Overview

• At Rock Werchter festival in Belgium on July 4, Armstrong led the crowd in shouting “Fuck Donald Trump” during an extended jam in “Holiday.”
• The band opened their set with “American Idiot,” altering the lyrics to “I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda” as a pointed critique of the president.
• Midway through the show, Armstrong performed a snippet of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before transitioning into “Wake Me Up When September Ends.”
• Festivalgoers shared video clips of the onstage protest across social media, amplifying Green Day’s anti-Trump message globally.
• The performance coincided with President Trump signing the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which expands ICE funding, trims social program support, issues broad tax relief.