<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Green-day ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/green-day Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:02:01 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “The house and studio burned to the ground. When we got there, Pink was sitting in the driveway. She gave me a Gibson guitar case with a bow on it”: How Butch Walker’s ear for killer tone took him on a journey from obscurity to in-demand producer ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/butch-walker-pink-house-fire kjmmXwp5SLB7PupezEhpGH Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:02:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Set your preconceptions of the band and brand aside – this is a very capable bass”: Epiphone Mike Dirnt Grabber G-3 review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/epiphone-mike-dirnt-grabber-g-3-review N8vYHPXoWeGki4Wdk9XazA Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:42:54 +0000 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:28:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Green Day showing the world how to keep it loud!” Billie Joe Armstrong shows off mysterious new Marshall as Green Day rock the Super Bowl – could a signature amp finally be on the cards? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/green-day-super-bowl-billie-joe-armstrong-mystery-marshall DGqHg7swJkT9XHXR9kS6jZ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:37:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I looked at the bass, Billie looked at me, and I picked it up. I thought, ‘Did I just become a bass player?’” Green Day’s Mike Dirnt looks back on his early bass days – as Epiphone launches signature version of his cult classic Grabber G-3 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/bass-guitars/epiphone-mike-dirnt-g-3-signature-grabber EpHY3j3vgcqywKm8UtcBFG Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:53:19 +0000 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:12:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This actual guitar has been on something like 10 number one records”: From Green Day to Eric Clapton, meet the Taylor acoustic guitar you didn't know was responsible for some of the biggest songs in the world ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/meet-the-taylor-guitar-responsible-for-some-of-the-biggest-songs-in-the-world swpmRhDxats3RdVMAGLrgm Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:05:53 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:33:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You told me you could play this song!” Green Day invite fan on stage to play Good Riddance – but he trolls them with Wonderwall instead ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/green-day-fan-trolls-with-wonderwall reJcNfPrgirhVZvPm57bb6 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:15:40 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:56:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong tackles one of Randy Rhoads’ most iconic solos – tapping and all – in live cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/billie-joe-armstrong-ozzy-osbourne-crazy-train-solo YqcETM5MDwPgijFyL8uXy8 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:15:18 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:17:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is on a level of Live Aid, mid-'80s”: John Mayer and Dave Matthews to perform as a duo for the first time at L.A. FireAid benefit concert, alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joni Mitchell and Green Day ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/los-angeles-fireaid-benefit-concert-announcement BJsck67NshGjeL6RLatmWS Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:45:17 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:28:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was playing a lot of jazz when we did Longview. I’d sit in at jazz clubs and read off the Real Book”: If you think Mike Dirnt is another clueless punk, think again ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/mike-dirnt-green-day-american-idiot TDRY7aKWwftrAvScTcyYUW Sat, 11 Jan 2025 14:11:00 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:20:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Imagine performing a Green Day song to Billie Joe Armstrong”: Guitarist plays Green Day classic at Liverpool's Cavern Club – only to discover Billie Joe Armstrong was filming his set ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/guitarist-performs-green-day-classic-in-front-of-billie-joe-armstrong iMUrm4jGsL3hERyNSHk3Pn Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:02:32 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:01:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of his guitar geek dreams was to play this guitar”: Billie Joe Armstrong just played Steve Jones’ iconic Sex Pistols Les Paul – which recently sold for $390,000 – with Green Day in Paris ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/billie-joe-armstrong-using-sex-pistols-steve-jones-les-paul-guitar KtvqP73u4uwJTjrVFfqKJk Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:30:16 +0000 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:51:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wanna say thank you Michael for an unbelievable catalog of music that has changed the history of rock 'n' roll”: Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt play Van Halen hits with ex-VH bassist Michael Anthony ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-van-halen shN8TCKVXspowE3u3t6bJb Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:14:38 +0000 Wed, 08 May 2024 14:36:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Every band wants to have a Sgt. Pepper’s type of moment. And American Idiot was that moment for us”: Billie Joe Armstrong on the making of the magnum opus that saved Green Day ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-on-the-making-of-american-idiot UfTfgv5Ktki3VSQqg2niHn Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:05:46 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:39:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I know my limitations, but at the same time I’m really pushing myself to be a better guitar player”: Billie Joe Armstrong on ripping solos like Angus Young – and what Green Day have in common with Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-saviors-interview hx29rSLwAzRXgGg3C6EMCE Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:33:30 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 08:46:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I loved Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads. Then something happened where it was like you had to be in the guitar Olympics”: Billie Joe Armstrong explains why he rekindled his relationship with the guitar solo on Green Day’s newest album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/billie-joe-armstrong-solos-saviors cpq78gmdwSzCA4PBuRm4rL Tue, 13 Feb 2024 12:37:03 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:41:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Green Day, Ace Frehley and George Harrison's last Beatles guitar – only in the new Guitar World ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/guitar-world-march-2024 sEjYqb4Vq9arHGcRkCGzjE Tue, 23 Jan 2024 22:26:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He looked at me and he goes, ‘You’re the only one that understands me. People think I’m an alien because of the way I play’”: Why Eddie Van Halen cried when he met Billie Joe Armstrong ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eddie-van-halen-billie-joe-armstrong-meeting 3zSoN6MyqrRHyRDutCQ9DE Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:53:08 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Three “God-like guitarists” join forces and stadium-conquering rockers channel their inner spy: This week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/god-like-guitarists-essential-guitar-tracks AYmrXkowFLtuwM3bAoXqgf Fri, 08 Dec 2023 23:56:23 +0000 Sat, 09 Dec 2023 00:00:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Billie Joe Armstrong set to sell rare prototype Gibson guitars and tour-used gear in new Green Day Reverb Shop – and one of them will cost you nothing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/green-day-reverb-shop-2023 SN3dceLMJVrZGEjfcsnBPS Fri, 13 Oct 2023 12:17:17 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “On Longview I used a Gibson bass. Then I broke the neck in half”: Mike Dirnt on the making of Green Day’s breakthrough single ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mike-dirnt-on-the-making-of-longview 7KmXWHogNWTiuwT2682tAF Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:00:07 +0000 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:38:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Get Billie Joe Armstrong’s explosive Green Day tone in a compact pedal as MXR brings the Dookie Drive back – again – for a limited time only ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mxr-dookie-drive-2023-billie-joe-armstrong-green-day hCWYbo6BrbrgZ4dxqR4mqH Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:58:16 +0000 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:02:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/gibson-billie-joe-armstrong-les-paul-junior-review QFYFTRLBowEQGmTArUKRaT Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:11:38 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mike Dirnt: “Even Flea told me he wanted to play a P-Bass live” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mike-dirnt-even-flea-told-me-he-wanted-to-play-a-p-bass-live fATFFUBQdkHVNkWRXQEbBP Thu, 04 May 2023 14:05:49 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson unveils new Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior, complete with the pinkest hardcase you’ve ever seen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-billie-joe-armstrong-les-paul-junior-2023 YGtNswGcskeNkMHsq5LkBA Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:55:27 +0000 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:59:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 times fans played guitar onstage with their heroes – and absolutely killed it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/10-times-fans-were-invited-to-play-guitar-onstage-and-killed-it LrXQReQr2ZbinZjADg3TfK Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:55:51 +0000 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:52:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Billie Joe Armstrong says he plans to renounce US citizenship in the wake of Roe v Wade repeal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/billie-joe-armstrong-roe-v-wade dMy43GjTWwTUG47FuJfbPQ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:27:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Green Day cancel upcoming Moscow show due to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/green-day-cancel-upcoming-moscow-show ogtiBWW5RBRk7VWPzABeNM Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:19:30 +0000 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:23:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch a flash mob of 150 musicians cover Green Day's Boulevard of Broken Dreams ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/boulevard-of-broken-dreams-mob coQiSWGDG3uZk9cYgkeNWi Wed, 24 Nov 2021 22:05:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Green Day share infectious new pop-punk number, Holy Toledo! ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/green-day-holy-toledo iz3U98FhXoAH8nHGkJ6CVM Fri, 05 Nov 2021 18:32:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Green Day announce new live album, The BBC Sessions ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/green-day-bbc-sessions iHY4Z7QpfvRnACxGtKP2w4 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:58:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Green Day invite 11-year-old fan onstage for cover of Operation Ivy’s Knowledge during Hella Mega Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/green-day-invite-fan-onstage YGKtkSqxSfoceQZug7MYJM Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:16:05 +0000 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:12:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Rivers Cuomo cover Sugar, We’re Goin Down after Fall Out Boy were forced to pull out of Hell Mega Tour gig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rivers-cuomo-sugar-were-goin-down nmtD3VnM5X86xvp7kWeWqF Fri, 06 Aug 2021 14:21:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is the guitar solo dead in the 21st century? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/is-the-guitar-solo-dead-in-the-21st-century TMzeX7SzeQTj9mhoMywRo5 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:01:53 +0000 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:03:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Green Day debut new single Here Comes The Shock, complete with Punk Rock Aerobics music video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/green-day-debut-new-single-here-comes-the-shock-complete-with-punk-rock-aerobics-music-video qKZXm4dhUsCwYVnZCo2hdZ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:57:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Billie Joe Armstrong - No Fun Mondays album review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/billie-joe-armstrong-no-fun-mondays-album-review w9Q9qFXstH4gU55AV6MdV8 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 19:46:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Billie Joe Armstrong’s modded 21st Century Breakdown Fender Strat is up for sale ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/billie-joe-armstrongs-modded-21st-century-breakdown-fender-strat-is-up-for-sale 5QGnHbwvptwUa58vpsf8qi Fri, 28 Aug 2020 16:52:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Green Day's Mike Dirnt: “My wife bought me a ’58 Olympic White Fender P-Bass - it eats my friends alive that I play it live” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/green-days-mike-dirnt-my-wife-bought-me-a-58-olympic-white-fender-p-bass-it-eats-my-friends-alive-that-i-play-it-live xY89vGBW4KHcXsQRcNoJYK Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:19:32 +0000 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:14:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to play guitar like Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-play-guitar-like-green-days-billie-joe-armstrong nurLxf9DvDDpSsKXNQYwZB Fri, 22 May 2020 10:30:05 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2020 10:32:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 guitars that defined Billie Joe Armstrong's career in punk ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/5-guitars-that-shaped-billie-joe-armstrongs-career-in-punk zdEgSfN354UN3SUMrRoS3o Thu, 14 May 2020 12:01:31 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ From thrash metal to nylon-string mastery from an unexpected source: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/from-thrash-metal-to-nylon-string-mastery-from-an-unexpected-source-here-are-this-weeks-essential-guitar-tracks WsQqJ5AqoJ48nEuPFQpAxK Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:50:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Green Day's Mike Dirnt on making ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré!, building a bass for Paul McCartney and his surprise encounter with Cliff Burton ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/green-days-mike-dirnt-on-making-uno-dos-and-tre-building-a-bass-for-paul-mccartney-and-his-surprise-encounter-with-cliff-burton 7eBhNuVGBDVdxDbPugyjHR Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:48:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fender launches non-profit Fender Play Foundation with artist ambassadors from Green Day, Fall Out Boy and more ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-launches-non-profit-fender-play-foundation-with-artist-ambassadors-from-green-day-fall-out-boy-and-more tgwjmxaRsSCLVcqJ73JJZg Wed, 18 Sep 2019 20:52:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Demo the MXR Dookie Drive ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-demo-the-mxr-dookie-drive V2vJ9J7YDRGYJSuYeCSQUm Thu, 25 Jul 2019 12:56:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2019: Dunlop Unveils the MXR Dookie Drive ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/namm-2019-dunlop-unveils-the-mxr-dookie-drive XyBHmWdx4oU8wvUL26UreS Wed, 23 Jan 2019 18:42:35 +0000 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 10:26:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Green Day to Sell Guitars and Other Gear on Reverb.com ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/green-day-to-sell-guitars-and-other-gear-on-reverbcom tzLkwfuCFah3nsW6hSKqsV Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:41:43 +0000 Thu, 24 Jan 2019 17:42:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2019: Billie Joe Armstrong Teases Green Day ‘Dookie’ MXR Pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/namm-2019-billie-joe-armstrong-teases-green-day-dookie-mxr-pedal NFMkabCvwb2iHyK4PNJrw Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:01:50 +0000 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 10:43:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Members of Guns N' Roses, Sex Pistols, Green Day Perform Ramones Classics in Acoustic Jam ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-members-of-guns-n-roses-sex-pistols-green-day-perform-ramones-classics-in-acoustic-jam DZmjEMUKiqCXWpwAp2zGPM Tue, 28 Aug 2018 16:14:27 +0000 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 16:16:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Green Day Premiere "Back in the USA" Music Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/green-day-back-usa-music-video-new-premiere WtYHJvn5muZYgikcqdwRpK Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:36:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mike Dirnt: Five Things We Learned from His New Ernie Ball 'String Theory' Episode ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/mike-dirnt-five-things-we-learned-his-new-ernie-ball-string-theory-episode JPm9dJVvQvSb9QvK5YzDFN Tue, 29 Aug 2017 20:11:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Green Day Premiere "Troubled Times" Music Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/green-day-premiere-troubled-times-music-video Q6uLsdrUpcTb8aRxiDbL46 Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:35:43 +0000