Billy Idol performs at the Hoover Dam | Photo by Jane Stuart
Billy Idol followed up his appearance last weekend at the Cruel World festival by announcing a new run of U.S. tour dates later this year, but not before he performs in Europe this summer as part of Generation Sex, a punk supergroup featuring Idol’s Generation X bandmate Tony James and the Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones and Paul Cook.
That Generation Sex tour — which will see the supergroup performing songs by both Generation X and the Sex Pistols — includes 11 festival dates and headlining shows in June and July.
Idol will follow that up with a new run of U.S. headlining shows in August and September, plus a Las Vegas residency in October. Those shows will find Idol backed by his longtime band, including guitarist Steve Stevens.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. local time Thursday, May 25. Head over to billyidol.net for full ticketing details.
Idol has released a pair of new EPs in the last two years, including 2022’s The Cage and 2021’s The Roadside. And last month, he played what’s being billed as the first-ever concert at the Hoover Dam on the Nevada/Arizona border, a set that was filmed for theatrical release later this year.
See Idol’s full tour dates below.
Billy Idol tour dates 2023
Generation Sex
June 14: Rennes, France – L’Ubu
June 15: Clisson, France – Hellfest
June 18: Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting
June 21: Oslo, Norway – Tons of Rock
June 29: Gothenburg, Sweden – Liesberg Tivoli
July 1: London, UK – Dog Day Afternoon
July 4: Lucca, Italy – Lucca Summer Festival
July 6: Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Fesitval
July 7: Berlin, Germany – Zitadelle Open Air
July 10: Wolverhampton, UK – The Halls
July 11: Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
Billy Idol solo
Aug. 27: Vancouver, BC — PNE Amphitheatre
Aug. 28: Spokane, WA — Spokane Pavilion
Aug. 31: Bonner, MT — Kettlehouse Amphitheater
Sept. 2: Loveland, CO — Budweiser Events Center
Sept. 3: Aspen, CO — Jazz Aspen Snowmass
Sept. 8: Washington, D.C. The Anthem
Sept. 9: Boston, MA MGM Music Hall
Sept. 12: Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
Sept. 16: Camden, NJ WMMRBBQ
Sept. 17: Washington, D.C. The Atlantis
Oct. 20: Las Vegas, NV — The Cosmopolitan
Oct. 21: Las Vegas, NV — The Cosmopolitan
Oct. 25: Las Vegas, NV — The Cosmopolitan
Oct. 27: Las Vegas, NV — The Cosmopolitan
Oct. 28: Las Vegas, NV — The Cosmopolitan
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