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Piano men Billy Joel and Elton John return to the road
Billy Joel and Elton John will kick off a new leg of their ongoing Face to Face tour in late February.
The most-recent round of Joel and John's co-headlining performances took place last fall, when the pair played several make-up dates that were originally scheduled for early 2002; the original dates were scrapped so that Joel could tend to some personal issues, which included a stay in rehab.
The duo's latest collaborative tour--their fifth such outing since 1994-- opened in January of last year. The two limited their shows to only a handful of cities, including a six-night run in Philadelphia.
Prior to the upcoming co-headlining dates, John--who continues to support his 2001 album, "Songs from the West Coast"--is scheduled to perform at the Jan. 17 NAMM benefit concert in Anaheim, Calif. At the NAMM event, John will receive Yamaha's Lifetime Achievement in Musical Excellence Award, according to his official website.
Joel has not released a new pop album since 1993's "River of Dreams." Instead, he has focused on classical composing, and in 2001 released "Fantasies & Delusions: Music for Solo Piano." The album features pianist Richard Joo performing 10 original compositions that Joel penned.
