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August 21, 2026

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Billy Idol and Steve Stevens made a statement last night as to why they are finally getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this fall.

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Gracing the stage of The Pavilion at Star Lake, Idol and his tight backing band plowed through 14 tunes that included a few deep cuts in his 90 minute set.

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The ever youthful Idol, now 70, is in amazing shape and his vocals are also still spot on. He and his musical partner Stevens were in heavy rotation on MTV through out the 80s and they played those tunes, and even played some of the videos from that era.  Songs like "Cradle Of Love" and "Flesh For Fantasy" made their way early in the set.

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Not relying on the past, Idol played two songs from his 2025 album Dream Into It that included "Still Dancing" and "77."  Both of those tunes fit perfectly into the set.

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Early on, Idol went over to Stevens and let him address the audience.  Stevens noted that he always loved Pittsburgh and had been coming here for years.  He said, "my brother went to school here and used to go sledding" in the winter.

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"Eyes Without A Face" saw Stevens sitting on a stool, playing an acoustic guitar for the intro before switching to an electric for his solo.  Afterwards, Stevens stayed on stage for his guitar solo that included bits of "Over The Hills and Far Away," "Stairway To Heaven" and the theme to Top Gun.

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Idol worked the stage like the expert front man that he is.  He also made sure he spent some time with each of the band members and backup singers to share the spotlight.

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He also changed his outfit a few times throughout the show, sporting a heavy black leather jacket with spikes, a black biker jacket, a pink dress shirt with a black sports coat and a black t-shirt to show off his style that he has always had.

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Going back to his punk rock roots, Idol played "Ready, Steady, Go" from his first band Generation X that featured Billy Morrison on lead guitar.

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The main set ended with two songs from the multi-platinum selling Rebel Yell album "Blue Highway" and "Rebel Yell."

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The band returned to encore with another Generation X song that he also released as a solo artist, "Dancing With Myself."

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Then two songs from his first solo album, "Hot In The City" and "White Wedding" closed out this fantastic evening of great '80s rock and roll.

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Devo, another band that should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, opened the show with a great set of quirky tunes that showed the audience that they were way ahead of their time.

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There were plenty of "spuds" in the audience that were sporting their own energy domes.  

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"Girl You Want," "Whip It" and "Planet Earth" found their way in the middle of the set.  The band changed into their iconic yellow hazmat suits before "Uncontrollable Urge" that saw Mark Mothersbaugh rip pieces off of each band member.

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"Freedom Of Choice" closed this great set of tunes.  The only thing missing was their great cover of "Satisfaction" and "Working In A Coal Mine."

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Review and photos by Greg Drugan

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