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Billie Joe Armstrong with Green Day. Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Billie Joe Armstrong has always worn his influences on his sleeve, since cover songs have been a mainstay of Green Day concerts since their earliest days. Those influences were front and center Wednesday night when he performed a secret show with the Coverups, an all-covers band that also features Jason White, who plays guitar with Green Day live, at the Cornerstone in Berkeley, California.
The group reportedly performed a 30-song, hit-filled set that included several songs Armstrong has sung with Green Day, as well as some new ones. Highlights, as seen in fan-shot video, include Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train,” David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust,” and Bryan Adams’ “Summer of ’69.”
The rest of the set list, according to Setlist.fm, included Nirvana’s “Drain You,” the Strokes’ “Last Nite,” the Go-Go’s “We Got the Beat,” Misfits’ “Where Eagles Dare,” and Cheap Trick’s “Surrender.” Although there was some crossover with songs Green Day have covered, Armstrong & Co. favored songs his other band hasn’t performed as frequently and notably omitted their oft-performed rendition of Operation Ivy’s “Knowledge.”
