He fire-breathes dreams and nightmares, he delivers clubland croon and Bolan-blessed cool, and he moves through the desert, sluices through the cities, speeds across oceans, hills, mesas, and time. Billy Idol insists on being today’s news, not just yesterday’s memory. But this idol is not made of stone, and he’s certainly not stuck on a pedestal to be done, dusted, and dusty. 46 years ago when everyone was sniffing the nihilistic glue and giving themselves snotty little punk rock names, it was supposed to be “Idle” – but someone wrote it wrong, and William Broad became Billy Idol instead.
It’s funny maybe the name really did define him. SOLD OUT Sandia Resort & Casino welcomes Billy Idol to the Sandia Amphitheater on Friday, May 19th at 8pm! Special Guest Kelsy Karter ULTIMATE ENTERTAINMENT PACKAGE >Ĥ6 years into his recording career, Billy Idol is still the ever-moving myth, the intellectual/feral internet-age bookworm/caveman of our dreams, finding modern language for the fiery, Eddie Cochran-meets-Ziggy Stardust rip’n’roar that he’s been making since he first stepped on stage.Īnd that’s all on The Cage EP, Idol’s latest on Dark Horse Records four tracks that engage you like classic Idol, yet keep your eyebrows raised like that stuff you heard coming out of that teenagers’ car that just rolled down the street.
