The crowd reacted by cheering as loudly as if it were the first time Armstrong sang those lyrics.

But the response to Armstrong’s second, newer updated lyric later was even bigger.

And though the man played off his initial flub with a good-natured “f—!”

INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 12: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt of Green Day perform at the Coachella Stage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 12, 2025 in Indio, California.

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt play Coachella 2025.Credit:Kevin Mazur/Getty

he launched into the chords with a professionalism that even Armstrong couldn’t help but call out.

Green Day is scheduled to return to Coachella for the festival’s second weekend on Saturday, April 19.

INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 12: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 12, 2025 in Indio, California

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong plays Coachella 2025.Kevin Mazur/Getty

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Tre Cool, Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt of Green Day