Billy Idol news

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.

It 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 lead single “Can’t Break Me Down."

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 Jan. 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 his “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 nearly 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.” 

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