Green Day will open the Super Bowl 2026

[Winter321]

39 minutes ago, Mollyluna said:

I just got up (after five hours sleep 😭) and rewatched their performance. And aside from many people being disappointed, I think from a musical standpoint they were perfect. Great show!😍

It was sooo good from a musical standpoint, cannot argue with that🤩

[Thatsername]

"Information age of hysteria, It's calling out to idiot America" - that line sung into the silence of that big stadium hit on a completely different level. I think they have made their message pretty much clear. It is in their lyrics, it always has been. 

[Trina]

1 hour ago, arcadiagay said:

I went back through the stream I was watching to see if I could find it without any luck. Where did you watch?

I saw him on his phone (lol) during the half-time show on whatever package Channel 5 (UK) were airing - the official NBC one, I presume.. they aired a couple other celebs at the same time - Jessica Alba, can't remember who else, sorry!

[Yosuke Hanamura]

The YouTube upload already accumulated 1 million views. I'm so freaking happy.

[Trina]

Will the viewing figures be available for the Opening Ceremony portion of the show or will they not isolate it like that?

[jengd]

I can understand if people are upset at the length of the performance, it went quickly and we always want more BUT bear in mind

it was a great performance

Green Day got a huge amount of publicity and nobody could be unaware of their stance and many of their lyrics are very clear

they performed at a show watched by millions which is always highly controlled and causes mass hysteria in the US  if anything happens off script

they backed the call for supporting unity

Billie wore his Spanish necklace very prominently (sorry, I forget what it’s called)

they appeared mature and rational in a time of ranting petulance in the US, they definitely have the moral high ground.

Honestly they did a great job. 

[ThranaM]

They played AI. 
They played Holiday.

They even played BOBD, which also can be read as a sign of how bad your mentality can become when your country is broken.

They did what they always do. Using their voice on our behalf and telling what's the truth. 
They didn't need to prove anything. They have always done that. For 30 years. 

Fucking love this band.

Great performance. 

[Hermione]

What was the point of just saying fuck? I don't get it. If they were willing to break the rules why not add an ICE or MAGA or Trump to that so it's not completely pointless? The only thing they have to lose is an amount of money that is nothing to them. If they just played the songs in full I think that would have worked as a form of protest but they literally removed the most political parts of both songs?! They're no longer protest songs if you do that. They had an opportunity and blew it

[Insomniac90]

They can do whatever they want and people still complaining about them. They said too much, they said nothing. Did I wanna hear the 2nd verse of AI? Sure! But they used a lot of TV shows, concerts, interviews etc to tell the truth and I think the fact they were announced after the hate about bad bunny (not my kind of music) is enough. Even some german music influencers were disappointed and criticized them for not saying a word which is stupid, but these are people listening to other bands who never say anything or take a risk like green day did.

[Hermione]

Just now, Insomniac90 said:

They can do whatever they want and people still complaining about them. They said too much, they said nothing. Did I wanna hear the 2nd verse of AI? Sure! But they used a lot of TV shows, concerts, interviews etc to tell the truth and I think the fact they were announced after the hate about bad bunny (not my kind of music) is enough. Even some german music influencers were disappointed and criticized them for not saying a word which is stupid, but these are people listening to other bands who never say anything or take a risk like green day did.

They can do what they want but they should probably stop claiming to be a punk band if they're not going to make any attempt to protest when they have their biggest opportunity to 

[sergiewoo]

6 minutes ago, Hermione said:

What was the point of just saying fuck? I don't get it. If they were willing to break the rules why not add an ICE or MAGA or Trump to that so it's not completely pointless? The only thing they have to lose is an amount of money that is nothing to them. If they just played the songs in full I think that would have worked as a form of protest but they literally removed the most political parts of both songs?! They're no longer protest songs if you do that. They had an opportunity and blew it

The fine was probably and likely a lot bigger than just 'an amount of money'

[Insomniac90]

2 minutes ago, Hermione said:

They can do what they want but they should probably stop claiming to be a punk band if they're not going to make any attempt to protest when they have their biggest opportunity to 

When was the last time they described them as a punk band? And I‘m sure you dont‘t wanna get in serious trouble with NFL when we‘re talking about money

[alecandstuff]

12 minutes ago, Hermione said:

What was the point of just saying fuck? I don't get it. If they were willing to break the rules why not add an ICE or MAGA or Trump to that so it's not completely pointless? The only thing they have to lose is an amount of money that is nothing to them. If they just played the songs in full I think that would have worked as a form of protest but they literally removed the most political parts of both songs?! They're no longer protest songs if you do that. They had an opportunity and blew it

This is sort of my feelings on it. I don’t know if it was a “missed” opportunity as we don’t really know the details of what would’ve happened if they didn’t stick to script (cutting off mics, etc) but I do remain stuck on what you’re saying here. Would the repercussions really have been that bad to not say anything at ALL? I heard BJA said some negative remarks about ICE after the cameras cut to the next segment, and I’ll give them props for chewing them out the night before in their lead up show, but I don’t know.

 

The performance itself was good, and BJA’s vocals sounded great but I’m a bit disappointed we didn’t get more, y’know? This was THE moment to say something and it felt toothless because they didn’t. I get that the songs themselves touch on *some* of the issues, but I don’t think it was enough especially considering their track record

[Reverend Strychnine Twitch]

1 hour ago, Thatsername said:

"Information age of hysteria, It's calling out to idiot America" - that line sung into the silence of that big stadium hit on a completely different level. I think they have made their message pretty much clear. It is in their lyrics, it always has been. 

Well said.