Editing Billie Joe Armstrong (section)

==Career==
In 1987, aged 15, Armstrong formed a band called Sweet Children with his childhood friend [[Mike Dirnt]]. In the beginning, Armstrong and Dirnt both played guitar, with Raj Punjabi<ref name="youtube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17qdMUdvVvM|title=YouTube|via=YouTube|date=January 26, 2017 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216090341/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17qdMUdvVvM|archive-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref> on drums<ref name="metropolis">{{cite web |url=http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/tokyomusicconcerts/concert/359/tokyomusicconcertsinc.htm |title=Metropolis – Music and Concerts: Green Day |publisher=Archive.metropolis.co.jp |access-date=November 25, 2013 |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> and [[Sean Hughes (musician)|Sean Hughes]] on bass. Punjabi was later replaced on drums by [[John Kiffmeyer]], also known as Al Sobrante. After a few performances, Hughes left the band in 1988; Dirnt then began playing bass and they became a three-piece band. They changed their name to Green Day in April 1989, choosing the name because of their fondness for [[marijuana]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1997442,00.html |title=10 Questions for Billie Joe Armstrong |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=June 28, 2010 |access-date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817114314/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1997442,00.html |archive-date=August 17, 2013 }}</ref>

In 1989, Green Day released their debut EP ''[[1,000 Hours]]'' through [[Lookout! Records]]. They recorded their debut studio album ''[[39/Smooth]]'' and the extended play ''[[Slappy]]'' in 1990, which were later combined with ''1,000 Hours'' into the compilation ''[[1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours]]'' in 1991.

In 1990, Armstrong provided lead guitar and backing vocals on three songs for [[the Lookouts]]' final EP ''[[IV (The Lookouts album)|IV]]'', which featured [[Tré Cool]] on drums. Tré became Green Day's drummer in late 1990 after Sobrante left to go to college. Cool made his debut on Green Day's second album, ''[[Kerplunk (album)|Kerplunk]]'' (1991).

In 1991, Armstrong joined the band [[Pinhead Gunpowder]], consisting of bassist [[Bill Schneider (musician)|Bill Schneider]], drummer [[Aaron Cometbus]], and fellow vocalist/guitarist Sarah Kirsch. Kirsch left the group in 1992, and was replaced by [[Jason White (Green Day guitarist)|Jason White]]. The group has released several extended plays and albums from 1991 to the present, and performs live shows on an intermittent basis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/bands/pinheadgunpowder|title=Pinhead Gunpowder|access-date=May 5, 2018|website=Punk News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731200450/https://www.punknews.org/bands/pinheadgunpowder|archive-date=July 31, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1993, Armstrong played live several times with California punk band [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]]. Rancid's lead singer, [[Tim Armstrong]], asked Billie Joe Armstrong to join his band, but he refused due to his progress with Green Day. However, Billie Joe Armstrong was credited as a co-writer on Rancid's 1993 song, ''[[Radio Radio Radio|Radio]]''.

With their third LP, ''[[Dookie]]'' (1994), Green Day broke through into the mainstream, and have remained one of the most popular rock bands of the 1990s and 2000s with over 60 million records sold worldwide.<ref>Myers, Ben. "[http://www.disinfo.com/site/displayarticle15670.html Green Day: American Idiot and the New Punk Explosion] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011103336/http://www.disinfo.com/site/displayarticle15670.html |date=October 11, 2007 }}" April 2006.</ref> The album was followed by ''[[Insomniac (Green Day album)|Insomniac]]'' (1995), ''[[Nimrod (album)|Nimrod]]'' (1997), and ''[[Warning (Green Day album)|Warning]]'' (2000).

Armstrong collaborated with many artists. He co-wrote [[the Go-Go's]] 2001 song "[[Unforgiven (The Go-Go's song)|Unforgiven]]". He has also co-written songs with [[Penelope Houston]] ("The Angel and The Jerk" and "New Day"), and sung backing vocals with [[Melissa Auf der Maur]] on [[Ryan Adams]]' "Do Miss America" (where they acted as the backing band for [[Iggy Pop]] on his album ''[[Skull Ring]]'' ("Private Hell" and "Supermarket"). Armstrong produced an album for [[the Riverdales]]. He was part of the Green Day side project [[the Network]] from 2003 to 2005, which became active again in 2020. The Network released two albums: 2003's ''[[Money Money 2020]]'' and 2020's ''[[Money Money 2020 Part II: We Told Ya So!]]''.

Hoping to clear his head and develop new ideas for songs, Armstrong traveled to New York City alone for a few weeks in 2003, renting a small apartment in the [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village]] of [[Manhattan]].<ref name="Spitz150">Spitz, 2006. pg. 150</ref> He spent much of this time taking long walks and participating in jam sessions in the basement of Hi-Fi, a bar in Manhattan.<ref name="Spitz151">Spitz, 2006. pg. 151</ref> However, the friends he made during this time drank too much for his liking, which was the catalyst for Armstrong's return to the [[Bay Area]].<ref name="Spitz151" /> After returning home, Armstrong was arrested for driving under the influence on January 5, 2003, and released on $1,200 bail.<ref name="Spitz151" />

[[File:Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day (199862242).jpg|thumb|upright|Armstrong performing in 2005]]
In 2004, Green Day debuted ''[[American Idiot]]'', their first [[rock opera]]. The album has sold more than 15,000,000 copies worldwide, fueled by the hit singles "[[American Idiot (song)|American Idiot]]", "[[Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)|Boulevard of Broken Dreams]]" and "[[Wake Me Up When September Ends]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|title=Green Day's American Idiot|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumrevews/american-idiot-20040930|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|location=New York City|date=September 30, 2004|access-date=January 15, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303205804/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/american-idiot-20040930|archive-date=March 3, 2015}}</ref> In 2009, Green Day released ''[[21st Century Breakdown]]'', the band's second rock opera, which was another commercial success.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|title=Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/21st-century-breakdown-20090427|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 27, 2009|access-date=January 15, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305132919/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/21st-century-breakdown-20090427|archive-date=March 5, 2013}}</ref> Between these two projects, Armstrong was the lead vocalist of the Green Day side project [[Foxboro Hot Tubs]], who formed in 2007 and have performed intermittent live shows ever since. Foxboro Hot Tubs released one album, ''[[Stop Drop and Roll!!!]]'', in 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Green Day Side Project Releases New Single|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-239-1325833|date=April 1, 2008|magazine=[[NME]]|access-date=May 5, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912012739/http://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-239-1325833|archive-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Foxboro Hot Tubs--Stop Drop and Roll!!! (2008)|first=Aubin|last=Paul|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/7264/foxboro-hot-tubs-stop-drop-and-roll|date=May 6, 2008|publisher=Punk News|access-date=May 5, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912060502/https://www.punknews.org/review/7264/foxboro-hot-tubs-stop-drop-and-roll|archive-date=September 12, 2012}}</ref>

In 2009, Armstrong formed a band called [[Rodeo Queens]], along with members of [[Green Day]] and NYC punk rocker [[Jesse Malin]]. They released one song, along with a video, called "Depression Times".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Alex |title=Check Out: Rodeo Queens (Green Day + Jesse Malin) – 'Depression Times' |url=https://consequence.net/2010/12/check-out-rodeo-queens-green-day-jesse-malin-depression-times/ |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=December 6, 2010 |access-date=October 10, 2019 |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016021246/https://consequence.net/2010/12/check-out-rodeo-queens-green-day-jesse-malin-depression-times/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2009, ''American Idiot'' was adapted into a [[Broadway musical]], also called ''[[American Idiot (musical)|American Idiot]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Downs |first=David |url=http://www.eastbayexpress.com/eastbay/punk-rock-opera/Content?oid=1370982 |title=Review of ''American Idiot'' |date=September 2, 2009 |publisher=Eastbayexpress.com |access-date=August 14, 2011 |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 musical won two [[Tony Awards]]. Armstrong appeared in ''American Idiot'' in the role of St. Jimmy for two stints in late 2010<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/956025/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-makes-american-idiot-debut |title=Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Makes ''American Idiot'' Debut |first=Jason |last=Lipshutz |magazine=Billboard |date=September 29, 2010 |access-date=September 30, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629053055/http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/956025/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-makes-american-idiot-debut |archive-date=June 29, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/143434-PHOTO-CALL-Billie-Joe-Armstrong-Debuts-in-Broadways-American-Idiot |title=Billie Joe Armstrong Debuts in Broadway's ''American Idiot'' |first=Matthew |last=Blank |work=Playbill |date=September 29, 2010 |access-date=September 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002211542/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/143434-PHOTO-CALL-Billie-Joe-Armstrong-Debuts-in-Broadways-American-Idiot |archive-date=October 2, 2010 }}</ref> and early 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Billie_Joe_Armstrong_to_Return_to_AMERICAN_IDIOT_Jan_1_20101130|title=Billie Joe Armstrong to Return to American Idiot|website=Broadway World|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228081746/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Billie_Joe_Armstrong_to_Return_to_AMERICAN_IDIOT_Jan_1_20101130|archive-date=December 28, 2010}}</ref>

In 2012, Green Day released a trio of albums: ''[[¡Uno!]]'', ''[[¡Dos!]]'', and ''[[¡Tré!]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Green Day To Release First Disc In Album Trilogy This September|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/green-day-new-album-uno-dos-tre-billie-joe-armstrong-311227|date=April 11, 2012|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=May 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506035105/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/green-day-new-album-uno-dos-tre-billie-joe-armstrong-311227|archive-date=May 6, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Armstrong appeared on Season 3 of NBC's ''[[The Voice (U.S.)|The Voice]]'' as an assistant mentor for [[Christina Aguilera]]'s team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2012-jul-27-la-et-ms-billie-joe-armstrong-the-voice-green-day-20120727-story.html|title=Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is joining NBC-TV's 'The Voice'|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 27, 2012}}</ref> In 2013, Armstrong and singer-songwriter [[Norah Jones]] released the album ''[[Foreverly]]'', consisting of covers of songs from [[the Everly Brothers]]' album ''[[Songs Our Daddy Taught Us]]''.<ref name="stereogum">{{cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1534781/qa-billie-joe-armstrong-norah-jones-unveil-duets-lp-hear-long-time-gone/franchises/interview/ |title=Q&A: Billie Joe Armstrong & Norah Jones Unveil Duets LP + Hear 'Long Time Gone' |first=T. Cole |last=Rachel |work=[[Stereogum]] |date=October 23, 2013 |access-date=October 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404163327/http://www.stereogum.com/1534781/qa-billie-joe-armstrong-norah-jones-unveil-duets-lp-hear-long-time-gone/franchises/interview/ |archive-date=April 4, 2014 }}</ref> The first single from the album, "Long Time Gone", was released on October 23.

===2012 substance abuse===
On September 21, 2012, during a Green Day performance at Las Vegas' [[iHeartRadio Music Festival]], Armstrong became agitated onstage and stopped the band's set midway through their performance of the 1994 hit song "[[Basket Case (song)|Basket Case]]". In an expletive-filled rant, Armstrong criticized the event's promoters for allegedly cutting short the band's performance, before smashing his guitar and storming off stage.<ref>{{cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/live/green-day-epic-punk-tantrum-becomes-talk-iheartradio-170318701.html |title=Green Day's Epic Punk Tantrum Becomes The Talk of iHeartRadio Festival, Day 1 &#124; Maximum Performance (NEW) – Yahoo Music |publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=September 22, 2012 |access-date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103105647/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/live/green-day-epic-punk-tantrum-becomes-talk-iheartradio-170318701.html |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref> The band later issued a statement apologizing for the incident and clarifying that their set had not actually been cut short.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/celebrity-news/index.ssf/2012/09/green_days_billie_joe_armstron.html |title=Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong has onstage meltdown, will seek treatment: Favorite People |work=The Oregonian |date=September 24, 2012 |access-date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103070521/http://www.oregonlive.com/celebrity-news/index.ssf/2012/09/green_days_billie_joe_armstron.html |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref> The incident occurred just four days prior to the release of Green Day's ninth studio album, ''[[¡Uno!]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Sperounes |first=Sandra |url=http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2012/09/24/album-review-green-days-uno/ |title=Album review: Green Day's ¡Uno! &#124; Edmonton Journal |publisher=Blogs.edmontonjournal.com |access-date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101201158/http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2012/09/24/album-review-green-days-uno/ |archive-date=November 1, 2013 }}</ref>

Two days after the incident at the [[iHeartRadio Music Festival]], Green Day announced that Armstrong was seeking treatment for an unspecified substance abuse problem.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenday.com/news/news-70741 |title=NEWS – Green Day Official News |publisher=Greenday.com |access-date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000407/http://www.greenday.com/news/news-70741 |archive-date=November 5, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Billie Joe Armstrong enters treatment">{{cite web | url=http://www.upvenue.com/article/1684-billie-joe-armstrong-seeks-substance-abuse-treatment.html | title=Billie Joe Armstrong Seeks Substance Abuse Treatment | date=September 23, 2011 | access-date=September 23, 2012 | work=UpVenue | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927015752/http://www.upvenue.com/article/1684-billie-joe-armstrong-seeks-substance-abuse-treatment.html | archive-date=September 27, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> As a result, scheduled appearances on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'' and ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' were canceled.<ref>{{cite news |last=Martens |first=Todd |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-rant-las-vegas-rehab-20120923,0,6169013.story |title=Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong rants in Las Vegas, off to rehab |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 24, 2012 |access-date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106030459/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-rant-las-vegas-rehab-20120923,0,6169013.story |archive-date=November 6, 2013 }}</ref> According to Claudia Suarez Wright, Tre Cool's ex-wife and the mother of Armstrong's godson, Armstrong had been drinking heavily in Las Vegas prior to the [[iHeartRadio Music Festival]], following approximately one year of sobriety.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/green-day/66329 |title=Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong had been 'drinking a lot' the night of his breakdown  |work=NME |date=September 26, 2012 |access-date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102123203/http://www.nme.com/news/green-day/66329 |archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_21628360/hicks-billie-joe-armstrong-was-sober-year-until |title=Hicks: Billie Joe Armstrong was sober for a year until last weekend – San Jose Mercury News |work=Mercury News |date=September 25, 2012 |access-date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102035701/http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_21628360/hicks-billie-joe-armstrong-was-sober-year-until |archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref>

Armstrong gave an interview to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' in March 2013 in which he said that he had "been trying to get sober since 1997, right around ''Nimrod''".<ref name="rs2013">{{cite magazine|last1=Fricke|first1=David|title=Billie Joe Armstrong: The Rolling Stone Interview|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-rolling-stone-interview-billie-joe-armstrong-20130314|access-date=January 5, 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 14, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106010314/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-rolling-stone-interview-billie-joe-armstrong-20130314|archive-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> He discussed how, during the 21st Century Breakdown tour of 2009–2010, "There were meltdowns on that tour that were huge".<ref name="rs2013" /> Armstrong detailed his addiction, in particular how it had escalated in the months prior to the release of the ''¡Uno!'', ''¡Dos!'', and ''¡Tre!'' albums and the performance at iHeartRadio, stating that during the band's 2011 summer tour of Europe, "I was at my pill-taking height at that time, medicating the shit out of myself".<ref name="ReferenceA">RollingStoneMagazine-issue-1178-March14-2013-Pg39</ref> Armstrong gave details of a gig at Irving Plaza in New York just over a week before the iHeartRadio incident, in which he "Threw back four or five beers before we went on and probably had four or five when we played. Then I drank my body weight in alcohol after that. I ended up hungover on the West Side Highway, laying in a little park."<ref name="ReferenceA" />

Green Day canceled all remaining concert dates for 2012 and early 2013 as Armstrong continued dealing with his personal problems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2012/10/29/20315706-wenn-story.html|title=CANOE – JAM! Music: Green Day scrap upcoming tour|publisher=Jam.canoe.ca|access-date=November 25, 2013|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115065452/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2012/10/29/20315706-wenn-story.html|archive-date=January 15, 2013}}</ref> In late December 2012, the band announced they would return to touring at the end of March 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://entertainment.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/02/16300249-green-day-announce-return-to-touring-in-march?lite | title=Green Day announce return to touring in March | first=Chris | last=Michaud | date=January 2, 2013 | access-date=January 11, 2013 | publisher=NBC News | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105013113/http://entertainment.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/02/16300249-green-day-announce-return-to-touring-in-march?lite | archive-date=January 5, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Armstrong later said that the substances he had been abusing were alcohol and prescription pills for anxiety and insomnia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2013/02/billie_joe_armstrong_rehab_1.html |title=Billie Joe Armstrong on pill-popping: Backpack sounded like 'giant baby's rattle' |work=The Star-Ledger |date=February 28, 2013 |access-date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103224438/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2013/02/billie_joe_armstrong_rehab_1.html |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref>

===2013 onward===
[[File:RiP2013 GreenDay Billie Joe Armstrong 0021.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Armstrong in 2013]]
Armstrong also collaborated with the comedy hip hop group [[Lonely Island]] in their song "I Run NY" from ''[[The Wack Album]]'' released on June 7, 2013.<ref name="Lonely Island's The Wack Album">{{cite web|title=Lonely Island's The Wack Album|url=http://laist.com/2013/06/08/the_lonely_islands_record_release_p.php|publisher=Laist.com|access-date=June 9, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611022951/http://laist.com/2013/06/08/the_lonely_islands_record_release_p.php|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref> He starred alongside [[Leighton Meester]] in the 2014 film ''[[Like Sunday, Like Rain]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Yamato|first=Jen|title=Leighton Meester, Billie Joe Armstrong, Debra Messing To Star in Frank Whaley's 'Like Sunday, Like Rain'|url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/leighton-meester-billie-joe-armstrong-debra-messing-to-star-in-frank-whaleys-like-sunday-like-rain-590319/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=September 18, 2013|date=September 19, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920005318/http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/leighton-meester-billie-joe-armstrong-debra-messing-to-star-in-frank-whaleys-like-sunday-like-rain/|archive-date=September 20, 2013}}</ref> For his work in the film, Bilie Joe won the Breakout Performance Award at the 2014 Williamsburg Independent Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.willfilm.org/Winners|title=2014 Info|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516014629/http://www.willfilm.org/Winners|archive-date=May 16, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> Armstrong wrote songs for ''These Paper Bullets'', a rock musical adaptation of ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'', which premiered at [[Yale Repertory Theater]] in March 2014.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/billie-joe-armstrong-to-write-songs-for-yale-repertory-theater-show/ | title=Billie Joe Armstrong to Write Songs for Yale Repertory Theater Show | first=Patrick | last=Healy | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=March 14, 2013 | access-date=March 15, 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317011759/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/billie-joe-armstrong-to-write-songs-for-yale-repertory-theater-show/ | archive-date=March 17, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In 2014, Armstrong joined [[The Replacements (band)|the Replacements]] for a number of shows beginning on April 19 at [[Coachella]]. Frontman [[Paul Westerberg]] had been suffering with back problems and spent the majority of the gig lying on a sofa while Armstrong helped play his parts. Westerberg referred to Billie Joe as an "expansion of the band".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-joins-the-replacements-at-coachella-20140419|title=Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Joins the Replacements at Coachella|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 19, 2014|access-date=March 18, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314032623/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-joins-the-replacements-at-coachella-20140419|archive-date=March 14, 2015}}</ref> Armstrong joined the Replacements on stage again at the [[Shaky Knees Music Festival]] in Atlanta in May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1680996/the-replacements-played-another-festival-set-with-billie-joe-armstrong/video/|title=The Replacements Played Another Festival Set With Billie Joe Armstrong|work=Stereogum|access-date=March 18, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108051107/http://www.stereogum.com/1680996/the-replacements-played-another-festival-set-with-billie-joe-armstrong/video/|archive-date=November 8, 2014}}</ref>

In November 2014, Armstrong moved with his son Joseph to New York<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iconosquare.com/viewer.php#/detail/904546794228595243_1481313501|title=Log in — Instagram|work=iconosquare.com}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and began working on another acting role, in the film ''[[Ordinary World (film)|Ordinary World]]''. It was Armstrong's first lead acting role. The film centers on the mid-life crisis of a husband and father who attempts to revisit his punk past, and was released in 2016. It included new songs written and performed by Armstrong.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/judy-greer-fred-armisen-billie-joe-armstrong-geezer-1201352793/|title=Judy Greer, Fred Armisen Join Billie Joe Armstrong in 'Geezer' (EXCLUSIVE)|author=Dave McNary|work=Variety|date=November 10, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119181843/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/judy-greer-fred-armisen-billie-joe-armstrong-geezer-1201352793/|archive-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-role-upcoming-film-geezer/|title=Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Lands Role in 'Geezer'|work=Loudwire|date=November 12, 2014 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415211714/http://loudwire.com/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-role-upcoming-film-geezer/|archive-date=April 15, 2015}}</ref> The film got mixed reviews, although Armstrong's own performance was generally praised, with ''[[The Village Voice]]'' writing that he had "a low-key charm suggesting that, if he desired it, he could get more onscreen gigs in between albums."<ref>{{cite news |title= Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Is Entirely Credible Acting in the Comic Drama 'Ordinary World' |url= https://www.villagevoice.com/2016/10/12/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-is-entirely-credible-acting-in-the-comic-drama-ordinary-world/ |first=Michael |last=Nordine |date= October 12, 2016 |newspaper=The Village Voice |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180214014532/https://www.villagevoice.com/2016/10/12/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-is-entirely-credible-acting-in-the-comic-drama-ordinary-world/ |archive-date=February 14, 2018 }}</ref>

In October 2016, Green Day released their album ''[[Revolution Radio]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://pitchfork.com/news/67465-green-day-announce-new-album-revolution-radio/ |title= Green Day Announce New Album Revolution Radio |first= Jazz |last= Monroe |date= August 11, 2016 |website= Pitchfork|access-date= May 5, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180506035155/https://pitchfork.com/news/67465-green-day-announce-new-album-revolution-radio/ |archive-date= May 6, 2018 |url-status= live |df= mdy-all }}</ref> In July 2017, Armstrong formed a [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] with [[Tim Armstrong]] of [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]], named the Armstrongs.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= http://www.spin.com/2017/07/green-day-rancid-billie-joe-tim-armstrongs-supergroup/ |title=Billie Joe and Tim Armstrong Form Punk Supergroup 'The Armstrongs' |magazine=Spin (magazine)|date=July 14, 2017 |access-date=July 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715125257/http://www.spin.com/2017/07/green-day-rancid-billie-joe-tim-armstrongs-supergroup/ |archive-date=July 15, 2017 |last1=Cush |first1=Andy }}</ref>

In April 2018, Armstrong formed the rock band [[The Longshot (band)|the Longshot]], and on April 20, the band released their debut studio album ''[[Love Is for Losers]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.spin.com/2018/04/the-longshot-billie-joe-armstrong-love-is-for-losers-stream/ |title=Billie Joe Armstrong's New Band The Longshot Release First Full Album:Listen |first=Winston |last=Cook-Wilson |date=April 20, 2018 |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=April 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425032216/https://www.spin.com/2018/04/the-longshot-billie-joe-armstrong-love-is-for-losers-stream/ |archive-date=April 25, 2018 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Shortly after, Armstrong announced that he and the Longshot would embark on a summer tour. Aside from Armstrong, the band's lineup consists of Kevin Preston and David S. Field of the band [[Prima Donna (American band)|Prima Donna]] on lead guitar and drums, respectively, and longtime Green Day live member Jeff Matika on bass.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/billie_joe_armstrong_the_longshot_summer_tour_dates_2018 |title=Billie Joe Armstrong's New Band, The Longshot, Announce Summer Tour |first=Maggie |last=Dickman |date=April 20, 2018 |magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |access-date=April 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424075030/https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/billie_joe_armstrong_the_longshot_summer_tour_dates_2018 |archive-date=April 24, 2018 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

In 2019, Armstrong co-wrote and performed the track "Strangers & Thieves" on the album ''[[Sunset Kids]]'' by [[Jesse Malin]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hudak |first1=Joseph |title=Jesse Malin and Lucinda Williams Celebrate Hard-Fought Survival on 'Sunset Kids' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/jesse-malin-sunset-kids-review-lucinda-williams-878565/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 4, 2019 |access-date=October 10, 2019 |archive-date=October 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003220614/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/jesse-malin-sunset-kids-review-lucinda-williams-878565/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2020, Green Day released their thirteenth album, ''[[Father of All Motherfuckers]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/father-of-all-mw0003318931 | title=Green Day - Father of All | work=AllMusic | access-date=January 24, 2024 | author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas | author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine | archive-date=January 24, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124235235/https://www.allmusic.com/album/father-of-all-mw0003318931 | url-status=live }}</ref>

Green Day's fourteenth album, [[Saviors (album)|''Saviors'']], was released on January 19, 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/saviors-mw0004124667 | title=Green Day - Saviors | work=AllMusic | access-date=January 24, 2024 | author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas | author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine | archive-date=January 19, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119211043/https://www.allmusic.com/album/saviors-mw0004124667 | url-status=live }}</ref>