Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead singer of Green Day, renounced his United States citizenship only hours after the US Supreme Court declared that the Roe v. Wade decision would be overturned. In the middle of a performance in London, Armstrong was informed by the Supreme Court’s decision that he would be renouncing his United States citizenship because he was enraged that the country would not protect women’s reproductive rights.
During his speech to the London crowd, Armstrong referred to the rest of the world as a “stupid” place and the United States as a “miserable” nation. He also said that he did not wish to return to the United States after his European tour. Green Day has already returned to North America for scheduled concerts in Chicago, Illinois, and San Francisco, California. The band will then head south for September performances in Brazil and Argentina.
The London fans responded with clapping to Armstrong’s remarks about the United States of America. The lead singer gave the Green Day fans a few moments to let their feelings be known before assuring the London crowd that he was “not kidding” about his desire to renounce his citizenship in the United States.
During the act, Armstrong expressed his desire to move to the United Kingdom. He informed London’s audience, “You’re going to get a lot of me in the coming days.”
The next day, Armstrong was back on the London stage. For this performance, he made it very clear that he disagrees with the Supreme Court’s decision to restrict women’s reproductive choices. During the second show, he said “F*** the Supreme Court and America” and Green Day began performing their iconic song “American Idiot,” which has been a hit for years.
The Supreme Court’s conservative decision to halt safeguarding women’s reproductive rights in the United States has sparked a response from other music stars. Instead of extending federal protection for a woman’s right to choose an abortion, the court declined jurisdiction. Meanwhile, anti-abortion advocates are working at the state level to restrict women’s access to abortions, which will result in many women not being able to get vital health care services.
During a performance in July 2022, singer Billie Eilish expressed her anger at the Supreme Court’s decision.
“Today is a really, really dark day for women in the U.S. I’m just going to say that as I cannot bear to think about it any longer at this moment,” Billie Eilish stated. She then dedicated her next song “Your Power” to the conservative Supreme Court justices who overturned the 1970s decision Roe v. Wade. “The song we’re about to do is, I think, one of the favorites that we’ve written, and it’s about the concept of power and how we need to always remember how not to abuse it.”
