Mike Dirnt Honored at 2026 Bass Magazine Awards

Green Day marked the occasion with a surprise performance at the ceremony

Awards Live · Posted Jan 23, 2026 · 9 ARTICLES

Mike Dirnt was honoured last night at the Bass Magazine Awards with a lifetime achievement award! The well deserved honour was presented to Mike by Blink 182 bassist Mark Hoppus.

To cap off the night, Green Day played a surprise 7 song set, including the Mike Dirnt penned classic, 'J.A.R.'. Check out the full setlist below and show stats at GreenDayLive.fm.

JANUARY 22, 2026

Green Day

THE OBSERVATORY · SANTA ANA, CA, USA

01 Welcome To Paradise
02 Longview
03 J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)
04 Holiday
05 American Idiot
06 Basket Case
07 When I Come Around

Articles Overview

Mike Dirnt received a bass award at the 2026 Bass Magazine Awards, presented by Blink-182's Mark Hoppus.
Hoppus paid tribute to Dirnt as "a master craftsman and a great friend" during the ceremony.
Dirnt joined Primus' Les Claypool and Tool's Justin Chancellor onstage for a performance of Primus' "Too Many Puppies."
The event recognized Dirnt's decades-long influence on punk rock bass playing.
Dirnt was billed as performing with 'very special guests,' which wound up being Green Day, playing their second show of the year