Billy Joel in Concert

Billy Joel in Concert
Tour by Billy Joel
Start date January 7, 2014
End date December 20, 2017
No. of shows 120 in North America
2 in Europe
122 in total
Box office 243.1 million (105 shows)[1][2][3][4]
Billy Joel concert chronology

Billy Joel in Concert is a concert tour by the American singer-songwriter Billy Joel.[5] After several concerts beforehand, in the fall of 2013, the concert tour began in Sunrise, Florida,[6] and is scheduled to end in New York City at Madison Square Garden on December 20, 2017.

Background

After completing the 2010 Face to Face Tour with Elton John, Joel left the stage and did not return until 2013. He played several concerts, including Sydney in Australia[7] as well as four concerts in the United Kingdom.[8]

The tour began in Sunrise, Florida, with two concerts at the BB&T Center in January 2014.[9]

Madison Square Garden

The tour created a residency at legendary New York City venue Madison Square Garden. Joel has played one show a month at Madison Square Garden as long as there is a demand for tickets. His first show at the Garden was on January 17, 2014. On January 9, 2015, Joel broke his record from 2006 for the most consecutive sold out shows at the arena. It was his thirteenth consecutive show. On July 1, 2015, Billy Joel set the record for the most shows at the Garden by a single artist. It was his sixty-fifth show. The record was previously held by Elton John.[10][11]

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Nassau Coliseum opened its doors on February 11, 1972, instantly becoming one of the major hubs for arena rock in North America. Pink Floyd, Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, the Grateful Dead, David Bowie and too many others to mention all made it regular stops on their tours. Joel performed the last ever concert at Long Island's Nassau Coliseum on August 4, 2015. The venue closed for major restoration after Joel's concert.[12][13]

Set list

This set list is representative of the tour's average setlist as of August 14, 2016 as conducted by Setlist.fm, which represents all concerts for the duration of the tour.[14]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Attendance Box Office
North America
January 7, 2014 Sunrise United States BB&T Center 39,486 / 39,486 $3,206,765
January 11, 2014
January 17, 2014 Tampa Tampa Bay Times Forum 21,852 / 21,852 $1,644,850
January 22, 2014 Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 12,112 / 12,112 $914,440
January 27, 2014 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
February 3, 2014
February 9, 2014 Raleigh PNC Arena — —
February 15, 2014 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills — —
February 21, 2014 Pittsburgh CONSOL Energy Center 18,037 / 18,037 $1,665,977
March 9, 2014 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre 16,616 / 16,616 $1,703,300
March 14, 2014 Nashville United States Bridgestone Arena — —
March 21, 2014 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
April 1, 2014 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena 18,259 / 18,259 $1,888,450
April 6, 2014 Louisville KFC Yum! Center — —
April 11, 2014 St. Louis Scottrade Center — —
April 18, 2014 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
May 9, 2014
May 17, 2014 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl 52,033 / 52,033 $5,348,036
May 22, 2014
May 27, 2014
June 1, 2014 Phoenix US Airways Center 15,043 / 15,043 $1,482,446
June 7, 2014 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena 13,208 / 13,208 $1,937,979
June 21, 2014 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
June 26, 2014 Boston Fenway Park 36,526 / 36,526 $3,790,125
July 2, 2014 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
July 11, 2014[lower-alpha 1] Quebec City Canada Plains of Abraham — —
July 18, 2014 Chicago United States Wrigley Field 41,957 / 41,957 $4,668,557
July 26, 2014 Washington, D.C. Nationals Park 38,487 / 38,487 $4,200,480
August 2, 2014 Philadelphia Citizens Bank Park 40,335 / 40,335 $4,122,996
August 7, 2014 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
September 17, 2014
October 2, 2014
November 25, 2014
December 5, 2014 University Park Bryce Jordan Center 12,077 / 12,077 $1,345,921
December 18, 2014 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
December 31, 2014 Orlando Amway Center 15,752 / 15,752 $1,739,342
January 9, 2015 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
January 22, 2015 Dallas American Airlines Center 15,622 / 15,622 $1,538,497
January 31, 2015 Miami American Airlines Arena 17,567 / 17,567 $1,673,829
February 18, 2015 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
February 28, 2015 Atlanta Philips Arena 16,596 / 16,596 $1,616,997
March 9, 2015 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
March 20, 2015 Syracuse Carrier Dome 36,594 / 36,594 $2,857,331
April 3, 2015 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
May 1, 2015 Kansas City Sprint Center 17,429 / 17,429 $1,600,611
May 16, 2015 Minneapolis Target Center 18,183 / 18,183 $1,802,477
May 28, 2015 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
June 6, 2015 Virginia Beach Farm Bureau Live 18,732 / 18,732 $1,314,901
June 14, 2015[lower-alpha 2] Manchester Great Stage Park — —
June 20, 2015 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
July 1, 2015
July 16, 2015 Boston Fenway Park 36,034 / 36,034 $4,129,877
July 25, 2015 Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 39,662 / 39,662 $4,481,549
August 4, 2015 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,791 / 16,791 $1,782,576
August 13, 2015 Philadelphia Citizens Bank Park 38,313 / 38,313 $3,939,042
August 20, 2015 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
August 27, 2015 Chicago Wrigley Field 41,183 / 41,183 $4,521,252
September 5, 2015 San Francisco AT&T Park 37,064 / 37,064 $3,924,448
September 16, 2015 Denver Pepsi Center 17,151 / 17,151 $1,623,146
September 26, 2015 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
October 21, 2015
November 6, 2015 Houston Toyota Center 15,985 / 15,985 $1,663,272
November 19, 2015 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
December 5, 2015 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena 17,345 / 17,345 $1,703,997
December 17, 2015 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
December 31, 2015 Sunrise BB&T Center 18,047 / 18,047 $2,271,196
January 7, 2016 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
January 22, 2016 Tampa Amalie Arena — —
February 13, 2016 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
March 15, 2016
March 25, 2016 Memphis FedExForum — —
April 5, 2016 Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena 16,213 / 16,213 $1,572,117
April 15, 2016 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
April 30, 2016 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena — —
May 14, 2016 San Diego Petco Park 42,322 / 42,322 $4,778,636
May 20, 2016 Seattle Safeco Field 36,582 / 36,582 $4,045,000
May 27, 2016 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
June 17, 2016
July 1, 2016 Pittsburgh PNC Park 39,500 / 39,500 $4,627,472
July 9, 2016 Philadelphia Citizens Bank Park 39,303 / 39,303 $4,162,880
July 20, 2016 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
July 30, 2016 Washington, D.C. Nationals Park 37,807 / 37,807 $4,031,634
August 9, 2016 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
August 18, 2016 Boston Fenway Park 36,771 / 36,771 $3,995,381
August 26, 2016 Chicago Wrigley Field 41,997 / 41,997 $4,876,038
Europe
September 3, 2016 Frankfurt Germany Commerzbank-Arena 31,718 / 31,718 $3,821,370
September 10, 2016 London England Wembley Stadium 63,379 / 63,379 $5,948,960
North America
October 28, 2016 New York City United States Madison Square Garden — —
November 11, 2016 Tulsa BOK Center 17,803 / 17,803 $1,714,920
November 21, 2016 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
November 30, 2016
December 9, 2016 San Antonio AT&T Center 18,065 / 18,065 $1,756,003
December 17, 2016 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
December 31, 2016 Sunrise BB&T Center 18,240 / 18,240 $2,272,890
January 11, 2017 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
January 27, 2017 Orlando Amway Center — —
February 10, 2017 New Orleans Smoothie King Center 16,730 / 16,730 $1,876,741
February 22, 2017 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
March 3, 2017
March 24, 2017 Lincoln Pinnacle Bank Arena 14,335 / 14,335 $1,751,359
April 5, 2017 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,835 / 14,835 $1,740,515
April 14, 2017 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
April 28, 2017 Atlanta SunTrust Park 37,109 / 37,109 $4,623,823
May 13, 2017 Los Angeles Dodger Stadium 48,162 / 48,162 $5,046,093
May 25, 2017 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
June 6, 2017
June 17, 2017 Green Bay Lambeau Field 45,602 / 45,602 $4,805,909
July 5, 2017 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
July 14, 2017 Cleveland Progressive Field 32,833 / 32,833 $4,035,981
July 28, 2017 Minneapolis Target Field 38,964 / 38,964 $4,753,087
August 11, 2017 Chicago Wrigley Field — —
August 21, 2017 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
August 30, 2017 Boston Fenway Park — —
September 9, 2017 Philadelphia Citizens Bank Park — —
September 21, 2017 St. Louis Busch Stadium — —
September 30, 2017 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
October 20, 2017
November 3, 2017 Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse — —
November 18, 2017 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
November 29, 2017 Salt Lake City Vivint Smart Home Arena — —
December 8, 2017 Portland Moda Center — —
December 20, 2017 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
Total 1,074,692 / 1,074,692
(100%)		 $109,951,903

Grossing

Total available grossing: $243.1 million from 105 shows.

Notes

  1. ↑ The July 11, 2014, concert in Quebec City is part of Festival d'été de Québec.
  2. ↑ The June 14, 2015, concert in Manchester is part of the Bonnaroo Music Festival.

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2014/2014YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf
  2. 1 2 http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2015/2015YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf
  3. 1 2 https://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2016/2016YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf
  4. 1 2 https://www.pollstar.com/Chart/2017/07/207MidYearTop100WorldwideTours_575.pdf
  5. ↑ "Billy Joel Adds 13th MSG Show". WBAB 102.3. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Billy Joel Concert At Sunrise, Florida BB&T Center Called A 'Triumphant Return'". Billy Joel Official Website. January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Billy Joel's Upcoming Australian Show Could Be His Last". Music Feeds. March 27, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Billy Joel, Hammersmith Apollo, London, review". The Telegraph. November 6, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Billy Joel In Concert January 11th In Sunrise, FL". Billy Joel Official Website. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ "The 9 Best Things That Happened at Billy Joel's Record-Breaking Madison Square Garden Show". Billboard. July 2, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Billy Joel Sells Out His 30th Show at Madison Square Garden". Billboard. December 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Billy Joel Closes Nassau Coliseum With Nostalgic Three-Hour Marathon". Rolling Stone. August 5, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  13. ↑ "It's Not Goodbye, But Rather ‘See You Later’ To Nassau Coliseum". CBS Local New York. August 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Average setlist for tour: Billy Joel in Concert". Setlist.fm. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
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