# Billie Joe Armstrong dedicates Nirvana cover to Jennifer Finch

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- Published: 2026-07-24T13:02:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-24T19:12:16+00:00
- Original publisher: NME
- Original article: 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?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Armstrong dedicated a Nirvana cover to Jennifer Finch.
- Bruce Dickinson joined The Coverups for Bowie.
- Finch’s fundraiser raised $300,000.

## Summary

Billie Joe Armstrong performed David Bowie and Nirvana covers at recent US shows with his covers band, The Coverups. Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson joined the band for Bowie’s ‘All The Young Dudes’, while Armstrong dedicated Nirvana’s ‘Drain You’ to the late L7 bassist Jennifer Finch, a prominent figure in Los Angeles punk.

The tribute was performed at The Roxy in West Hollywood on 20 July, two days after Finch died aged 59 following an aggressive brain cancer diagnosis. Dickinson appeared at the band’s San Diego show on 23 July; a fundraiser for Finch’s treatment and care raised $300,000 in under three days, with Adrienne Armstrong among the donors.

## Coverage

- [NME: Billie Joe Armstrong dedicates Nirvana cover to Jennifer Finch](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?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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)
- [Louder: Watch Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson make a surprise appearance with Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's covers band to sing a David Bowie-penned classic rock anthem](https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/iron-maiden-bruce-dickinson-green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-covers-band-david-bowie)
- [Blabbermouth: Watch: IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Joins BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG And THE COVERUPS On Stage At San Diego Comic-Con Party](https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-iron-maidens-bruce-dickinson-joins-billie-joe-armstrong-and-the-coverups-on-stage-at-san-diego-comic-con-party)

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