There is no band out there like Green Day. The Berkley trio have been lighting our speakers on fire with their punk-infused metomorphic rock‑and-roll for nigh-on 40 years. Inside this essential companion to the band, journey through the continued rise of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool. Explore every album, every high and every low. Witness the trio’s climb through the underground scene, their stratospheric popularity spike with Dookie, their early 2000s lul and how they achieved one of the biggest rebirths in history with American Idiot – and how they continue that momentum today. Discover more about the men behind the music, too, whether that’s Trés love for setting things on fire (watch out!), Mike’s sage-like attitude or how Billie Joe’s world perspective form’s the backbone of Green Day’s music. We’ll also dive into the wider world of punk rock, answer that tired old question of whether Green Day is true punk and take a moment to look at the bands that followed in their wake.