Serena Williams
Tennis great Serena Williams has set the internet alight with her Green Day mosh pit moment.
The punk heroes are busy completing a world tour, one that pivots between two seminal moments in their catalogue – 1994’s ‘Dookie’ and politicised 2004 statement ‘American Idiot’. CLASH caught Green Day on the London leg, and emerged transformed:
Two and a half hours after they started the show, the stadium still remains packed with fans until the very last second. With 90% of the audience sporting a ‘Dookie’ or ‘American Idiot’ t-shirt, it’s obvious how much these albums have resonated with us all.
As it happens, Serena Williams is also a huge Green Day fan. Attending the band’s show at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, she couldn’t resist getting in on the action – and the results went viral.
Fan footage of a joyous sporting great thoroughly in her element became one of social media’s purest moments over the weekend.
Check it out below.
SERENA WILLIAMS in the pit at GREEN DAY is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen. pic.twitter.com/myQ3U36lqM
— Rick Savage (@ricksavage) September 15, 2024
As it happens, Serena Williams is a long-time Green Day stan. In a TikTok post she name-checked her favourite songs from the band – evergreen hit ‘American Idiot’ is No. 1, but she’s got room for the melancholic concert closer ‘Time Of Your Life’, early stomper ‘When I Come Around’, and ’21 Guns’.
@serena
Earlier this year, Green Day invited Serena Williams to introduce them onstage at music industry icon Clive Davis’ exclusive pre-Grammy gala – she was thrilled, calling them “literally [my] favourite band of all time… Truly, to know me is to know my love for them.”
“When @billiejoearmstrong calls you to present their band, you jump on a plane and do it,” the sporting heroine wrote on Instagram.
Need some more Serena Williams related trivia in your life? Her husband Alexis Ohanian is the co-founder of Reddit.
