News Archives - January 2020

The Winner of GDA's Pumpkin Carving Contest is...

By BeachBum /Nov. 2, 2018 / Comments

[pic=Winning pumpkin entry]110218_3.jpg[/pic]Last week, we asked visitors to put their pumpkin carving skills to the test and submit their best Green Day pumpkins for a chance to win a Green Day American Idiot collection Titans Vinyl figure 3-pack. GDA staff have voted and we have a winning pumpkin!

Congrats to our winner Matthew with his amazing"Billie Joe American Idiot" pumpkin. He will be receiving a Green Day American Idiot collection Titans Vinyl figure 3-pack!

Thank you to everyone who entered our contest. You can check out all of the various pumpkins submitted to GDA over the years here.

Green Day takes third on Billboard's 'Greatest of All Time Alternative Artists' list

By Alissa · Oct. 31, 2018 · 0 Comments

Just two bands have dominated alternative radio airplay chart more than Green Day. The band was listed No. 3 on Billboard's "Greatest of All Time Alternative Artists" list, released this month to celebrate the Alternative Songs chart's ... read story

Billie Joe has returned to Instagram

By BeachBum · Oct. 29, 2018 · 0 Comments

If you follow Billie Joe on Instagram, you may have noticed his account disappeared on Oct. 5 with no warning or explanation. It appears our favorite frontman just needed a break from the social media platform because on October 26, his ... read story

Halloween 2018 Green Day Pumpkin Carving Contest

By BeachBum · Oct. 26, 2018 · 0 Comments

Halloween is just around the corner, that means that it is time for the GDA pumpkin carving contest. So if you are thinking of carving a couple pumpkins into Green Day related shapes we want to see them! Send us a photo of your best ... read story

Billie Joe ditches Instagram, but The Longshot is back

By Alissa · Oct. 24, 2018 · 0 Comments

If you follow Billie Joe on Instagram, or his side project, The Longshot, you may have noticed the accounts disappeared recently. Both accounts were deactivated Oct. 5 with no warning or explanation. But don't panic! Some good news: ... read story

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk on iTunes Oct 23

By Alissa · Oct. 21, 2018 · 0 Comments

If you're looking for a digital copy of Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk, you're in luck! Green Day announced in a recent tweet that the documentary is headed to iTunes on Oct. 23. You can pre-order it now at this link. ... read story

Billie Joe's visit to Viggiano

By BeachBum · Oct. 20, 2018 · 0 Comments

Back on February 15, Billie Joe reached out on Instagram asking for help translating documents believed to be the birth certificates of his great-great-grandparents Pietro Marsicano and Teresa Nigro. With the help of Italian fans, the ... read story

The GDA Hiatus Recap

By Alissa · Oct. 19, 2018 · 0 Comments

Here's a roundup of Green Day news tidbits you may have missed during our brief hiatus: Happy anniversaries! American Idiot and ¡Uno! celebrated birthdays in September (they're 14 and 5 years old, respectively) and several albums had ... read story

We're back.

By BeachBum · Oct. 18, 2018 · 0 Comments

It is no secret that GDA has been fairly inactive over the last couple of months, and I wish I could say the reason was something exciting like we were all abducted by aliens or put in witness protection. However, the reality is we have ... read story

Tré Cool releases new EP with death metal side-project Dead Mermaids

By BeachBum · Oct. 11, 2018 · 0 Comments

Tré Cool, aka “Bjorn Roarkson,” has revived his “Icelandic death metal” side-project Dead Mermaids, returning with a new five-track EP titled "You’re Welcöme.” The EP features five songs, including “My Fish,” “Cop" ... read story

Billie Joe to perform at the Johnny Ramone Tribute Aug 26th

By BeachBum · Aug. 25, 2018 · 0 Comments

It was announced yesterday the Billie Joe will be doing an acoustic performance of some iconic Ramones songs at the 2018 Johnny Ramone Tribute. The event is a BYOB sunset picnic with DJ Howie Pyro at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and ... read story

New merch available at the official Green Day store

By BeachBum · Aug. 21, 2018 · 0 Comments

The official Green Day store has revealed some new merch just in time for back to school. The items, which are available on the US store, include some new apparel designs, a journal set, and a couple backpacks. Although they are not ... read story

Tre and wife, Sara, announce they're expecting a baby

By Liam · Jul. 31, 2018 · 0 Comments

Tre Cool and his wife, Sara, are expecting a baby! They announced the news in an Instagram video. Hello friends and BIG family.... ❤️ @bubukittyfk A post shared by Tre' Cool (@trecool) on Jul 31, 2018 at 9:00am PDT The ... read story

Music sites speculate about a Dookie anniversary tour

Jul. 31, 2018 · 0 Comments

A few days ago Tre shared a photo from Green Day's band practice and showed a setlist of Dookie in it's entireity. Obviously we weren't the only ones who got excited about this. With Dookie's 25th anniversary coming up next year, a whole ... read story

Green Day listed on 2018's Highest-Paid Musicians

Jul. 30, 2018 · 0 Comments

Billboard has released it's annual list of the highest-paid musicians to make you feel wholly inadequate about your music career. Good news is that Green Day made the list at number 40 with $11 million earned, mostly through touring in 2017 ... read story

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