You can’t say Green Day had one moment in its history that could be described as’ the first big break’.

Green Day built its following in the old-fashioned way - they earned it. Before they even signed to a major label, the band had already completed five national tours in their renovated mobile library. They decided to sign onto a major label in April 1993 and soon recorded ‘Dookie’ the album that would bring them US stardom.

Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt, the founder members of Green Day, met when they were ten years old in 1982 in the cafeteria of John Sweet High School in Crockett, California. During sleepovers at each other's houses, they played songs by old heavy metal warhorses such as Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard, and Van Halen.

In 1990 original drummer John Kriftmeyer decided to leave the band and experienced sticksman, Tre Cool, was recruited. With their own style of punk music Green Day gained a solid following across the States. They reignited on the music scene in 2000 after a two-year break with their album ‘Warning’. The album was a different sound for the band, a more mellow punk.

After another four years, fans were hit with the September 2004 release of ‘American Idiot’, an album that lashed out against the American government and the media. The album's title track was an instant success across the world.

The follow up single, ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ experienced a must greater success. ‘American Idiot’ was nominated for seven Grammy awards, and took home one - Best Rock Album. The release and success of this album proved that Green Day are indeed one of the biggest rock bands in the world.