Green Day swap lyrics of hit song to mock Elon Musk in his home country - Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong once again distanced his band from the ‘Elon agenda’

Hozier, Fall Out Boy, and Green Day will headline Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, which will expand from two days to three in its second annual run at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul, Minnesota, and will take place from July 18 – July 20. Presale tickets go on sale Thursday, with general sale to follow should any tickets remain.

The rock band blasted the tech billionaire with a spicy lyric swap during its performance at the Calabash South Africa festival in Johannesburg.

The Minnesota Yacht Club Festival has announced its headliners for its second-ever festival series. The Festival is scheduled to begin on Friday, July 18 and end on Sunday, July 20. Friday will feature performances with Hozier and Alabama Shakes alongside other musical acts like Train, Sheryl Crow and more.

Green Day slammed Silicon Valley tech giants during its Middle East debut, the latest in a string of live show call-outs. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong shared strong words toward two of the world’s biggest tech companies while performing at Expo City Dubai on Monday,

Fans of the legendary pop punk band Green Day have been left delighted after singer Billie Joe Armstrong changed the lyrics to one of their most famed songs to criticise Elon Musk and Donald Trump

This isn’t the first time Green Day has called out Musk; after their 2023 New Year’s Rockin’ Eve performance, where they altered the lyrics of “American Idiot” to say “I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda,” Musk criticized the band on X (formerly Twitter), writing, “Green Day goes from raging against the machine to milquetoastedly raging for it.”

A Green Day performance. During the band's debut show in South Africa at the Calabash 2025 festival on Sunday, January 19, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong gave "American Idiot" a political refresh ...

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Green Day have taken lyrical aim at Elon Musk while performing in his home country of South Africa. The band’s frontman Billie Joe Armstrong reportedly switched a line in their 2004 hit “Ameri ...

The show was part of the Calabash 2025 festival, which saw Green Day headline alongside The Offspring and local group Fokofpolisiekar. The Independent has approached Green Day for comment.