Green Day

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Images

Read Next

President's bingo. Guess and select to correct president based on images.

Britannica’s U.S. Presidents Bingo

Close up of a hand placing a ballot in a ballot box. Election vote voter voting

Have Any U.S. Presidents Decided Not to Run For a Second Term?

Washington, D.C. locator map.

What State Is Washington, D.C. In?

the Beatles. Publicity still from Help! (1965) directed by Richard Lester starring The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) a British musical quartet. film rock music movie

What's the Difference Between Tempo and Rhythm?

The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.

14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered

Discover

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

Middle East bee locator map

Are the Middle East and the Near East the Same Thing?

Dancers at a Cinco de Mayo festival at the Mission District, San Francisco, California. (Photo dated 2019.) holidays

Is Cinco de Mayo Mexico's Independence Day?

airplane in flight (plane, aircraft, flying)

7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances

Artist interpretation of space asteroids impacting earth and moon. Meteoroids, meteor impact, end of the world, danger, destruction, dinosaur extinct, Judgement Day, Doomsday Predictions, comet

Major Mass Extinctions

Paul Revere. "The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.," engraved by Paul Revere. Boston Massacre.

There’s a Riot Goin’ On: Riots in U.S. History (Part One)

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Green Day: Facts & Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Jun 13, 2025

News •

Billie Joe Armstrong Shares Message of Solidarity Amid L.A. Protests • June 9, 2025, 7:16 AM ET (Billboard)

Locals cash in as tens of thousands flock to Napa's BottleRock music festival • May 24, 2025, 3:39 AM ET (CBS)

Facts

Also Known As	Sweet Children
Awards And Honors	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2015) • Grammy Award (2009) • Grammy Award (2005) • Grammy Award (2004) • Grammy Award (1994)
Notable Works	“American Idiot” • “Dookie”
Date	1987 - present

Photos

See All Images →

Topics

the Eagles the Beatles One Direction Coldplay Pink Floyd Guns N’ Roses AC/DC Led Zeppelin Queen Black Sabbath

Quiz

American quartet Boyz II Men (left to right) Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris, Nathan Morris and Michael McClary, 1992. (music, rhythm-and-blues). Photographed at the American Music Awards where they won Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist, Los Angeles, California, January 27, 1992.

90s Music Quiz

Green Day, American punk rock band

2000s Music Quiz

the Beatles. George Harrison. Publicity still from Let It Be (1970) directed by Michael Lindsay Hogg starring The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) a British musical quartet. film documentary rock music movie

Spotlight on Musical Groups