article/8868898/green-day-mike-dirnt-breaks-making-%C2%A1cuatro|publisher=ESPN|access-date=January 24, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126133036/http://xgames.espn.go.com/scene/article/8868898/green-day-mike-dirnt-breaks-making-%C2%A1cuatro|archive-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref> Another documentary was announced called ''Broadway Idiot'' which focuses on the creation on the [[American Idiot (musical)|American Idiot musical]] and Armstrong's run as playing the character of St. Jimmy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://broadwayidiot.com |title=Broadway Idiot is a documentary following Billie Joe Armstrong's journey from punk rock to Broadway |publisher=Broadway Idiot |access-date=April 22, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424063441/http://broadwayidiot.com/ |archive-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref> On March 10, 2013, Green Day began its [[99 Revolutions Tour]] to support the trilogy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenday.com/news/green-days-armstrong-returns-authority-providence-ri-149946 |title=Green Day'S Armstrong Returns With Authority – Providence, Ri – Green Day Official News |publisher=Greenday.com |access-date=April 22, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425105046/http://www.greenday.com/news/green-days-armstrong-returns-authority-providence-ri-149946 |archive-date=April 25, 2013}}</ref> In June, Green Day broke [[Emirates Stadium]] attendance record with 60,000 tickets sold.<ref name="Emirates Stadium record">{{cite web|last=Green Day Emirates Stadium|title=Green Day Emirates Stadium|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/82125/green-day-break-emirates-stadium-attendance-record|access-date=March 22, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322083258/http://www.gigwise.com/news/82125/green-day-break-emirates-stadium-attendance-record|archive-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref> The band played ''Dookie'' from start to finish on several dates on the tour's European leg, including during the [[Reading Festival]] 2013 headline show.<ref name="Green Day Reading">{{cite web|title=Green Day Reading|url=https://www.nme.com/news/green-day/72222|work=NME|date=August 23, 2013|access-date=March 22, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023133755/http://www.nme.com/news/green-day/72222|archive-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref>

''[[Demolicious]]'', a compilation album that contains alternate versions and demos of songs from ''¡Uno!'', ''¡Dos!'' and ''¡Tré!'' recorded during the studio sessions of these albums, was released on April 19, 2014, for [[Record Store Day]]. It also contains a previously unreleased song called "State of Shock" and an acoustic version of "Stay the Night", from ''¡Uno!''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Green Day's Demolicious|title=Green Day's Demolicious|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-to-issue-18-rarities-for-record-store-day-20140224|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 24, 2014|access-date=March 22, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302122659/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-to-issue-18-rarities-for-record-store-day-20140224|archive-date=March 2, 2014}}</ref>

=== 2014–2018: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and ''Revolution Radio'' ===
{{main|Revolution Radio{{!}}''Revolution Radio''}}
[[File:Green Day House OF Blues 2015 2.jpg|thumb|right|Green Day performing in [[Cleveland]], Ohio in 2015]]

Green Day performed their first concert in a year on April 16, 2015. The group first played a set as Sweet Children with [[John Kiffmeyer]], followed by a set as Green Day.<ref name="Consequence of Sound">{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2015/04/green-day-reunites-with-original-drummer-and-performs-as-sweet-children-watch/|title=Green Day reunites with original drummer and performs as Sweet Children — watch|work=Consequence of Sound|date=April 17, 2015|access-date=April 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418184054/https://consequence.net/2015/04/green-day-reunites-with-original-drummer-and-performs-as-sweet-children-watch/|archive-date=April 18, 2015}}</ref> On April 18, 2015, Green Day were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] by [[Fall Out Boy]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/read-fall-out-boys-loving-green-day-tribute-at-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20150418|title=Read Fall Out Boy's Green Day Rock Hall of Fame Induction|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 19, 2015|access-date=April 19, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419100122/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/read-fall-out-boys-loving-green-day-tribute-at-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20150418|archive-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref>

On April 24, 2015, Rob Cavallo revealed Green Day were recording a twelfth studio album. Cavallo claimed to have heard "five new songs that Billie has written and demoed", and that the fans should be "sure that when they do return, the music will be amazing".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nme.com/news/green-day/84864|title= Green Day have written 'five fantastic new songs', says their producer|last= Morgan Britton|first= Luke|date= April 24, 2015|work= NME|access-date= April 27, 2015|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150427010856/http://www.nme.com/news/green-day/84864|archive-date= April 27, 2015|df= mdy-all}}</ref> On December 24, 2015, Green Day released a Christmas song, "[[Xmas Time of the Year]]".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carter|first1=Emily|title=Green Day Release New Song, Xmas Time of the Year|url=http://www.kerrang.com/39008/green-day-release-new-song-xmas-time-of-the-year/|website=Kerrang!|publisher=Kerrang|access-date=December 24, 2015|date=December 24, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225060710/http://www.kerrang.com/39008/green-day-release-new-song-xmas-time-of-the-year/|archive-date=December 25, 2015}}</ref>

On August 11, 2016, Green Day released the first single, "[[Bang Bang (Green Day song)|Bang Bang]]",<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ralph|first1=Caitlyn|title=Green Day announce new song, "Bang Bang"|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/green_days_new_album_is_reportedly_finished_announcement_coming_soon|agency=Associated Press|access-date=August 1, 2016|date=August 1, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802150442/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/green_days_new_album_is_reportedly_finished_announcement_coming_soon|archive-date=August 2, 2016}}</ref> from the group's twelfth studio album, ''[[Revolution Radio]]'', which was released on October 7, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenday.com/revolutionradio |title=Revolution Radio &#124; New Album 10/7 |publisher=Green Day |date=June 30, 2016 |access-date=October 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008215817/http://www.greenday.com/revolutionradio |archive-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> The band went on a [[Revolution Radio Tour|world tour supporting the album]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Leight|first1=Elias|title=Green Day Announce|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-announce-north-american-european-tour-dates-w438066|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=September 6, 2016|date=September 6, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906171156/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-announce-north-american-european-tour-dates-w438066|archive-date=September 6, 2016}}</ref> In November 2016, the band performed at the [[American Music Awards]] in Los Angeles and made a political statement about the then-recent US election of [[Donald Trump]] by chanting "No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA" during their rendition of "Bang Bang".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/video/2016/nov/21/green-day-protest-at-amas-no-trump-no-kkk-no-fascist-usa-video|title=Green Day protest at AMAs: 'No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA' – video|date=November 21, 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=November 21, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121105017/https://www.theguardian.com/music/video/2016/nov/21/green-day-protest-at-amas-no-trump-no-kkk-no-fascist-usa-video|archive-date=November 21, 2016}}</ref>

Aaron Burgess at ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' observed, "It's the first time in years Green Day haven't had all the answers. But as a statement on how it feels to fight, it's the closest to the truth they've ever gotten."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/review_green_day_revolution_radio|title='Revolution Radio' is the most intensely personal Green Day album in years|work=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=September 30, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828145002/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/review_green_day_revolution_radio|url-status=live}}</ref> Gwilym Mumford of ''[[The Guardian]]'' stated "[after their last few albums] the band have decided to get back to basics: ''Revolution Radio'' is their most focused work in years. Lead single "Bang Bang" sets the tone, with a caustic consideration of the fame-hungry psychosis of a mass shooter".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/06/green-day-revolution-radio-review-pop-punks-go-back-to-basics|title=Green Day: Revolution Radio review – pop-punks go back to basics|first=Gwilym|last=Mumford|date=October 6, 2016|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926124314/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/06/green-day-revolution-radio-review-pop-punks-go-back-to-basics|url-status=live}}</ref>

The band released their second greatest hits compilation, ''[[God's Favorite Band]]'', on November 17, 2017. It contains 20 of their hits, along with two new tracks: a different version of the ''Revolution Radio'' track "Ordinary World", featuring country singer [[Miranda Lambert]], and a previously unreleased song titled "Back in the USA".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/green-day-announce-greatest-hits-gods-favorite-band/ |title=Green Day Announce Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=October 12, 2017 |access-date=January 13, 2021 |work=Pitchfork |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806083627/https://pitchfork.com/news/green-day-announce-greatest-hits-gods-favorite-band/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2019–2023: ''Father of All Motherfuckers'' ===
{{main|Father of All Motherfuckers{{!}}''Father of All Motherfuckers''}}
On April 13, 2019, for [[Record Store Day]], the band released their [[Woodstock 1994 (Green Day album)|Woodstock 1994]] performance on vinyl for the first time. It contains all 9 songs they played live, as well as audio of the ensuing mud fight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/10744|title=RSD '19 Special Release: Green Day – Woodstock 1994|via=recordstoreday.com|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707081449/https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/10744|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 10, 2019, the band announced the [[Hella Mega Tour]] with [[Fall Out Boy]] and [[Weezer]] as headliners alongside themselves, with [[The Interrupters (band)|the Interrupters]] as the opening act. They also released the single, "[[Father of All... (song)|Father of All...]]" off their thirteenth album, ''[[Father of All Motherfuckers]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Greene|first1=Andy|title=Green Day, Weezer, Fall Out Boy Announce 2020 'Hella Mega' Stadium Tour|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-weezer-fall-out-boy-2020-hella-mega-tour-882156/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=September 10, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019|language=en|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112025355/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-weezer-fall-out-boy-2020-hella-mega-tour-882156/|url-status=live}}</ref> The same day, in an interview with [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]], Armstrong announced the band would be parting ways with [[Reprise Records|Reprise]] after the album's release, as they were off their contract with [[Warner Records|Warner]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU5LGrHxwOY| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/pU5LGrHxwOY| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Green Day Talks New Music, Announces Hella Mega Tour With Fall Out Boy And Weezer| date=September 10, 2019|publisher=KROQ}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On September 30, 2019, Green Day signed a two-year agreement with the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-green-day-two-year-partnership/c-309587012|title=NHL, Green Day announce two-year partnership|date=September 30, 2019|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=September 30, 2019|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806130401/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-green-day-two-year-partnership/c-309587012|url-status=live}}</ref> The album's second single, "Fire, Ready, Aim", was released on October 9, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=DiVita|first=Joe|date=October 10, 2019|title=Hear Green Day's Clap-Along New Song 'Fire, Ready, Aim'|url=https://loudwire.com/green-day-fire-ready-aim-song-lyrics/|access-date=February 22, 2021|website=[[Loudwire]]|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222013819/https://loudwire.com/green-day-fire-ready-aim-song-lyrics/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=October 10, 2019|title=Listen to Green Day's New Single, Fire, Ready, Aim|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/listen-to-green-days-new-single-fire-ready-aim/|website=[[Kerrang!]]|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=February 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213142917/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/listen-to-green-days-new-single-fire-ready-aim/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album's third single, "[[Oh Yeah! (Green Day song)|Oh Yeah!]]", was released on January 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 16, 2020|title=Green Day Have Dropped A Brand-New Song, Oh Yeah!|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/green-day-have-dropped-a-brand-new-song-oh-yeah/|access-date=February 22, 2021|website=[[Kerrang!]]|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215162311/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/green-day-have-dropped-a-brand-new-song-oh-yeah/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was released on February 7, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/green-day-announce-new-single-and-confirm-father-of-all-tracklist/ |title=Green Day Announce New Single and Confirm Father of All... Tracklist |work=Kerrang! |date=January 8, 2020 |access-date=February 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114093003/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/green-day-announce-new-single-and-confirm-father-of-all-tracklist/ |archive-date=January 14, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The album's fourth single, "Meet Me on the Roof", was released on the same day as the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thebuzz.iheart.com/featured/theresa/content/2020-02-07-green-day-dropped-the-video-for-new-single-meet-me-on-the-roof/|title=Green Day Dropped The Video For New Single 'Meet Me On The Roof' &#124; 94.5 The Buzz|website=Theresa|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302072848/https://thebuzz.iheart.com/featured/theresa/content/2020-02-07-green-day-dropped-the-video-for-new-single-meet-me-on-the-roof/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 6, 2020, Armstrong revealed that he had written six songs intending to record new music with the band once the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] had passed.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Sam|last=Moore|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/billie-joe-armstrong-written-six-new-green-day-songs-during-lockdown-2641862|title=Billie Joe Armstrong says he's written six new Green Day songs during lockdown|work=[[NME]]|date=April 6, 2020|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806131528/https://www.nme.com/news/music/billie-joe-armstrong-written-six-new-green-day-songs-during-lockdown-2641862|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 21, 2020, the band released a cover of [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]'s "[[Dreaming (Blondie song)|Dreaming]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Listen to Green Day Cover Blondie's "Dreaming"|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-green-day-cover-blondies-dreaming/|last=Hussey|first=Allison|website=Pitchfork|date=May 22, 2020|language=en|access-date=May 28, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806131901/https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-green-day-cover-blondies-dreaming/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Green Day - 2022154231209 2022-06-03 Rock am Ring - Sven - 1D X MK II - 3537 - B70I8091.jpg|thumb|right|Armstrong performing with a fan on the stage at [[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park|Rock am Ring]] in 2022]]
On October 30, 2020, the band's secret side project, [[the Network]], teased upcoming activity with a video titled "The Prophecy" and mentioned their upcoming sequel album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-side-project-the-network-tease-release-money-money-2020-part-ii-2805696|title=Green Day side project The Network tease 'Money Money 2020 Part II'|website=[[NME]]|date=October 30, 2020|access-date=November 20, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806132705/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-side-project-the-network-tease-release-money-money-2020-part-ii-2805696|url-status=live}}</ref> Then on November 2, 2020, the Network released a music video for their first song in 17 years, named "Ivankkka Is a Nazi".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-11-05/network-green-day-ivankka-is-a-nazi|title=Is this Green Day, in disguise, gleefully singing 'Ivankkka Is a Nazi'?|date=November 5, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806132527/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-11-05/network-green-day-ivankka-is-a-nazi|url-status=live}}</ref> After a couple of weeks of small hints on social media, as well as Green Day claiming they were not the Network, the band released an EP on November 20, 2020, titled ''[[Trans Am (EP)|Trans Am]]''. On December 4, 2020, the Network released their second album, ''[[Money Money 2020 Part II: We Told Ya So!]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|first=James|last=Rettig|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2108074/green-day-network-side-project-new-ep/music/|title=Green Day Revive New Wave Side Project The Network For New EP|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806132903/https://www.stereogum.com/2108074/green-day-network-side-project-new-ep/music/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2021, Green Day announced a single, titled "Here Comes the Shock", which was later released on February 21, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Damian |last=Jones |url=https://www.nme.com/news/green-day-tease-new-song-here-comes-the-shock-2882855 |title=Green Day tease new song 'Here Comes The Shock' |work=[[NME]] |date=February 17, 2021 |access-date=February 17, 2021 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806133345/https://www.nme.com/news/green-day-tease-new-song-here-comes-the-shock-2882855 |url-status=live}}</ref> The band would release a remastered version of ''[[Insomniac (Green Day album)|Insomniac]]'' in March for the belated 25th anniversary of the album's release, with bonus live tracks.<ref name="turman">{{cite web |last1=Turman |first1=Katherine |title=Green Day to Release 25th Anniversary of Insomniac With Bonus Live Vinyl |url=https://www.spin.com/2021/03/green-day-to-release-25th-anniversary-of-insomniac-with-bonus-live-vinyl/ |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=March 17, 2021 |access-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806133537/https://www.spin.com/2021/03/green-day-to-release-25th-anniversary-of-insomniac-with-bonus-live-vinyl/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On May 17, 2021, Green Day released the single "Pollyanna".<ref>{{Cite web |first=Charlotte |last=Kroll |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-share-new-song-pollyanna-listen-2942607 |title=Green Day share uplifting new song 'Pollyanna' |work=[[NME]] |date=May 17, 2021 |access-date=May 17, 2021 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806134209/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-share-new-song-pollyanna-listen-2942607 |url-status=live}}</ref> The reshuffled Hella Mega Tour would take place in the United States from July to September 2021, and the United Kingdom in June and July 2022. Between legs, on November 5, 2021, the band released the single "Holy Toledo!".<ref>{{Cite web|first=Damian|last=Jones|title=Green Day announce new single 'Holy Toledo!', coming this week|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-announce-new-single-holy-toledo-coming-this-week-3087291|website=[[NME]]|date=November 4, 2021|access-date=November 5, 2021|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630202309/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-announce-new-single-holy-toledo-coming-this-week-3087291|url-status=live}}</ref> This song was also in the soundtrack of the 2021 film ''[[Mark, Mary & Some Other People]]''.

''[[BBC Sessions (Green Day album)|BBC Sessions]]'', the fourth live album by Green Day, was released on December 10, 2021. Eight days later, they put out a teaser video with the captions "[[RAK Studios]]. [[London]], England. Green Day. 1972".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krol |first=Charlotte |date=December 19, 2021 |title=Green Day tease new music recorded in London – and fans think it could be next album |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-tease-new-music-recorded-in-london-and-fans-think-it-could-be-next-album-3121786 |access-date=December 19, 2021 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628223145/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-tease-new-music-recorded-in-london-and-fans-think-it-could-be-next-album-3121786 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, Green Day played a handful of major festivals in the United States, including [[Lollapalooza]], and [[Outside Lands (festival)|Outside Lands]]. The band also played a surprise Lollapalooza aftershow set at [[Metro Chicago]] on July 29, a set that was mostly improvised. The set included their first performances of "Church on Sunday", and "[[Warning (Green Day song)|Warning]]" since 2001, and also included fan favorite deep tracks "Whatsername", "Letterbomb", and "Murder City".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here's the incredible setlist from Green Day's tiny Lollapalooza... |url=https://www.kerrang.com/heres-the-incredible-setlist-from-green-days-tiny-lollapalooza-aftershow/ |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=Kerrang! |date=August 2022 |language=en |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925053403/https://www.kerrang.com/heres-the-incredible-setlist-from-green-days-tiny-lollapalooza-aftershow |url-status=live}}</ref> On October 26, 2022, Green Day was announced as a headliner for the fifth annual Innings Festival in [[Arizona]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rowley |first=Glenn |title=Green Day & Eddie Vedder Set to Headline Arizona Innings Festival |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/green-day-eddie-vedder-headlining-arizona-innings-festival-1235161649/ |date=October 26, 2022 |access-date=October 26, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326032639/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/green-day-eddie-vedder-headlining-arizona-innings-festival-1235161649/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2023–present: ''Saviors'' ===
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In November 2022, the band stated they were recording for a new studio album.<ref>Skinner, Tom. [https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-confirm-work-on-new-album-3349447 "Green Day confirm work on new album"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720214458/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-confirm-work-on-new-album-3349447 |date=July 20, 2023}}. NME, November 15, 2022.</ref> The album was produced by [[Rob Cavallo]],<ref name=SSL>{{cite web |title=Top-Tier Producer Rob Cavallo Captures the 'Big Studio Sound' in Private Studio with Solid State Logic BiG SiX |url=https://www.solidstatelogic.com/media/rob-cavallo-captures-big-studio-sound-with-big-six |quote=He is currently producing the newest Green Day album due out early next year |website=[[Solid State Logic]] |access-date=May 30, 2023 |date=May 2, 2023 |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529194836/https://www.solidstatelogic.com/media/rob-cavallo-captures-big-studio-sound-with-big-six |url-status=live}}</ref> marking his first album working with the band since ''¡Tré!'' (2012). Prior to the album's release, the band played a new song titled "1981" during their live performance at [[Festival d'été de Québec]] on July 16, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last=Duran |first=Anagricel |title=Watch Green Day Debut New Song "1981" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-green-day-debut-new-song-1981-3471107 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=July 25, 2023 |date=July 20, 2023 |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029125352/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-green-day-debut-new-song-1981-3471107 |url-status=live}}</ref> On September 30, 2023, Green Day was announced as the [[halftime show]] at the [[110th Grey Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/green-day-to-perform-halftime-show-at-110th-grey-cup-in-hamilton-1.2014811 |title=Green Day to perform halftime show at 110th Grey Cup in Hamilton |publisher=TSN |date=September 30, 2023 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002064320/https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/green-day-to-perform-halftime-show-at-110th-grey-cup-in-hamilton-1.2014811 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following day, the band launched a new website with the name "The American Dream Is Killing Me". Included on the website was a video appearing to tease new music, and a circled date of October 24, 2023, leading some news outlets to believe that it is related to their next album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aubrey |first=Elizabeth |date=October 1, 2023 |title=Green Day appear to be teasing new music in cryptic social media post |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-appear-to-be-teasing-new-music-cryptic-social-media-post-3507364 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025170242/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-appear-to-be-teasing-new-music-cryptic-social-media-post-3507364 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The American Dream Is Killing Me |url=https://www.theamericandreamiskillingme.com/ |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=Green Day |language=en |archive-date=January 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109173810/https://www.theamericandreamiskillingme.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Before the album's release, they played the first song, "[[The American Dream Is Killing Me]]", during a live show in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], on October 19, 2023,<ref>{{cite web |last=Skinner |first=Tim |title=Green Day debut new song 'The American Dream Is Killing Me' at Las Vegas club show |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-debut-new-song-the-american-dream-is-killing-me-at-las-vegas-club-show-watch-footage-setlist-3518534 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=October 20, 2023 |date=October 20, 2023 |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030013050/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-debut-new-song-the-american-dream-is-killing-me-at-las-vegas-club-show-watch-footage-setlist-3518534 |url-status=live}}</ref> and announced [[the Saviors Tour]], which first North American leg was joined by [[the Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]], and [[the Linda Lindas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/10/20/green-day-tour-smashing-pumpkins/71257831007/ |title=Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong reveals 2024 tour with the Smashing Pumpkins: Reports |website=[[USA Today]] |date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118102940/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/10/20/green-day-tour-smashing-pumpkins/71257831007/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/green-day-new-song-2024-tour-las-vegas-show-1234858900/ |title=Green Day Announce 2024 Tour and Blast Through 'Dookie' During 'Secret' Las Vegas Show |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027202313/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/green-day-new-song-2024-tour-las-vegas-show-1234858900/ |url-status=live}}</ref> They played another song, titled "[[Look Ma, No Brains!]]", from the upcoming album during the [[When We Were Young (festival)|When We Were Young Festival]] on October 22, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |title=Watch Green Day debut new song 'Look Ma, No Brains' at When We Were Young 2023 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-green-day-debut-new-song-look-ma-no-brains-at-when-we-were-young-2023-3519774 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=October 23, 2023 |date=October 23, 2023 |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030123651/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-green-day-debut-new-song-look-ma-no-brains-at-when-we-were-young-2023-3519774 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:GreenDayIOW230624 (362 of 367) (53818506948).jpg|thumb|Green Day performing at the [[Isle of Wight Festival]] 2024]]
On October 24, 2023, the title of the new album was announced as ''[[Saviors (album)|Saviors]]'',<ref name="SaviorsNME">{{cite web |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |title=Green Day announce album 'Saviors' and share new single |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-share-new-single-and-announce-album-saviors-preorder-3520437 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=October 24, 2023 |date=October 24, 2023 |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029125347/https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-share-new-single-and-announce-album-saviors-preorder-3520437 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the album's first single, "The American Dream Is Killing Me", was released.<ref name="SaviorsNME" /> The album was released on January 19, 2024.<ref name="SaviorsNME" /> The second single, "Look Ma, No Brains!", was released on November 2, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|first=Merlin|last=Alderslade|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/green-day-announce-2024-world-tour|title="Let's thrash!" Green Day announce massive 2024 world tour celebrating 30 years of Dookie and 20 years of American Idiot, release new video Look Ma, No Brains!|work=Louder Sound|date=November 2, 2023|access-date=November 2, 2023|archive-date=January 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117153238/https://www.loudersound.com/news/green-day-announce-2024-world-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> A third single, "[[Dilemma (Green Day)|Dilemma]]", was announced on December 4, 2023, and released three days later on December 7, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|first=Matthew|last=Strauss|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/green-day-share-video-for-new-song-dilemma-watch/|title=Green Day Share Video for New Song "Dilemma": Watch|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=December 7, 2023|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=December 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212181031/https://pitchfork.com/news/green-day-share-video-for-new-song-dilemma-watch/|url-status=live}}</ref> On New Year's Eve, Green Day performed "[[American Idiot (song)|American Idiot]]" on the television special ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve]]''. Armstrong replaced the line "I'm not a part of a redneck agenda" with "I'm not a part of the [[Make America Great Again|MAGA]] agenda", a reference to [[Donald Trump]]'s Make America Great Again slogan, in criticism of Trump.<ref>{{cite web|author=Coral Murphy Marcos|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/01/green-day-new-years-eve-trump-american-idiot|title=Green Day changes lyric to hit out at Trump in New Year's Eve performance|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=January 1, 2024|access-date=January 1, 2024|archive-date=January 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101222737/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/01/green-day-new-years-eve-trump-american-idiot|url-status=live}}</ref> The album's fourth single, "[[One Eyed Bastard]]", was released on January 5, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|first=Eddie|last=Fu|url=https://consequence.net/2024/01/green-day-one-eyed-bastard-pink/|title=Does Green Day's New Song "One Eyed Bastard" Rip Off P!NK?|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=January 5, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2024|archive-date=January 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105180157/https://consequence.net/2024/01/green-day-one-eyed-bastard-pink/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/green-day-shares-new-song-one-eyed-bastard|title=Green Day Shares New Song 'One Eyed Bastard'|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=January 5, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2024|archive-date=January 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105150336/https://blabbermouth.net/news/green-day-shares-new-song-one-eyed-bastard|url-status=live}}</ref> On the evening of January 16, 2024, the band appeared in a surprise performance in the 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center station of the New York subway system, with late-night host [[Jimmy Fallon]] joining them on tambourine to help draw attention to the upcoming album and tour, and played several songs, including the recent single "Look Ma, No Brains", "[[Basket Case (song)|Basket Case]]", and "American Idiot"; this time, Armstrong left space to let the subway crowd sing out the song's revised line "I'm not a part of the MAGA agenda."<ref>{{cite news|first=Jonah|last=Valdez|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-01-17/green-day-jimmy-fallon-show-new-york-subway-london-pub-saviors-tour|title=Green Day surprises fans with impromptu show, this time in a New York subway with Jimmy Fallon|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 18, 2024|access-date=January 18, 2024|archive-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121012108/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-01-17/green-day-jimmy-fallon-show-new-york-subway-london-pub-saviors-tour|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Samantha|last=Vincenty|url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/watch-green-day-perform-in-subway-with-jimmy-fallon|title=Green Day Performed on an NYC Subway Platform with Jimmy Fallon|work=[[NBC]]|date=January 17, 2024|access-date=January 18, 2024|archive-date=January 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118150910/https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/watch-green-day-perform-in-subway-with-jimmy-fallon|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Taylor|last=Henderson|url=https://themessenger.com/entertainment/green-day-new-york-subway-station-jimmy-fallon-watch|title=Green Day Performs in Packed New York Subway Station With Jimmy Fallon: Watch|work=The Messenger|date=January 17, 2024|access-date=January 18, 2024|archive-date=January 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118033813/https://themessenger.com/entertainment/green-day-new-york-subway-station-jimmy-fallon-watch|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album, and a music video for "[[Bobby Sox]]", were both released simultaneously on January 19, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|first=Will|last=Richards|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-green-day-kick-off-a-punk-party-in-new-video-for-bobby-sox-3573630|title=Watch Green Day kick off a punk party in new video for 'Bobby Sox': "It's the '90s song we never wrote"|work=[[NME]]|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 27, 2024|archive-date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121072021/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-green-day-kick-off-a-punk-party-in-new-video-for-bobby-sox-3573630|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Daw|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/green-day-bobby-sox-video-1235585130/|title=Green Day Throws a '90s House Party in New Video for Queer-Affirming Song 'Bobby Sox'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 27, 2024|archive-date=January 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128031327/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/green-day-bobby-sox-video-1235585130/|url-status=live}}</ref> A music video for "Corvette Summer" was released on July 23, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Corvette Summer music video comes out next Tuesday, July 23rd at 10am PT. Starring @billiejoearmstrong, @trecool, @mikedirnt, @markhamill, @hannibalburess, and a whole lot more. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C9ksR2zp068/ |website=[[Instagram]] |access-date=July 18, 2024 |date=July 18, 2024}}</ref> On April 9, 2025, "Smash It Like Belushi" was released as the first single from the deluxe edition of ''Saviors'', set to release on May 23, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-share-surprise-single-smash-it-like-belushi-announce-deluxe-saviors-3853263|title=Green Day share surprise new single 'Smash It Like Belushi' and announce deluxe reissue of 'Saviors'|date=April 9, 2025|first=Elizabeth|last=Audrey|work=[[NME]]|access-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref> The band received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] on May 1, 2025.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |title=Green Day to Receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/green-day-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-1235953918/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)]] |access-date=30 April 2025 |date=23 April 2025}}</ref> "Ballyhoo" was released as the second single from ''Saviors'' deluxe on May 2, 2025.

Green Day opened for the [[FireAid]] benefit concert on January 30, 2025; it was hosted by both [[Intuit Dome]], and the [[Kia Forum]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rosenbloom|first=Alli|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/entertainment/lady-gaga-stevie-nicks-red-hot-chili-peppers-fireaid-concert/index.html|title=FireAid benefit concert will include Lady Gaga, Stevie Nicks, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=January 16, 2025|access-date=January 16, 2025}}</ref> The band opened with a duet of "[[21st Century Breakdown|Last Night on Earth]]" with [[Billie Eilish]], followed by "[[Still Breathing (Green Day song)|Still Breathing]]", and "[[When I Come Around]]".<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klVuq66zY3Q&feature=youtu.be |title=Green Day feat. Billie Eilish {{!}} FireAid Benefit Concert 2025 {{!}} Full Set |date=2025-01-30 |last=RemasterKingdom4.0 |access-date=2025-01-31 |via=YouTube}}</ref>