Pop star Charli XCX is catching heat after some took her “Miss Should Be Headliner” sash as shade for this year’s Coachella star, Green Day. Photographers caught the “Boom Clap” singer in the sash at the afterparty as she danced by the DJ. She posted those photos to her Instagram, and now her supporters and Green Day fans took to social media to argue about who deserved the spot.
Older punks feel that after 30 years of making hits, Green Day deserves their day in the sun. Some have accused Charli XCX of “Brat” behavior, thinking that her recent success went to her head. Meanwhile, those who haven’t listened to a single Billie Joe Armstrong lyric derided his band for becoming “political.” Again.
Charli XCX’s ‘Miss Should Be Headliner’ sash—and why it stirred controversy
The creator of the beloved COVID-era album “How I’m Feeling Now” wore multiple outfits before and after the bands played on Sunday, but the sash she wore over her frilly white mini dress caught the most attention. The matching sash, framed in pink, reads “Miss Should Be Headliner.”
Charli xcx wears a “Miss Should Be Headliner” sash at her Coachella afterparty.
Green Day was the headliner for that night. pic.twitter.com/SjCPixC5Jn
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 13, 2025
Charli XCX hasn’t yet commented on this outfit and whether the message was a joke, or if she genuinely believed she deserved it more than Green Day. The singer reached the heights of critical acclaim in 2024 with “Brat,” gaining the title of the highest-rated album of the year and the 15th-highest-rated album of all time, according to Metacritic. It topped the Billboard charts and won two Grammys.
The height of Green Day’s success came at a different time, so it can be hard to compare the two. Their 1994 album “Dookie” sold over 20 million copies worldwide—one of the biggest sellers ever. Of course, albums don’t really sell anymore, but “Brat” got 46.72 million streams in its first week.
I see why she’s so mad. https://t.co/oMxU1bdFQv pic.twitter.com/NMxSvfqsx7
— Olly || Gray & Blue & Fights & Tunnels (@GotLoveSick_) April 14, 2025
So, who deserves to headline Coachella in 2025, Green Day or Charli XCX? Surely the opinions posted on the internet will settle this.
Green Day fans say she crossed a line
Who you believe should have headlined the festival this year probably depends on whether you’re old enough to remember how huge Green Day was at their peak. While some have called Charli XCX “the future of pop,” the pop-punk bank that exploded in the 1990s represents popular music history.
One thing’s for sure—Green Day fans don’t think the sash was a good look.
“Putting aside talent, impact, success and all (green day wins in all categories) this loser behaviour is embarrassing if you think your ego is more important than the message they’re sharing and the risk they’re taking by speaking up,” wrote @smokessignals on X. “She’s not only classless but ignorant too.”
Meanwhile, Green Day, 38 years into their career, still has more monthly listeners than Charli, at her peak. Y’all kids need to sit down and learn about the world outside of you echo chambers. https://t.co/bGMhFOSgI3 pic.twitter.com/4XEQsfqUWS
— S 🍉 (@Whatsername_94) April 13, 2025
“An acclaimed punk rock group that’s been around for 20+ years & finally got to headline this f*cka** festival, only for some lady with a mean girl mentality to think she should headline with NO acclaimed discography but 2 singles from different decades,” said @swiftpropaganda.
Even some Charli XCX fans didn’t love the attitude she projected Sunday night.
“I’m starting to hate who charli xcx is becoming,” confessed @bdpix69420. “Actually I’ve hated it since the normies blew up brat and sent charli’s ego into orbit.”
Charli’s defenders say she should have headlined
On the other hand, some of her fans are acting like the Coachella snub this year was borderline criminal behavior on the part of the festival. User @pro6lema commented that “coachella letting charli get this disrespected needs to be investigated… imagine picking green day over the future of pop.”
Green Day has been political for quite a while
The argument involving Green Day is getting bogged down by those accusing the band of becoming “too political.” People started throwing these accusations around in 2004 with the launch of “American Idiot,” which represented a shift from singing about being a teen to calling former President George W. Bush stupid.
Green Day continued to lean into political messages as the years went by. Back when people called it “Twitter,” lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong once even told President Donald Trump that he was “f*cking fired,” adding, “Go back to your sh*t hotel.” That hasn’t stopped social media accounts from whining that the band has suddenly “gone woke” every time their name appears in headlines.
But the old heads know that the bisexual-led punk band has always been political. X user @blingblingkjh90 pointed out that “green day is a fully queer band who has been speaking up about how shitty and corrupt the world is for well over 20 years they have every right to be headling coachella.”
Of course, if politics is your disqualifier for a Coachella headliner for whatever reason, why would you vote for Charli XCX? Have we already forgotten that Kamala is Brat?
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