CNN Showbiz — Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong is offering an explanation as to why his band's performance went on as scheduled right after an acrobat plunged to his death on the same stage. more info

USA Today Music — Singer Billie Joe Armstrong issues statement about why his band played after a performer died at a music festival in Spain.             more info

USA Today Music — The members of Green Day are defending themselves against accusations of insensitivity, after performing a set at the Mad Cool Festival in Spain, following a fatal on-stage accident that left a Spanish acrobat dead.             more info

411 Mania — They only found out after... more info

E! Online — Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong says his band "most likely" would not have performed at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid had they been informed that an acrobat had fallen to his... more info

New York Times — About 30 minutes before the punk band’s set at the Mad Cool Festival in Spain, an acrobat fell to his death. But Green Day says it was unaware. more info

Stereogum — An acrobat died in a tragic accident just before Green Day's headlining set at Madrid's Mad Cool Festival on Friday. After facing criticism for continuing with their performance in the aftermath of the tragedy, the band have issued an official statem... more info

411 Mania — According to Yahoo7 News, Green Day have come under fire for performing at a festival in Spain just minutes after an acrobat plunged to his[.........] more info

Stereogum — An acrobat plummeted 100 feet to his death moments before Green Day's performance at Mad Cool Festival in Madrid last night. The accident occurred while 42-year-old Pedro Aunion Monroy, a director of the In Fact performing arts company in Brighton, w... more info

JamBase — A massive audience did an incredible job singing along with Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" ahead of a recent Green Day performance in London. more info