BILLY IDOL Exclusively Premieres New Music Video for “Save Me Now” with Billboard

DATE:        MAY 12, 2015

“SAVE ME NOW”
NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FROM
BILLY IDOL’s
KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND’ ALBUM
OUT TODAY


BILLY IDOL builds on the urgency of his last single “Can’t Break Me Down” with a dramatic and mysterious video which premiered today (5/12) via Billboard.com; check it out HEREThe new video is set to “Save Me Now,” an electro-rocking highlight co-written by Idol, Twin Shadow, and Greg Kurstin, from IDOL’s acclaimed current album KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND.

Known for his striking and compelling videos, the multi-platinum British rock icon headed to the California desert with his longtime guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens to film the video that was directed and conceived by Thomas Kirk (who has worked with Muse on multiple videos).

The clip follows a priest and a police officer on a wild ride set against the stark, desolate California landscape, accompanied by a leading lady entwined in the drama. In describing the video, Kirk said:  “I went for a concept which very much took the lyrics of ‘Save Me Now’ and turned them into a surreal story that I felt was as true to the very visual lyrics as possible. I loved the image of a bruised cop and a priest trapped inside a car.”

Meanwhile, IDOL continues on his “Kings & Queens Of The Underground Live” 2014-2015 world tour with North American dates wrapping June 4, followed by another run of shows in Europe this summerIDOL will return to the U.S. from August-October for a mix of solo shows and festival appearances.

KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUNDIDOL’s first studio album in almost a decade–was released in October 2014 on BFI Records via Kobalt Label Services.  The album was primarily produced by Trevor Horn, with Greg Kurstin also contributing as producer to two songs, including “Can’t Break Me Down.” Upon the album’s release, USA Today named “Can’t Break Me Down” their song of the week, declaring “with its punkish drive, sneering vocals and roaring Steve Stevens guitar, Can’t Break Me Down could have made a great follow-up to latter-day Idol hits.

BILLY IDOL‘s 2015 tour dates are as follows:

DATE CITY VENUE
TUE 5/26 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
FRI 5/29 New York, NY Pier 97
SAT 5/30 Columbia, MD Sweetlife Festival
TUE 6/2 Richmond, VA The National
THU 6/4 Portland, ME Maine State Pier
FRI 6/5 Morristown, NJ Mayo Performing Arts Center
 
THU

6/11 Isle of Wight, UK Isle of Wight Festival
SAT 6/13 Glasgow, UK O2 Academy Glasgow
SUN 6/14 Donington Park, UK Download Festival
WED 6/17 Cork, IE Live at The Marquee
FRI 6/19 Clisson, FR HellFest
SAT 6/20 Zürcher, Oberland, CH Rock The Ring
MON 6/22 Paris, FR Zenith
WED 6/24 Hamburg, DE Stadtpark
THU 6/25 Odense, DK The Funen Village
SAT 6/27 Varberg, SE Fästningshörnan
SUN 6/28 Stockholm, SE Gröna Lund Great Stage
WED 7/1 Cologne, DE Tanzbrunnen
FRI 7/3 Saarbrucken, DE Saarlandhalle
TUE 7/7 Leipzig, DE Arena Leipzig
WED 7/8 Vienna, AT Open Air Vienna
FRI 7/10 Lucca, IT Lucca Summer Festival
SAT 7/11 Brescia, IT Brescia Summer Festival
MON 7/13 Zagreb, HR Zagreb Calling
THU 7/16 Emmendingen, DE Scholassplatz Open Air
SAT 7/18 Vechta, DE Stoppelmarkt
SUN 7/19 Husum, DE Congress Centrum
TUES 7/21 Rostock, DE Stadthalle
SAT 7/25 Munich, DE Münchner Sommernachtstraum
 

FRI

8/7 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Theatre
SAT 8/8 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Festival
THU 9/10 Council Bluffs, IA Stir Concert Cove
TUE 9/15 Louisville, KY Iroquois Amphitheater
FRI 9/18 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
MON 9/21 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
WED 9/23 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
MON 9/28 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
TUES 9/29 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
FRI-SUN 10/2-10/4 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival
FRI-SUN 10/9-10/11 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival

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About Billy Idol:

From punk pioneer to global superstar, William Michael Albert Broad, aka BILLY IDOL, has left an indelible mark in popular music and remained a household name for over three decades. IDOL is currently set to kick off a North American tour in January 2015 following the successful October 21 release of Kings & Queens of the Underground, his first album of new material in nearly a decade. IDOL’s autobiography DANCING WITH MYSELF (also released in October) entered the New York Times bestseller list at #13.His style, music, and attitude have transcended time and trend.  Born in 1955 in Stanmore, North London, IDOL spent several formative years living on Long Island, NY as a child before returning to the UK and emerging as a central figure of the British punk movement.  As part of the infamous Bromley Contingent and a fan of the Sex Pistols, IDOL was inspired to front the pioneering British punk band Generation X from 1976 until the band’s split in 1981. Determined to break through in America, IDOL hooked up with guitar genius Steve Stevens and a crucial musical partnership was forged. IDOL created some of rock’s most enduring anthems including “White Wedding,” “Dancing With Myself,” “Flesh For Fantasy,” “Hot In the City,” “Eyes Without A Face,” “Rebel Yell,” and “Cradle of Love,” among others.  BILLY IDOL is the original punk rocker who found a way to take that sneering punk attitude into the pop and rock mainstream, carving out songs that have lasted a lifetime.  For all the latest BILLY IDOL updates and information, visit BillyIdol.net.

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