In concert in Australia, Green Day changed the words of ” Jesus of Suburbia To criticize the American vice-president JD Vance.
Green Day kicked off his tour in Australia this weekend, the day after the now famous explosive meeting in the oval office between Donald Trump, JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The concert included a complete interpretation of their rock opera American American From 2004, very political, which gave them the opportunity to attack Trump, Vance and Elon Musk.
“” Don't you want politicians to close their mouths? “Asked Billie Joe Armstrong, the leader of Green Day, at the crowd for” American American ». “” Don't you want Elon Musk to close his mouth? Don't you want Donald Trump to close his mouth? »»
Armstrong later changed the words of “ Jesus of Suburbia ” of ” Am I stupid, or am I just mad with joy? ” has “ Am I stupid, or am I just JD Vance? ». In this same song, Armstrong also sang ” We Are the Kids of War and Peace/From Ukraine To The Middle East ” instead of “ We are kids of war and peace/from Anaheim to the Middle East ».
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It is far from the first time that Green Day has updated the words of the songs ofAmerican American. When they played New Year's Rockin 'Eve on December 31, 2023, they sang “ I'm not part of A Maga Agenda ” instead of “ I'm not part of a redneck agenda This caused Elon Musk's anger.
A few weeks later, we asked Green Day's bass player Mike Dirnt, which he thought of Musk's reaction. “” The song is twenty years old and we are Green Dayhe replied. What were you expected? I think the best in it is that it caused a discussion. It made people talk. »»
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At the beginning of the month, they played in South Africa, Musk's native country, and changed the words of ” American American “In” I'm not part of the Elon Agenda ».
Green Day will finish his Australian tour on Wednesday evening at the C-Bus Super Stadium in Gold Coast. They will then go to Mumbai, India, to be the headliner of Lollapalooza India, with Shawn Mendes, Glass Animals, Louis Tomlinson and Zedd. They will return to the United States in April to perform in Coachella.
