Dates are trickling in for Billy Joel [ tickets ]'s early 2006 roadtrip, which supports a soon-to-be-released box set, and marks his first major solo tour in almost seven years.

The piano man has booked January shows in Tampa, Boston and New York City, and an early April stop in Las Vegas. As previously reported, Joel's schedule also includes a January show in Jacksonville, FL; and a March engagement in Philadelphia.

Tickets for both Florida shows and the Philly concert are scheduled to hit the box office on Saturday (11/19). On-sale dates for the other three shows weren't available at press time.

The upcoming run will be Joel's first major solo outing since his 1998-99 trek, during which he played for 1.1 million fans over the course of 64 shows, and grossed $47 million, according to a press release.

Since then, Joel's major concert appearances have generally been co-headlining dates with fellow singer/pianist Elton John. The two last toured together in 2003, and grossed $46 million from just 24 shows.

Next Tuesday (11/22), Columbia Records issues "My Lives," a four-CD collection that chronicles Joel's career "from his early '60s Long Island bar bands through his biggest hits to his most recent classical compositions," the label said in a press release. The set clocks in at more than five hours, and includes demos, live cuts, alternate takes, covers and more.

Also included in "My Lives" is "A Voyage on the River of Dreams - Live from The River of Dreams Tour," a live DVD shot in Frankfurt, Germany, on June 18, 1994.

A deluxe booklet packaged with the set will feature in-depth liner notes written by Anthony DeCurtis, track-by-track annotations of the unreleased material and photos from Joel's archives.

Joel personally selected all of the tracks included in the set, according to his label.

"I wanted some more obscure things to be represented on this set," Joel said in a statement. "I said, 'Let's dig into the tapes, the B-sides, the recording sessions and movie songs, things that had never been released officially."

Additional details about the boxed set are posted at Joel's website.