Billy Idol

After releasing his Bleachers documentary 'Thank You And Sorry' with a comedy spin, it was only a matter of time before we saw Jack Antonoff making a movie cameo. Now he's appearing in forthcoming comedy drama 'Hello, My Name Is Doris' as the lead singer of a band called Baby Goya.

Bleachers' Jack Antonoff plays a fictitious musician in 'Hello, My Name Is Doris'

It's always fun to see a musician starring in a movie - especially when it's a comedy - whether they play themselves, a fictitious musician or even a completely different character altogether. We compiled a list of some of the best musician movie cameos in history.

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Summer festival season kicks into high gear this weekend with the first big event of the calendar taking place on the south coast. Tens of thousands of people will be heading to Seaclose Park on the Isle of Wight for a bill, which is top heavy on heritage acts that bring with them a sense of nostalgia. While recent years have welcomed the likes of Jay-Z, Calvin Harris and Kings Of Leon to headline, this time round it seems big names with an even bigger back catalogue are being used as the main attraction. 

However, many of the headline acts seem to be experiencing a renaissance of sorts. For example, Blur, whose new album 'The Magic Whip', their first since 2003, has won critical acclaim. The former Britpop poster boys will take to the Main Stage on Saturday night in the knowledge that this is one of the first times that UK crowds will get to see this new material given the live treatment. You can expect a set heavy on those new songs, but peppered with all the classic singles, certainly a formula for a memorable festival appearance. It's a similar story for The Prodigy who'll headline the Main Stage on Friday after The Black Keys. Both acts have played the festival in recent years and here they're repeating the joint top billing that was given to Biffy Clyro and Calvin Harris last year. As with Blur, The Prodigy's new album, 'The Day Is My Enemy', has revived interest in the band following an extended period out of the spotlight. Elsewhere, Fleetwood Mac will bring proceedings to a close on Sunday, bolstered by the return of Christine McVie to the band, a set covering Rumours era gems like 'Don't Stop' and 'Songbird' is a strong possibility.

Continue reading: Fleetwood Mac And Blur Sing-A-Longs Are Expected For Isle Of Wight Festival 2015

Outside Lands organisers have finally unveiled the spectacular 2015 line-up for their eighth year, featuring headliners Elton John and Mumford And Sons. The event is set to bring its usual combination of music and munchies to San Francisco this August.

Joining Elton and Mumford are a range of equally exciting acts, both of the veteran and the up-and-coming variety. Man of the moment Sam Smith - whose already bagged a total of six awards this year, including four Grammys - will bring his pop genius to the stage, alongside The Black Keys who released their first chart-topping album last year, and Kendrick Lamar whose highly anticipated third album 'To Pimp A Butterfly' sailed to number one in both the US and the UK last week.

Continue reading: Sound And Sustenance: Outside Lands 2015 Brings Another Weekend Of Cultural Delights

Remember, remember the fifth of November because that's when Billy Idol hit the O2 Academy Birmingham to kick off his UK tour! And with all the energy and style that we've become used to from this epic punk rock star.

Billy Idol unveiled his comeback album this year

The 'Dancing With Myself' hitmaker made a spectacular comeback in October 2014, with the release of his seventh studio album 'Kings & Queens of the Underground'; his first new material in nearly 10 years aside from the handful of new tracks that appeared on his 2008 compilation album 'The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself', such as 'John Wayne' and 'New Future Weapon'.

Continue reading: Billy Idol Smashes It At O2 Academy Birmingham As He Begins His 2014 UK Tour [Photos]

Jack Johnson stepped in at the last minute to cover Mumford and Son's slot. Not only did the singer have to find a band, learn a whole host of new and old and quickly practise, he also made the time to compose a short acoustic song about the festival.

The four day festival which takes place in Manchester, Tennessee was first held in 2002 and has been hugely popular and influential. Johnson has a history with the festival, having performed at the first one and headlined in 2008. Johnson was, conveniently, already at the Bonaroo Festival when he received a call on Thursday (13th June 2013) as he was appearing as a special guest, performing alongside Animal Liberation Orchestra.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, the singer said he was expecting 'a train wreck' owing to the short time he had in which to prepare. Johnson has recently been out of the limelight, working on his new album entitled 'From Here To Now To You', due to be released on 17th September. The singer paid homage to the British folk band, singing his version of 'The Cave' which was greeted with vast audience participation and applause.

Continue reading: Jack Johnson Replaces Mumford And Sons At Bonnaroo Festival

Do YOU want Billy Idol to play at your birthday party? You do? Excellent! Well, all you need to do to make it happen, it would seem, is to have a little chat with your work colleagues about it, set up a website and spend a couple of years tirelessly campaign to get Billy’s attention and finally get him to agree to flying across the world to play your birthday party. You’ll need a few B-list celebrity contacts, of course and an unhealthy interest in the life and times of Billy Idol and 80’s culture in general. But we’re sure it’ll be worth it.

Michael Henrichsen certainly seems pleased that he went to all the trouble of doing it because now, finally, after two years of campaigning, he’s had word from Idol’s people (in the form of a video starring Billy himself), that the ‘Rebel Yell’ singer will indeed be coming to perform at his birthday party in Seattle this Friday (October 26, 2012). In a video hosted by Washington Post, we see the ageing rocker’s message to his fan, revealing how he was finally coerced into performing at Michael’s birthday bash.

“It all started with a man and a dream,” says Billy in the video, gesticulating at the camera with his finger. “And that man is Michael Henrichsen, your host tonight. His dream is for me, Billy idol, to come to your beautiful city of Seattle, Washington, to perform at his birthday party… I started getting messages from fans of mine from across the globe, athletes, musicians, all telling me, ‘Billy, you’ve got to get to Seattle and play Michael’s birthday party.’” As we see Michael watching the video back on his laptop, he chuckles to himself and says “it never gets old.” We reckon he’ll be dining out on this story for quite a few birthdays to come.