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Green Day opened Super Bowl LX with a rocking medley of fan favorites before kickoff.

Green Day’s Mike Dirnt reflects on Warning at 25, his evolving bass approach, daily playing habits, and how music continues to ground and inspire him.

Green Day’s Mike Dirnt opens up in a new interview about his Epiphone G-3 signature bass, tone evolution, gear tweaks, and the details behind his sound.

Green Day’s Mike Dirnt launches the Epiphone Grabber G-3, reviving the classic G-3 with Nashville-built pickups, modern construction, and a punchy signature tone.

Green Day has returned with “Saviors,” which marks the group’s 14th album. It comes 30 years after their major label debut, “Dookie,” and 20 years after their milestone record “American Idiot.” “Saviors” brings the group back to form, leaning on the politically charged side of “American Idiot.”

2024 marks an important milestone for Green Day as it will be the 30th anniversary of “Dookie” and the 20th anniversary of “American Idiot.” They’ll also be releasing a new record, “Saviors,” on January 19th, with a tour to follow.

Green Day has released “Father of All…,” which marks the band’s thirteenth studio album. Bassist Mike Dirnt says the album is musically closer to the band’s earlier albums like “Insomniac” and “Dookie” with “epic crowd chorus chant moments.”

Green Day has announced their tour schedule for 2017, and it’s massive. Starting off in Europe for January and February, the tour will cross the ocean in March to tackle the United States and Canada. The North American leg ends at the end of April, when the trio heads to Australia and New Zealand for a handful of dates. The...

Green Day has announced that their remaining 2012 tour dates have been cancelled and concerts set for next year will be postponed due to lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong’s time in rehab. The news comes just weeks after the release of ¡UNO!, the first of a trilogy of new albums. Bassist Mike Dirnt weighed in on the situation in a...

Mike Dirnt and Green Day will be coming back to North America for summer tour dates after they complete their overseas trek which wraps up in July. The group is still touring in support of their latest Grammy award winning album, 21st Century Breakdown. A musical inspired and featuring the music of Green Day will be opening on Broadway on...

Green Day’s alter ego, the Foxboro Hot Tubs, gave a few select fans the ultimate impromptu show on November 1st in London. The audience included fan club members, competition winners and some invited guests. According to bassist Mike Dirnt “The only reason you’re here is you didn’t go to church yesterday.” The band, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool,...

Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt has broken into fashion. He has been working with Macbeth footwear to design a shoe, the 45 RPM. The 45 RPM is completed vegan, all of the materials used in its creation are free of animal products. Dirnt is donating all royalties from sales to shoe charity Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity dedicated to providing...