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"To tease the performance, the NFL brought a string quartet on the field to perform Green Day's sentimental "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" while Tom Brady, Peyton and Eli Manning, Jalen Hurts, and other past MVPs walked onto the field. The camera then panned to Green Day, who launched into their single "Holiday" atop a small stage on the edge of the field while a crowd of fans-waving flags, signs, and foam hands shaped like the American Idiot grenade hearts-cheered."
"Joining the trio onstage were their longtime touring bandmates, including Pinhead Gunpowder guitarist Jason White. For those who bet that the longtime outspoken punks would use their platform to critique the Trump administration, as they often do, sorry; Billie Joe Armstrong skipped over the second verse of "American Idiot" where he usually critiques the "redneck agenda," and he axed the faux-representative announcement during "Holiday.""
Green Day performed a medley from American Idiot during the Super Bowl LX pregame at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. A string quartet first played "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" as Tom Brady, Peyton and Eli Manning, Jalen Hurts, and other past MVPs took the field. Green Day launched into "Holiday," then played "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "American Idiot" with longtime touring bandmates including Jason White. Billie Joe Armstrong skipped a politically critical verse and removed a faux-representative announcement. Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile, and Coco Jones sang pregame anthems, and Bad Bunny is scheduled for the halftime show. Green Day released a studio album in 2024 and reissued American Idiot for its 20th anniversary.
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