Green Day eviscerate JD Vance with offensive slur in changed lyrics to iconic song
The singer took aim at the US government.
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong threw shade at Vice President JD Vance by changing the lyrics of one of their hit songs
The pop punk band – which consists of lead singer Billy, bass player Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tré Cool – are currently performing Down Under as part of their Saviors tour.
During the band’s set in Melbourne on March 1, Billie Joe, 53, hit out at JD Vance, who is currently serving as President Donald Trump‘s second-in-command.
While performing their 2004 hit Jesus of Suburbia, Green Day switched the lyrics from ‘Am I r******d or am I just overjoyed?’ to ‘Am I r******d or am I just JD Vance?’.
And the jabs didn’t end their as Later on, Billie took aim at the Us President and Tesla founder Elon Musk, asking the Australian audience: “Don’t you want Elon Musk to shut the f**k up? Don’t you want Donald Trump to shut the f**k up?”
This isn’t the first time musician Billie has expressed his dislike for President Trump.
JD Vance who is currently serving as President Donald Trump‘s second-in-command (Picture: Getty)In the lead-up to the 2024 US Presidential elections,the Boulevard of Broken Dreams hitmaker urged fans to vote for Kamala Harris instead.
He penned at the time: ‘Vote for Harris. I think there’s probably a lot of things that people disagree with, but the one thing that we do agree on, is Trump has got to go and we need to turn the page.’
Elsewhere, the pop-punk band Green Day recently took action by cancelling their by scrapping the final show of their Australian Saviors Tour, which was due to take place on Wednesday (March 5) at Robina Stadium in Gold Coast, Queensland, due to the tornado.
The group, made up of Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt, confirmed the news in a statement shared on the Robina Stadium’s official Instagram.
‘Hey Australia, unfortunately due to circumstances out of our control, tomorrow’s Gold Coast show has been cancelled,’ they wrote.
‘With Cyclone Alfred bringing some seriously nasty weather, it’s just not possible to go ahead safely.’
Cyclone Alfred is expected to be the first such extreme storm to impact Queensland in more than 50 years, with wind speeds of up to 130km/h and expected rainfall of 450mm in the space of three days.
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