Green Day have taken lyrical aim at Elon Musk while performing in his home country of South Africa. The band’s frontman Billie Joe Armstrong reportedly switched a line in their 2004 hit “American Idiot” from “I’m not a part of the redneck agenda” to “I’m not a part of the Elon agenda.”

Just a few weeks prior, Musk had shared his ire for the band after Billie Joe Armstrong targeted "the MAGA agenda"

Fans of the legendary pop punk band Green Day have been left delighted after singer Billie Joe Armstrong changed the lyrics to one of their most famed songs to criticise Elon Musk and Donald Trump

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

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.