See Green Day return to Northern California town where band went to school, music was made
While lead vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong is originally from nearby Rodeo, California, Pinole is where much of Green Day’s music was shaped. Bassist Mike Dirnt, who was also grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and drummer Tre Cool joined Armstrong at the gathering.
Green Day receives key to Bay Area city where punk-rock icons would ditch high school
We felt like we had a home” in Pinole, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told a crowd of hundreds in front of the local 7-Eleven.
Green Day’s caffeine-fueled homecoming weekend in the Bay Area
They stood under a beating sun in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven on a typically quiet stretch of strip-mall suburbia. It was the unexpected last stop on Green Day’s whirlwind weekend in the Bay Area, which started off with a sold-out show at San Francisco’s Oracle Park on Friday night.
Pinole Honors Punk Icons Green Day With Key to the City
Hundreds of fans lined up outside a 7-Eleven to cheer on Green Day as the band was presented with Pinole's key to the city, a commemorative plaque and mural honoring their impact.
Green Day punk rockers return to their East Bay roots for top honors
The punk rock band Green Day returned home to the East Bay on Sunday to a roaring crowd of die-hard fans, not at a concert venue, but this time at a 7-Eleven in Pinole with a storied past.
Green Day returns to Bay Area town where punk rockers went to school and 7-Eleven behind the music
While the punk rockers who make up Green Day are from nearby Rodeo, it was in Pinole among the Slurpees at 7-Eleven in the 1980s where the teens would gather on their way to and from Pinole Valley High School that would shape their music.
Billie Joe Armstrong aims expletives at A’s owner John Fisher at Oracle Park show
Green Day lead singer and Oakland native Billie Joe Armstrong had some strong words for Oakland A’s owner John Fisher during ...
Flay o’ Fisher: Punk-rock legend blasts A’s owner, Las Vegas
Billie Joe Armstrong used the San Francisco Giants’ stadium to take a big swing at A’s ownership Friday night. The front man ...
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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Rages Against A's Owner at San Francisco Concert, Defends Oakland Roots
At a concert, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and Rancid's Lars Frederiksen publicly criticized A's owner John Fisher.
Green Day lead singer rips A's owner John Fisher during Bay Area concert
Billie Joe Armstrong, an East Bay native and A's fan, continued his public criticism of Fisher and his decision to move the ...
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Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong slams A’s owner John Fisher at San Francisco show
Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong spent much of the summer voicing his displeasure at the A’s imminent departure from Oakland. During a show at Oracle Park on Friday night, Armstrong ...
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City of Pinole honors Green Day with Key to the City
The City of Pinole presented legendary punk rock band Green Day with the Key to the City on Sunday, Sept. 22. The ceremony ...
'Gonna say some s—t tonight!': Rancid, Green Day rail against A's owner at SF show
Green Day's Saviors Tour made one of its last stops at SF's Oracle Park Friday night, the same night as the last A's Friday ...