
Billy Idol launched his 2025 North American tour with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts on Wednesday (April 30th) at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix.
The outing, dubbed “It’s a Nice Day To…Tour Again!,” is running in two legs, with the first one scheduled through a May 23rd show in Toronto. A second leg will launch August 16th in Philadelphia, and wrap up September 25th in Los Angeles. Tickets to both legs are available here.
Leading up to the tour, Idol told Heavy Consequence in an interview that being paired with Joan Jett is “a fantastic combination,” adding, “I just think it’s gonna be killer.”
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At the tour kickoff, Idol played a 17-song set comprised of classics and tunes from his new album, Dream Into It, which was just released this past Friday (April 25th). The punk icon started the set with his recent single “Still Dancing,” followed by his massive 1990 hit “Cradle of Love.”
Other favorites throughout the main set included “Eyes Without a Face,” “Mony Mony,” and “Rebel Yell.” A four-song encore featured “Dancing With Myself,” “Hot in the City,” and new song “People I Love,” before closing out with the anthemic “White Wedding.”
Idol’s longtime guitarist Steve Stevens got his moment to shine with a solo comprised of Led Zeppelin’s “Over the Hills and Far Away” and “Stairway to Heaven,” along with Van Halen’s “Eruption.”
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts kicked things off with the song “Change the World,” and worked in two songs from Jett’s old band The Runaways early in the set: “Cherry Bomb” and “You Drive Me Wild.” Her 15-song set featured her covers of The Replacements’ “Androgynous,” Sly & the Family Stone’s “Everyday People,” and Tommy James’ “Crimson & Clover.”
Jett also played her biggest hits, including “Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah),” “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll,” “I Hate Myself for Loving You,” and the set-closing “Bad Reputation.”
See fan-filmed video, as well as the setlists for both Idol and Jett, below.
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Billy Idol Setlist:
Still Dancing
Cradle of Love
Flesh for Fantasy
77
Too Much Fun
Eyes Without a Face
Steve Stevens Guitar Solo (Over the Hills and Far Away / Stairway to Heaven / Eruption)
Mony Mony
Dream Into It
Love Don’t Live Here Anymore (Rose Royce cover)
Night of the Cadillacs (Generation X song)
Blue Highway
Rebel Yell
Encore:
Dancing With Myself
Hot in the City
People I Love
White Wedding
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Setlist:
Change the World
Cherry Bomb (The Runaways song)
Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)
You Drive Me Wild (The Runaways song)
If You’re Blue
Different
Fake Friends
Lie to Me
Androgynous (The Replacements cover)
Everyday People (Sly & the Family Stone cover)
Love Is Pain
I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll
Crimson & Clover (Tommy James & the Shondells cover)
I Hate Myself for Loving You
Bad Reputation