# Homecoming guitar solo

> Billie Joe Armstrong's guitar solo on Homecoming by Green Day (2004) starts at about 2:30. From the album American Idiot. A punk classic from the 2000s.

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Green Day, 2004, from *American Idiot*. Solo by *Billie Joe Armstrong*.

Across its multi-part structure, the guitar breaks shift between punk urgency and arena grandeur, closing the album on a triumphant note.

Homecoming by Green Day is #7 in our ranking of the best Green Day guitar solos. The solo is played by Billie Joe Armstrong and the song was released in 2004.

## In our lists

- [The Best Green Day Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/green-day-guitar-solos/) — #7

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Homecoming?

Billie Joe Armstrong played the solo on Green Day's Homecoming (2004).

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