But Green Day did just that when they unleashed American Idiot onto the unsuspecting public in the lead-up to the 2004 presidential election. The trio’s seventh LP might not have unseated George W. Bush from the White House,

Green Day played every song on "Dookie" and "American Idiot" when the 2024 Saviors Tour hit Phoenix with Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and Linda Lindas.

The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and the Linda Lindas opened for Billie Joe Armstrong and company at the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark Saturday.

The band delivered an marathon celebration of 30 years of ‘Dookie’ and and 20 of ‘American Idiot,’ playing each in full with more songs interspersed.

American Idiot” has become Green Day’s second song to reach over a billion streams, following “Basket Case.” Green Day’s “American Idiot” Hits 1 Billion Streams on Spotify Jo Vito

Green Day gave an energetic performance this week on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Globe Life Field in Arlington. Before the band came on stage, The Linda Lindas, Rancid, and Smashing Pumpkins warmed up the crowd.

Green Day's hit single American Idiot has made it to the billionaires club. The 2004 track, which was the first song to be released from the album of the same name, has officially reached a billion streams on Spotify, becoming the trio's second ever track to do so.

The pop-punk trio's breakthrough 1994 album is just the 13th ever to be RIAA certified with more than 20 million units sold in the U.S.

Green Day just celebrated a major milestone after their fan-favorite third studio album ‘Dookie’ went Double-Diamond this week according to the RIAA, becoming only the 13th album in existence to reach sales of more than 20 million units in the U.