But Green Day did just that when they unleashed American Idiot onto the unsuspecting public in the lead-up to the 2004 ...

Now, 20 years later, the powerful themes of "American Idiot" remain as relevant as ever. The world has changed, but the album’s sharp critique of American society feels particularly apt for today’s ...

One of the key things Green Day did well with American Idiot that set itself apart from capital-p Political music of the time was that they expanded on the idea of Bush-era life beyond yelling about ...

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

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

For Green Day, now 30 years past its breakthrough third album “Dookie,” the answer is clear. The group, which brought its ...

It was one thing for Green Day to score a No. 1 album, as it did with 2004’s “American Idiot,” a full decade after the scrappy Bay Area punk trio broke out with “Dookie” in 1994.

Of course it is. 'American Idiot' is a different kind of album but Green Day nailed it “American Idiot” is a different kind of album — more ambitious, less exhilarating, Green Day having ...

A decade later, “American Idiot” saw Green Day growing up. Their 2004 punk rock opera shifted the band’s focus to more serious political and societal concerns in a post-millennium United ...

(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Nickelodeon Magazine) Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ has hit a major milestone, with the song officially registering one billion streams on Spotify.

Between "Dookie" and "American Idiot," Green Day also played seven other songs, most of them from the band's newest album "Saviors," which the tour is named after. To his credit, Armstrong's ...