Green Day's supposedly counter-cultural "Jesus of Suburbia" takes a lot of ideas from a thoroughly mainstream Bryan Adams song.

Green Day’s ‘Jesus of Suburbia’ has a stronger story than Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Freddie Mercury wrote “Bohemian Rhapsody” with mystery. The lyrics are fun but hard to understand.

While headlining Saturday at Coachella, the punk band used their 2004 single ‘Jesus of Suburbia’ to call attention to the suffering of Palestinian children amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong changed the lyrics in 'Jesus of Suburbia' to include a reference to the Israel-Palestine war during the band's political Coachella 2025 set on Saturday.

Days before, Green Day played a set at Germany’s Hurricane Festival, where Armstrong chastised a fan for squirting him with a ...

Green Day alters ‘Jesus of Suburbia’ lyrics to reference Palestine during Coachella 2025 headline performance ...

Green Day referenced the children of Palestine during their headlining set at Coachella.

But perhaps their single greatest moment on record was crafted in the wake of one of Green Day's bleakest periods. The song - Jesus of Suburbia - was the thematic keystone of their punchy 2004 ...

After nearly 40 years, Green Day is still using their music as a megaphone to protest the world’s injustices. While headlining Saturday at Coachella, the punk band used their 2004 single ‘Jesus of ...

It wouldn't be a Green Day performance without a strong political message, and Billie Joe Armstrong gave fans exactly what they were expecting — and more — during the band's epic Coachella ...