While the band is loathe to call it an anti-George W. That changed with 2004's "American Idiot" album. True, their 2000 single "Minority" did include the line "down with the Moral Majority" and a skewed take on the Pledge of Allegiance, but that was an unusual step in a band that was best known for songs like "Longview," "Basket Case," "When I Come Around " and "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" that dealt more with personal and interpersonal issues, and songs that might stress social issues, like "Welcome to Paradise," were relatively rare. 1 through 3, 2017įew people would have thought of Green Day in 2001 as a political band. While the band is still made up of the same three guys - singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool - the band that performed here in 2001 was just beginning an evolution into the band it has become. This week, the band makes its return, hitting The Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach, Alabama, on Wednesday, and a lot has changed. 15, 2001, in support of its sixth studio album, "Warning." It's been more than 16 years since Green Day hit the Pensacola area, performing at the old Bayfront Auditorium on Jan. Watch Video: Upcoming Pensacola-area concerts
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