Rock icon BILLY IDOL is returning to Australia and New Zealand for his first concert tour of Australia since 2002 and his first of New Zealand since 1987.
The original punk turned global superstar will perform indoor shows and a day on the green winery events in March and April 2015. Idol’s band includes long-time collaborator and lead-guitarist Steve Stevens.
Billy Idol’s tour announcement coincides with a flurry of new Idol projects that have fans around the globe in a heightened state of excitement!
Idol’s long-awaited and riveting self-written autobiography Dancing With Myself was released worldwide on October 7 via Touchstone/Simon and Schuster and his first album of new material since 2005, Kings & Queens of the Underground, is out on October 17 on BFI Records/Kobalt Label Services.
Written by Idol himself, in his inimitable, searingly honest voice, Dancing With Myself offers an all-access pass to Billy Idol’s journey to fame. His tale is an extraordinary one, from a transient childhood divided between the United States and England, to Idol’s time as a seminal member of the 1970s London punk scene fronting the band Generation X, to his meteoric rise to stardom, propelled by a distinctive sound combining punk’s energy and ethos with a danceable, driving beat.
Beyond adding his uniquely qualified perspective to the story of the evolution of rock, Idol is a brash, lively chronicler of his own career. Delivered with the same in-your-face attitude and fire his fans have embraced for decades, Dancing With Myself offers eye-opening anecdotes full of drugs, sex, and rock ‘n’ roll that only Billy Idol can tell.
Idol’s new album Kings & Queens Of The Underground was primarily produced by Trevor Horn, with Greg Kurstin also contributing as producer to two songs, including the anthemic lead single, ‘Can’t Break Me Down’.
Stream “Can’t Break Me Down” from Kings & Queens Of The Underground on Spotify: Billy Idol – Can’t Break Me Down
To watch Episode 1 of Billy’s behind-the-scenes web series for Kings & Queens Of The Underground, click here.
Idol and his band will launch a European tour in November and a North American tour in January that will continue to Australia and New Zealand in March 2015. The full list of tour dates and on sale times is below.
To celebrate having Idol finally back in Australia, promoters Frontier Touring and Roundhouse Entertainment have put together a cracking tour line-up featuring special guests Cheap Trick and in some cities, The Angels and Choirboys.
Frontier Touring pre-sale:
Mon 20 Oct to Tue 21 Oct (Australia & New Zealand)
(or ends earlier if pre-sale allocation exhausted)
General public on sale:
Thursday 23 October
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Australian shows with Cheap Trick
WED 18 MAR
WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Ticketmaster.com.au
136 100
THU 19 MAR
Qantas Credit Union Arena, Sydney
Ticketek.com.au
132 849
TUE 24 MAR
Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
Ticketek.com.au
132 849
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New Zealand shows with Cheap Trick & The Angels
WED 1 APR
Vector Arena, Auckland
Ticketmaster.co.nz
0800 111 999
THU 2 APR
TSB Arena, Wellington
Ticketek.co.nz
0800 842 538
SAT 4 APR
Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
Ticketek.co.nz
0800 842 538
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a day on the green shows with Cheap Trick, The Angels & Choirboys
SAT 14 MAR
An Evening On The Green
(Choirboys not performing)
Kings Park & Botanic Gardens, Perth WA
Ticketmaster.com.au
136 100
SAT 21 MAR
a day on the green
Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley VIC
Ticketmaster.com.au
136 100
SUN 22 MAR
a day on the green
Leconfield Wines, Fleurieu Peninsula SA
Ticketmaster.com.au
136 100
SAT 28 MAR
a day on the green
Bimbadgen Winery, Hunter Valley NSW
Ticketmaster.com.au
136 100
SUN 29 MAR
a day on the green
Sirromet Wines, Mt Cotton QLD
Ticketmaster.com.au
136 100
FRONTIER MEMBERS/ADOTG PRE-SALE DETAILS:
Available from frontiertouring.com/billyidol
Australian shows:
From 2pm AEDT Monday 20 October to 2pm AEDT Tuesday 21 October
New Zealand shows:
From 2pm NZDT Monday 20 October to 2pm NZDT Tuesday 21 October
a day on the green shows:
adotg Members pre-sale via www.adayonthegreen.com.au/catalogue/BillyIdol/
From 10am local time, Monday 20 October to 5pm local time, Tuesday 21 October
(or until pre-sale allocation is exhausted).
GENERAL PUBLIC ON-SALE:
Australian shows: 10am local time (AUS), Thursday 23 October
New Zealand shows: 12noon local time (NZ), Thursday 23 October
a day on the green shows: 10am local time, Thursday 23 October
a day on the green presented by AAMI & Sunsuper
For event information:
DANCING WITH MYSELF book out NOW through Simon & Schuster
KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND album out 17 October through BFI Records/Kobalt Label Services
