Billy Idol recruits Avril Lavigne and Joan Jett for his first album in 11 years
It's released in April 2025
Last updated 26th Feb 2025
Rock icon Billy Idol has announced details of his first album in over a decade, ‘Dream Into It.’
Released on Friday 25th April 2025 via Dark Horse Recordings, the nine-track record features collaborations with pop punk singer Avril Lavigne (on the song ‘77’), the legendary Joan Jett (‘Wildside’) and The Kills singer Alison Mosshart (‘John Wayne’).
The first single to be lifted from ‘Dream Into It’ is the autobiographical ‘Still Dancing’, which is stamped with Billy Idol’s indelible musical imprint throughout.
Directed by acclaimed American photographer, filmmaker and producer Steven Sebring, you can watch the ‘Still Dancing’ video from 5pm today (26th February).
“‘Still Dancing’ is really a reflection of my whole journey,” says Billy Idol. “From the punk rock period through to now. And I’m still looking towards the future, still living the life I set out to live.
“At the start of the song I’m recalling the early times in London, when I was living in squats or at friends’ apartments, all my belongings in a plastic bag. Everybody at home or work told you what you were doing was never going to happen. But punk rock gave me an opening. I was surrounded by people who loved the music as deeply as I did and you were going to throw caution to the wind, believe in what you were doing and grab on for dear life.
“As the song says, there have been many moments along the way where I’ve been self-destructive. But what’s seen me through is that unflinching belief in the music that started all those years ago. That’s been the greatest gift of all.”
Following the release of ‘Dream Into It’, Billy Idol plays Forever Now Festival at Milton Keynes Bowl on Sunday 22nd June and his only headline show of 2025 at London OVO Arena Wembley on Tuesday 22nd June.
Tickets to both events are on sale from Planet Rock Tickets now.
Billy Idol has also made the shortlist for this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside Bad Company, The Black Crowes, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Phish, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Oasis, Mariah Carey, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast and Maná.
The final inductees will be announced in April, with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 Induction Ceremony taking place on a yet-to-be-announced date in Cleveland this autumn.
Billy Idol’s UK shows:
JUNE 2025
Milton Keynes National Bowl (Forever Now Festival) – Sun 22nd
London OVO Arena Wembley – Tue 24th
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Billy Idol's 'Dream Into It' track-listing:
Dream Into It
77 (featuring Avril Lavigne)
Too Much Fun
John Wayne (featuring Alison Mosshart)
Wildside (featuring Joan Jett)
People I Love
Gimme The Weight
I’m Your Hero
Still Dancing
25 rock stars when they were young, including Billy Idol:
Mick Jagger
A school photo of a 9-year-old Mick Jagger in 1951 at Wentworth Junior County Primary School in his home town Dartford
Rod Stewart
Roderick David Stewart aged 8 in 1953.
Charlie Watts
Charles Robert Watts – Rolling Stones legend Charlie Watts - aged 2 with his mother Lillian and father Charles in Trafalgar Square in 1943.
Sting
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner – aka Sting – aged 10 at his home in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1961.
Ronnie Wood
Ronald David Wood (Ronnie Wood) aged 4 in 1951, taken at his home in Whitehorn Avenue, Yiewsley, West London.
Bob Dylan
A childhood photo of Robert Allen Zimmerman – Bob Dylan – aged 2 in 1943.
Iggy Pop
Punk legend James Newell Osterberg Jr. – Iggy Pop – aged 18 months in 1948.
Paul McCartney
Future Beatles icon James Paul McCartney, nowadays known as Paul, aged 8 in Liverpool in 1950.
Janis Joplin
Late-great rock icon Janis Joplin aged 9 in 1952. She died just 18 years later.
David Bowie
A seven-year-old David Jones, soon to be known as David Bowie, in Bromley, London in 1954.
Neil Young
Feted rocker Neil Young as a young boy, aged 11 in 1956.
Jim Morrison
The Doors' Jim Morrison, aged 15, in his high school yearbook photo in 1958.
Bono
A one-year-old Paul David Hewson – future U2 frontman Bono – at his home in Dublin in 1961.
Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad – aka Billy Idol – aged 10 in 1965.
Bruce Springsteen
16-year-old Bruce Springsteen in his high school yearbook photo in 1965.
Chrissie Hynde
The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde aged 17 in her high school yearbook in 1968.
Larry Mullen Jr
U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr aged 13 in 1974.
Freddie Mercury
An eight-month-old Farrokh Bulsara – future Queen frontman Freddie Mercury – at his home in Zanzibar.
Debbie Harry
Blondie's Debbie Harry aged 17 in her high school yearbook photo in 1962.
Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich, the son of Danish tennis player Torben Ulrich, accompanies his father to Wimbledon in June 1966. Lars was two-and-a-half at the time.
Tina Turner
17-year-old Anna Mae Bullock, rock icon Tina Turner, in her high school yearbook photo in 1956.
Jack Black
Tenacious D rocker and acting legend, Jack Black, aged 16 in 1985.
Tom Petty
17-year-old Tom Petty as seen in his 1967 Gainesville High School yearbook photo. © Alamy
Elvis Presley
The King of Rock and Roll himself, Elvis Presley, aged 5 in 1940.
Jimi Hendrix
A three-year-old Johnny Allen Hendrix with his dad Al in late 1945. When he was four in 1946 – a year after the above photo was taken – Johnny was renamed James 'Jimmy' Marshall Hendrix after his dad and Al's late brother Leon Marshall Hendrix.
John Lydon
The Sex Pistols' John Lydon – aka Johnny Rotten – aged 7 in 1964.
Sid Vicious
Simon John Ritchie - aka future Sex Pistols star Sid Vicious - aged 12 in 1969.
Ian Curtis
A five-year-old Ian Curtis in Macclesfield, Cheshire in 1961.