Green Day, originally under the name Sweet Children, was a part of the punk rock scene at the legendary punk club 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, California.
Early on, the band attracted a lot of attention in the Gilman scene, where they, along with other contemporaries throughout California like NOFX and Offspring, were integral to helping their various scenes thrive and grow. At the time, they were also helping to craft a music style that would eventually become the quintessential sound for U.S. pop punk.
Larry Livermore, the owner of Lookout! Records, saw the band play live and gave them a contract. 1989 saw the band release an EP, 1,000 Hours, the first under the name Green Day.
While on Lookout!, Green Day released 39/Smooth in 1990 and Kerplunk in 1992 (their first with Tré Cool on drums, after original drummer Al Sobrante left to attend school). They were quickly becoming popular on the punk scene.
With the success of Kerplunk, Green Day found themselves catching a lot of interest from major labels. The band ultimately
decided to sign with Reprise. As is often the case when formerly underground bands are offered a major-label record deal (and they accept), they were branded as sellouts by their former fans, who felt slighted by the band's rise to popularity.
Nonetheless, the move proved to be a wise move for Green Day, when Dookie, their major label debut, became an instant success, owed largely to the singles "Longview," "Basket Case," and "When I Come Around."
As Dookie got more radio and video play, the band became even more popular. In 1994, they were invited to join both the Lollapalooza festival and Woodstock. They gained further notice and notoriety with their legendary Woodstock mud fight, which was broadcast around the world.
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