This page contains a timeline for events in the career of Bay-Area based Punk Rock trio Green Day. Green Day emerged from the East Bay, California Punk scene in the early 1990s. Despite the lack of innovation in their music, with their debut album Dookie, Green Day introduced a whole new generation to the musical genre and went on to sell over 10 million albums. 10 years later, Green Day burst back onto the scene with their epic concept album, the rock opera, American Idiot.
