Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong gave the Oakland A’s logo a dramatic makeover during his visit to Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays.
In a video posted to his Instagram, the East Bay rocker is seen spray-painting a green “B” over the “A” in the baseball team’s logo and crossing out the word “Athletics.” The logo was one of several MLB team logos painted on a wall inside the stadium.
Armstrong’s changes to the logo are a nod to the Oakland Ballers, a pioneer league baseball team created this year. A devoted fan, Armstrong was even spotted at a Ballers game last month at Raimondi Park in West Oakland.
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Previously a proud supporter of the Oakland A’s, Armstrong’s allegiance shifted after the team’s announcement of plans to move to Las Vegas.
His dissatisfaction with the move was evident when he attended the reverse boycott organized last summer by fans opposing the relocation.
During the event, he held up a shirt that read “Sell,” while posing with a fellow protestor.
Never one to shy away from voicing his opinions, Armstrong has recently faced heavy criticism for his actions onstage during Green Day’s “Saviors” tour. While performing in Washington, D.C., he held up a mask of Donald Trump’s face with the word “Idiot” written across its forehead. The act was controversial, especially given that Trump was the target of an assassination attempt during a recent rally.
While some deemed Armstrong’s actions insensitive, others, including actress and comedian Kathy Griffin, showed their support. Griffin, who faced a similar backlash in 2017 for posting a photo holding up a bloody Trump mask, tweeted a photo of Armstrong with the caption, “I see you @GreenDay & @billiejoe.”
Green Day’s “Saviors” tour, which is in support of their latest album and commemorates the 20th anniversary of their Grammy-winning record “American Idiot,” is scheduled to hit San Francisco’s Oracle Park on September 20.
Reflecting on her own experience, Griffin told the Chronicle in 2018 during a comeback tour, “I was the first celebrity to be put through the Trump woodchopper.” Her tweet of solidarity with Armstrong highlighted the ongoing divisiveness surrounding political expressions in the entertainment industry.
