BILLY IDOL

Announces 2015 Australian Tour

a day on the green wineries & indoor shows
with special guest CHEAP TRICK

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.

BILLY IDOL/ CHEAP TRICK/ THE ANGELS/ CHOIRBOYS
A DAY ON THE GREEN SHOWS: (Roundhouse Entertainment)

a day on the green members pre-sale runs Mon 20 Oct (10am local time) to Tue 21 Oct (5pm local time).
Click here to sign up.

Sat Mar 14                 An Evening On The Green Kings Park & Botanic Gardens, Perth WA
                                   Ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100
                                   * The Choirboys not playing    

Sat Mar 21                 A Day On The Green Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley VIC
                                   Ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100

Sun Mar 22                A Day On The Green Leconfield Wines, McLaren Vale SA
                                   Ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100                                   

Sat Mar 28                 A Day On The Green Bimbadgen Winery, Hunter Valley NSW
                                  Ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100

Sun Mar 29                A Day On The Green Sirromet Wines, Mt Cotton QLD
                                  Ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100

a day on the green presented by AAMI & Sunsuper.

For event information, click here.

BILLY IDOL/ CHEAP TRICK ARENA SHOWS (Frontier Touring)

Frontier Members pre-sale via frontiertouring.com/billyidol
Mon 20 Oct (2pm AEDT) to Tue 21 Oct (2pm AEDT)

Wed Mar 18               WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong NSW
                                   Ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100

Thu Mar 19                Qantas Credit Union Arena, Sydney NSW
                                   Ticketek.com.au | 132 849

Tue Mar 24                Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne VIC
                                  Ticketek.com.au | 132 849

GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE FOR ALL SHOWS 10am THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER

For BILLY IDOL tour dates, news and updates, visit BillyIdol.net.

DANCING WITH MYSELF book out NOW through Simon & Schuster.

KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND album out 17 October through BFI Records/Kobalt Label Services.

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