Singer Billy Idol Recovering from MRSA Infection (2022)

Singer Billy Idol Recovering from MRSA Infection (2022)

BILLY IDOL Cancels Shows In Georgia And Florida Due To His ‘Continued Sinusitis Infection’

March 30, 2022

Billy Idol has canceled his previously announced appearances at the Shaky Knees festival in Atlanta and at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida.

Earlier today, the 66-year-old rocker released the following statement via social media: “Due to my continued sinusitis infection, I’m disappointed to announce that I must cancel my appearance at both Shaky Knees in Atlanta on April 29 and at Hard Rock Live in Florida on May 1.

Billy Idol, 66, fighting MRSA super bug: 80s rock icon asks fans to ‘think positive’

March 14, 2022
by Caitlyn Becker

80s rock legend Billy Idol is battling a scary medical condition, the MRSA super bug, which is known to be resistant to antibiotics.

Billy Idol The 66-year-old updated fans on his health in a series of tweets Sunday and Monday, revealing that he hopes his severe sinus infection will be cleared up in the next two weeks.

Last month, the White Wedding singer was forced to bow out of his upcoming tour with Journey due to the chronic infection.

The rocker, whose real name is William Michael Albert Broad, tweeted out a health update on Sunday, asking fans for their positive thoughts.

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Billy Idol Releases EP, ‘The Roadside’ (Sept. 2021)

Billy Idol Releases EP, ‘The Roadside’

Post Published on October 11, 2021

Out Now: Stream Billy Idol’s Gritty ‘The Roadside’ EP, Four New Songs with Steve Stevens and Producer Butch Walker

September. 17, 2021
by Rock Cellar Magazine Staff

Legendary English rock icon Billy Idol returned recently with “Bitter Billy Idol Taste,” a reflective new song and music video expressing some raw emotions and dark energy — visually referencing Idol’s near-fatal motorcycle accident in 1990.

The song was a preview of The Roadside EP, a new collection of songs produced by Butch Walker that serves as Idol’s first release since 2014’s Kings & Queens of the Underground. 

…The new songs feature Idol’s longtime guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens, with a news release noting that Roadside “was conceived, recorded, and mixed almost entirely under the shadow of the pandemic.”

Billy Idol revisits near-fatal motorcycle accident on new album: ‘I was a bit of a drug addict’

Sept. 16, 2021
by Melissa Ruggieri
USA TODAY

More than four decades into his career, Billy Idol is still learning.

But that he’s still here, creating music, feels like an even greater accomplishment.

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Bryan Adams and Billy Idol Team Up for Summer 2019 Tour

Bryan Adams and Billy Idol Team Up for Summer 2019 Tour

Billy Idol, Bryan Adams Team for U.S. Summer Tour

Billy Idol and Bryan Adams team up for new tour

Bryan Adams and Billy Idol and launch co-headlining U.S. tour

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April 29, 2019

Billy Idol and Bryan Adams are hitting the road this summer.

The two ’80s icons are co-headlining their first U.S. tour together, an eight-date trek beginning on Aug. 1 in Gilford, New Hampshire, and ending on Aug. 12 in Bristow, Virginia.

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