January 13, 2015
January 5, 2015
A selection of officially licensed Billy Idol tshirts and apparel is now available! A complete web store will be online soon with additional selections and merchandise.
December 30, 2014
BILLY IDOL will kick off the new year with a performance at the 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic®–the New Year’s Day outdoor game between the Chicago Blackhawks® and the Washington Capitals®–at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. which will be televised live at 1:00 p.m. ET on NBC (along with CBC and TVA). This performance will come as IDOL prepares for his 2015 tour in support of his critically acclaimed 2014 album KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND which features the anthemic lead single “Can’t Break Me Down” and its evocative video.
IDOL’s pre-game performance from the main stage at home plate before puck drop will pay
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December 26, 2014
Steve Stevens graces the cover of the latest (January, 2015) issue of Guitar Plater Magazine with the feature story “How Punk, Electronica and an Adventurous Spirit Forged the Billy Idol Sound”. Available on newstands now and for purchase online here.
From GuitarPlayer.com:
“In the January 2015 issue of Guitar Player, Billy Idol’s sonic superhero Steve Stevens discusses the gear, tones, chops and attitude that go into everything he does, including the latest record. Plus Idol himself talks about his longtime 6-string foil and his creative process.”
December 23, 2014
Billy Idol’s self-penned New York Times bestselling autobiography Dancing With Myself was selected as #5 on Rolling Stone’s “10 Best Music Books of 2014.” (Actually, #1 of all self-penned autobiographies if we’re keeping track).
From RollingStone.com:
“In 2014, the rock star tell-all autobiography train rolled on with Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Carlos Santana, Mick Fleetwood, George Clinton, Paul Stanley and Billy Idol among others all getting their turn. But some of the years best books were the
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December 16, 2014
December 14, 2014
Billy Idol and his band will play Download Festival 2015 this summer at Donington Park, UK on Sunday 14 June! The festival runs June 12-14.
More festival info at: downloadfestival.co.uk/
Tickets on sale now at: downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets
December 11, 2014
Billy Idol is scheduled to perform at HELLFEST in Clisson, France on June 19, 2015!
More festival info at: www.hellfest.fr
Tickets on sale now at: hellfest.fr/fr/tickets/
December 8, 2014
Billy Idol is scheduled to perform at the Isle of Wight Festival in Newport, Isle of Wight in the UK on June 11, 2015!
The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival which takes place every year on the Isle of Wight in England. It was originally a counterculture event
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December 2, 2014
The vinyl edition of Billy Idol’s new album Kings & Queens of the Underground is almost here!
Already released digitally and on CD, Idol’s latest record has now been pressed at Pallas in Germany on 2-LPs and will ship to most territories before Christmas.
Each copy of the vinyl edition includes Kings & Queens of the Underground on 2-LPs in a double gatefold jacket, album lyrics and access to
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November 24, 2014
Give the gift of “IDOL” this holiday season to yourself or a friend! Choose Billy’s New York Times Bestselling autobiography Dancing With Myself, his acclaimed new
November 19, 2014
The UK/EURO tour is roaring to a close with only a few gigs left in the present leg. It’s been great playing both the old and new songs which you seem to be really enjoying, singing along to the new songs as well as old. That is great for us as we put a lot of work into the new album and are
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November 18, 2014
Watch exclusive preview clips here of Billy Idol performing Can’t Break Me Down from the new album along with Dancing with Myself and White Wedding for Guitar Center Sessions presented by JBL with host Nic Harcourt. Billy Idol on Guitar Center Sessions airs
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November 18, 2014
Knaggs Guitars will introduce the Steve Stevens Signature Model at The NAMM Show, Winter 2015. Tailored to Steve’s specs and preferences, the Steve Stevens Signature model SS2 will accompany him on Billy Idol’s 2015 world tour.
Limited to 100 instruments in three colors (Red Sparkle, Cream and Black), the SS2 features a mahogany body with carved maple top, custom SS neck carve, rosewood finger board with mother of pearl inlays, Ray gun head stock inlay and Signature Bare Knuckle pickups with engraved Ray guns not available in any other guitar.
Each instrument comes with an exclusive
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November 7, 2014
Billy Idol and his band will be playing several special radio station holiday shows in December. Ticketing information can be
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November 6, 2014
Billy Idol’s Fall European Tour kicked off last night at O2 Academy in Birmingham, UK and saw the live debut of tracks from the album Kings & Queens of the Underground. The tour resumes on Friday, November 7 in Dublin, Ireland with dates running through
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November 1, 2014
Source: billboard.com
Billy Idol, Kings & Queens of the Underground – No. 34 — Iconic rocker Billy Idol returns to the Billboard 200 with his first new studio album of original material in over nine years, as Kings & Queens of the Underground bows at No. 34.
The album — his 11th chart hit — was released on Idol’s own imprint (BFI) through Kobalt Label Services, and is the
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October 28, 2014
October 28, 2014
Billy Idol, Steve Stevens and the band were the featured performers on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, October 27! Check out the
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October 24, 2014
In this brand new video, Billy Idol discusses the DIY roots of the punk rock movement, the early days of MTV, and why writing his New York Times bestselling autobiography, Dancing With Myself, was more exhilarating than taking drugs. You can watch the
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October 24, 2014
Billy Idol’s SiriusXM ‘Artist Confidential’ episode, recorded live at the Troubadour in Hollywood, will air next week features a live recorded performance by Billy, Steve Stevens and the band, interspersed with an interview with Billy by Mark Goodman. Billy Idol’s ‘Artist Confidential’ airs Tuesday 10/28 at 8pm & 11pm ET on SiriusXM Radio 80’s on 8 (Channel 8) and
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October 22, 2014
October 22, 2014
The winners have been announced for the Dancing With Myself book sweepstakes! The winners below should be looking out for an email from a representative from Billy’s publisher Simon & Schuster (Touchstone) with further
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October 21, 2014
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Track list:
1. Bitter Pill
2. Can’t Break Me Down
3. Save Me Now
4. One Breath Away
5. Postcards From The Past
6. Kings & Queens Of The Underground
7. Eyes Wide Shut
8. Ghosts In My Guitar
9. Nothing To Fear
10. Love And Glory
11. Whiskey And Pills
October 20, 2014
Billy Idol joined Sharon Osbourne and the cast of The Talk on CBS on Monday, October 20. You can watch
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October 15, 2014
Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol is officially a New York Times Bestseller! Dancing With Myself is a survivor’s story at its heart, but also an enchanting, sometimes chilling, and always riveting account of one man’s creative drive joining forces with unbridled human desire, this startling memoir is unmistakably literary in its character and
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