Green Day

Green Day emerged from the Bay Area punk scene in 1987, formed by Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt with Tré Cool joining soon after. Starting as Sweet Children in Berkeley, they quickly crafted a lean, high-energy sound built on razor-sharp power chords, rapid downstrokes, and infectious melodies.

Their major-label breakthrough came with Dookie (1994), which brought punk-pop sensibilities into the mainstream and turned them into arena-filling icons. With American Idiot (2004), they expanded into a political rock opera that resonated with a new generation, earning critical and commercial success and winning Grammys.

Over three decades they've remained active and influential, releasing records like 21st Century Breakdown (2009) and Revolution Radio (2016), headlining festivals, and earning a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. Their music helped shape modern pop-punk and inspired a wave of bands to fuse melodic hooks with punk energy.