Overview
- Green Day delivered the remarks during their Jan. 17 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO set at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, three weeks before their NFL-confirmed Super Bowl opening-ceremony appearance on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium.
- Armstrong swapped the American Idiot lyric to “I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda” and, during Holiday, introduced the interlude with “Ladies and gentlemen, Stephen Miller now has the floor.”
- He prefaced Holiday by declaring “This song is anti-fascism. This song is anti-war,” and voiced support for “our brothers and sisters in Minnesota.”
- The statements referenced a sweeping ICE operation in Minnesota after agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Nicole Good on Jan. 7, an event that has fueled protests.
- Armstrong closed by urging fans to care for neighbors and signing off with “Chinga la migra,” while Bruce Springsteen and Billie Eilish issued similar messages that weekend.