Billy Idol Elected to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

BILLY IDOL ELECTED TO ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME TO BE INDUCTED ALONGSIDE LONGTIME GUITARIST/COLLABORATOR STEVE STEVENS ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY FILM BILLY IDOL SHOULD BE DEAD STREAMING NOW ON HULU ON TOUR THROUGHOUT SUMMER: IT’S A NICE DAY TO…TOUR AGAIN! photo credit: David Raccuglia Sunday Arts & Leisure: “Billy Idol Had It All, and Then He ‘Lit It With Butane’” Billy Idol opens up about highs and lows of his career and says he’s ‘super lucky’ to be alive “Billy Idol Talks About His Pop Stardom, Rock-N-Roll Excess and New Doc About His Life” “It’s looking like 2026 is bound to be the year of Billy Idol.” “one of the original U.K. punks” April 14, 2026—Rock legend Billy Idol will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2026. Set to be inducted alongside Idol is his longtime guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens. The pair performed their hit “Rebel Yell” last night on “American Idol” with judge Carrie Underwood during the unveiling of this year’s class, which includes Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Luther Vandross and the Wu-Tang Clan; as well as Celia Cruz, Fela Kuti, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte and Gram Parsons with the Early Influence Award; Linda Creed, Arif Mardin, Jimmy Miller and Rick Rubin with the Musical Excellence Award; and Ed Sullivan with the Ahmet Ertegun Award. Stream/share the “American Idol” performance HERE. The 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction will tape on November 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The 2026 ceremony will then debut in December on ABC and Disney+. In 2027, the Induction Ceremony will return to Cleveland. Ticket on-sale information for the 2026 Induction Ceremony will be announced at a later date. Select Rock & Roll Hall of Fame donors and members receive exclusive Induction ticket opportunities. Donate or join by June 30, 2026 to be eligible. Visit rockhall.com/membership to learn more. “Being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside so many of my heroes and influences is a tremendous honor,” notes Idol. “And to be inducted alongside my longtime compatriot Steve Stevens makes this all even more special. When I first started playing with Generation X 50 years ago, it was purely out of love for the music we were making and the scene that we were lucky enough to be a part of. Nobody, especially me, thought it would take me to where I am today. I’m incredibly grateful to all the people who have been behind me over the years, because none of this would have been possible without them. This honor is for my fans, and everyone who has been on this journey with me, as much as it is for me.” Stevens adds, “I am deeply honored to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Billy Idol. If there’s anyone that deserves to be in the HOF it’s Billy. For more than four decades, we have shared a remarkable journey full of music, creativity and unforgettable experiences. Thank you to the Rock Hall, to the fans, and to everyone who's been part of the story!” Idol returns to the road this summer for the next leg of his highly successful world tour, It’s A Nice Day To…Tour Again!, which saw him sell out venues across the U.S., Europe and Latin America throughout 2025. Produced by Live Nation, the run of arenas and amphitheatres kicks off at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA on August 7. Tickets are available now at billyidol.net/tour. Idol will also be performing a week-long run of shows at Las Vegas’ Fontainebleau for his Hot In The City: Las Vegas residency August 28-September 5; see below for a complete list of dates. Idol’s live show has been hailed as “a strong, forceful show just crackling with energy” by the Houston Press, while Creative Loafing raves that Idol “has a lot left to offer and is capable of owning a concert stage with the same authority and charisma he’s always boasted” and the Dallas Observer adds that “over forty years into Billy Idol’s career, he remains just as remarkable as he started.” See what the media said about It’s A Nice Day To…Tour Again! HERE. The new feature-length documentary film Billy Idol Should Be Dead, directed by three-time Grammy-winner Jonas Åkerlund and produced by Live Nation Studios, is streaming now on Hulu following a successful theatrical run. The documentary—hailed by critic Jeffrey Lyons as “informative and engaging,” while Forbes calls it “poignant” and “moving”—traces the life and career of punk pioneer turned rock ‘n’ roll icon Billy Idol. Through never-before-seen archival and personal interviews with Idol, his family, peers and collaborators, the documentary digs deep into his emergence as a prototypical punk rocker, his meteoric rise as a global superstar in the MTV era and the myriad of challenges Idol had to overcome to not just survive, but to remain one of the most beloved figures in rock ‘n’ roll, fifty years into his career. Watch/share the film’s trailer, featuring Idol along with Billie Joe Armstrong, Miley Cyrus, Pete Townshend and more, HERE. Idol’s first full-length album of new music in over a decade, Dream Into It, is out now on Dark Horse Records. The album reached #7 on the U.S. Top Albums Chart and #4 on the U.S. Current Rock Album Chart, #9 on the U.K. Official Album Sales Chart and #2 on the German Top 100 Album Chart. Dream Into It continues to see extensive critical acclaim from The New Yorker, New York Magazine, AARP The Magazine, Consequence, Billboard, USA Today and many more. See what the press has said and watch Idol’s appearances on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (performing the single “77” feat. Avril Lavigne as well as discussing the new record with Kimmel) and “The Drew Barrymore Show” in the interactive one-sheet HERE. The album includes performance and co-writing contributions throughout from Idol’s longtime guitarist/collaborator Steve Stevens plus appearances by Lavigne, Joan Jett and Alison Mosshart of The Kills, and is produced by Tommy English (Kacey Musgraves, blink 182, BØRNS, K. Flay). Stream/purchase the record HERE. Idol’s greatest hits compilation Idolize Yourself: The Very Best Of Billy Idol is also available now via UMe, stream/purchase the record HERE. ABOUT BILLY IDOL For almost 50 years, Billy Idol has been one of the definitive faces and voices of rock’n’roll. Between 1977 and 1981, Idol released three albums with Generation X as their camera-ready frontman. In 1982, with guitarist Steve Stevens at his side, he embarked on a transatlantic/trans-genre solo career that integrated the bold and simple lines of punk and rock’n’roll decadence on songs like “Dancing With Myself,” “White Wedding,” Rebel Yell,” “Eyes Without A Face,” “Cradle of Love” and more. Touring consistently around the world and showing no signs of slowing down, Idol released Dream Into It on Dark Horse Records in 2025, earning praise from fans and critics alike. In 2026, Idol released Billy Idol Should Be Dead, the definitive documentary about his life and career. ABOUT LIVE NATION STUDIOS Live Nation Entertainment leads the industry bringing artists and their live shows to stages worldwide. Live Nation Studios (LNS) was created to help those same artists tell their stories. The Oscar, Emmy and Grammy-nominated division is home to artist-driven films and TV series dedicated to sharing those groundbreaking, musically-inspired stories for audiences across the globe. LNS is riding an incredible wave of success including Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience recently being the #1 movie world wide; Anderson .Paak’s K-Pops! hit theaters as an AMC Exclusive; Rolling Loud, starring Owen Wilson and Matt Rife, will premiere in cinemas this Summer; and the upcoming Noah Kahan: Out of Body doc was picked up as a Netflix Original and debuted at SXSW. Recent documentary premieres include Miley Cyrus’ Something Beautiful, Billy Idol Should Be Dead, Ty Dolla $ign’s Still Free TC, Dustin Lance Black’s Rock Out, Becky G’s Rebbeca and The French Montana Story: For Khadija. The latest scripted projects are Stages, New Years Rev—a Green Day story, as well as The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow. LNS’ previous projects include Gaga: Five Foot Two, Moonage Daydream with David Bowie and the critically acclaimed A Star is Born. BILLY IDOL ON TOUR July 10—Prior Lake, MN—Lakefront Music Festival July 12—Highland Park, IL—Ravinia August 7—Scranton, PA—The Pavilion at Montage Mountain August 8—Uncasville, CT—Mohegan Sun Arena August 11—Bangor, ME—Maine Savings Amphitheater August 14—Darien Center, NY—Darien Lake Amphitheater August 15—Syracuse, NY—Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview August 18—Gilford, NH—BankNH Pavilion August 20—Burgettstown, PA—The Pavilion at Star Lake August 22—Virginia Beach, VA—Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach August 23—Raleigh, NC—Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek August 28—Las Vegas, NV—Fontainebleau* August 29—Las Vegas, NV—Fontainebleau* September 2—Las Vegas, NV—Fontainebleau* September 4—Las Vegas, NV—Fontainebleau* September 5—Las Vegas, NV—Fontainebleau* September 10—St. Louis, MO—Hollywood Casino Amphitheater September 11—Grand Rapids, MI—Acrisure Amphitheater September 13—Cuyahoga Falls, OH—Blossom Music Center September 16—Kansas City, MO—Morton Amphitheater September 18—Dallas, TX—Dos Equis Pavilion September 19—Rogers, AR—Walmart AMP September 22—Tulsa, OK—BOK Center September 27—Albuquerque, NM—First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater It’s A Nice Day To…Tour Again! dates in BOLD * Hot In The City: Las Vegas BILLYIDOL.NET