Billy Idol to tour North America in August

Fri, 23 Apr 2010

Billy Idol has announced North American tour dates for this summer after the European summer festival appearances that were announced recently.

In the official announcement on his Myspace Blog it confirms that "British singer-songwriter and rock icon BILLY IDOL will hit the road with a six-week U.S. tour kicking off August 5 in Washington.  Tour stops include Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas and Las Vegas, among others.  For this tour, IDOL will be joined by his longtime guitarist Steve Stevens, Stephen McGrath on bass and Derek Sherinian on keyboards as well as his recently announced new bandmates: acclaimed guitarist Billy Morrison and drummer Jeremy Colson. This tour marks the legendary rocker’s first U.S. tour since 2008."

It also went on to say that Billy and his band will be performing classics from his 'storied career' such as "Ready, Steady, Go!" "Your Generation" and "Dancing With Myself".

For details and tour date listings click here.

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