Green Day performs during the opening ceremony ahead of Super Bowl LX between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on February 8, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Green Day kicked off Super Bowl LX, performing a medley of songs from their 2005 album, American Idiot, during Sunday's kickoff show. The punk group started their performance with their 2005 anti-war song, "Holiday," opting not to make any lyric changes. They then went into another single from the album, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams." The Bay Area group then kicked off their seminal protest song, "American Idiot," seemingly ignoring broadcast standards to say the words, "the subliminal mind-fuck America," as they're written in the song, although it appeared that NBC censors garbled the lyrics so that it wasn't heard clearly. The group, however, didn't appear make the lyric change, "not a part of a MAGA agenda," as they have in the past as the cut of the song didn't feature that verse. There had been much speculation on whether or not the group would change the lyric during football's biggest game of the year. The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to NBC Sports for comment. Related Stories Music Coco Jones Delivers Powerful Rendition of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at 2026 Super Bowl General News Jay-Z, Adam Sandler, Travis Kelce, Justin Bieber and Ciara Among Stars at 2026 Super Bowl The group have been vocal about their disgust with the Trump Administration. During a pre-Super Bowl concert on Friday, Green Day's lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong criticized ICE agents. "This goes out to all the ICE agents out there. Wherever you are: quit your shitty-ass job. Quit that shitty job you have," he said, adding "come on this side of the line" during the speech. "Because when this is over - and it will be over at some point in time - Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, J.D. Vance, Donald Trump, they're going to drop you like a bad fucking habit," Armstrong continued. The New England Patriots are facing off against the Seattle Seahawks for Super Bowl LX, held at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Green Day is one of the many musical acts performing as part of the Super Bowl's entertainment lineup. Coco Jones performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," while Brandi Carlisle is set to perform "America The Beautiful" and Charlie Puth is slated to sing the national anthem during the pre-game slots. Bad Bunny, fresh off his album of the year win at the 2026 Grammys, is headlining the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show. Much like Green Day, the Puerto Rican superstar has been a vocal critic of the Trump Administration, using one the stage of the Grammys to call out ICE. "Before I say thanks to God, I'm going to say ICE out," he said. "We're not savages, we're not animals, we're not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans. The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love," he continued. "We need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. We don't hate them. We love our people. We love our family, and that's the way to do it with love. Don't forget that, please." Check out more ofThe Hollywood Reporter's Super Bowl coverage here. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Super Bowl 2026 Charlie Puth Kicks Off Super Bowl 2026 With Stunning National Anthem Performance Super Bowl 2026 Coco Jones Delivers Powerful Rendition of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at 2026 Super Bowl Super Bowl 2026 Green Day Criticizes ICE Agents Ahead of Super Bowl Performance Obituaries Brad Arnold, Lead Singer and Founding Member of 3 Doors Down, Dies at 47 Sinners SCL Awards: Ludwig Göransson and 'Sinners' Win Two, "Golden" Takes Outstanding Original Song for Comedy or Musical Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Debuts "Opalite" Music Video Starring Domhnall Gleeson Super Bowl 2026 Charlie Puth Kicks Off Super Bowl 2026 With Stunning National Anthem Performance Super Bowl 2026 Coco Jones Delivers Powerful Rendition of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at 2026 Super Bowl Super Bowl 2026 Green Day Criticizes ICE Agents Ahead of Super Bowl Performance Obituaries Brad Arnold, Lead Singer and Founding Member of 3 Doors Down, Dies at 47 Sinners SCL Awards: Ludwig Göransson and 'Sinners' Win Two, "Golden" Takes Outstanding Original Song for Comedy or Musical Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Debuts "Opalite" Music Video Starring Domhnall Gleeson