Billy Idol July 4

I bought Linda tickets to see Billy at the Red Robinson Theatre just down the street from us for our 14th wedding anniversary date. She bought me Cirque de Soleil Corteo tickets, I bought Billy. Our seats were row 4 on the aisle so they were going to be great. He was Sold Out. I bought them as soon as they went one sale through ticketmaster. There was no opening band and Billy came out right on time.

I’m a front row center guy so I grab Linda and we rush the stage right away as did others. We were right there in the front holding onto the railing. The best place to be. Billy came out and he looked old. He seemed completely out of it. He opened with Cradle of Love and then afterwards said to his band members and audience “I shouldn’t have smoked that before coming out”. This made sense why he was white and seemed out of it. He was stoned. After a couple of songs though he was right back into and rocking and sounding great.

He played all the hits we know him for and a couple of new ones off his greatest hits CD. Rebel yell, Flesh For Fantasy, Mony Mony, Dancing With Myself, Hot In The City, White Wedding and one of my favorites, his rendition of the doors LA Woman.

The audience was mostly women. They love this 53 yr old who still looks good, is in shape and has this bad boy image. The girl next to me (not Linda) was swooning for him and almost in tears. Billy would come close to us and shake all the ladies hands but would skip over me. I guess guys aren’t welcome at the front. That’s OK, Linda and him touched. Linda also got a drumstick and guitar pick.

It was also the Steve Stevens show. Lots of solos and Steve was front and center as well. I like Steve, he an awesome player and entertainer. Just a bit odd though, a bit too much makeup. He smokes a heck of a lot too. Good venue, good sound, wished the show was 3-4 more songs but it was worth it. We had a babysitter so it was time to go home anyways.