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Billy Joel Adds Philadelphia, Virginia Beach
It only seems as if the Piano Man is adding one or two gigs per day. After all, it was only yesterday when promoters announced Joel’s only California appearance, a one-night-only (so far) affair in San Francisco. Now we have two-different sized venues ready to host him in the coming months.
First up is his June 6 show at Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach, so far the only amphitheatre on Joel’s 2015 schedule.
Next is Joel’s Aug. 13 engagement at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park. The 43,500-capacity home of the Phillies is the latest stadium added to the routing, joining the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, Chicago’s Wrigley Field and San Francisco’s AT&T Park.
Add in the previously announced arena dates plus Joel’s one-show-per-month residency at Madison Square Garden and you have a pretty hefty touring schedule. Here’s Joel’s routing as it stands today:
Jan. 22 – Dallas, Texas, American Airlines Center
Jan. 31 – Miami, Fla., AmericanAirlines Arena
Feb. 18 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
Feb. 28 – Atlanta, Ga., Philips Arena
March 9 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
March 20 – Syracuse, N.Y., Carrier Dome
April 3 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
May 1 – Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center
May 16 – Minneapolis, Minn., Target Center
May 28 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
June 6 – Virginia Beach, Va., Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
June 20 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
July 1 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
Aug. 13 – Philadelphia, Pa., Citizens Bank Park
Aug. 20 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
Aug. 27 – Chicago, Ill., Wrigley Field
Sept. 5 – San Francisco, Calif., AT&T Park
Sept. 25 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
Oct. 21 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
Nov. 19 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena
American Express presales for San Francisco and Philadelphia begin Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. and run through Jan. 28 at 10 p.m. General onsales for Virginia Beach, San Francisco and Philadelphia begin Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. All times local. Head over to BillyJoel.com for more info.