{"id":12700,"date":"2015-11-09T19:15:57","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T03:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=12700"},"modified":"2015-11-09T19:15:57","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T03:15:57","slug":"billy-idol-will-perform-12-show-residency-at-mandalay-bays-house-of-blues-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/billy-idol-will-perform-12-show-residency-at-mandalay-bays-house-of-blues-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Idol Will Perform 12-Show Residency at Mandalay Bay&#8217;s House of Blues Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Die-hard fans of &#8217;80s music are about to have a moment.<\/p>\n<p>Billy Idol, whose hits include &#8220;White Wedding,&#8221; &#8220;Eyes Without a Face,&#8221; &#8220;Flesh for Fantasy&#8221; and &#8220;Dancing with Myself,&#8221; will perform a dozen shows at House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Idol&#8217;s residency is being touted as his &#8220;first-ever multi-date residency.&#8221; Show dates are March 16, 18, 19, 23, 25 and 26, and May 4, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 2016.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12701\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12701 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/billy_idol.jpg\" alt=\"Billy Idol\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A teacher once described William Michael Albert Broad (his real name) as &#8220;idle.&#8221; He was going to call himself Billy Idle, but didn&#8217;t want to be confused with Eric Idle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Idol will be 60 when he hits the stage at House of Blues\u2014his birthday is Nov. 30.\u00a0His recent reviews have been strong, so he&#8217;s showing no signs of slowing down and this blog is giddy as a baby in a room full of showgirls about Billy&#8217;s Idol&#8217;s stint in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>More good news for Idol fans: He&#8217;ll be joined by his longtime guitarist, Steve Stevens, a musician so good, they named him twice.<\/p>\n<p>Billy Idol has had what music aficionados refer to as a &#8220;metric ass-ton&#8221; of hits, but there&#8217;s a special place in this blog&#8217;s heart for one of his albums.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12702\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12702\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12702 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/vital_idol_cover.jpg\" alt=\"Vital Idol album cover\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/vital_idol_cover.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/vital_idol_cover-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The best things in life are vital.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To further whip Billy Idol fans into a frenzy, Las Vegas Weekly is offering a chance <a href=\"http:\/\/lasvegasweekly.com\/raffle\/571\/\" target=\"_blank\">to win free tickets<\/a>. We are currently entering to win every half hour or so.<\/p>\n<p>A little-known fact about Billy Idol is he was nearly cast as the T-1000 in &#8220;Terminator 2.&#8221; The singer crashed his motorcycle prior to filming (Idol nearly lost a leg), and the part had to be recast.<\/p>\n<p>Had Idol appeared in &#8220;Terminator 2,&#8221; his performance still would have been eclipsed by his cameo in &#8220;The Wedding Singer.&#8221; One, it was charming. Two, Vegas Air! Watch.<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-tpsw2fyprfi\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;ch-ua &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts &#039;none&#039;;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-tpsw2fyprfi\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/TPsW2FYprfI?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/TPsW2FYprfI?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/vitalvegas\\\/billy-idol-will-perform-12-show-residency-at-mandalay-bays-house-of-blues-las-vegas\\\/#arve-youtube-tpsw2fyprfi\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/TPsW2FYprfI?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;re looking forward to &#8220;Billy Idol: Forever&#8221; when the residency kicks off on March 16, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>From &#8220;Rebel Yell&#8221; to &#8220;Mony Mony&#8221; and &#8220;Cradle Of Love,&#8221; we&#8217;re practicing our lip curls and spiking our hair in anticipation of what&#8217;s sure to be one of the most buzzed-about residences of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for &#8220;Billy Idol: Forever&#8221; start at $79.50. 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