Green Day
Videos
Green Day is an American rock band formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by lead singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in
(L–R): Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool performing in 2024 on their Saviors Tour
Concert poster, dated March 16, 1990, at 924 Gilman Street for Lookout!-signed punk bands, including Green Day, Neurosis, Samiam, and the Mr. T Experience.
Cool (left) and Dirnt on July 27, 2005
Green Day live in Germany during the American Idiot World Tour.
Dookie
Videos
Dookie is the third studio album and major-label debut by the American rock band Green Day, released on February 1, 1994, by Reprise Records. The band's first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo,
Green Day
…and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990. In 1994, their major-label debut Dookie, released through Reprise Records, became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 20 million copies in the United States. Green Day has been…
Green Day Dookie cover
The exterior of 924 Gilman Street in West Berkeley. Green Day played the venue until they were banned in September 1993 for signing with a major label.
Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, where most of Dookie was recorded
Telegraph Avenue in downtown Berkeley, circa 2010. The street is the setting of the album cover artwork, drawn by East Bay artist Richie Bucher.