{"id":29349,"date":"2024-04-23T21:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/michael-anthony-plays-van-halen-classics-with-green-days-billy-joe-armstrong-mike-dirnt\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T21:05:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:05:02","slug":"michael-anthony-plays-van-halen-classics-with-green-days-billy-joe-armstrong-mike-dirnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/michael-anthony-plays-van-halen-classics-with-green-days-billy-joe-armstrong-mike-dirnt\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Anthony plays Van Halen classics with Green Day\u2019s Billy Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-04-23\/Getty_MichealAnthony_042324.jpg\" alt><figcaption> Scott Legato\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Michael Anthony<\/strong> was back playing <strong>Van Halen<\/strong> music over the weekend, but with a totally different band.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The rocker was the surprise guest at the Saturday, April 20, club show put on by <strong>The Coverups<\/strong>, the covers side project of <strong>Green Day<\/strong>\u2019s <strong>Billy Joe Armstrong<\/strong> and <strong>Mike Dirnt<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Fan-shot footage from the concert at Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa, California, shows Anthony joining\u00a0the group for the Van Halen classic \u201cAin\u2019t Talkin\u2019 \u2018Bout Love,\u201d as well as a cover of <strong>KISS<\/strong>\u2019 \u201cRock and Roll All Nite,\u201d which also featured Green Day drummer <strong>Tre Cool<\/strong>. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.setlist.fm\/setlist\/the-coverups\/2024\/tiki-bar-costa-mesa-ca-4ba8eb0e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>setlist.fm<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">, Anthony also joined them for Van Halen\u2019s \u201cDance the Night Away.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Other covers performed that night include <strong>Ramones<\/strong>\u2019 \u201cI Wanna Be Sedated,\u201d <strong>Bryan Adams<\/strong>\u2019 \u201cSummer of \u201969,\u201d <strong>David Bowie<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cZiggy Stardust\u201d and \u201cSuffragette City,\u201d and\u00a0<strong>Cheap Trick<\/strong>\u2019s &#8220;Surrender.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Anthony will be back playing Van Halen classics this summer when he hits the road with <strong>Sammy Hagar<\/strong> on The Best of\u00a0All Worlds tour. It kicks off July 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida. A complete list of dates can be found at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redrocker.com\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>redrocker.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Legato\/Getty Images Michael Anthony was back playing Van Halen music over the weekend, but with a totally different band. 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