Green Day Photos: A Look Back at the Punk Trio’s Career

Mike Dirnt performing with Green Day at the Gilman Street Project in Berkeley, California, on September 9th, 1989.

Green Day photographed in San Francisco in April 1993.

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong onstage in 1994.

Green Day performing at the Palladium in Hollywood in 1994.

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong onstage in 1994.

Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day meet fans at an in-store signing in New York City on October 3rd, 1994.

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong performing nude at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 5th, 1994.

Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day at the Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.

Billie Joe Armstrong performing American Idiot for the first time on September 16th, 2004 in Hollywood, California.

Billie Joe Armstrong performing American Idiot for the first time on September 16th, 2004 in Hollywood, California.

Green Day's American Idiot wins the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album on February 13th, 2005.

Green Day perform at the Thomas & Mack Center on October 6th, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Billie Joe Armstrong, Bono and the Edge during a pre-game concert inside the Louisiana Superdome on September 25th, 2006 in New Orleans.

Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day backstage at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on February 8th, 2009 in Los Angeles.

Mike Dirnt onstage at the Fox Theater on April 14th, 2009 in Oakland, California.

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong performs on April 14th, 2009 in Oakland, California as the band premieres their latest album, 21st Century Breakdown.

Green Day pose at the announcement of their Wembley Stadium concert in London, England on November 1st, 2009.



Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day attend the Broadway opening of American Idiot at the St. James Theatre in New York City on April 20th, 2010.

Billie Joe Armstrong makes his Broadway debut as St. Jimmy in American Idiot in New York City, September 28th, 2010.

Billie Joe Armstrong performs during his final performance as St. Jimmy at the closing night of Green Day's American Idiot in New York City on April 24th, 2011.

Green Day pose with Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, Slash and Matt Sorum at the 27th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio on April 14th, 2012.  

Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs as the band plays an intimate club gig at Shepherds Bush Empire in London, England on August 23rd, 2012. 

Billie Joe Armstrong smashes his guitar during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 21st, 2012.