Green Day review – a force for good

O2, London
The spirit of punk protest burns bright, despite the trio’s weakness for a cheesy medleyOne of the Green Day T-shirts on sale at the O2 bears the words: “No racism, no sexism, no homophobia.” These are the rules posted on the wall at 924 Gilman Street, the staunchly socialist all-ages punk club in Berkeley, California, where Green Day found their feet in the late 1980s before being shunned for the crime of being pop-punk sellouts. There are moments tonight when it fe