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Yes! I loved that moment too! Although I had been hoping they might make a statement even though I knew it was unrealistic, after actually seeing the whole thing and the photos that have been on Instagram, I really can understand why they didn’t. I think that being part of that event was a big deal for them. It’s a big cultural event in the US. And for it to be the 60th, and in the Bay Area makes it even better. And then to be surrounded by the MVPs, which included some Bay Area legends, probably made it even more meaningful for them. There’s no way you were a kid in Northern California when they were and aren’t at least a little bit impressed by Joe Montana and Steve Young (although being fellow Bay Area celebrities, they’ve probably met before). And I think that since the performance was during the ceremony where those MVPs were being honored, it would have taken away from that honor if there had been a big political statement then. The black and white Instagram photo of all of them showed that they had so much family there, which in my mind shows that it was a big deal for them. So all that being said, I’m happy for them. I think it was pretty cool they were part of that. And I know it’s already been said, but I do think the songs themselves were still a political message for the average viewer, even if they were shortened into a medley.

Fun fact: The white satin les paul junior that BJ used was "the one" from the AI tour and the one that was locked up in the Hall of Fame. They borrowed it spesifically for this show😎

I'm hoping that they'll release Wembley 2024. Legendary venue, plus Dookie and American Idiot in full. This would be awesome

More photos. Note slides 5 and 12 the band members got Green Day custom Superbowl rings: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUoRHnAEpYD/?igsh=MThvZ2U5MXFwaGczNQ==

Wow! This show really meant a lot to them!

Another IG post about the rings:

I noticed the two guys dancing like on the 4th watch or so, but I still haven't spotted the female couple! I'll keep an eye out for them next time I watch it. As for unpacking all the cultural references, I can help with the ones I've spotted (more through a Venezuelan lens, than a Puerto Rican one as I've never been to the island, but it's obvious now there is a lot in common) 1. The sugar cane plantations and the people working them (will be relevant again later), this is a very common crop throughout the Caribbean and a very important one during colonial times. 2. The fresh coconut cart -- a staple in Caribbean countries (in every city I'd say, but more prevalent the closer you are to the sea). 3. The guys playing domino, again a staple. 4. The shaved ice cart (apparently called piraguas in Puerto Rican slang, in Venezuela we call them raspaditos) 5. Tacos, obviously (apparently a real tacos stand, from what I've read). 6. The boxers, one of the sports where Caribbean countries shine. 7. The house, is a typical style of house in these countries. 8. The people in the porch of the house, I didn't recognize most but there's a mix celebrities and athletes with different Latin American heritage, including one Venezuelan baseball player for the mayor leagues. 9. The decorations inside the house when he falls in. I'm 95% sure the figurines of the virgin Mary are of La Milagrosa, which is one of the most popular representations of the Virgin Mary in the region. 10. The song playing when he comes out of the house is Daddy Yankee's Gasolina, which is the first song that popularized reggeaton throughout the entire region (Daddy Yankee is also Puerto Rican), and I think the choreography with the guys pushing the car wheels might be a reference for the video of that song (I remember there were cars in the video -- I remember there being a lot of cars in that video). 11. I think using his full name, Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, is also a deliberate choice. In Latin America we all have these 2 names, 2 last names, that the rest of the world often doesn't know what to make of them 12. The full salsa band playing at the wedding and everyone dancing. This is what every wedding looks like, with everyone dancing and salsa being one of the main types of music we dance to during wedding parties. 13. THE KID SLEEPING ON THE CHAIRS. This broke South American internet we all felt our childhood experiences seen and validated. Wedding parties can go on until 6AM the next day easily, with the adults drinking and dancing and the kids lining up chairs to lay down and sleep. 14. NuevaYol... the name of the song is spelled like that to reflect the Puerto Rican accent (Rs become Ls, and those hard sounds at the end of the word, like Ks, are dropped -- also common in Cuba and other parts of the Caribbean). Then the song itself samples from a salsa song from the 70s or 80s by El Gran Combo, a Puerto Rican salsa band. 15. The Ricky Martin bit. So Ricky Martin is another Puerto Rican legend. The setting, with the plastic chairs (ubiquitous to any garden or porch along South America, or at least the Caribbean), the banana or plantain trees on the background (another staple), is a copy of Bad Bunny's latest album, from which the song Ricky Martin sings is taken: "They want to take away from the river, and also the beach, they want my neughbourood, and that grandma leaves. No, don't give up the flag, and don't forget the lelolai, that I don't want them to do to you what happened to Hawaii". That whole song is very political. 16. Back to Bad Bunny, El Apagon, this is a song with some political themes to it as well, El Apagon means the The Blackout, and it's touches upon the frequent power blackouts in Puerto Rico, that's why it star with the power lines exploding. 17. The flag he's holding with the lighter blue color is not the official PR flag (which has the same blue tone as the US flag instead) and it's considered more of a resistance flag. 18. Por la manana cafe por la tarde ron, ya estamos en la calle sal de tu balcon. So remember all those sugar canes? They are used, among another things, to produce rhum, the staple liquor of the Caribbean. These are flavours of home, coffee in the morning, rhum in the afternoon/evening. And people sitting out in the porch by the side of the road either to drink to coffee in the morning or the rhum in the evening and speaking to the neighbors as they walk by. I'm sure there are many things that I missed, especially those that might be more specific to Puerto Rico and not just to the whole Caribbean. I did not catch all of this the first time I watched it. By the end of it all I knew was that I had this very strong sense of nostalgia that I couldn't quite explain, like seeing old pictures or videos from Venezuela, and I was tearing up (or as my people would say, se me aguo el guarapo) which became full blown tears when Debi Tirar Mas Fotos started playing. I've re-watched it many times since to understand what the fuck happened, because crying to a Bad Bunny performance was not in my bingo card for 2026 And I've picked up on more details each time... other things I didn't notice until pointed out on the internet.

I tried doodling fink a bit today Also i'd like to imagine fink has a bunny, so i drew him feeding chips to his bunny at home... They actually really love chips if you're wondering. Also i drew him without the mask here and put it on the bunny so for you guys' sake i also did a version with his mask on. I also did a sketch of fink + reverend bromance... i know one of you already saw it on a status update but if you all want it in this thread then i might put it here

I really like the detail with their logo "inside" the ring.

The more I think about it, I think Green Day's approach really played into the halftime messaging — "the only thing more powerful than hate is love." I really think going on a pissed-off tirade would have just played into what the right wants and taken away from Bad Bunny. It's sort of like a "don't stoop to their level" thing and the performances spoke for themselves.

Not sure if this has been posted

Wow it's really a lot, totally awesome!

its gonna be a loooong time until we will see them live on tour again :(

YES! And as an „encore“ the deep cuts of the 2025 tour!🥰

Last night I had a GD related dream too. It was in a small town in the French alps (?!?) and there was to be a meet and greet with the band somewhere where I tried to take part. @Cris. was there too. Unfortunately I woke up before meeting and greeting...😅

My local stores that had it with the launch don’t have it anymore either. I’m back to ordering it on the keurig site or amazon

I must've missed his post. 😅 I think it's just hidden under his shirt. It looks like he is wearing it in these photos of him arriving.

Yes, Ryan Baxley posted these pics on his IG too. I especially like this one: I‘m aware that the speculations about the Guadeloupe pendant might be bit over the top. But nevertheless it’s interesting that in the photos of the rehearsals Billie isn’t wearing it yet.

Another Super Bowl Instagram post! https://www.instagram.com/p/DUoU4JED-CK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Doing the Lord's work for God's favorite band

Being from Scotland & not the USA, don’t really know much if anything about the Super Bowl/NFL, but I really enjoyed the “mega mix”. Why is no-one here talking about how great Billies voice sounded ? 🗽(I’ve also never heard of Bad Bunny either)

The Democrats tik tok account posted their AI performance 😂

I agree with @solongfromthestars, I think even if they had gone up there and just given a political rant for 6 minutes, nothing would have changed, except that we would be patting ourselves in the back for how anti-Trump/anti-ICE our favorite band is. Much less would anything happen because he sings "I'm not a part of the MAGA agenda". I don't see the incomplete songs as self-censorship @Hermione, I think they just tried to make a medley out of some of their most famous songs, that musically made sense, that would allow people to recognize the songs, and that highlighted the power of each song. (And I don't think choosing Holiday over Basket Case for instance, was an unintentional choice). It's not easy to pack a lot in under 5 minutes, to do it right, and to make it sound great. And I think we know how much more political the songs could have been if they had been played in their entirety, because we know those songs by heart and know what was left out. But if you forget about that for a second you realize that what was sung already packs a huge political message. Just like the mere fact that Green Day, with its well documented criticism of Trump and Republicans that came before him, singing on that stage is a political statement. I also don't see how Bad Bunny's set was more powerful? I think his set was great, but he had more time, budget, and staging. But his show was also a medley, none of the songs were sung in their entirety, the lyrics were the original lyrics and the rhythms were the ones from the original songs, a lot of the stage decorations were mimicking his album cover or music videos. He couldn't have sung anything in English because he doesn't have any songs in English. So there was nothing there that we hadn't heard or seen before. So what's the special political statement there? The only thing he said that I thought was quite powerful and that is not straight out of one of his songs (and most American folks seem to have missed it because they missed the keyword in Spanish) was when he said "god bless America" and started mentioning a bunch of countries, he actually said "god bless American, whether it is ("sea" in Spanish) Chile, Argentina...." and went off to list every single country in the whole continent. That was nice to see, since the US has basically appropriated "America" just for themselves. I think perhaps you feel Bad Bunny's set was way more political because you are not as familiar with his music, so having a salsa band playing or these type of things highlighting Latino culture might seem like something extraordinary he hadn't done before? If that is the case, then for people not familiar with Green Day, hearing "don't wanna be an American Idiot" in the super bowl stage might have seemed just as punk. On the other hand, I also don't think that they played it safe not to draw attention from Bad Bunny. I just think they wanted to pack as much power in 5 minutes as they could, end of story. Bad Bunny is the biggest artist in the world right now, and has been a few times before in the last 6 years or so. I don't think there's a lot Green Day could have done that would have deflected the attention from Bad Bunny. As to "why bother if they're not gonna say anything": Because they are musicians. I guess playing at the Super Bowl, and so close to home, must have been super exciting opportunity for them, beyond how much money they would get or what political message they could send. Would someone here not take their dream job just because they cannot wear a "fuck ICE" shirt to work? So yes, maybe it was just to tick a career box, but what's wrong with that? If they were not career driven half of us would probably never heard of them. Probably only @Dingle and some bay area folks would know them

I think people are losing sight of the fact that Green Day GREEN DAY played an opening show at the Super Bowl! That’s huge. The video has over 1.5 m views already. Must have felt amazing to them.