Green Day Band Members Names And Ages

Ages of Green Day Band Members range from 50 to 51. The power trio's ages are listed below:

All three of the members were born in the same year, 1972. Billie is the oldest, having been born in February.

Mike was born a couple of months later, in May, and Tre is the youngest as he was born in December.

Green Day Band Members Name and their roles are:

• Billie Joe Armstrong - Lead Vocalist
• Tre Cool - Drummer
• Mike Dirnt - Guitarist/Bassist

1. Green Day Lead Singer

The Green Day lead singer is known as Billie Joe Armstrong and is the co-founder of the band.

Billie was born on February 17, 1972 in Oakland, California. He is 51 years old singer who was also a guitarist and a singer for a punk rock band, Pinhead Gunpowder.

The singer is regarded as one of the biggest punk rock guitarists of all time. He formed a group with his school friend Mike Dirnt which was named Sweet Children when they were 14 years old and later changed it into Green Day.

2. Green Day Drummer

The drummer of the band, Green Day is Frank Edwin Wright III best known as Tre Cool. He is 50 years old born on December 9, 1972.

Cool replaced John Kiffmeyer, the band's former drummer in 1990. The drummer of the band was recognized as the best drummer in the music genre as he had won the title of "Best Punk Drummer" in DRUM! Magazine's 2011 drummies.

He was also ranked at number six for "Basket Case" by Nitpick Six: The Six Best Drum Fills.

3. Green Day Guitarist

The guitarist for Green Day is Michael Ryan Pritchard who is popularly known by his stage name Mike Dirnt. He is 51 years old guitarist born on May 4, 1972.

Dirnt and Armstrong both formed the band in 1987. The guitarist is also a bassist, occasional lead vocalist, and backing vocalist of the band.

He has also been a part of various bands such as the Frustrators, the Coverups, Network, and Foxboro Hot Tubs.

The Grammy Award-winning band, Green Day was formed in 1987 by the band members Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt.

The band members Armstrong and Dirnt had formed the group along with other members such as Sean Hughes and Raj Punjabi and named the band Sweet Children. Then in 1988, John Kiffmeyer replaced the drummer Raj Punjabi.

The owner of the Lookout! Records, Larry Livermore saw the band performing in a show and signed the group for the projects. They have released "1,000 Hours", "39/Smooth", "1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours", and so on from Lookout! Records.

In 1994, the band launched their third studio album "Dookie" issued through Reprise Records which was the first hit album and eventually sold over 10 million copies in the US. They started gaining popularity in the mainstream interest in punk rock.

The best-selling artist, Green Day is from Berkeley, California, US.

After the release of their third studio album "Dookie" in 1994 the band started getting attention and popularity from people. Dookie brought a melodic rock sound to the mainstream that revive general public interest in this genre.

The album received the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album in 1995 and was certified diamond by RIAA. It was one of the best-selling albums of the band that sold 10 million copies in the US.

Similarly, their other two studio albums "American Idiot (2004)" and "21st Century Breakdown (2009)" also gained popularity and received the best chart performances.

The band has been horned with five Grammy Awards followed by three American Music Awards, two ASCAP Pop Music Awards, six Billboard Music Awards, and two Brit Awards.

Green Day Albums In Order are 1. 39/Smooth 2. Kerplunk 3. Dookie 4. Insomniac and so on. Here are the studio albums of Green Day in order:

In total, the band has thirteen studio albums, four live albums, four complication albums, eleven EPs, forty-three singles, and forty-seven music videos.

The best-selling band has sold over 75 million records worldwide and more than 20 million records in the US.

1. Dookie (1994)

"Dookie" is the award-winning album of the band, Green Day, released on February 1, 1994, and issued through Reprise Records.

It is their third album based on the themes like anxiety, boredom, and relationships. It consists of five singles they are:

• Longview
• Basket Case
• Welcome to Paradise
• When I Come Around
• She

Dookie is their first successful album that consumes unassuming lyrics that reached all around the world. This album influence new waves of bands linked with pop-punk and punk rock.

The best-selling album received the Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Album in 1995 and was certified diamond by RIAA. It also successfully sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Rolling Stone ranked the album at number three in the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list and number one on the 50 Greatest Pop-Punk Album list.

2. American Idiot (2004)

"American Idiot" is another successful album by the band that was launched on September 21, 2004, through Reprise Records.

The album is a "punk rock opera" album dubbed by the band members which is based on the story of Jesus of Suburbia, a lower-middle-class anti-hero. The album includes five singles which are listed below:

• American Idiot
• Boulevard of Broken Dreams
• Holiday
• Wake Me Up When September Ends
• Jesus of Suburbia

The album was a comeback for the band by charting at the top of the Billboard 200. It sold over 16 million copies worldwide and made it the second best-selling album of the band. RIAA also certified the album as 6x platinum and won the title of Best Rock Album at Grammy Awards 2005.

3. 21st Century Breakdown (2009)

The award-winning album by Green Day was launched on May 15 2009 by Reprise Records.

It is a concept album that describes a snapshot era where people live as they question and try to make sense of selfish manipulation whether it is government, media, or religion. The album also consists of five singles which are mentioned below:

• Know Your Enemy
• 21 Guns
• East Jesus Nowhere
• 21st Century Breakdown
• Last of the American Girls

The album won the 52nd Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2010 and was successful to sell more than 4 million records worldwide. It also charted at number one on the US Billboard 200.

The most popular Green Day songs include 1. Basket Case 2. American Idiot 3. Holiday and so on. Their top ten most streamed songs are listed below:

• Basket Case - 856,704,142
• American Idiot - 769,383,738
• Holiday - 253,951,738
• Boulevard of Broken Dreams - 622,078,703
• Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - 544,822,933
• Wake Me Up When September Ends - 615,596,395
• When I Come Around - 414,080,414
• 21 Guns - 502,028,030
• Holiday/ Boulevard of Broken Dreams - 371,800,676
• Brain Stew - 155,838,957