{"id":2060904,"date":"2026-07-24T12:30:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2060904"},"modified":"2026-07-24T12:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:30:53","slug":"watch-green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-cover-david-bowie-with-iron-maidens-bruce-dickinson-and-dedicate-nirvanas-drain-you-to-l7-icon-jennifer-finch-with-th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2060904","title":{"rendered":"Watch Green Day\u2019s Billie Joe Armstrong cover David Bowie with Iron Maiden\u2019s Bruce Dickinson and dedicate Nirvana\u2019s \u2018Drain You\u2019 to L7 icon Jennifer Finch with The Coverups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TheCoverupsBillieJoeArmstrong-Iron-Maiden-Bruce-Dickinson-news-story.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch Green Day\u2019s Billie Joe Armstrong cover David Bowie with Iron Maiden\u2019s Bruce Dickinson and dedicate Nirvana\u2019s \u2018Drain You\u2019 to L7 icon Jennifer Finch with The Coverups<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Dickinson assisted on a rendition of &#8216;All The Young Dudes&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Tom Skinner<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-24T13:30:53+01:00\">24th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TheCoverupsBillieJoeArmstrong-Iron-Maiden-Bruce-Dickinson-news-story-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"The Coverups performing live on stage with Bruce Dickinson, photo by Phillip Faraone\/Getty\" title=\"TheCoverupsBillieJoeArmstrong-Iron-Maiden-Bruce-Dickinson-news-story\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">The Coverups perform live with Bruce Dickinson. CREDIT: Phillip Faraone\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Billie Joe Armstrong has covered David Bowie with Iron Maiden\u2018s Bruce Dickinson, and dedicated a version of Nirvana\u2019s \u2018Drain You\u2019 to the late L7 icon Jennifer Finch. Watch below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Green Day \u2013 \u2018Saviors\u2019 review: their best work since \u2018American Idiot\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Green Day frontman performed the tracks at two recent shows with The Coverups. Formed in 2018, the covers band played an intimate show in London early last year. They\u2019d previously been joined on stage in the capital by Courtney Love.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Armstrong is joined in the group by Green Day touring member Jason White, their audio engineer Chris Dugan, and tour manager Bill Schneider (also of Pinhead Gunpowder).<\/p>\n<p>On Monday (July 20), The Coverups took to the stage at The Roxy in West Hollywood, California, where they treated the crowd to a stacked set of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll classics. At one point in the gig, they delivered a rendition of \u2018Drain You\u2019 from Nirvana\u2019s seminal 1991 album \u2018Nevermind\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis song goes out to Jennifer Finch from L7,\u201d Armstrong told the crowd to introduce the faithful cover. His tribute followed the death of Finch, aged 59, two days prior on July 18. The bassist and pioneering figure in LA\u2019s punk scene had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.<\/p>\n<p>At their next show, held at San Diego\u2019s Hard Rock Hotel last night (Thursday July 23), The Coverups brought out Iron Maiden frontman Dickinson to lend vocals to a Bowie classic. The group took on the late music legend\u2019s 1972 song \u2018All The Young Dudes\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The band later covered another Bowie favourite, \u2018Ziggy Stardust\u2019, as well as hits by the likes of The Strokes, Tom Petty, Buzzcocks and Bryan Adams.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbKb14BCd8u\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Coverups are\u00a0renowned for their chaotic shows where they put their spin on tracks by iconic artists such as Bowie and The Rolling Stones. In 2018,\u00a0they invited Guns N\u2019 Roses bassist Duff McKagan to perform with them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adrienne Armstrong, the wife of Billie Joe, had donated to a fundraiser to help\u00a0with the high expenses of Jennifer Finch\u2019s treatments and care \u2013 with $300,000 being raised in less than three days last week. Other contributors included Garbage, Tool\u00a0frontman\u00a0Maynard James Keenan, Brian \u2018Head\u2019 Welch from KoRn, and Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the news of the musician\u2019s passing over the weekend, L7 said they were \u201cshattered by the loss of our beloved bandmate, sister and friend Jennifer Finch, whose fierce spirit, humour and boundless creativity helped shape L7 and changed all of our lives forever\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The band hailed Finch as \u201ca true original who lived entirely on her own terms\u201d, adding that \u201cthe impact she made on music, art and everyone lucky enough to know her cannot be measured\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Billie Joe Armstrong has formed a new supergroup called Cretin Family with Rancid\u2019s Tim Armstrong, Blink-182 drummer\u00a0Travis Barker and former Ramones bassist CJ Ramone. They\u2019ll perform at a 50th anniversary Ramones concert in LA next month.<\/p>\n<p>Green Day recently\u00a0announced the soundtrack to their upcoming coming-of-age film\u00a0<i>Nimrods\u00a0<\/i>and shared a new track, \u2018I\u2019m Never\u00a0Gonna\u00a0R.I.P.\u2019. Their latest album, \u2018Saviors\u2019, arrived in 2024. <i>NME\u00a0<\/i>gave the record a four-star review, describing it as \u201ctheir best work since \u2018American Idiot\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The trio spoke to <em>NME<\/em> at the BRITs 2024 about the LP landing at Number One in the UK. \u201cI didn\u2019t know what to expect, I mean, when you\u2019ve been at it this long, you hope for the best,\u201d Armstrong said. 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Cup<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Billie Joe Armstrong has covered David Bowie with Iron Maiden\u2018s Bruce Dickinson, and dedicated a version of Nirvana\u2019s \u2018Drain You\u2019 to the late L7 icon Jennifer Finch. Watch below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Green Day \u2013 \u2018Saviors\u2019 review: their best work since \u2018American Idiot\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Green Day frontman performed the tracks at two recent shows with The Coverups. Formed in 2018, the covers band played an intimate show in London early last year. They\u2019d previously been joined on stage in the capital by Courtney Love.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Armstrong is joined in the group by Green Day touring member Jason White, their audio engineer Chris Dugan, and tour manager Bill Schneider (also of Pinhead Gunpowder).<\/p>\n<p>On Monday (July 20), The Coverups took to the stage at The Roxy in West Hollywood, California, where they treated the crowd to a stacked set of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll classics. At one point in the gig, they delivered a rendition of \u2018Drain You\u2019 from Nirvana\u2019s seminal 1991 album \u2018Nevermind\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis song goes out to Jennifer Finch from L7,\u201d Armstrong told the crowd to introduce the faithful cover. His tribute followed the death of Finch, aged 59, two days prior on July 18. The bassist and pioneering figure in LA\u2019s punk scene had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.<\/p>\n<p>At their next show, held at San Diego\u2019s Hard Rock Hotel last night (Thursday July 23), The Coverups brought out Iron Maiden frontman Dickinson to lend vocals to a Bowie classic. The group took on the late music legend\u2019s 1972 song \u2018All The Young Dudes\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The band later covered another Bowie favourite, \u2018Ziggy Stardust\u2019, as well as hits by the likes of The Strokes, Tom Petty, Buzzcocks and Bryan Adams.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbKb14BCd8u\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Coverups are\u00a0renowned for their chaotic shows where they put their spin on tracks by iconic artists such as Bowie and The Rolling Stones. In 2018,\u00a0they invited Guns N\u2019 Roses bassist Duff McKagan to perform with them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adrienne Armstrong, the wife of Billie Joe, had donated to a fundraiser to help\u00a0with the high expenses of Jennifer Finch\u2019s treatments and care \u2013 with $300,000 being raised in less than three days last week. Other contributors included Garbage, Tool\u00a0frontman\u00a0Maynard James Keenan, Brian \u2018Head\u2019 Welch from KoRn, and Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the news of the musician\u2019s passing over the weekend, L7 said they were \u201cshattered by the loss of our beloved bandmate, sister and friend Jennifer Finch, whose fierce spirit, humour and boundless creativity helped shape L7 and changed all of our lives forever\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The band hailed Finch as \u201ca true original who lived entirely on her own terms\u201d, adding that \u201cthe impact she made on music, art and everyone lucky enough to know her cannot be measured\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Billie Joe Armstrong has formed a new supergroup called Cretin Family with Rancid\u2019s Tim Armstrong, Blink-182 drummer\u00a0Travis Barker and former Ramones bassist CJ Ramone. They\u2019ll perform at a 50th anniversary Ramones concert in LA next month.<\/p>\n<p>Green Day recently\u00a0announced the soundtrack to their upcoming coming-of-age film\u00a0<i>Nimrods\u00a0<\/i>and shared a new track, \u2018I\u2019m Never\u00a0Gonna\u00a0R.I.P.\u2019. Their latest album, \u2018Saviors\u2019, arrived in 2024. <i>NME\u00a0<\/i>gave the record a four-star review, describing it as \u201ctheir best work since \u2018American Idiot\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The trio spoke to <em>NME<\/em> at the BRITs 2024 about the LP landing at Number One in the UK. \u201cI didn\u2019t know what to expect, I mean, when you\u2019ve been at it this long, you hope for the best,\u201d Armstrong said. Drummer Tr\u00e9 Cool added: \u201cThat\u2019s fucking amazing\u2026 It\u2019s the best place to be at Number One in my opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-cover-david-bowie-with-iron-maidens-bruce-dickinson-and-dedicate-nirvanas-drain-you-to-l7-icon-jennifer-finch-with-the-coverups-3958807&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TheCoverupsBillieJoeArmstrong-Iron-Maiden-Bruce-Dickinson-news-story.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Green Day\u2019s Billie Joe Armstrong cover David Bowie with Iron Maiden\u2019s Bruce Dickinson and dedicate Nirvana\u2019s \u2018Drain You\u2019 to L7 icon Jennifer Finch with The Coverups Dickinson assisted on a rendition of &#8216;All The Young Dudes&#8217; By Tom Skinner 24th July 2026 The Coverups perform live with Bruce Dickinson. 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