Kings & Queens of the Underground

Kings & Queens of the Underground is the eighth studio album by English rock vocalist Billy Idol, released on 17 October 2014 by BFI Records. It was Idol's first album of new original material since Devil's Playground (2005) and only his third album in over twenty years. The album debuted at number 34 on the Billboard 200, becoming Idol's highest-debuting album to date. The album also peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart for the week of 8 November 2014. Videos were released for the songs "Can't Break Me Down" and "Save Me Now".

Tour

The Kings & Queens of the Underground Tour started on 5 November 2014 and ended 4 April 2015. Over the 40-date tour, Idol with his band performed in Europe, North America and Australia.

Set list

1. "Postcards from the Past"
2. "Cradle of Love"
3. "Can't Break Me Down"
4. "Dancing with Myself"
5. "Flesh for Fantasy"
6. "Save Me Now"
7. "Sweet Sixteen"
8. "Kings & Queens of the Underground"
9. "Eyes Without a Face"
10. "L.A. Woman"
    Steve Stevens guitar solo
11. "King Rocker"
12. "Love Like Fire"
13. "Whiskey and Pills"
14. "Blue Highway"
15. "Rebel Yell"
16. "White Wedding"
17. "Mony Mony"

Track listing

Personnel

• Billy Idol – vocals (all tracks)
• Steve Stevens – lead, rhythm guitar (all tracks), acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 6 - 8, 11)
• Billy Morrison – rhythm guitar (tracks 4, 9)
• Trevor Horn – bass guitar (tracks 1, 4 - 11), programming (tracks 5, 7, 8), keyboards (tracks 6, 8, 11)
• Ash Soan – drums (tracks 1, 4, 6 - 10), percussion (tracks 1, 8)
• Matt Chamberlain – drums (track 3)
• Joel M Peters – drums (track 11)
• Tim Weidner – percussion (tracks 4, 9, 11), programming (track 7)
• Julian Hinton – orchestral arrangement and programming (tracks 4, 6, 8, 10)
• Pete Murray – orchestral arrangement and programming (track 7)
• Geoff Downes – keyboards (tracks 1, 4 - 10)
• Cameron Gower Poole – programming (tracks 1, 4, 9), keyboards (tracks 7, 9, 11), guitar (track 9)
• Greg Kurstin – guitar (track 2), bass guitar (tracks 2, 3), keyboards (tracks 2, 3), drums (track 2), programming (track 3)
• Josh Campbell – programming (tracks 1, 5), guitar (track 5), bass guitar (track 11)
• Renate Sokolovska – flute (track 6)

Charts

Release history

References

External links

• Official website

1. Billy Idol
2. Billy Idol discography
3. Can't Break Me Down
4. Eyes Wide Shut (disambiguation)
5. Dan Nigro
6. The Roadside
7. Steve Stevens
8. Vital Idol
9. Billy Morrison
10. Trevor Horn discography
11. Generation X (band)
12. Gracias Por La Música
13. Queens of the Stone Age
14. Geoff Downes
15. Kings and Queens (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)
16. The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
17. Greg Kurstin production discography
18. Timeline of punk rock
19. List of 2014 albums
20. Tim Weidner