One thing is for certain, if you give rock stars a hot mic during a live broadcast, you're taking a risk. Especially if that rock star happens to be Billie Joe Armstrong, the often erratic frontman for the band Green Day. The NHL found that out the hard way Saturday night during the live broadcast of the All-Star Game.
Green Day provided a live performance before the final game of the evening, which started with the band's breakthrough hit Basket Case. Near the middle of the song, Armstrong yelled loudly for those in attendance to "get you're hands up in the f---kin air!" Check it out. Obviously NSFW.
While it was the clearest F bomb dropped during the All-Star festivities, it wasn't the only one. While taking part in the Save Streak competition Friday night, Vancouver goalie Jacob Markstrom dropped one after getting scored on. He was mic'd up at the time. While not quite as audible as the Armstrong one, it was still fairly clear.
The NHL was ready for a couple of other f---s that are part of the lyrics of Green Day songs. This was most notable during the band's rendition of American Idiot, when Armstrong's mic was muted when the word came up in two spots. Why the other one wasn't caught and beeped out on tape delay is anyone's guess at this point. The band didn't seem to care much either way.
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