In August 2013, American punk-rock band Green Day—at the peak of the 99 Revolutions Tour supporting the ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! trilogy (2012), marking a return to roots after a 5-year hiatus—headlined Friday night at Reading Festival, one of Britain's oldest festivals launched in 1961 at Little John's Farm as a platform for alternative music among 90,000 attendees. The climax of their 2-hour set was a full playthrough of Dookie (1994)—their breakthrough album with over 20 million copies sold and defining the 90s sound—where Billie Joe Armstrong's charisma and Mike Dirnt's guitar riffs sparked massive sing-alongs under summer skies. Part of a lineup with Biffy Clyro and System of a Down, this show highlighted Green Day's punk revival pioneer role, turning the farm into a realm of collective rebellion.