2012 MTV VMAs Red Carpet
Green Day, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and more

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Tré Cool, Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt of Green Day arrive in their trademark leather, tee and jeans uniforms (and later, a Free Pussy Riot shirt) at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, with their performance later proving that Armstrong has prevailed triumphantly over his recent, severe parasite-related illness.