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Green Day Alters Lyrics to Reference Israel-Palestine War During Epic Coachella Set: ‘Runnin’ Away From Pain Like the Kids From Palestine’
Green Day referenced the children of Palestine during their headlining set at Coachella.
Green Day’s music is an act of rebellion, as is the punk scene that molded them, and amid the pop and rock smashes that powered their set, it gave their performance that much potency as they ran back hits from the early 1990s through their most recent album “Saviors.” Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” blared in full to set off the performance, somewhat serendipitous, given that Benson Boone gave a career-defining appearance the night before with a rendition of the hit alongside Brian May. What ensued was an assailing factory line of hits, accented by political statements: “I’m not part of the MAGA agenda,” sang Armstrong on opener “American Idiot.” “This song is anti-war,” he stated before “Holiday.”
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