Courtney Love Joins Billie Joe Armstrong to Perform Tom Petty, Cheap Trick Songs in London

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong invited Courtney Love onstage to join his cover band, the Coverups, Tuesday night in London, where they performed Tom Petty and Cheap Trick songs at The Garage, a 600-capacity venue.

The band performed a number of covers, including Plimsouls’ “A Million Miles Away” and Ramones’ “I Wanna be Sedated,” alongside songs from the Pretenders, Bryan Adams, and the Clash, as Billboard reports. But the big surprise of the night was to come about halfway through their set.

“Ladies and gentleman, Courtney Love,” the Green Day frontman said, introducing the Coverups’ surprise guest, per fan video.

“Thank you, Billie Joe. My name is Courtney Love – you may not remember me. I’ve been living in a cave in Birmingham for about nine years. We’ll give this a fucking try, right?”

She performed Cheap Trick’s “He’s a Whore,” Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ “Even the Losers,” and also Cheap Trick’s classic “Surrender,” according to NME.

Armstrong and his band also played David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust,” Nirvana’s “Drain You,” and the Strokes’ “Last Nite,” along with delivering “Love Is for Losers” from Armstrong’s side project the Longshot.

The Coverups return for a second date in London at 100 Club on Friday. Last month, Green Day released their 14th album, Saviors. Meanwhile, last October as Stereogum reported, Love teased tracks from the follow-up to her first solo album, 2004’s America’s Sweetheart (her last Hole album was 2010’s Nobody’s Daughter). At the time, she said the album would be out around Christmas, though it has yet to arrive.