Green Day opens Super Bowl in rousing fashion

Green Day  finally got their Super Bowl moment.

No, it wasn’t in the form of a halftime show — which is something the band has been worthy of headlining now for well over two decades. Instead, the pop-punk legends opened up the Super Bowl pregame entertainment festivities inside Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Sunday.

The East Bay band — consisting of vocalist-guitarist Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool — performed as the pre-game ceremonies unfolded and generations of Super Bowl MVPs ...