Before Bad Bunny swept the Super Bowl halftime, leaving several political nods, there was another performance. Green Day were in charge of opening the evening with a medley of hits. In their case, they were granted 5 minutes.
5 minutes that gave enough of themselves to introduce fragments of ‘Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)’ (which played in an orchestrated instrumental version during a parade), ‘Holiday’, ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ and ‘American Idiot’. They therefore left aside their big hit from the 90s, ‘Basket Case’, to opt for a vindication of their million-dollar album from the 2000s, ‘American Idiot’, which also celebrated its 20th anniversary a couple of years ago.
Of course, Billie Joe Armstrong refused to incorporate the phrase “I’m not part of the MAGA agenda” that he has uttered in recent concerts in mockery of the slogan popularized by Donald Trump, “Make America Great Again.” That is to say, he avoided the political conflict that has confronted the president of the United States in recent times, betting on the familiarity of the sporting event, for all audiences. You can watch Green Day’s Super Bowl on YouTube.
