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Billy Idol has extended his North American tour, with the new leg scheduled to be held from August 27 to October 28, 2023, in venues across North America. The new tour leg will start after the singer's first North American tour in 2023 ends on May 20, 2023.
The singer announced the new tour, which will see a special performance with Foo Fighters, via a post on his official Instagram page:
Live Nation presale for the new tour leg begins on May 24, 2023, at 10 am local time and can be accessed with the code ICONIC. General tickets for the tour will be available from May 25, 2023. All presales and tours will be available from https://billyidol.net/tour/
Foo Fighters to join Billy Idol on tour
Joining Billy Idol for a show on the tour will be the American rock band, Foo Fighters, who are best known for their seventh studio album, Wasting Light. The album was a chart-topper on nearly all the major album charts, including Billboard 200 album chart, as well as the Australian, Canadian, Austrian, German, Kiwi, Swiss, and UK album charts.
The full list of dates and venues for the Billy Idol tour is given below:
- August 27, 2023 – Vancouver, British Columbia at PNE Amphitheatre
- August 28, 2023 – Spokane, Washington State at Spokane Pavilion
- August 31, 2023 – Bonner, Montana at Kettlehouse Amphitheater
- September 2, 2023 – Loveland, Colorado at Budweiser Events Center
- September 3, 2023 – Aspen, Colorado at Jazz Aspen Snowmass *
- September 8, 2023 – Washington, DC at The Anthem
- September 9, 2023 – Boston, Massachusetts at MGM Music Hall
- September 12, 2023 – Brooklyn, New York at Kings Theatre
- September 16, 2023 – Camden, New Jersey at WMMRBBQ
- September 17, 2023 – Washington, DC at The Atlantis
- October 20, 2023 – Las Vegas, Nevada at The Cosmopolitan
- October 21, 2023 – Las Vegas, Nevada at The Cosmopolitan
- October 25, 2023 – Las Vegas, Nevada at The Cosmopolitan
- October 27, 2023 – Las Vegas, Nevada at The Cosmopolitan
- October 28, 2023 – Las Vegas, Nevada at The Cosmopolitan
Tracing Billy Idol and his music career
William Michael Albert Broad, better known by his stage name Billy Idol, began his career as a guitarist with the London-based retro-rock band, Chelsea, with whom he remained till he and Tony James formed the punk band Generation X.
It was with Generation X that Billy Idol first found major success, leading the charge in the Second British Invasion of USA as one of the pioneering punk bands of 1970s Britain. The band's eponymously titled debut studio album peaked at number 29 on the UK album chart.
The singer remained with Generation X till it disbanded in 1981 and then transitioned into a solo career, releasing his eponymously titled debut studio album on 16 July 1982. The album peaked at number 5 on the Kiwi album chart.
Following the success of his debut solo album, Billy Idol released his second studio album, Rebel Yell, on 10 November 1983. The album peaked at number 2 on the Kiwi album chart.
The singer achieved critical acclaim with his third studio album, Whiplash Smile, which was released on 20 September 1986. The album peaked at number 8 on the UK album chart, as well as at number 6 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
