The rock band blasted the tech billionaire with a spicy lyric swap during its performance at the Calabash South Africa festival in Johannesburg.

Green Day have taken lyrical aim at Elon Musk while performing in his home country of South Africa. The band’s frontman Billie Joe Armstrong reportedly switched a line in their 2004 hit “American Idiot” from “I’m not a part of the redneck agenda” to “I’m not a part of the Elon agenda.”

One day before Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th president, Green Day delivered a pointed lyrical jab at Elon Musk during their concert.

Fans of the legendary pop punk band Green Day have been left delighted after singer Billie Joe Armstrong changed the lyrics to one of their most famed songs to criticise Elon Musk and Donald Trump

Green Day changed a stand-out lyric from their 2004 hit "American Idiot" to express their distaste with the tech giant.

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Pop sensation Robbie Williams and world-renowned rock band Green Day, alongside a stellar lineup of local talent, are set to deliver two days of electrifying music at DHL Stadium on 22 and 23 January 2025.

Green Day delivered a pointed message to billionaire Elon Musk while on stage in his home country of South Africa. When performing their biggest hit “American Idiot,” the band’s singer Billie Joe Armstrong changed the lyrics from “I’m not a part of the redneck agenda” to “I’m not a part of the Elon agenda.”

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong changed the lyrics to 'American Idiot' to diss Elon Musk at a concert over the weekend.

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Musk previously accused Green Day of “raging against the machine to milquetoastedly raging for it.” When speaking about the “MAGA” agenda” lyric change, Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt told Rolling Stone,

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