Billy Idol has added 19 dates to his summer 2013 itinerary. The 'White Wedding' singer was previously announced as a Bonnaroo performer, and now he's scheduled shows across the country around that June 15 date in Tennessee. Tickets for many of the dates go on sale this Friday (March 22).
There's no doubt that Billy Idol's 'Cradle of Love' was a steamy video with a seemingly innocent young woman doing her best seduction routine on an older businessman, but it wasn't the sexual content or age differential that set off the warning signs for MTV. Rather, it was the insertion of film clips from 'The Adventures of Ford Fairlane' that had the network initially balking.
The man with the whiplash smile, Billy Idol, turns 57 on Nov. 30, but even with another year behind him, he can still let out that rebel yell.
Michael Henrichsen will always remember his 26th birthday as the year that Billy Idol showed up to help him celebrate. Henrichsen had taken part on a two-year journey, attempting to reach out to the singer to come play his bash.
As one of MTV's earliest stars, Billy Idol was pretty much all over the radio and TV in the 1980s -- and he still rocks just as hard today.
The Shields Brothers, a couple of young lads from Virginia, offered up a rendition of the Billy Idol classic 'Dancing With Myself' for their blind audition on NBC's 'The Voice' tonight (Feb. 27).
Recent foot surgery doesn’t seem to have inhibited Billy Idol’s ability to rock. The singer used the downtime to his advantage to work on new material with a fresh collaborator who knows his history quite well.
If you ever wondered why celebrities are embarrassed to show 'Before They Were Stars' footage or photos, look no further than this recently unearthed footage of Nine Inch Nails rocker Trent Reznor covering Billy Idol's 'Eyes Without a Face.' His past has caught up to him, and from the looks of things it brought a full can of Aqua Net along too.
Billy Idol has unveiled dates for a brief West Coast fall 2011 tour that kicks off Oct. 12 in Saratoga, Calif. The veteran punk rocker and his band have seven shows scheduled for October.
