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Green Day avoids controversy in Super Bowl performance

Green Day preforms hit song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" at 2026 Super Bowl
  • Green Day kicked off the Super Bowl 60 opening ceremony ahead of Seattle Seahawks vs New England at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
  • The band, consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool, helped usher generations of Super Bowl MVPs onto the field.
  • The US rock band started with a live orchestra for “Good Riddance”, before playing shortened versions of “Holiday”, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and “American Idiot”.
  • It was anticipated that Billie Joe Armstrong would alter the lyrics to “American Idiot” to criticise the Trump administration, but he sang the original lyrics, including the f-word, which was censored on the NBC telecast.
  • Ahead of the performance, Donald Trump stated he would not attend the Super Bowl and expressed his dislike for both Green Day and headline act Bad Bunny.
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