Sex: All Male

Current Members:
Billie Joe Armstrong
Mike Dirnt
Tre Cool

Former Members:
John Kiffmeyer a.k.a. Al Sobrante: Drums (1989-1991)

Genre: Punk Rock, Pop Punk, Pop Rock, Alternative rock

First Show: on October 17th, 1988, at Rod's Hickory Pit in Vallejo, California

Name Game: the band name is a slang term for a day spent smoking marijuana

Got Their Start: as part of the northern California underground punk scene, cultivating a cult following in the early 90s

Where they're from: Oakland, California, USA

Nationality: American

Debut Album: 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1991)

Career Breakthrough: Single "Longview" from Dookie (1994) (10x Platinum)

Owe Their Success: To MTV for playing the hell out of their early videos Basketcase, Longview, etc

Profession: musicians