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Billy Idol To Debut New Band On Summer Tour March 10, 2010 British singer-songwriter and rock icon BILLY IDOL will debut a new powerhouse band when he hits the road this summer with performances at major music festivals throughout Europe, with North American dates set to follow. In addition to his longtime guitarist Steve Stevens, Stephen McGrath on bass and Derek Sherinian on keyboards, IDOL will be joined on this trek by acclaimed guitarist Billy Morrison and drummer Jeremy Colson. Morrison, one of the founders of Camp Freddy and front man for Circus Diablo, has previously played in The Cult, Stimulator, Doheny and Into a Circle, while Colson is Morrison's collaborator in Circus Diablo and is known for his work with Steve Vai, with whom he's worked since 2002. The 2010 summer tour will kick off with a pair of shows in Russia (Moscow on June 5 and St. Petersburg on June 7), to be followed with a performance at the Malmo Sweden Rock Festival and his second appearance at the Download Festival at Donington Park in his native U.K. European tour stops include multiple dates in Germany, along with Switzerland, Serbia, Macedonia, Czech Republic, among others. Look for the U.S. dates to be announced in the coming weeks. The European tour dates are as follows: Sat 6/5 Moscow, Russia - SCCH Russia Mon 6/7 St. Petersburg, Russia - Ice Hall Wed 6/9 Helsinki, Finland - Ice Hall Sat 6/11 Malmo, Sweden - Sweden Rock Festival Sun 6/13 Donington Park, UK - Download Festival Wed 6/16 Nr Nurenburg, Germany - Arbenburg, Burg Fri 6/18 Athens, Greece - Karaiski Stadium Sun 6/20 Skopje, Macedonia - Skopsko Lizgaliste Mon 6/21 Belgrade, Serbia - Belgrade Arena Tue 6/22 Zagreb, Croatia - T Music Festival Thu 6/24 Ljubjiana, Slovenia - Hala Tivoli Fri 6/25 Vienna, Austria - Danube Island Free Festival Sun 6/27 Prague, Czech Republic - Sasazu Tue 6/29 Ravensburg, Germany - Oberschubenhalle Thu 7/1 Sopron, Hungary - Volt Festival Sat 7/3 Germany - TBA Sun 7/4 Bremen, Germany - Freeload Festival Thu 7/8 Bonn, Germany - Museumplatz Fri 7/9 Huttweil, Switzerland - Rocksound Festival Sun 7/11 Weert, Holland - Bospop Festival Courtesy of www.sleazeroxx.com and billyidol.net 
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