LOS ANGELES (April 29, 2019) – This summer, two rock legends – Bryan Adams and Billy Idol – will hit the road together for an epic run of U.S. co-headlining dates. Produced by Live Nation, the special limited 8-city outing kicks off August 1st in Gilford, NH and will also make stops in Uncasville, CT, Wantagh, NY, Syracuse, NY, Clarkston, MI, Darien Center, NY, and Holmdel, NJ, before wrapping August 12th in Bristow, VA.
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Released on April 26, 2019, the Generation X expanded deluxe edition CD set has been newly remastered from the original production tapes and includes 11 previously unreleased recordings. CD1 contains the original UK 11 track album with CD2 including all the A and B-sides of their singles from the period, 11 previously unreleased outtakes, a single mix and a number of mixes made by engineer Alan Winstanley.
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Review of Billy Idol & Steve Stevens Duo Tour – Lincoln Theater, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2019
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Review of Billy Idol & Steve Stevens Duo Tour – The Town Hall, New York City, March 28, 2019
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On April 13, Chrysalis Records will release a Record Store Day exclusive featuring a previously unreleased mix of the Generation X classic single ‘Your Generation [Winstanley Mix]’ b/w ‘Trying For Kicks [Winstanley Mix]’ as a limited edition red vinyl 7” single.
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On 26th April, Chrysalis will release a Deluxe Edition of Generation X, the self-titled 1978 debut album by one of the great British punk bands of the late 1970s.
Generation X’s story is deeply rooted in the London punk scene. Singer Billy Idol was a member of the hugely influential Bromley Contingent while bassist Tony James had played with both Mick Jones and Brian James who went on to form The Clash and The Damned respectively. Both Idol and Tony James joined punk band Chelsea in early 1976 before leaving to form Generation X.
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Billy Idol will perform this October in Mexico for the first time ever. Presales begin February 20!
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Billy Idol and Steve Stevens, one of rock’s most iconic and enduring duos, will hit the road in March 2019 for their first ever tour performing as a duo: ‘Turned On, Tuned In and Unplugged’.
Fans across North America will have an opportunity to enjoy their hits, deeper album cuts and songs that influenced them both in a new and intimate setting. Plus, hear spoken word interludes from Billy Idol adding color to the stories behind the songs and career of one of rock’s most compelling survivors.
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Billy Idol sat down with Kevin & Bean on KROQ Los Angeles to discuss the new ‘Vital Idol: Revitalized’ album, touring, and performing at Cal Jam 18 and more.
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Palms Casino Resort and Live Nation present Billy Idol: Las Vegas 2019 Presented by SiriusXM. The 10-show run begins Jan. 18, 2019 and continues with dates throughout January and October 2019.
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More than 30 years after his groundbreaking Vital Idol compilation cemented the vibrancy of the dance-rock remix genre in the second half of the 1980s, Billy Idol’s Vital Idol: Revitalized collection features 11 brand-new remixes of Billy’s most classic and enduring hits. Lending their hands to the Revitalized proceedings are electronic dance luminaries Moby, The Crystal Method and Paul Oakenfold as well as current innovators including RAC, Tropkillaz, Shiba San, Juan Maclean and CRAY.
Vital Idol, initially released in Britain in 1985 and subsequently issued in the United States in 1987, was the first remix record released by a rock superstar. Besides being certified platinum, Vital Idol was accompanied by a version of “Mony Mony” that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, as well as hitting the Top 10 on the U.K. Singles chart.
Highlights found within the grooves of Revitalized include The Crystal Method’s percussive, explosive stab at “Rebel Yell,” CRAY’s bass-and-keyboard-blessed “White Wedding,” Tropkillaz’s trop-house framing of “Eyes Without A Face,” St. Francis Hotel’s shimmering stop/start caress of “Flesh For Fantasy,” and RAC’s retro-harmonic, fist-pumping “Dancing With Myself.”
The digital version of Revitalized features four additional exclusive remixes, namely the brand new Billy Idol/Steve Stevens Remix of “Mony Mony,” Paul Oakenfold’s Extended Remix of “One Breath Away,” Moby’s “Half Time Version” of his take on “(Do Not) Stand In The Shadows” and “Save Me Now” (Lost Dog Remix), reworked by Billy Idol’s son, Willem Wolfe Broad and Eddie B.
Billy Idol VITAL IDOL: REVITALIZED [CD, LP + Digital]
1. White Wedding (CRAY Remix)
2. Dancing With Myself (RAC Remix)
3. Eyes Without A Face (Tropkillaz Remix)
4. Rebel Yell (The Crystal Method Remix)
5. (Do Not) Stand In The Shadows (Moby Remix)
6. Flesh For Fantasy (St. Francis Hotel Remix)
7. Catch My Fall (Juan Maclean Remix)
8. One Breath Away (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
9. To Be A Lover (DJDS Remix)
10. Don’t Need A Gun (Shiba San Remix)
11. Hot In The City (Shotgun Mike Remix)
BONUS TRACKS [Digital version only]
12. Mony Mony (Idol/Stevens Remix)
13. One Breath Away (Paul Oakenfold Extended Remix)
14. (Do Not) Stand In The Shadows (Moby Remix) (Half Time Version)
15. Save Me Now (Lost Dog Remix)
Additional Billy Idol Live! 2018 Tour dates in the U.S are set for September and October! The latest fall dates announced begin September 12 in Portland, OR and include festival appearances at KAABOO Del Mar and the Foo Fighters’ own Cal Jam.
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Billy Idol and Generation X bandmate Tony James joined Steve Jones on Jonesy’s Jukebox on 95.5 KLOS Los Angeles on Monday, May 21.
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Additional Billy Idol Live! 2018 Tour dates in the U.S have been added for September and October! The latest fall dates announced begin September 12 in Portland, OR and include festival appearances at KAABOO Del Mar and the Foo Fighters’ own Cal Jam.
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Billy Idol & Steve Stevens will perform an intimate acoustic show on May 22 in Los Angeles! “(No) Trouble With the Sweet Stuff: an acoustic evening with Billy Idol & Steve Stevens” is at 8pm at Largo in Los Angeles. Tickets are limited.
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Billy Idol appears in the new Showtime documentary “New Wave: Dare To Be Different,” premiering on Friday, March 30 at 8 pm ET/PT! The documentary takes a look back at the most
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What a year last year was!… We completed our 48 date residency in Las Vegas playing a variety of greatest hits and deep cuts throughout the two-year run. This will inform whatever we do next with a lot of vitality and choice in terms of song and set make up so you know the spring U.S. festival dates and summer European and U.K. shows are going to rock!
As ‘the Ace Face’ in the Classic Quadrophrenia production last Summer I played on stages I could never have imagined ever playing on ie. the Metropolitan Opera in N.Y. or Tanglewood CT with classical musicians & choirs… it was an incredible opportunity and I would like to thank Pete Townshend for having me along for what was a magic 3 weeks. The Chicago Classic Quad show was pretty special because Eddie Vedder was playing the part of The Godfather and it was fun for me to see he was having as much difficulty as me in singing along with the Orchestra as for us rock singers, it’s hard to know exactly were the entrance point to sing the songs are even with a conductor showing you… as the ebb and flow and swells of the classical orchestra are very different to sing to than a rock band. I didn’t feel so alone, thanks Eddie… Alfie Boe, as Jimmy, was having the time of his life and crushing it every night! We had a great time supporting eachother’s performance. Alfie’s job was huge but he took it on and dealt with it in such a way that his positive and excited attitude saw him blast through each performance from Tanglewood to the Greek in LA with ease. I was pretty amazed at times at how he uses his incredible talent, Good on ya Alfie…
We remastered and have begun releasing the classic Idol records; Billy Idol, Rebel Yell & Idolize Yourself on vinyl and are planning a Generation X package release for Xmas 2018…
Performing on The Voice with contestant Chloe Kohanski was a fantastic experience as she was fun to work with and really took on White Wedding, so it was magic when I heard she had won the finale and I’m glad I could help a young talented woman go forward with success as she embarks on her career….
We didn’t make it to South America but we will do so in the future… had already made up my mind to do the Classic Quad last summer but the tour we would have been on with Aerosmith was cancelled and that would have nixxed us doing South America anyway so I was glad I made the decision I made but… we will, hook or by crook, find a way to get down there!
We have begun writing some new material and are making our way towards a direction for our next extravaganza… and I’m continuing my SiriusXM show ‘Live Transmission’ radio show on the 1st Wave channel 33…
Rock on!
Your mate,
BFI
The Billy Idol Rock Iconz statue from KnuckleBonz is a hand-painted, numbered and officially licensed collectible. There will be only 1982 created and sold worldwide.
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Billy Idol LIVE! 2018 UK and European Tour Dates have been announced! Get ticket info now!
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Billy Idol will perform at Carolina Rebellion in Concord, NC on Sunday, May 6, 2018! Tickets are on-sale now – Weekend, Two-Day and Single Day, plus camping & hotel packages are available.
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Billy Idol will perform along with Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age on Sunday, April 29 at ‘Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville’ festival.
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UMe and punk rock icon Billy Idol celebrate several of his best-loved works with newly remastered vinyl reissues of Idol’s first two solo LPs, Billy Idol and Rebel Yell, plus the expansive double-LP greatest-hits collection Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol. Each release is available beginning
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Billy Idol will join Morrissey as his special guest for two shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on November 10 and 11, 2017!
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Watch Billy Idol, Steve Stevens and the band perform “White Wedding” live on the Late Late Show with James Corden on CBS August 17, 2017.
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