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Forever Now festival artists
Kraftwerk, Billy Idol, Death Cult, The Damned and more to play first Forever Now festival

By Paul Brannigan Published

New UK festival Forever Now, a celebration of alternative culture, will take place at The National Bowl, Milton Keynes on June 22

Music Festivals
Ozzy Osbourne and Billy Idol, pictured together in 2005
Billy Idol on his love for Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne

By Gary Graff Published

Billy Idol was part of the celebration that saw Ozzy Osbourne inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame at the weekend

Biographies
Billy Idol singing at the top of the Empire State Building
Watch Billy Idol play Rebel Yell live at the top of the Empire State Building

By Fraser Lewry Published

Not since King King straddled the top of the Empire State Building in 1933 has New York borne witness to such an event

Concerts & Shows
Billy Idol, and Rebel Yell
That time Billy Idol blackmailed his own record company... and won

By Paul Brannigan Published

Don't mess with Billy Idol, you wouldn't like him when he's angry

Albums
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How The Rolling Stones and a dancer from Hot Gossip inspired one of Billy Idol's greatest hits

By Paul Brannigan Published

The story behind one of the most memorable rock anthems of the '80s

Albums
Billy Idol and Robert Patrick
"They had drawings of me as the T-1000": Billy Idol explains why he missed out on android assassin role in Terminator 2

By Paul Brannigan Published

We could have seen Billy Idol sharing the screen with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day if not for cruel fate

Bands & Artists
Billy Idol and Faith No More in 1990
On Halloween 1990, Billy Idol played the final show of his Charmed Life tour in Seattle. The night would feature Faith No More dancing naked, 600 dead fish, five miniature pigs, a goat, and a visit from the Seattle police department

By Paul Brannigan Published

Billy Idol's Charmed Life tour-closing show at Seattle Coliseum on October 31, 1990 was quite the party

Concerts & Shows
Billy Idol singing in front of the Hoover Dam
Earlier this year Billy Idol played a spectacular show at the Hoover Dam: now it's heading to the cinema

By Fraser Lewry Published

Watch the trailer for Billy Idol: State Line – and Idol's public service announcement regarding drought in the American West

Bands & Artists
Lord Of The Lost 2023
"I Believe In A Thing Called Love inspired me to start my own glam rock band": Lord Of The Lost frontman Chris Harms picks the 10 songs that changed his life

By Emily Swingle Published

From Roxette and David Bowie to Iron Maiden and Slipknot, these are the records that made Lord Of The Lost frontman Chris Harms

Tracks & Singles
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Watch Billy Idol front Foo Fighters to cover Sex Pistols classic Pretty Vacant

By Paul Brannigan Published

Billy Idol turns the clock back to 1977 to sing Sex Pistols anthem with Foo Fighters at Jazz Aspen Snowmass

Bands & Artists
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