Nation's capitol to get another visit from Billy Joel
Billy Joel , who is now in the midst of his first major solo tour since the late '90s, continues to dole out dates for the run, the latest of which is set in Washington, DC.
Set for April 14, the show is the second scheduled visit to DC on Joel's current outing; the first takes place March 16. Tickets for the new show will hit the box office Saturday (1/28), according to organizers.
Joel has been dishing out dates for the run in drips and drabs, and has knit together a leisurely itinerary that largely comprises non-consecutive, multi-night runs throughout the Northeast. Since launching the trek 10 days ago, he has performed only three shows, the most recent of which took place Tuesday (1/24) on the native New Yorker's home turf. That show was the first of 11 scheduled shows set at Madison Square Garden.
Last week, Joel knocked off the first of three planned Boston concerts. He also has four shows lined up in Hartford, CT, and five shows in Philadelphia, the fifth of which is set for March 30 and, according to tour promoter Live Nation, will be his final engagement in the City of Brotherly Love during this tour.
Joel's outing in part supports "My Lives," a box set that Columbia Records issued last November. The four-disc collection chronicles Joel's career "from his early '60s Long Island bar bands through his biggest hits to his most recent classical compositions," according to a press release. The set includes demos, live cuts, alternate takes, covers and more.
In addition to the audio discs, the set includes a DVD of Joel's June 18, 1994 concert in Frankfurt, Germany. More details about the set are posted at his website.
January 2006
26 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
30 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
February 2006
2 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
4 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
9, 11 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
14 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
16, 25, 27 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
March 2006
2, 4 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
7 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
10 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center
13 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
16 - Washington, DC - MCI Center
20 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
23 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center
25 - Syracuse, NY - Carrier Dome
28 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center
30 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
April 2006
3 - Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena
5 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
8 - Las Vegas, - MGM Grand Garden
14 - Washington, DC - MCI Center (on sale 1/28)
19 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
22 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center
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