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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 26, 2016 4:31 AM UTC  Guitarist Jason White, drummer Tre Cool, guitarist/ vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt of the rock band Green Day perform at Irving Plaza on September 15, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Eisman/Getty Images) Guitarist Jason White, drummer Tre Cool, guitarist/ vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt of the rock band Green Day perform at Irving Plaza on September 15, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Eisman/Getty Images) Matthew Eisman—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 26, 2016 4:31 AM UTC A diehard [Green Day](http://time.com/4147920/rare-green-day-photos/) fan gave the popular punk rock band a run for their money after he strapped on [frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s](http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1997442,00.html) guitar and showed off some serious skills during a concert at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. The fan, who wore a brightly colored mop of hair and a Green Day t-shirt, sang and even did a jump kick as he played guitar with the band during a rendition of their smash hit “When I Come Around.” Green Day — [who just released a new album, _Revolution Radio_](http://time.com/4448642/green-day-revolution-radio-album/), for the first time in four years — is doing a round of small venue shows this fall before hitting the road for a North American tour in March of 2017. 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