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Billie Joe Armstrong Dedicates Nirvana’s “Drain You” to Late L7 Bassist Jennifer Finch: Watch
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong dedicated a live performance of Nirvana’s “Drain You” to Jennifer Finch, the late bassist of L7, during a show with his side band The Coverups at the Roxy in West Hollywood on Monday night. The tribute matters because Finch was a significant figure in alternative rock and had personal links to Nirvana, making the song choice especially resonant. It also reflects the wider music community’s public mourning following her death.
Finch died aged 59, just days after news emerged that she had been battling an aggressive form of brain cancer. Armstrong introduced the song from the stage before playing a cover of the Nevermind track, while his wife Adrienne had also donated $5,000 to a GoFundMe campaign for Finch. The article notes that Finch dated Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl in the early 1990s, and that L7 will still proceed with the North American leg of its “Last Hurrah” farewell tour from 9 October to 14 November, with Finch’s blessing.
In short
- Billie Joe Armstrong honoured Jennifer Finch with a Nirvana cover.
- Finch died aged 59 after brain cancer.
- L7 will continue its farewell tour this autumn.
Explained simply
Billie Joe Armstrong is best known as the singer and guitarist of Green Day, while The Coverups is a side band in which he plays cover songs. Nirvana were a major American rock band, and “Drain You” appeared on their 1991 album Nevermind.
Jennifer Finch played bass in L7, an influential Los Angeles rock band that emerged in the 1980s. She also had a personal connection to Nirvana through her relationship with drummer Dave Grohl in the early 1990s.
Finch’s death has prompted tributes from across the music community. L7’s farewell tour is continuing, with the band having said it would proceed with Finch’s blessing.