Green Day changed the lyrics of their single “Jesus of Suburbia” to highlight the suffering of Palestinian children during a headline set at Coachella on Saturday. The Grammy-winning punk band referenced the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict as they made the latest in a long series of political gestures.

While performing the song, lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong sang, “Runnin’ away from pain, like the kids from Palestine / Tales from another broken home.” The original song lyrics from 2004’s “American Idiot” were, “Runnin’ away from pain when you’ve been victimized.”

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong changed the lyrics in 'Jesus of Suburbia' to include a reference to the Israel-Palestine war during the band's political Coachella 2025 set on Saturday.