Bruce Dickinson joins Billie Joe Armstrong on stage to sing “All the Young Dudes”

Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson joined Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong on stage at San Diego Comic-Con to perform a cover of “All the Young Dudes”, the song written by David Bowie and made famous by Mott the Hoople. The metal singer performed with The Coverups, Armstrong’s side band dedicated exclusively to playing cover songs.

Dickinson was on the road with Iron Maiden until early July and is now enjoying a short break before the band launches its North American tour on August 29. The tour will then continue through Central America, South America, Oceania, and Asia until December. Green Day has no scheduled tour dates this year

See Bruce Dickinson and Billie Joe Armstrong performing “All the Young Dudes”

Coverups Setlist

1. Hello There (Cheap Trick cover)
2. A Million Miles Away (The Plimsouls cover)
3. I Wanna Be Sedated (Ramones cover)
4. I Think We’re Alone Now (Tommy James & the Shondells cover)
5. All the Young Dudes (David Bowie cover) (with Bruce Dickinson)
6. Sometime to Return (Soul Asylum cover)
7. Message of Love (Pretenders cover)
8. Summer of ’69 (Bryan Adams cover)
9. American Girl (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover)
10. I Fought the Law (The Crickets cover)
11. Do You Wanna Dance? (Bobby Freeman cover)
12. Do You Wanna Dance? (Bobby Freeman cover) (Not enough people
13. were dancing so they played it again)
14. Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) (Buzzcocks cover)
15. I Melt With You (Modern English cover)
16. Rockaway Beach (Ramones cover)
17. Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie cover)
18. Last Nite (The Strokes cover)
19. Drain You (Nirvana cover)
20. Fox on the Run (Sweet cover)
21. Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash cover)
22. We Got the Beat (Go‐Go’s cover)
23. Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
24. Live Wire (Mötley Crüe cover)
25. Talk Dirty to Me (Poison cover)
26. Surrender (Cheap Trick cover)

The Coverups were formed in 2018 as a side project by Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt. Since 2021, Armstrong has been the only Green Day member in the lineup, with the band continuing to perform occasional shows almost every year. Alongside Armstrong, the current lineup features Jason White (vocals, guitar), Bill Schneider (vocals, bass), and Chris Dugan (drums).