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Green Day Frontman: 2026 World Cup Beats UN, Film Opens

8/6/2026

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Billie Joe Armstrong told the Los Angeles Times the 2026 World Cup, held in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, “did more than the UN has done in the last 20 years.”
Armstrong said Green Day “are not a political band,” even though 2004’s “American Idiot” and 2016’s “Revolution Radio” addressed politics.
Green Day’s comedy film “Nimrods,” loosely based on early touring days, opens in theatres on August 14.

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Billie Joe Armstrong told the Los Angeles Times the 2026 World Cup, held in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, “did more than the UN has done in the last 20 years.”
Armstrong said Green Day “are not a political band,” even though 2004’s “American Idiot” and 2016’s “Revolution Radio” addressed politics.
Green Day’s comedy film “Nimrods,” loosely based on early touring days, opens in theatres on August 14.