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What to expect from Green Day's Super Bowl performance

Tré Cool, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Mike Dirnt of Green Day perform onstage during the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on April 01, 2024. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
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Tré Cool, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Mike Dirnt of Green Day perform onstage during the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on April 01, 2024. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

Green Day will kick off the music portion of the Super Bowl with a performance at the game’s opening ceremony.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Atlantic staff writer Spencer Kornhaber about what to expect from the band musically and politically.

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