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Green Day Switch ‘Jesus of Suburbia’ Lyrics at Australian Show to Mock JD Vance


Green Day tweaked the lyrics to 'Jesus of Suburbia' at their Australian tour kick-off on Saturday (March 1) to mock veep JD Vance; watch.

Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump upended the global alliance in support of Ukraine’s war against invader Russia, Green Day ‘s Billie Joe Armstrong had a few thoughts on the shocking spectacle. At the kick-off the veteran punk provocateurs’ Australian tour on Saturday (March 1) at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, Armstrong once again switched up the lyrics to one of the band’s songs to send a unequivocal, harsh message to the current American administration. In January, Armstrong took a swipe at another member of the MAGA-verse, unelected DOGE boss Elon Musk, whose slash-and-burn march through the federal government has sparked widespread criticism and fear among longtime civil servants whose jobs have been eliminated by the tens of thousands over the past month.

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