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Green Day

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"Sweet Children" redirects here. For Green Day's third EP, see Sweet Children (EP).

Not to be confused with Greenery Day, the Japanese holiday.

Green Day
Green Day performing in Cleveland, Ohio in 2015. From left to right: Jason White, Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt.
Background information
Also known as	Sweet Children (early)
Origin	East Bay, California, U.S.
Genres	Punk rock pop punk alternative rock
Years active	1986–present
Labels	Reprise Warner Bros. Lookout!
Associated acts	Pinhead Gunpowder The Network Foxboro Hot Tubs The Frustrators
Website	greenday.com
Members	Billie Joe Armstrong Mike Dirnt Tré Cool
Past members	Raj Punjabi Sean Hughes John Kiffmeyer Aaron Cometbus Dave "E.C." Henwood Jason White (currently a touring member)

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Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1986 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt. For much of the group's career, the band has been a trio with drummer Tré Cool, who replaced former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990 prior to the recording of the band's second studio album, Kerplunk (1991). Guitarist Jason White, who has worked with the band as a touring member since 1999, was an official member from 2012 to 2016.^[1][2]
Green Day was originally part of the punk scene at the DIY 924 Gilman Street club in Berkeley, California. The band's early releases were with the independent record label Lookout! Records. In 1994, its major label debut Dookie (released through Reprise Records) became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the U.S.^[3] Green Day was widely credited, alongside fellow California punk bands Sublime,^[4] Bad Religion, The Offspring, and Rancid, with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States.^[5][6][7]
Green Day's three follow-up albums, Insomniac (1995), Nimrod (1997) and Warning (2000), did not achieve the massive success of Dookie, though they were still successful, with Insomniac and Nimrod reaching double platinum and Warning achieving gold status.^[8] The band's rock opera, American Idiot (2004), reignited the band's popularity with a younger generation, selling six million copies in the U.S.^[8] The band's eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown, was released in 2009 and achieved the band's best chart performance to date.^[9] 21st Century Breakdown was followed up by a trilogy of albums called ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré! which were released in September, November and December 2012 respectively.^[10] The band's twelfth studio album, Revolution Radio, was released on October 7, 2016^[2] and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, their third album to do so.
Green Day has sold more than 85 million records worldwide.^[11] The group has won five Grammy Awards: Best Alternative Album for Dookie, Best Rock Album for American Idiot, Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", Best Rock Album for the second time for 21st Century Breakdown and Best Musical Show Album for American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording. In 2010, a stage adaptation of American Idiot debuted on Broadway. The musical was nominated for three Tony Awards: Best Musical, Best Scenic Design and Best Lighting Design, losing only the first. Also in 2010, Green Day was ranked no. 91 in the VH1 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".^[12] On April 18, 2015, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a part of the 2015 class in their first year of eligibility