Green Day

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Green Day is an American rock band formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by lead singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990. Their major-label debut "Dookie" was released in 1994 through Reprise Records and became a commercial success, selling over 20 million copies in the United States. Green Day has been associated with a revival of mainstream interest in punk rock. Before adopting the name Green Day in 1989, the band was called Sweet Children. They were part of the late 1980s and early 1990s Bay Area punk scene centered around the club 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, California. The band's early releases were on the independent label Lookout! Records, including their first album "39/Smooth" (1990). Green Day has primarily operated as a power trio, with Tré Cool replacing John Kiffmeyer in 1990 prior to the recording of their second studio album "Kerplunk" (1991). Subsequent albums include "Insomniac" (19