Green Day and Charli XCX are playfully beefing at Coachella 2025.
During the music festival’s opening weekend in Indio, Calif., the pop star was spotted at an afterparty wearing a sash that read “Miss Should Be Headliner” — a cheeky statement many on social media interpreted as a jab at the veteran rock band, who headlined the main stage just before her set on Saturday (April 12).
Charli’s tongue-in-cheek dig didn’t go unnoticed by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. On Saturday (April 19), during the trio’s closing set on weekend two of the festival, Armstrong stepped onto the stage wearing a neon green baseball cap emblazoned with the word “Brat,” a clear nod to the British singer-songwriter’s 2024 studio album of the same name.
To further play along, Green Day drummer Tré Cool was also spotted backstage rocking a handmade white sash that read “Actual Headliner” while flashing a smirk as he held his hands up.
Despite the playful nature of the situation, Green Day’s fanbase quickly took offense to Charli’s “Miss Should Be Headliner” jab and rallied to defend the punk icons on social media.
During Coachella’s opening weekend, Armstrong altered the lyrics to “Jesus of Suburbia” to reference the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. “Runnin’ away from pain like the kids from Palestine/ Tales from another broken home,” he sang, swapping out the original line, “Runnin’ away from pain when you’ve been victimized.”
“green day making a political statement about s— that actually matters > pop girlies singing about coke,” one fan wrote on X. Another user added, “Charli xcx letting hype get to her head. Green Day used their Coachella headliner slot to speak up for good. They are still bigger than her.”
During Green Day’s weekend two set, Armstrong again altered the lyrics to “Jesus of Suburbia,” this time taking aim at the vice president. “Am I (stupid) or am I just overjoyed?” became “Am I (stupid) or am I just J.D. Vance?” as he sang it to the crowd.
Weekend two of Coachella wraps up Sunday (April 20) with performances by Post Malone, Travis Scott, Megan Thee Stallion, JENNIE, Zedd, Kraftwerk, and more.
