Skip to main content July 1, 2025 Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong of performing at the FIREAID Benefit in January 2025. John Shearer/Getty Images If you’ve picked up a guitar for the first time in the last, say, three decades, odds are you’ve tried to learn Green Day’s “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).” It’s a veritable alternative nation classic, as well as a guitar 101 standard. And so it’s no surprise that Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has started using the song as a chance to invite fans on stage to play it with him. That’s what happened last night, June 30, when Green Day performed in Luxembourg. Well, at least that’s what was supposed to happen. The young man enlisted for this very special honor used this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do an extremely bold and — we have to admit — good bit. Instead of playing “Good Riddance,” he started performing the other alternative nation classic that’s also a guitar 101 standard: Oasis’ “Wonderwall.” Based on one video, it appears the young guitarist got Armstrong to do about half of the first verse over a chord progression that sounds a bit like “Wonderwall,” but definitely isn’t “Good Riddance.” Thinking that maybe his guest had just started playing it in the wrong key, Armstrong gave the guy some quick instructions, and even remarked with a laugh, “You told me you could play this one!” At that moment, the guitarist launched into an unmistakable rendition of “Wonderwall,” getting through the lead progression once before Armstrong clocked what was going on. “Oh, fuck!” the frontman exclaimed, grabbing his guitar back, before the guest was promptly ushered off the stage. Trending Stories Team Trump Is Serious About Unleashing the Espionage Act on the Media White, Legally Armed, and Primed for Political Violence Lena Dunham Says She Took an ‘Intentional Break’ From Acting After ‘Girls’ State Department Revokes Bob Vylan’s Visa Over Glastonbury Performance “Nice try, nice try,” Armstrong said before playing “Good Riddance” himself. Green Day’s summer European run has not been without a few minor hiccups. Just last week, during the band’s show at the Hurricane Festival in Germany, Armstrong had to pause the set to yell at a fan who appeared to be shooting Armstrong with a water gun. The band has a handful of gigs left in Europe, with additional shows in North and South America scheduled through September. Bono Addresses Fired USAID Staffers in Leaked Video: 'You Were The Best of Us' In The Name of Love Andy Greene BTS Confirm 2026 Reunion With New Music and Tour BTS Comeback Larisha Paul This Indie-Rap Hero Inspired Zohran Mamdani to Enter Politics You Oughta Know Jonathan Bernstein The Beatles’ Apple Corps Announces Its New CEO Here Comes the CEO Rob Sheffield Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, and Riley Green Cover Toby Keith on New Apple Music EP Joseph Hudak Go to PMC.com Most Popular Scarlett Johansson Says She Was Offered 'A Lot' of Roles 'Revolving' Around 'Desirability' and 'The Male Gaze' as a Young Actress: 'That Is Less Frequent' Why Is That Revealing Photograph of Lorde Going Viral? New 'Golden Bachelor' Mel Owens Says if Women on His Season Are "60 or Over, I'm Cutting Them" Kylie Page, Adult Film Star, Dies At 28 You might also like Katy Perry Nearly Falls as Stage Prop Tips Mid-Air During Australia Concert 3 hours ago Amazon Quietly Put These Ninja Blenders on Limited-Time Sale for Fourth of July – Deals Start at Less Than $50 3 hours ago Jennette McCurdy’s ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ Set for Apple TV+ Series Starring Jennifer Aniston 4 hours ago US Soccer Brings Marketing In-House After 20-Year Run With SUM 4 years ago Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2025 Rolling Stone, LLC. All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress.com VIP