Out of all the post-Nirvana alternative bands to break into the pop mainstream, Green Day was second only to Pearl Jam in influence. At their core, Green Day were simply punk revivalists, recharging the energy of speedy, catchy three chord punk songs. Part of the 80's northern California underground punk scene, the band was formed by childhood friends, Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar and vocals) and Mike Dirnt (bass.) In 1989 after the release of their independent album; 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hour the band replaced drummer Al Sobrante with the Current drummer Tre Cool.

Throughout the early 90's, Green Day continued to cultivate a cult following with the release of their second album Kerplunk in 92. With Kerplunks massive underground success, a wave of major labels began calling which led to the band signing with Reprise. Green Day's major label debut, was released in the spring of 94 thanks to support for the initial single "Longview," Dookie became a major hit selling over 8 million copies and bringing the power trio to TV sets everywhere. In 1995 Green Day released Insomniac and hit #1 again on the rock charts selling almost 3 million copies by the summer of 96. In late 97 the band released Nimrod, followed by their long awaited- follow- up the poppy record “Warning” came 3 years later and sold well setting the stage for what was to come.

Another long wait preceded 2004’s American Idiot, an aggressive rock opera that became a worldwide chart topper, a multi platinum seller and easily the most successful record of the year, and the most successful of Green Days career. The band is currently the toast of the recording industry hitting numerous awards shows and playing Britain’s "Wembley Stadium" for 2 nights for over 130,000 people. Green Day are currently the most popular band in the world.