Watch Billy Idol sing “Rebel Yell” on top of the Empire State Building

“When I was little, we lived on Long Island for a few years and my parents took me to see the Empire State building, probably in 1959.”, said Billy Idol. “It’s hard to imagine that 65 years later, I would be playing rock’n’roll at the top of the building! Then as now, the Empire State Building is a unique gem of Art Deco magic. The highlight of my career, for sure!“

With this latest work, Billy Idol joins a long list of bands who have played on rooftops, such as AN Beatles (Apple Building, London, 1969), U2 (Los Angeles, 1987)Bon Jovi on the roof of the O2 Arena (2010) in London and Madness on the roof of Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012