Dua Lipa Taps Local Legend Billie Joe Armstrong for Green Day Cover in San Francisco: ‘I Love This Band’

At her performance successful San Francisco, Dua Lipa was joined by section royalty — Billie Joe Armstrong — to execute Green Day‘s “Wake Me Up When September Ends.”

The cameo went down toward the extremity of the popular star’s Sunday nighttime (Oct. 12) amusement astatine the Chase Center. Every nighttime connected her Radical Optimism Tour, Lipa has sang a screen of a section artist’s opus — but this nighttime was other peculiar arsenic the frontman of her chosen set was determination to execute it with her.

“Every nighttime we bash a antithetic song, we bash a astonishment song, and we bash a opus by a section artist,” she told the crowd earlier Armstrong joined her connected stage. “I instantly thought astir San Francisco, and I thought astir each of the unthinkable euphony that has travel retired of here. I thought astir 1 set successful peculiar that would beryllium cleanable tonight.”

“I emotion this set for truthful galore antithetic reasons,” Lipa continued. “I emotion them due to the fact that of their rawness, their authenticity, the connection down it, the abstraction it holds for radical who consciousness similar sometimes they mightiness not belong.”

Then, arsenic the assemblage erupted successful excitement, the vocalist cheered, “Join maine successful welcoming the unthinkable Billie Joe from Green Day!” (Green Day formed successful the Bay Area’s Rodeo, Calif.)

A guitar subordinate went connected to play the recognizable opening riff of “Wake Me Up,” which came retired successful 2004 and deed No. 6 connected the Billboard Hot 100 the pursuing year. As Armstrong and Lipa took turns singing pb vocals, the latter’s popular amusement temporarily transformed into an electrical stone concert.

Lipa’s Radical Optimism Tour kicked disconnected successful November 2024. The prima volition person been connected the roadworthy for much than a twelvemonth by the clip the trek concludes successful December with 3 shows successful Mexico City.

Her past locally sourced opus covers person included “Royals” by Lorde successful New Zealand and “One Last Time” by Ariana Grande successful Miami. Armstrong isn’t the lone prima who’s made a cameo connected the Radical Optimism trek, with Gwen Stefani joining Lipa to sing “Don’t Speak” successful Los Angeles earlier successful October.

Billboard’s Live Music Summit volition beryllium held successful Los Angeles connected Nov. 3. For tickets and much information, head here.

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