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Green Day<\/strong> formed in 1987<\/strong> in Berkeley<\/strong>, California, around Billie Joe Armstrong<\/strong> (vocals, guitar) and Mike Dirnt<\/strong> (bass), childhood friends since the age of 10<\/strong>. Tr\u00e9 Cool<\/strong> replaced original drummer John Kiffmeyer<\/strong> in 1990<\/strong>. The band emerged from the East Bay punk scene, centered around the legendary venue 924 Gilman Street<\/strong> and the independent label Lookout! Records<\/strong>. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The album Dookie (1994)<\/strong> on Reprise Records<\/strong> sold over 20 million copies<\/strong> and brought punk rock<\/strong> back into the mainstream with hits such as “Basket Case”<\/strong>, “When I Come Around”<\/strong>, and “Longview”<\/strong>. Their move to a major label led to accusations of \u201cbetrayal\u201d from the underground punk scene, but the success was massive.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/green-day-biographie-01.webp” alt=”Biography of Green Day” title_text=”green-day-biographie-01″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After a difficult period (the master tapes for Cigarettes and Valentines<\/strong> were stolen), American Idiot (2004)<\/strong> became a political rock opera<\/strong> criticizing the era of George W. Bush<\/strong> and the Iraq War. The album sold over 16 million copies<\/strong>, won the Grammy for Best Rock Album<\/strong>, and was adapted into a Broadway musical<\/strong> in 2010<\/strong>. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_align=”justify” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Billie Joe Armstrong is closely associated with his modified Gibson Les Paul Junior<\/strong> nicknamed “Blue”<\/strong> (acquired in 1990<\/strong> for $40<\/strong> in a second-hand shop), as well as his signature Fender Stratocaster<\/strong> models. \u201cBlue\u201d has become one of the most recognizable guitars in punk rock.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The East Bay punksFormation and early yearsGreen Day formed in 1987 in Berkeley, California, around Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals, guitar) and Mike Dirnt (bass), childhood friends since the age of 10. Tr\u00e9 Cool replaced original drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990. The band emerged from the East Bay punk scene, centered around the legendary venue 924 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37187,"parent":24295,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37276","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nTheir early albums, 39\/Smooth (1990)<\/strong> and Kerplunk (1991)<\/strong>, sold tens of thousands of copies on Lookout!, an impressive achievement for an independent label.<\/p>\nDookie and the punk-pop explosion<\/h2>\n
American Idiot and rock opera era<\/h2>\n
\n21st Century Breakdown (2009)<\/strong> confirmed the band\u2019s artistic ambition. Green Day was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/strong> in 2015<\/strong>, only 21 years<\/strong> after Dookie.<\/p>\nIconic guitar<\/h2>\n