Rock legend Billy Idol announces show at Darien Lake Amphitheater

Sets 2026 summer tour dates for ‘It’s A Nice Day To…Tour Again!’

Live Nation press release & photos

Rock legend Billy Idol is set to return 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 Idol sell out venues across the U.S., Europe and Latin America. Produced by Live Nation, the run of arenas and amphitheaters includes a stop at Darien Lake Amphitheater on Aug. 14.

Tickets will be available via Citi presale beginning at noon Wednesday, April 8, followed by an artist presale at 2 p.m. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning at noon Friday, April 10, at billyidol.net/tour.

Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning at noon Wednesday through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details, visit citientertainment.com.

Idol will also be performing a week-long run of shows at Las Vegas’ Fontainebleau for his “Hot In The City: Las Vegas” residency Aug. 28-Sept. 5.

Idol’s live show has been hailed as “a strong, forceful show just crackling with energy” by the Houston Press, while Creative Loafing raved 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.” The Dallas Observer added “over forty years into Billy Idol’s career, he remains just as remarkable as he started.”

A 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 called 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 challenges Idol had to overcome to not just survive, but to remain one of the most beloved figures in rock ’n’ roll 50 years into his career.

Watch the film’s trailer, featuring Idol along with Billie Joe Armstrong, Miley Cyrus, Pete Townshend and more, here.

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In addition to the new documentary, Idol is also a nominee for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026, which will be announced next week.

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 No. 7 on the U.S. Top Albums Chart and No. 4 on the U.S. Current Rock Album Chart, No. 9 on the U.K. Official Album Sales Chart and No. 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 and USA Today. The album includes performance and co-writing contributions throughout from Idol’s longtime guitarist/collaborator Steve Stevens plus appearances by Avril 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.

Image courtesy of Live Nation.

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More about Billy Idol: For almost 50 years, Idol has been one of the definitive faces and voices of rock’n’roll. Between 1977-81, 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 “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.

Visit billyidol.net.