News Archives - April 2020

Watch the Armstrong family perform 'I Think We're Alone Now'

By kaylubd /Apr. 29, 2020 / Comments

Last night (April 28), Billie appeared on the remote edition of The Late Late Show with James Corden where he performed "I Think We're Alone Now" with his sons Joey and Jakob.

He also did a brief interview with Corden discussing quarantine life, the inspiration behind "No Fun Mondays," and what the rest of the band is up to.

Check out the performance and interview below.

What did you think of the performance? Let us know on the Green Day Community forum.

Listen to Billie Joe's latest No Fun Mondays cover, War Stories by The Starjets

By MariaGloria · Apr. 28, 2020 · 0 Comments

Billie Joe is keeping up with No Fun Mondays. Yesterday's new cover is War Stories by Northern Irish band The Starjets. The song was originally released in 1979. Listen here: Enjoying this one? Join the conversation [url=http://www. ... read story

Billie Joe to perform on 'The Late Late Show With James Corden' on April 28th

By kaylubd · Apr. 24, 2020 · 0 Comments

Billie Joe will appear on the remote edition of The Late Late show with James Corden as the musical guest on April 28. Other confirmed guests include Ben Scwartz and Thomas Middleditch. CBS will air four episodes of the remote edition of ... read story

Green Day to take part in virtual PlayOn Fest

By kaylubd · Apr. 23, 2020 · 0 Comments

Green Day will take part in Warner Music's PlayOn Fest, a virtual music festival that benefits the WHO’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response. The three-day event will feature concert footage from Warner’s vaults previously unavailable on ... read story

Watch broadway's 'American Idiot cast celebrate it's 10th anniversary

By BeachBum · Apr. 21, 2020 · 0 Comments

American Idiot opened on Broadway at New York’s St. James Theatre a decade ago on April 20th, 2010 and went on for a total of 422 performances until it closed in April 2011. While current social distancing measures mean the cast could ... read story

Billie Joe pays tribute to Adam Schlesinger with 'That Thing You Do!' cover

By kaylubd · Apr. 21, 2020 · 0 Comments

Billie Joe Armstrong has shared his latest cover in the No Fun Monday series. This time he covers "That Thing You Do!" to honor the late Adam Schlesinger. The accompanying video features footage of Green Day's 2012 show at Irving Plaza. ... read story

Watch Billie Joe perform Wake Me Up When September Ends for Global Citizen

By MariaGloria · Apr. 19, 2020 · 0 Comments

Yesterday, we got an acoustic performance of Wake Me Up When September Ends by Billie Joe for Global Citizen... with a special twist for eagle-eyed fans, who noticed he was wearing the same shirt he wore in the Longview video from 1994. ... read story

Green Day break US chart record with Oh Yeah

By MariaGloria · Apr. 19, 2020 · 0 Comments

With Oh Yeah, Green Day have broken the US Alternative Songs Chart record for the longest span of No. 1s. The record was previously held by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Green Day's first hit on the chart was Longview in June 1994. Oh Yeah is ... read story

Billie Joe releases The Avengers cover for Easter

By kaylubd · Apr. 13, 2020 · 0 Comments

To celebrate Easter, Billie Joe Armstrong shared the next cover in the No Fun Monday series. This time he covered "Corpus Christi" by The Avengers. In the description for the lyric video, Billie writes: "Welcome to another No Fun ... read story

Watch Billie Joe perform 'I Think We're Alone Now' on 'The Tonight Show'

By kaylubd · Apr. 13, 2020 · 0 Comments

On Monday (April 6), Billie Joe Armstrong appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy from the safety of his own home. He performed his recent cover of Tommy James and the Shondells’ “I Think We’re Alone Now.” Check out the ... read story

Billie Joe to appear on Global Citizen's 'One World: Together at Home' special

By kaylubd · Apr. 7, 2020 · 0 Comments

Billie Joe Armstrong is set to appear on Global Citizen's upcoming benefit special, One World: Together at Home. The special, which aims to raise money to help health care workers who are working hard to fight back against the ... read story

Billie Joe shares 'Manic Monday' cover as part of No Fun Monday

By kaylubd · Apr. 6, 2020 · 0 Comments

Billie Joe has shared his latest cover song as part of Green Day's new No Fun Monday series. This time, Billie tackles The Bangles hit "Manic Monday" with the help of Bangles guitarist Susanna Hoffs. The video shows Billie and Susanna ... read story

Billie Joe Armstrong to appear on 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' tonight

By kaylubd · Apr. 6, 2020 · 0 Comments

Billie Joe will be a guest on tonight's (April 6) episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The appearance is presumably a part of Green Day's previously announced No Fun Mondays series, where they release a new cover song every ... read story

Green Day to release Otis Big Guitar Mix EP

By MariaGloria · Apr. 2, 2020 · 0 Comments

Now this one isn't an April Fool's joke! Following on from the Fell For You Otis Remix, Green Day will be releasing an Otis Big Guitar Mix EP featuring Lazy Bones, Wild One and Oh Love. You'll be able to listen [url= https://open.spotify. ... read story

Green Day announce rescheduled Asian dates

By MariaGloria · Apr. 2, 2020 · 0 Comments

Green Day have announced rescheduled Asian dates for March and April 2021. If you still have your tickets, they'll be valid for the new dates. We're still waiting for more info on when and how any new tickets will go on sale. Are ... read story

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