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The Hollywood News Run by film fans for film fans! The Hollywood News Back in April, eighties punk rock icon, Billy Idol, hosted an exclusive intimate concert for a lucky 250 fans at the historic Hoover Dam. For those unable to get tickets, the show was recorded and will arrive in UK cinemas for one night only on 14th November 2023, with a home entertainment release to follow soon after. In recent years there has been a trend in artists releasing concert films into cinemas, and Billy Idol: State Line is another live-show that deserves to be seen on the big screen as it allows those that were not present a chance to feel as though they were.Before Billy Idol: State Line gets down to the business of the concert, time is taken to set the scene.

Billy Idol has announced a huge show in London, marking his only UK headline performance of 2025. Find all the details below.The singer-songwriter will take to the stage at the OVO Wembley Arena on Tuesday June 24, following an appearance at the Forever Now Festival at The National Bowl in Milton Keynes two days prior (22).“Every time we play Wembley we have an absolute blast and this summer will be no exception!” Idol said in a statement.

Ozzy Osbourne and Billy Morrison have shared their new single ‘Gods Of Rock N Roll’ – check it out below.The track is a reworking of the Morrison song ‘Gods’, which appeared on his 2015 album ‘God Shaped Hole’. The track saw the Black Sabbath frontman co-write and sing on the original, and now it has been reimagined with a 61-piece orchestra featuring new guitar aspects from Steve Stevens.Ozzy told Kerrang! of the new track: “Billy and I wrote ‘Gods Of Rock N Roll’ together in a hotel room while I was touring in South America about 10 years ago.

Ozzy Osbourne’s new track is already appearing on the charts, despite not having been released yet.The new track is titled ‘Gods Of Rock N Roll’ and has already found its way onto the Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, ahead of its release this Friday (February 14).It comes as the song as a new version of the Billy Morrison song ‘Gods’, which appeared on his 2015 album ‘God Shaped Hole’. The track saw the Black Sabbath frontman co-write and sing on the original, and now it has been reimagined as an orchestral edition featuring new guitar aspects from Steve Stevens.The reason that it has found its way onto the charts already comes as Morrison gave the new version of the track its premiere while on SiriusXM’s Ozzy’s Boneyard channel last month.

Steven Tyler has returned to stage for the first time since his vocal injury that led to Aerosmith‘s retirement.Tyler’s Jam For Janie charity event, which took place yesterday (February 2) and doubled as a Grammys watch party, concluded with a special performance by the Aerosmith musician.He performed Extreme’s ‘More Than Words,’ and Aerosmith’s own ‘Toys in the Attic’ and ‘Dream On’. Tyler also played ‘Sweet Emotion’, ‘Walk This Way’ and ‘Heartbreaker’.

Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro and Billy Morrison have confirmed the first acts for the fourth ‘Above Ground’ benefit show early next year.They will be joined by the likes of Billy Idol, Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell, Guns N’ Roses‘ Duff McKagan, performing the classic debut albums by New York Dolls and The Cars in full.Also set to perform are Billy Howerdel (A Perfect Circle), Elliot Easton (The Cars), Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads/Modern Lovers), Josh Freese (Foo Fighters), Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray), Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), and Tommy Henriksen & Glen Sobel (Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vampires). More will be added in the coming weeks.The gig will take place on January 25 at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Ozzy Osbourne was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame – for the second time – this past weekend, where he was honoured with a tribute performance by Billy Idol, Jelly Roll and more.The Prince of Darkness was previously inducted as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006, and on Saturday (October 19) was inducted as a solo artist – a long time coming as he’s been eligible for the honour since 2006.During the ceremony at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, a tribute to the singer’s solo career was performed by Billy Idol, Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan, and country artist Jelly Roll, alongside a backing band comprised of bassist Rob Trujillo – who was in Osbourne’s band prior to joining Metallica – Zakk Wylde, Wolfgang Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, guitarist Steve Stevens and producer Andrew Watt.For the performance, Maynard James Keenan kicked things off with ‘Crazy Train’, which was introduced by Ozzy himself, who sang the song’s iconic ‘All aboard!’ lyrics.After that, Jelly Roll covered Osbourne’s power ballad ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home,’ and Billy Idol closed out the performance with ‘No More Tears’.Watch fan-shot footage of the entire tribute performance below.During Osbourne’s induction speech, he gave his fans and supports a quick round of thank-yous so as not to “bore you with a long, drawn-out fucking monologue”. He then gave a special shout-out to his late guitarist Randy Rhoads, and his wife Sharon: “I’ve got to say one thing for a guy by the name of Randy Rhoads.

Ozzy Osbourne was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night. Check out what he said in his induction speech below.The Prince of Darkness was previously inducted as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006, and last night (October 19) returned to receive the honour as a solo artist – something he’s been eligible for since 2006.During the ceremony at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, a tribute to the singer’s solo career was performed by Billy Idol, Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan, and country artist Jelly Roll, alongside a backing band comprised of bassist Rob Trujillo – who was in Osbourne’s band prior to joining Metallica – Zakk Wylde, Wolfgang Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, guitarist Steve Stevens and producer Andrew Watt.He was then inducted by Jack Black, who told the audience: “Sure, you could go stream Post Malone and Taylor Swift and get all the warm hugs you need for your broken hearts. OR you could stay up all night and get your minds blown by Ozzy’s entire catalogue for the first time.

Jack Black will be inducting Ozzy Osbourne into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this month.The Prince of Darkness will be receiving an all-star tribute during the ceremony which will take place on October 19 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. A tribute in honour of the ‘Crazy Train’ singer’s solo career will also be taking place with the likes of Billy Idol, Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan, and country artist Jelly Roll performing Osbourne’s tracks at the event.The backing band will be comprised of bassist Rob Trujillo – who was in the Prince of Darkness band prior to joining Metallica – Zakk Wylde, Wolfgang Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, guitarist Steve Stevens and producer Andrew Watt.A post shared by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (@rockhall)Black – who is an avowed metalhead, fronting the duo Tenacious D and previously performed a rendition of Osbourne’s ‘Mr.

Billy Idol has reflected on his sobriety journey and decided “not to be a drug addict anymore” and is now “California sober”.The 68-year-old iconic rocker shared that he is now “California sober” – when a person gives up on alcohol and hard drugs but continues to consume marijuana – in an interview with People adding that he doesn’t consider himself to “be a drug addict anymore.”Idol told the publication that his decision to become sober came after he nearly lost a leg in motorcycle accident back in 1990.“I really started to think I should try and go forward and not be a drug addict anymore and stuff like that,” he said of the accident. “It took a long time, but gradually I did achieve some sort of discipline where I’m not really the same kind of guy I was in the ’80s. I’m not the same drug-addicted person.”He continued: “I mean, AA would say, ‘You’re always a drug addict.’ And that may be true, but I don’t do anything that much anymore.

Billy Idol is looking back on his sobriety journey. During an interview with People, Idol shared that, at 68, he's now "California sober" and no longer considers himself to "be a drug addict anymore." The musician told the outlet this decision came after he nearly lost a leg in motorcycle accident in 1990. "I really started to think I should try and go forward and not be a drug addict anymore and stuff like that," Idol said of the accident.

Ozzy Osbourne, Corey Taylor, Al Jourgensen and more have been enlisted to appear on Billy Morrison’s new album.Yesterday (January 9), Morrison – known for being the rhythm guitarist in Billy Idol’s band – took to Instagram to provide updates on his career. After announcing that he was signing with The Label Group and Virgin Music, he detailed the release of his third solo album, ‘The Morrison Project’, which arrives on April 19.“The album features a ton of guest appearances by my friends and the first single, ‘DROWNING’ will be released February 23rd,” wrote Morrison.A post shared by Billy Morrison (@billymorrisonofficial)The album will reportedly consist of 12 tracks and feature guest appearances from various rock and rap icons, including Ozzy Osbourne, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen, Steve Vai, DMC of Run-DMC, Billy Idol bandmate Steve Stevens, Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes, Black Sabbath touring drummer Tommy Clufetos, and more.Speaking to Blabbermouth upon the album’s announcement, Morrison highlighted his process working with guest vocalists, in which he allowed them to “do whatever they felt”.

Billy Idol has made history as the first person to play a show at the Hoover Dam for an upcoming concert film set for release later this year.The intimate show, with only 250 attendees, occurred earlier this month on April 8 at the Hoover Dam Bypass surrounded by the Black Canyon of the Colorado River and the Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. A snippet of ‘Cradle Of Love’ was released as a teaser for the upcoming concert film.Idol played a career-spanning run of hits including ‘Dancing with Myself’, ‘Eyes Without a Face’, ‘Rebel Yell’ and ‘White Wedding’.

The Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr has announced a new solo album ‘Melodies On Hiatus’ and shared lead single ‘100-99’. Check it out below.The LP marks the fifth solo album for the guitarist and songwriter, following on from his 2018 release ‘Francis Trouble’.

Roy Trakin “I’ve been fighting with my demons so long, they’ve become my friends,” sings Billy Idol on “Cage,” the title track of his upcoming four-song EP.Outside the realm of personal demonology and in the court of pop culture, Idol has a lot of other pals in 2022. You can hear his “Rebel Yell” on national TV spots for T-Mobile, and he licensed “Dancing with Myself” for the prime-time NBC competition show that borrows its title.

Bill Idol has rescheduled his upcoming ‘Roadside Tour’ dates from June and July to September and October 2022.The tour, which was announced back in September, was to include “new music, a stack of timeless classics and his long-time lead guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens”. It would also mark Idol’s first UK dates since 2018.As a result of “health challenges”, the artist has moved the dates to later in the year, writing on Facebook: “As many of you know, this year has dealt me some health challenges which are nearly, but not quite resolved.“While my recovery is almost complete, I have been given doctor’s orders to stay off the road until August – and so it is with great frustration that we must reschedule The Roadside Tour dates in the UK and Europe from June and July to September and October of this year.”Idol’s arena shows in Manchester, Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Leeds will now take place in October, with European dates starting on September 23.It is with great frustration that we must reschedule The Roadside Tour dates in the UK and Europe from June and July to September and October of this year.

Billy Idol has announced details of his UK arena tour next summer and confirmed that The Go-Go’s will support him on all of the dates.Idol’s ‘Roadside Tour 2022’ will feature “new music, a stack of timeless classics and his long-time lead guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens”, according to a press release.The tour, which will mark Idol’s first UK dates since 2018, includes six arena shows in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London, Cardiff and Leeds.“I can’t wait to get back on the road in the UK again,” Idol said in a statement.

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