Inexperienced Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong says he’ll ‘resign’ U.S. citizenship over Roe v. Wade – Nationwide

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Inexperienced Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong informed followers throughout a live performance in London that he’ll resign his United States citizenship, simply hours after the U.S. Supreme Court docket overturned Roe v. Wade.

For 50 years, Roe v. Wade set a authorized precedent that assured the correct to an abortion within the U.S. Friday’s 6-3 resolution by a majority conservative bench now leaves particular person states open to ban or limit abortion.

Armstrong, 50, addressed the extensively criticized ruling throughout a Friday efficiency of the Hella Mega tour, whose different headliners embody Weezer, Fall Out Boy, and others.

“F–okay America. I’m f–king renouncing my citizenship. I’m f–king coming right here,” Armstrong informed U.Ok. concertgoers.

Talking over cheers from the viewers, Armstrong continued, “There’s an excessive amount of f–king silly on the earth to return to that depressing f–king excuse for a rustic.”

Armstrong appeared severe about his intentions, telling followers to be ready: “You’re going to get much more of me within the coming days.”

Inexperienced Day has lengthy been essential of the U.S. authorities, particularly conservative politics. Their 2004 hit American Fool is an often-used protest tune and was written in response to the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

In line with British studies, Armstrong mentioned, “F–okay the Supreme Court docket of America” earlier than enjoying the tune.

Reactions to Armstrong’s announcement on social media had been blended, with some denouncing the choice and others discovering it according to Inexperienced Day’s politics. Others puzzled if he’ll truly undergo with it.

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Armstrong wasn’t the one artist protesting the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The Glastonbury pageant occurred within the U.Ok. over the weekend and performers Olivia Rodrigo, Phoebe Bridgers, Megan Thee Stallion and Kendrick Lamar used their time on stage to sentence the ruling.

Rodrigo joined Britain’s Lily Allen on stage to sing Allen’s hit F–okay You, devoted to the 5 Supreme Court docket justices who voted to overturn the precedent.

Rodrigo mentioned she was “terrified and devastated” by the information that abortion would now not be a federally assured proper. “So many ladies and so many ladies are going to die due to this,” she mentioned.

Bridgers led a “F–okay the Supreme Court docket” chant throughout her set and Megan Thee Stallion declared, “My physique my motherf–king alternative.”

On Sunday evening, Lamar wore a crown of thrones soaked in faux blood and ended his set by chanting “Godspeed for girls’s rights, they choose you, they choose Christ.”