FAQ - Answers to your Green Day and GDA related Questions
Questions about Green Day
How can I contact the band?
There's no certain way to get a hold of them. Your best option is to try and comment on one of their Instagram posts, but there's never a guarantee. As you can imagine, there are tons of people who would like to.
Are Green Day touring in my state/country this year?
Quite possibly! You can find all their announced tour dates on our tour page.
Are Green Day splitting up? / Is their next album going to be their last?
No. These kinds of rumors have been going on for decades. The band has said numerous times they don't plan on ever breaking up. Billie Joe has said in interviews that the only way anyone is leaving the band is in a body bag.
Do any members of Green Day have any social network accounts (Instagram/Facebook,etc.)?
Yes! Here are the verified Green Day accounts on the web:
Offical Band Accounts
threads.com/@GreenDay - Offical account on Threads
facebook.com/GreenDay - The official Green Day Facebook
instagram.com/GreenDay - Green Day’s official Instagram
Individual Verified Accounts:
@BillieJoeArmstrong - Billie Joe’s official Instagram
@MikeDirnt - Mike Dirnt’s official Instagram
@TreCool - Tre Cool’s official Instagram
@jasonwhiteguitarish - Jason White’s official Instagram
Can I have Green Day's email address?
No.
When did Green Day get together?
Billie Joe, Mike, and original drummer John Kiffmeyer formed Sweet Children 1987. They later changed their name to Green Day and Tre joined the band between the release of 1039/Smooth and Kerplunk. Full band biography
What is John Kiffmeyer doing now?
He left Green Day to attend Humboldt State University. He's married and lives in the San Francisco area with his wife and kid, and is currently doing photography/videography.
In 2015 he joined Green Day for a one-off Sweet Children show at the House of Blues.
Questions about GDA
When did GDA start?
GDA was first started as 'Courtney's Green Day Page' in summer of 2000. In July 2001 the site was renamed "The Green Day Authority" and the rest is history. Kind of. For a full history of the site read this page.
How did GDA get it's name? What does it mean?
The name is based on 'Minority' "I don't need your authority" - so what better type of authority than one for all things Green Day?
Have any of the team members met the band?
Yup. Different members of the GDA team have been lucky enough to meet and talk to Green Day on a few different occasions.
Does Green Day know about GDA?
Yup. They've told us the few times that we've met them that they visited the site and liked what we did. So...yay! Actually, Tre told us "You guys need to update my drums page. You guys have a lot of shit wrong there." So we were both embarrassed that we had some mistakes, but ecstatic that he knew the site well enough to find our mistakes. Billie Joe actually attened a party GDA helped organize in NYC when he was on Broadway with "American Idiot". Also, this
I dare everyone to quit facebook. Go to greendayauthority and andres will tally the # of people. It'll be a pole! Sting baby girl!!therev
— Green Day (@GreenDay) April 26, 2010
Can I join the GDA team?
Maybe? Depends what you do and how good you are. We are currently looking for people to help us write and share Green Day news. If you're intereted, contact us!
Do you have any other websites?
Our forum Green Day Community. We're thinking of expanding. But ... who knows.Where can I get the fonts you use on GDA?
Well first check our font downloads page. If you can't find the font there, the best site for free font downloads is dafont.com.
How can I contact you guys?
That's easy, check out the Contact Us page.