{{Short description|American cover band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = The Coverups | image = | caption = | origin = Oakland, California, U.S. | genre = {{flatlist| <!-- DO ''not'' CHANGE WITHOUT A TALK PAGE DISCUSSION --> * Rock * punk rock * {{nowrap|power pop}} }} | years_active = 2018–present | label = | website = | spinoff_of = {{flatlist| * Green Day }} | current_members = Billie Joe Armstrong<br/>Jason White<br/>Chris Dugan<br/>Bill Schneider | past_members = Mike Dirnt }} '''The Coverups''' is an American cover band that serves as a side project for Green Day members Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt. Founded in January 2018 as an outlet for performing cover songs, the band consists of guitarists Armstrong and Dirnt as well as several musicians from the Green Day circle, such as touring guitarist Jason White, audio engineer Chris Dugan on drums and tour manager Bill Schneider on bass. White, Armstrong, and Dirnt all share lead vocal duties.<ref name= setlist>{{cite web |title=Green Day Members Form New Band 'The Coverups' |url=https://www.setlist.fm/news/02-18/green-day-members-form-new-band-the-coverups-43d6bf7b |website=setlist.fm |accessdate=13 January 2020 |date=1 February 2018}}</ref>
The band performed their first shows at the Ivy Room in Albany, California, on January 15 and January 29, 2018.<ref name = setlist/> Although the band has not formally toured or recorded, they sporadically perform one-off shows, usually in small clubs. Some shows are unannounced, such as their third show, a performance in San Francisco on March 8, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ruskin |first1=Zack |title=Green Day Members Perform Secret San Francisco Show as The Coverups |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/green-day-secret-show-the-coverups-8239768/ |website=Billboard.com |access-date=13 January 2020 |date=9 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=GREEN DAY SIDE-PROJECT THE COVERUPS HAVE ANNOUNCED A SHOW |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/green-day-side-project-the-coverups-have-announced-a-show/ |website=Kerrang.com |accessdate=13 January 2020 |date=12 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith-Engelhardt |first1=Joe |title=GREEN DAY MEMBERS PERFORM SECRET COVERS SET AT CALIFORNIA BLOCK PARTY |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/green-day-secret-covers-set-california-block-party/ |website=Altpress.com |accessdate=13 January 2020 |date=27 July 2019}}</ref>
Since the Coverups returned to occasional performances in 2021 after the COVID-19 pandemic, Mike Dirnt has not played with the band and is assumed to have quietly quit. Greg Schneider filled in for him during a few early 2021 shows before the band settled as a four-piece.
On December 31, 2023, they put on a New Year's Eve concert benefitting Project Chimps, a chimpanzee sanctuary in Morganton, Georgia, at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dragas |first1=Rachel |title=Rocking in the New Year with The Coverups |url=https://projectchimps.org/rocking-in-the-new-year-with-the-coverups/ |website=projectchimps.org |accessdate=31 January 2024 |date=3 January 2024}}</ref>
They played 2 shows in London, on 27 February and 1 March 2024. The shows took place at The Garage and the 100 Club. Courtney Love joined them on stage at The Garage and 100 Club shows.
On March 25, 2026, they announced a surprise concert at a bar in Berkeley, California just hours before taking the stage. They will be playing in Oakland, California on May 2, 2026 at the Fox Theatre as part of the Notes & Words benefit concert.<ref>{{cite web|last=Irshad |first=Zara |title=Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong announces surprise East Bay concert|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/billie-joe-armstrong-22103389.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle|accessdate=26 March 2026 |date=25 March 2026|url-access=limited}}</ref>
==Band members== ===Current=== * Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, guitar {{small|(2018–present)}} * Jason White – vocals, guitar {{small|(2018–present)}} * Bill Schneider – vocals, bass {{small|(2018–present)}} * Chris Dugan – drums {{small|(2018–present)}} ===Former=== * Mike Dirnt – vocals, guitar {{small|(2018–2019)}} ===Guest=== * Greg Schneider – bass, guitar, vocals {{small|(2021)}}
==See also== *Me First and the Gimme Gimmes *Foxboro Hot Tubs
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