For nearly two decades, Green Day has been surprising and delighting fans around the world, from their days as high school kids in the band Sweet Children, whose first gig was at a local rib joint, to the heights of success as Green Day, who now fill stadiums around the world. Traces the band's evolution, with interviews and first-hand accounts that offer insight into the music scene that set the stage for one band to go to the top of the charts, while keeping their punk banner flying high. Their 2005 multi-platinum album, American Idiot won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, and they also won seven video awards.