Billie Joe Armstrong Recounts 2012 iHeartRadio Meltdown During 2024 Festival Countdown
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has referenced his infamous 2012 meltdown in his return to the iHeartRadio Festival – watch below.
During their appearance at the event 14 years ago, the frontman embarked on an expletive-laden rant after the band was forced to cut their set 20 minutes short. Learning thay only had one minute left, he yelled: “Oh fuck this shit. I’m gonna play a fucking new song.Fuck this shit. Give me a fucking break. One minute left. You’re gonna give me one fucking minute?”
He went on to say he had “been around since 19-fucking-88″ and he was “not fucking Justin Bieber”, before smashing his guitar and ending with: “one minute. God fucking love you all. We’ll be back.”
Last week (January 17), the band returned to the festival in Inglewood, California, and as they played their regular set closer ‘Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)’, Armstrong made a sly reference to the rant.
interrupting the song, he jokingly starting counting down as if they were about to be cut off. “Five, four, three, two, one, zero…Good night,” he said, smiling knowingly at the audience.
Just two days after the 2012 meltdown, Armstrong checked himself into a rehab clinic. “Billie joe is seeking treatment for substance abuse,” a band statement read at the time. “We would like everyone to know that our set was not cut short by Clear Channel