Green Day have officially joined punk rock royalty in concrete. On May 1, the trio were honoured with their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Number 2,810 if you’re counting, they are located just a few metres from Amoeba Music on Hollywood Boulevard.
In classic Green Day fashion, the event wasn’t short on fanfare. Ryan Reynolds took the mic to pay tribute, while longtime alt-music journo and MTV legend Matt Pinfield hosted the ceremony. While the band didn’t perform, they didn’t really need to. Their legacy was doing all the heavy lifting.
It’s been a long time coming for the punk icons. Formed in 1986 in Berkeley, California, Green Day have gone from Gilman Street punks to global stadium-fillers, selling over 75 million records and racking up 10 billion streams along the way. The 1994 release of ‘Dookie’ blew the doors open. It pulled punk into the mainstream and earned them diamond status in the process. A decade later, ‘American Idiot’ put the band back on top and proved they had a whole lot more to say than just teenage boredom.
Even now, nearly 40 years into their career, the band are still finding ways to cut through. Their latest album ‘Saviors’ which dropped in January hit No.1 in seven different countries. It was a return to form and a reminder that Green Day still know how to write massive songs with bite.
In 2024, they closed out their biggest global tour yet—the ‘Saviors Tour’—playing ‘Dookie’, ‘American Idiot’ and new tracks from ‘Saviors’ to sold-out stadiums around the world including in Australia.
From slacker anthems to rock operas to protest songs, Green Day’s evolution has never come at the cost of impact. And if a literal star on Hollywood Boulevard doesn’t seal the deal, what does?
Now cemented in history (pun intended), it’s fair to say Green Day are still setting the pace. You can watch the full ceremony below.
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