Rialto Books Billy Idol And Steve Stevens For March

(The following press release was issued Tuesday morning by the Rialto Square Theatre.)

JOLIET, IL - Billy Idol and Steve Stevens, one of rock’s most iconic and enduring duos, will hit the road this March for their first ever tour performing as a duo:Turned On, Tuned In and Unplugged. The Billy Idol/Steve Stevens tour hits Joliet, Illinois’ Rialto Square Theatre on at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 18 at 10 a.m.

Idol and Stevens’ undeniable chemistry and seemingly limitless energy, founded on a mutual love of punk, rockabilly and dance music, has produced decades of successful tours and iconic hits including Rebel Yell, White Wedding, Dancing With Myself, Eyes Without A Face, Flesh For Fantasy, Cradle Of Love and more.

Billy Idol, together with Steve Stevens at his side, was an early architect of the sound, style, and fury of punk rock. His lip- curling sneer and fist-pumping persona vaulted him into the mainstream as one of MTV’s first megastars, making him one of the most recognizable faces in pop music, while selling out arenas everywhere he played. He has sold 40 million albums while scoring numerous platinum albums worldwide, nine top forty singles in the U.S. and 10 in the U.K. including “Dancing With Myself, “White Wedding,” “Rebel Yell,” “Mony Mony,” “Eyes Without A Face,” and “Flesh For Fantasy.”

Billy is responsible for some of punk rock’s most memorable, literate, and evocative moments and created a pioneering new sound by bringing the spirit of ’77 to the dance floor, going on to fashion an immediately identifiable musical blueprint that integrates club-land throb, rockabilly desperation, and rock’n’roll decadence.

Steve Stevens is one of the most versatile guitarists & songwriters to emerge from the 80s rock scene, with influences spanning from classic rock to flamenco. In addition to his legendary career with Billy Idol, Stevens has worked with some of the biggest names in music, from Michael Jackson to Robert Palmer, Joni Mitchell to Pink. Stevens won a Grammy Award for his work on "Top Gun Anthem" and his songs can be heard on countless soundtracks including "Once Upon A Time in Mexico" and "The Matrix" Trilogy.

Idol’s New York Times bestselling autobiography Dancing With Myself is an electric, intelligent, brutally honest and entirely self-written account of Billy Idol’s journey to fame, from his early days as front man of the pioneering UK punk band Generation X to a long and often decadent life lived loving sex, drugs, rock’n’roll, and motorcycles.

Idol’s most recent record releases, which all include work with Steve Stevens, are latest Billy Idol studio album Kings & Queens Of The Underground featuring production from 2017 and 2018 Grammy Award winning producer Greg Kurstin, a 2016 vinyl-only live album entitled BFI Live and the 2018 remix collection Vital Idol: Revitalized which debuted in the top ten of the Billboard Dance Chart.

Tickets for the Joliet performance will range from $58.50, $68.50 and $98.50. Additional ticket fees may apply if you buy the tickets online rather than in person at the box office.

Tickets are available at the Rialto box office, online at rialtosquare.com or by phone at 800-745-3000. The Rialto Square Theatre is located at 102 N. Chicago Street in Joliet. More info at: www.RialtoSquare.com

Join the S.T.A.R. program and support the Rialto Square Theatre 501c3 Foundation! With your tax-deductible donation, STAR members enjoy exclusive benefits, including pre-sale access, priority bar service, their own VIP entrance to the venue, and much more. Anyone interested in becoming a STAR member, please visit www.rialtosquare.com/support/star-treatment or email Marilyn McSteen at mmcsteen@rialtosquare.com.

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