Billy Idol Announces New Zealand Tour

Billy Idol is heading downunder for a jaunt through Australia before heading to New Zealand for three shows in April. The upcoming tour, which will see the 80s icon hit Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch for arena-sized shows with special guests Cheap Trick, is the first time Idol has been in the country since 1987. The long overdue visit will follow the release of his seventh studio album Kings & Queens of the Underground, which is out this Friday and is Idol's first offering since 2006 album Happy Holidays. Here's the tour details...

Billy Idol

Wednesday 1st April 2015, Vector Arena, Auckland
Thursday 2nd April 2015, TSB Arena, Wellington
Saturday 4th April 2015, Horncastle Arena, Christchurch

Here's Billy performing 'Rebel Yell'...

And here he is as a floating head for 'Eyes Without A Face'...

PRESS RELEASE:

BILLY IDOL ANNOUNCES 2015
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND 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’.

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.

AUS - BILLY IDOL/ CHEAP TRICK ARENA SHOWS (Frontier)
MARCH/APRIL 2015

Frontier Members pre-sale via frontiertouring.com/billyidol
Mon 20 Oct (2pm AEDT) to Tue 21 Oct (2pm AEDT)
(or ends earlier if pre-sale allocation exhausted)

General public on-sale for the below shows from 10am local time (AUS) Thu 23 Oct

Wed Mar 18 WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong NSW
Billy Idol, Cheap Trick
Ticketmaster.com.au

Thu Mar 19 Qantas Credit Union Arena, Sydney NSW
Billy Idol, Cheap Trick
Ticketek.com.au

Tue Mar 24 Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne VIC
Billy Idol, Cheap Trick
Ticketek.com.au

NZ - BILLY IDOL/ CHEAP TRICK/ THE ANGELS ARENA SHOWS (Frontier)
MARCH/APRIL 2015
Frontier Members pre-sale via frontiertouring.com/billyidol
Mon 20 Oct (2pm NZDT) – Tue 21 Oct (2pm NZDT)
(or ends earlier if pre-sale allocation exhausted)

General public on-sale for the below shows from 12noon local time (NZ) Thu 23 Oct

Wed 1 Apr Vector Arena, Auckland NZ
Billy Idol, Cheap Trick, The Angels
Ticketmaster.co.nz

Thu 2 Apr TSB Arena, Wellington NZ
Billy Idol, Cheap Trick, The Angels
Ticketek.co.nz

Sat 4 Apr Horncastle Arena, Christchurch NZ
Billy Idol, Cheap Trick, The Angels
Ticketek.co.nz

BILLY IDOL/ CHEAP TRICK/ THE ANGELS/ CHOIRBOYS
A DAY ON THE GREEN SHOWS: (Roundhouse Entertainment)
MARCH 2015
adotg Members pre-sale via www.adayonthegreen.com.au/catalogue/BillyIdol/
Mon 20 Oct (10am local time) to Tue 21 Oct (5pm local time)
(or ends earlier if pre-sale allocation exhausted)

General public on-sale for the below shows from 10am local time Thu 23 Oct

Sat Mar 14 An Evening On The Green Kings Park & Botanic Gardens, Perth WA
Billy Idol, Cheap Trick, The Angels, Choirboys
Ticketmaster.com.au

Sat Mar 21 A Day On The Green Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley VIC
Billy Idol, Cheap Trick, The Angels, Choirboys
Ticketmaster.com.au

Sun Mar 22 A Day On The Green Leconfield Wines, Fleurieu Peninsula SA
Billy Idol, Cheap Trick, The Angels, Choirboys
Ticketmastercom.au

Sat Mar 28 A Day On The Green Bimbadgen Winery, Hunter Valley NSW
Billy Idol, Cheap Trick, The Angels, Choirboys
Ticketmaster.com.au | 136 100

Sun Mar 29 A Day On The Green Sirromet Wines, Mt Cotton QLD
Billy Idol, Cheap Trick, The Angels, Choirboys
Ticketmaster.com.au

DANCING WITH MYSELF book out NOW through Simon & Schuster

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