Billy Joel in Concert

Billy Joel in Concert

Tour by Billy Joel
Start date	January 7, 2014
End date	December 17, 2016
No. of shows	91 in North America 2 in Europe 93 in total
Billy Joel concert chronology

Billy Joel in Concert is a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel.^[1] After several concerts beforehand, in the fall of 2013, the concert tour began in Sunrise, Florida^[2] and will currently end in New York City at Madison Square Garden on December 17, 2016.

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^[3] as well as four concerts in the United Kingdom.^[4]

The tour began in Sunrise, Florida with two concerts at the BB&T Center in January 2014.^[5]

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.^[6][7]

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.^[8][9]

Set list

This set list is representative of the tour's average setlist as of December 5, 2016 as conducted by Setlist.fm, which represents all concerts for the duration of the tour.^[10]

1. "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"
2. "Pressure"
3. "Everybody Loves You Now"
4. "Vienna"
5. "The Entertainer"
6. "Zanzibar"
7. "The Downeaster Alexa"
8. "My Life"
9. "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
10. "New York State of Mind"
11. "The Ballad of Billy the Kid"
12. "Allentown"
13. "Sometimes a Fantasy"
14. "She's Always a Woman"
15. "Don't Ask Me Why"
16. "Highway to Hell" (AC/DC cover)
17. "The River of Dreams"
18. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
19. "We Didn't Start the Fire"
20. "Piano Man"

Encore

21. "Big Shot"
22. "Uptown Girl"
23. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
24. "You May Be Right"
25. "Only the Good Die Young"

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	Quebec City	Canada	Plains of Abraham	—[lower-alpha 1]
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	Manchester		Great Stage Park	—[lower-alpha 2]
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
September 30, 2016	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden	—	—
October 28, 2016				—	—
November 11, 2016	Tulsa		BOK Center	17,803 / 17,803	$1,714,920
November 30, 2016	New York City		Madison Square Garden	—	—
December 9, 2016	San Antonio		AT&T Center	—	—
December 17, 2016	New York City		Madison Square Garden	—	—
Total				1,057,962 / 1,057,962 (100%)	$108,075,162

Grossing

• 2014: $72.2 million from 35 shows ^[11]
• 2015: $69.9 million from 29 shows ^[12]
• 2016: $26.0 million from 12 shows ^[13]

Total available grossing: $168.1 million from 76 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. "Billy Joel Adds 13th MSG Show". WBAB 102.3. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
2. "Billy Joel Concert At Sunrise, Florida BB&T Center Called A 'Triumphant Return'". Billy Joel Official Website. January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
3. "Billy Joel's Upcoming Australian Show Could Be His Last". Music Feeds. March 27, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
4. "Billy Joel, Hammersmith Apollo, London, review". The Telegraph. November 6, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
5. "Billy Joel In Concert January 11th In Sunrise, FL". Billy Joel Official Website. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
6. "The 9 Best Things That Happened at Billy Joel's Record-Breaking Madison Square Garden Show". Billboard. July 2, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
7. "Billy Joel Sells Out His 30th Show at Madison Square Garden". Billboard. December 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
8. "Billy Joel Closes Nassau Coliseum With Nostalgic Three-Hour Marathon". Rolling Stone. August 5, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
9. "It's Not Goodbye, But Rather 'See You Later' To Nassau Coliseum". CBS Local New York. August 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
10. "Average setlist for tour: Billy Joel in Concert". Setlist.fm. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
11. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2014/2014YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf
12. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2015/2015YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf
13. http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2016/2016MidYearTop100WorldwideTours.pdf