Billie Joe Armstrong
American rock musician
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| April 2025 | During Green Day's Coachella set, modified the lyrics to Jesus of Suburbia to reference the Gaza war, changing a line to highlight the situation of Palestinian children. |
| February 2025 | At the Malaysia National Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, displayed support for Palestine by draping a Palestinian flag over his shoulder during the song Peacemaker. |
| 2024 | Armstrong endorsed Kamala Harris on the day of the election. |
| 2024 | Gave an interview with the Times discussing his support for transgender people and criticizing the moral panic surrounding transgender youth. |
| 2024 | Planned release of 'Unt' album with Pinhead Gunpowder |
| 2024 | Endorsed Kamala Harris on the day of the election. |
| 2024 | Announced plans to renounce United States citizenship following the U.S. Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. |
| 2024 | Green Day's songs were pulled from several Las Vegas radio stations after Armstrong described the city as a 'shithole' in response to the Oakland Athletics' relocation. |
| 2024 | Upcoming release of 'Saviors' album, continuing as lead vocalist and guitarist. |
| 2022 | Epiphone released a lower-priced version of his signature Gibson Les Paul Junior model. |
| 2020 | Released 'Father of All Motherfuckers' album, performing lead vocals and guitar. |
| 2020 | Released solo album 'No Fun Mondays'. |
| 2020 | Released multiple solo singles including 'I Think We're Alone Now', 'Manic Monday', 'That Thing You Do!', and several others throughout the year. |
| 2020 | Initially supported Bernie Sanders in the presidential election, later endorsing Joe Biden after Sanders lost the primary. |
| 2020 | Released two albums with The Network: 'Trans Am' and 'Money Money 2020 Part II: We Told Ya So!', taking on multiple roles including lead vocals, lead guitar, backing vocals, and drums |
| 2019 | Co-wrote and performed the track 'Strangers & Thieves' on Jesse Malin's album 'Sunset Kids'. |
| 2019 | MXR released Armstrong's signature overdrive pedal, the Dookie Drive (later rebranded as the FOD Drive), aimed at reproducing his dual-Marshall amplifier setup. |
| 2018 | Released The Longshot (EP), where Armstrong performed vocals, guitar, bass, and drums |
| 2018 | Released Devil's Kind single, showcasing Armstrong's multi-instrumental talents on vocals, guitar, bass, and drums |
| 2018 | Released Razor Baby EP, demonstrating Armstrong's solo musical creativity by performing all instrumental and vocal parts |
| 2018 | Released Bullets single, with Armstrong handling vocals, guitar, bass, and drums |
| June 2018 | Billie Joe Armstrong was granted honorary citizenship of Viggiano, Italy, the hometown of his paternal great-great-grandparents, by Mayor Amedeo Cicala. |
| April 20 2018 | Armstrong formed the rock band the Longshot and released their debut studio album Love Is for Losers. |
| 2017 | Stated in a Rolling Stone interview that he does not align with any political party and describes himself as an independent. |
| August 2017 | Closed down Adeline Records after two decades of supporting independent music acts. |
| July 2017 | Armstrong formed a supergroup called the Armstrongs with Tim Armstrong of Rancid. |
| 2016 | Appeared in 'Ordinary World' film, playing the character Perry Miller |
| 2016 | Performed as Charlie Chaplin in an episode of Drunk History |
| 2016 | Released 'Revolution Radio' album, performing lead vocals, guitar, and piano. |
| 2016 | Initially supported Bernie Sanders in the presidential election. After Sanders' defeat in the Democratic primaries, declared support for Hillary Clinton. |
| 2015 | Armstrong was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Green Day, recognizing the band's significant contributions to rock music. |
| 2015 | Billie Joe Armstrong played bass on the EP 'Turn Me On' by the band The Shrives. |
| December 2015 | Launched Oakland Coffee Works with Mike Dirnt, a coffee company selling organic coffee beans and pioneering the use of mass-produced compostable bags and pods. |
| April 2015 | Opened Broken Guitars (later renamed Oakland Guitars), a guitar shop in Oakland, California, in partnership with Bill Schneider, a fellow Pinhead Gunpowder member. |
| 2014 | Armstrong acted in the film 'Like Sunday, Like Rain', portraying the character Dennis |
| November 2014 | Moved to New York with his son Joseph and began working on his first lead acting role in the film 'Ordinary World'. |
| May 2014 | Performed with the Replacements at the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta. |
| April 19 2014 | Armstrong joined the Replacements for shows at Coachella, helping to play parts for frontman Paul Westerberg who was suffering from back problems. |
| March 2014 | Wrote songs for 'These Paper Bullets', a rock musical adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, which premiered at Yale Repertory Theater. |
| 2013 | Released collaborative album 'Foreverly' with Norah Jones, covering the Everly Brothers' Songs Our Daddy Sang. |
| 2013 | Released solo single 'Long Time Gone'. |
| 2013 | Billie Joe Armstrong featured in two films: documentary '¡Cuatro!' and 'Broadway Idiot' where he played the role of St. Jimmy |
| October 2013 | Green Day released their album ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré!, marking a significant phase in the band's musical journey during this period. |
| September 1 2013 | Armstrong checked into a rehabilitation center after making controversial comments about MTV Video Music Awards. He publicly acknowledged his struggles with substance abuse and sought treatment to address personal challenges. |
| June 7 2013 | Collaborated with Lonely Island on the song 'I Run NY' from The Wack Album. |
| March 2013 | Armstrong gave an interview to Rolling Stone discussing his long-standing struggles with sobriety, detailing his substance abuse during the 21st Century Breakdown tour and leading up to the iHeartRadio incident. |
| March 2013 | Green Day announced they would return to touring at the end of March after Armstrong's substance abuse treatment. |
| 2012 | Armstrong supported Barack Obama during the presidential election. |
| 2012 | Armstrong appeared in two films: documentary 'One Nine Nine Four' and comedy 'This Is 40', both times playing himself |
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