Two more shows on tap for Billy Joel
The steady trickle of Billy Joel dates continues unabated, with new stops added in the Ft. Lauderdale area and Hartford, CT.
The new, Jan. 15 show at the BankAtlantic Center in the Ft. Lauderdale area is his second at the venue, which will also be the site of the tour's Jan. 7 kick-off performance.
Meanwhile, Hartford, CT, will get two visits from the piano man during the month of March, the first of which is now set for March 10, followed by a previously announced March 28 engagement in the city.
Tickets for both of the new dates--as well as those for a previously announced stop in Syracuse, NY--are scheduled to hit the box office on Saturday (12/07). Details are included in the itinerary below.
Joel hasn't mounted a major solo outing since his 1998-99 tour; during that run, he played for 1.1 million fans over the course of 64 shows, and grossed $47 million, according to a press release.
Since then, his major concert appearances have mostly been co-headlining affairs with fellow singer/pianist Elton John.
Though Joel doesn't need a reason to tour, the upcoming run ostensibly supports his recently released box set "My Lives," a four-disc collection that clocks in at more than five hours, and chronicles his career "from his early '60s Long Island bar bands through his biggest hits to his most recent classical compositions," according to a press release. The set includes demos, live cuts, alternate takes, covers and more.
January 2006
7 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
10 - Jacksonville, FL - Veterans Memorial Arena
12 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
15 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center (on sale 12/10)
19 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
23, 26 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
30 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
February 2006
2, 9, 11 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
14 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
March 2006
7 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
10 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center (on sale 12/10)
13 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
25 - Syracuse, NY - Carrier Dome (on sale 12/10)
28 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center
April 2006
3 - Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena
5 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
8 - Las Vegas - MGM Grand Garden
- Artist Links:
Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel team for Obama fundraiser [September 2008]
Featured Photos: Billy Joel's "Last Play at Shea" Shea Stadium NY - July 2008 [July 2008]
New Releases, July 8: Beck, Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis, The Melvins [July 2008]
Billy Joel Celebrates "The Stranger" [April 2008]
Weekend Ticketing: Iron Maiden, Jimmy Buffett, Robert Plant/Alison Krauss, Duran Duran, Alan Jackson [March 2008]
LiveDaily Weekend, March 7: Dave Matthews Band, Van Halen, Jack Johnson and more [March 2008]
Janet Jackson shelves more shows
New Releases, Oct. 7: Oasis, Bob Dylan, The Pretenders
Buddy Guy backs 'Skin Deep' on the road
Jack's Mannequin moves on with 'Passenger'
Vic Chesnutt plots new 'Developments'
Nikka Costa in Los Angeles CA 2008
Jonas Brothers at Mountain View CA 2008
Butthole Surfers in Austin Texas 2008
Cowboy Mouth at Voodoo Fest New Orleans 2006
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008
Ben Folds in Boston MA 2008
Manu Chao at Stubb's in Austin Texas 2008
Rogue Wave in Berkeley California 2008
James Brown in San Francisco California 2006
Treasure Island Music Festival San Francisco 2008

