{"id":2063078,"date":"2026-07-26T15:33:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2063078"},"modified":"2026-07-26T15:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:33:25","slug":"watch-green-day-play-basket-case-on-top-of-an-ice-cream-truck-at-san-diego-comic-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2063078","title":{"rendered":"Watch Green Day play \u2018Basket Case\u2019 on top of an ice cream truck at San Diego Comic-Con"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green_day_icecream.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch Green Day play \u2018Basket Case\u2019 on top of an ice cream truck at San Diego Comic-Con<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The band were promoting their new coming-of-age film &#8216;Nimrods&#8217;, which is out next month<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-26T16:33:25+01:00\">26th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green_day_icecream-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego - Green Day Surprise Fans To Promote Their New Film \"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day surprise fans to promote their new film &#8220;Nimrods&#8221; held at Petco Park on July 24, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores\/Variety via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Green Day have surprised fans at San Diego Comic-Con by playing \u2018Basket Case\u2019 on top of an ice cream truck \u2013 check out footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1223\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Green Day \u2013 \u2018Saviors\u2019 review: their best work since \u2018American Idiot\u2019<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The band appeared at Gallagher Square outside Petco Park on Friday (July 24) to promote their upcoming coming-of-age film\u00a0<i>Nimrods<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Billie Joe Armstrong climbed onto the roof of a Mister Freezie\u2019s truck bearing the film\u2019s title and performed the band\u2019s 1994 hit, with Mike Dirnt\u00a0and\u00a0Tr\u00e9 Cool eventually joining him in the unique setting.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong went on to throw ice creams, T-shirts and cassette tapes into the crowd, while the trio later climbed inside the truck itself, handing out frozen treats to the assembled fans.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Black Phone<\/i>\u00a0actor Mason Thames and\u00a0<i>The Office<\/i>\u00a0star Jenna Fischer, who both appear in\u00a0<i>Nimrods<\/i>, were also present to watch the performance, alongside the film\u2019s writer and director Lee Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>Check out footage from the surprise appearance below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong surprised attendees at #SDCC with a surprise performance outside Petco Park!<\/p>\n<p>His new film #NIMRODS is in theaters August 14. Get tickets on Fandango \u2013 https:\/\/t.co\/cmsNq3Q5Vs pic.twitter.com\/BMIwnnSWIh<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fandango (@Fandango) July 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don\u2019t care if Green Day playing Basket Case on an ice cream truck at San Diego Comic Con happened to you it should\u2019ve happened to me instead pic.twitter.com\/BVNjDljqGH<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 lady stardust (@cinethanhunt) July 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@livenation\/video\/7666286951145704717\" data-video-id=\"7666286951145704717\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> @livenation <\/p>\n<p>If this whole music thing doesn\u2019t work out, @Green Day would run an epic ice cream truck\u2026@Nimrods, the new movie from the minds of Green Day, hits theaters August 14th. <\/p>\n<p> \u266c original sound \u2013 Live Nation Concerts <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <i>Nimrods<\/i>\u00a0film will receive a limited release in UK cinemas on August 11, before arriving\u00a0in\u00a0US cinemas on August 14.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by Kirk alongside Green Day, it follows three friends, played by Thames, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust, who travel from Kansas City to Los Angeles after mistakenly believing that their band has landed a support slot with Green Day on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The cross-country road trip is inspired by Green Day\u2019s own exploits and the years they spent living in a tour van before the release of their breakthrough 1994 album \u2018Dookie\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The film also stars Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Keen Ruffalo, Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Mckenna Grace, Fred Armisen, Bobby\u00a0Lee\u00a0and Sean Gunn.\u00a0It was originally developed under the title\u00a0<i>New Years Rev<\/i>, before being\u00a0renamed\u00a0<i>Nimrods<\/i>\u00a0earlier this year\u00a0in reference to Green Day\u2019s 1997 album \u2018Nimrod\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Green Day have also announced an accompanying soundtrack, which will be released on Friday (July 31) and features 22 career-spanning songs by the band, alongside music by The Paradox, Ultra Q, Mckenna Grace and Analog Dogs \u2013 the fictional group at the centre of the film.<\/p>\n<p>The album includes the new Green Day song \u2018I\u2019m Never Gonna R.I.P.\u2019, as well as four previously unreleased live recordings from a performance at the Palladium in Los Angeles featured in the movie.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Armstrong has recently been playing shows with his covers band The Coverups. 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Green Day have surprised fans at San Diego Comic-Con by playing \u2018Basket Case\u2019 on top of an ice cream truck \u2013 check out footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1223\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Green Day \u2013 \u2018Saviors\u2019 review: their best work since \u2018American Idiot\u2019<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The band appeared at Gallagher Square outside Petco Park on Friday (July 24) to promote their upcoming coming-of-age film\u00a0<i>Nimrods<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Billie Joe Armstrong climbed onto the roof of a Mister Freezie\u2019s truck bearing the film\u2019s title and performed the band\u2019s 1994 hit, with Mike Dirnt\u00a0and\u00a0Tr\u00e9 Cool eventually joining him in the unique setting.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong went on to throw ice creams, T-shirts and cassette tapes into the crowd, while the trio later climbed inside the truck itself, handing out frozen treats to the assembled fans.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Black Phone<\/i>\u00a0actor Mason Thames and\u00a0<i>The Office<\/i>\u00a0star Jenna Fischer, who both appear in\u00a0<i>Nimrods<\/i>, were also present to watch the performance, alongside the film\u2019s writer and director Lee Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>Check out footage from the surprise appearance below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong surprised attendees at #SDCC with a surprise performance outside Petco Park!<\/p>\n<p>His new film #NIMRODS is in theaters August 14. Get tickets on Fandango \u2013 https:\/\/t.co\/cmsNq3Q5Vs pic.twitter.com\/BMIwnnSWIh<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fandango (@Fandango) July 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don\u2019t care if Green Day playing Basket Case on an ice cream truck at San Diego Comic Con happened to you it should\u2019ve happened to me instead pic.twitter.com\/BVNjDljqGH<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 lady stardust (@cinethanhunt) July 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@livenation\/video\/7666286951145704717\" data-video-id=\"7666286951145704717\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> @livenation <\/p>\n<p>If this whole music thing doesn\u2019t work out, @Green Day would run an epic ice cream truck\u2026@Nimrods, the new movie from the minds of Green Day, hits theaters August 14th. <\/p>\n<p> \u266c original sound \u2013 Live Nation Concerts <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <i>Nimrods<\/i>\u00a0film will receive a limited release in UK cinemas on August 11, before arriving\u00a0in\u00a0US cinemas on August 14.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by Kirk alongside Green Day, it follows three friends, played by Thames, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust, who travel from Kansas City to Los Angeles after mistakenly believing that their band has landed a support slot with Green Day on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The cross-country road trip is inspired by Green Day\u2019s own exploits and the years they spent living in a tour van before the release of their breakthrough 1994 album \u2018Dookie\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The film also stars Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Keen Ruffalo, Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Mckenna Grace, Fred Armisen, Bobby\u00a0Lee\u00a0and Sean Gunn.\u00a0It was originally developed under the title\u00a0<i>New Years Rev<\/i>, before being\u00a0renamed\u00a0<i>Nimrods<\/i>\u00a0earlier this year\u00a0in reference to Green Day\u2019s 1997 album \u2018Nimrod\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Green Day have also announced an accompanying soundtrack, which will be released on Friday (July 31) and features 22 career-spanning songs by the band, alongside music by The Paradox, Ultra Q, Mckenna Grace and Analog Dogs \u2013 the fictional group at the centre of the film.<\/p>\n<p>The album includes the new Green Day song \u2018I\u2019m Never Gonna R.I.P.\u2019, as well as four previously unreleased live recordings from a performance at the Palladium in Los Angeles featured in the movie.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Armstrong has recently been playing shows with his covers band The Coverups. At two concerts this month,\u00a0they were joined by Iron Maiden\u00a0frontman\u00a0Bruce Dickinson for renditions of David Bowie\u2019s \u2018All\u00a0The\u00a0Young Dudes\u2019. They also performed Nirvana\u2019s \u2018Drain You\u2019,\u00a0which Armstrong dedicated to\u00a0late L7 bassist Jennifer Finch.<\/p>\n<p>Green Day released their latest studio album, \u2018Saviors\u2019,\u00a0in January 2024.\u00a0In a four-star review,\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>called it their \u201cbest work since \u2018American Idiot\u2019\u201d, praising the group for combining \u201cthe best of Green Day\u201d with a renewed sense of purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-green-day-play-basket-case-on-top-of-an-ice-cream-truck-at-san-diego-comic-con-3959059&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/green_day_icecream.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Green Day play \u2018Basket Case\u2019 on top of an ice cream truck at San Diego Comic-Con The band were promoting their new coming-of-age film &#8216;Nimrods&#8217;, which is out next month By Max Pilley 26th July 2026 Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day surprise fans to promote their new film [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2063078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2063078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063078\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2063078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2063078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2063078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}