Green Day delivered a politically charged performance during their Jan. 19 concert at Johannesburg’s FNB Stadium, marking their South Africa debut.

Green Day called out Elon Musk on his home turf.As footage posted on social media shows, when the band performed their first concert in South Africa

Green Day fired shots at South African-born billionaire Elon Musk during their appearance at Calabash 2025 South Africa.

The rock band blasted the tech billionaire with a spicy lyric swap during its performance at the Calabash South Africa festival in Johannesburg.

Green Day delivered a pointed message to billionaire Elon Musk while on stage in his home country of South Africa. When performing their biggest hit “American Idiot,” the band’s singer Billie Joe Armstrong changed the lyrics from “I’m not a part of the redneck agenda” to “I’m not a part of the Elon agenda.

Green Day changed to the lyrics of their hit track American Idiot during a recent concert in Johannesburg, South Africa, to take aim at Elon Musk

American rock band 'Green Day' disses Elon Musk in his own home country. The band took an aim at the Tesla CEO with a change in 'American Idiot' lyric. Green Day's direct swing at Musk comes just weeks after the X owner mocked the band in his tweet.