Mix caught Billy Idol’s sold out show at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif., in early March before the band—Idol, vocals (a Shure SM58 capsule) and guitar; Steve Stevens, lead guitar; Stephen McGrath, bass; Erik Eldenius, drums; Billy Morrison, guitars; and Paul Trudeau, keyboards—headed off for dates in Australia, New Zealand, France and Germany. They return for more dates in the U.S. later in the year. Check out these exclusive photos of Idol’s show from photographer Steve Jennings.
© Steve Jennings: Guitarist Billy Morrison
© Steve Jennings: Guitarist Billy Morrison
© Steve Jennings: Drummer Erik Eldenius
© Steve Jennings: Drummer Erik Eldenius
© Steve Jennings: Jim “Jimbo” Parker, guitar tech for Billy Morrison
© Steve Jennings: Martin McDermott, guitar tech for Steve Stevens
© Steve Jennings: Keyboardist Paul Trudeau
© Steve Jennings: Robert Dorion, keyboard tech for Paul Trudeau
© Steve Jennings: Bassist Stephen McGrath
© Steve Jennings: Bassist Stephen McGrath
© Steve Jennings: Steve “SteveO” Ogan, bass tech for Stephen McGrath, and guitar tech for Billy Idol
© Steve Jennings: Guitarist Steve Stevens
© Steve Jennings: Guitarist Steve Stevens
© Steve Jennings: Guitarist Steve Stevens
© Steve Jennings: Guitarist Steve Stevens
© Steve Jennings: Guitarist Steve Stevens
© Steve Jennings: Guitarist Steve Stevens
© Steve Jennings: Trevor Lewis Matthias, drum tech for Erik Eldenius
© Steve Jennings: Monitor engineer Greg Looper at the Avid VENUE | D-Show
© Steve Jennings: Front-of-house engineer Joel Lonky mixes on a Midas PRO9
© Steve Jennings: Front-of-house engineer Joel Lonky mixes on a Midas PRO9
© Steve Jennings: “Dave Friedman built the SS 100 amp for Steve [Stevens] a few years back,” explains guitar tech Martin McDermott. The amp is miked with a Sennheiser e 609.
© Steve Jennings: “Steve Stevens’ stage cabinet gear consists of two channels of Friedman amps as the main distortion tones and the Suhr PT-100 for the cleaner sounds,” says guitar tech Martin McDermott.
© Steve Jennings: Billy Idol and his band: Paul Trudeau, keyboards; Steve Stevens, lead guitar; Erik Eldenius, drums; Stephen McGrath, bass; Billy Morrison, guitars
© Steve Jennings: Billy Idol and his band: Paul Trudeau, keyboards; Steve Stevens, lead guitar; Erik Eldenius, drums; Stephen McGrath, bass; Billy Morrison, guitars
© Steve Jennings: Billy Idol at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif.
© Steve Jennings: Billy Idol at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif.
© Steve Jennings: Billy Idol at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif.
© Steve Jennings: Billy Idol at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif.
© Steve Jennings: Billy Idol at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif.
© Steve Jennings: Billy Idol at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif.
© Steve Jennings: Steve Stevens and Billy Idol at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif.
© Steve Jennings: Steve Stevens and Billy Idol at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif.
© Steve Jennings: Steve Stevens and Billy Idol at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif.
© Steve Jennings: Steve Stevens and Billy Idol at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif.
