Green Day Omits Anti‑MAGA Lyrics in Super Bowl LX Opener

Green Day omitted the bridge of "Holiday" and skipped the second verse of "American Idiot" during its Super Bowl LX opening set at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026, according to video of the performance.

The omissions occurred even though the band returned to political themes with 2024's Saviors and has a history of altering lyrics to target political figures, and Billie Joe Armstrong had delivered explicit anti‑ICE remarks at a Feb. 6, 2026, pregame show in San Francisco, according to video and social posts.

Reaction on social platforms was sharply divided, with some users on X calling the omission a betrayal of the band's politics and one X user writing that skipping the verse was "such a bitch move," while former NFL punter Chris Kluwe praised the set, according to posts on X.

The Super Bowl LX opening ceremony marked the NFL's 60th anniversary on Feb. 8, 2026, and Green Day's four‑song set included "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)," "Holiday," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "American Idiot," according to the performance video.

Bad Bunny is scheduled to headline the halftime show later in the game, and commentators on social platforms said Green Day's decision is likely to intensify debate about artist activism and censorship in large televised events.