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 tribute to the United States Armed Forces during the pre-game and in-game festivities on January 1. Following his performance, IDOL will be joined near the stage by more than 150 members of all five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, who will be attending the game as honored guests of the NHL, for a special salute.
IDOL's 2015 theatre tour of the U.S. and Canada throughout January and February is the latest leg of IDOL's "Kings & Queens Of The
Underground Live" world tour which included a run of European shows this past in November. Tickets for almost all of the North American shows (see full itinerary below) are sold out.
KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND--IDOL's first studio album in almost a decade--was released in October on BFI Records via Kobalt Label Services. The album was primarily produced by Trevor Horn, with Greg Kurstin also contributing as producer to two songs, including "Can't Break Me Down." Upon the album's release, USA Today named "Can't Break Me Down" their song of the week, declaring "with its punkish drive, sneering vocals and roaring
Steve Stevens guitar, Can't Break Me Down could have made a great follow-up to latter-day Idol hits."
BILLY IDOL WINTER 2015 U.S TOUR DATES
January 21: House Of Blues, New Orleans, LA
January 22: The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
January 24: Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA
January 25: Lincoln Theatre, Washington, DC
January 28: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
January 29: Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ
January 31:
Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA
February 3: Metropolis, Montreal, QC
February 4: Massey Hall, Toronto, ON
February 6: The Fillmore, Detroit, MI
February 7: Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
February 9:
Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO
February 12: Queen
Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC
February 13:
Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
February 15: The Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA
February 18: The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
February 19: The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
February 21: The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV
February 22: The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA
About Billy Idol:
From punk pioneer to global superstar, William Michael Albert Broad, aka BILLY IDOL, has left an indelible mark in popular music and remained a household name for over three decades. IDOL is currently set to kick off a North American tour in January 2015 following the successful October 21 release of Kings & Queens of the Underground, his first album of new material in nearly a decade. IDOL's autobiography DANCING WITH MYSELF (also released in October) entered the New York Times bestseller list at #13.His style, music, and attitude have transcended time and trend.
Born in 1955 in Stanmore, North London, IDOL spent several formative years living on Long Island, NY as a child before returning to the UK and emerging as a central figure of the British punk movement. As part of the infamous Bromley Contingent and a fan of the Sex Pistols, IDOL was inspired to front the pioneering British punk band Generation X from 1976 until the band's split in 1981.
Determined to break through in America, IDOL hooked up with guitar genius
Steve Stevens and a crucial musical partnership was forged. IDOL created some of rock's most enduring anthems including "White Wedding," "Dancing With Myself," "Flesh For Fantasy," "Hot In the City," "Eyes Without A Face," "Rebel Yell," and "Cradle of Love," among others. BILLY IDOL is the original punk rocker who found a way to take that sneering punk attitude into the pop and rock mainstream, carving out songs that have lasted a lifetime. For all the latest BILLY IDOL updates and information, visit
BillyIdol.net.
