Billy Joel

How Good Are They LIVE?

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Real Live Certified

Critic Consensus

Billy Joel is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 164 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Billy Joel is rated as an exceptional live performer, with noteworthy shows that are worth watching. Billy Joel concert reviews describe live shows and performances as nostalgic, charming, theatrical, amazing, stunning, magical, and crowd-pleasing.

ON TOUR

Intuit Dome, Inglewood, United States (October 12); Alamodome, San Antonio, TX, United States (October 25); Ford Field, Detroit, MI, United States (March 29); Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC, United States (May 10)

FESTIVALS IN 2024

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Latest Release

Piano Man 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (28 February 2024)

Artist Info

Genre

rock

Origin

The Bronx, United States (5/9/1949)

Bio

Billy Joel (born William Martin Joel on May 9, 1949 in Bronx, New York, USA) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become a multi-million-selling recording artist.

Has Performed With

Elton John, Lionel Richie, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Sting

Critic Concert Reviews

Buzz Magazine (UK)

August 14, 2024

Piano man BILLY JOEL remains a master of his art in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium

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The Telegraph (UK)

August 9, 2024

In his only European date of 2024 there was showbiz kitsch a mile wide – plus a back catalogue of immense songwriting

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Rolling Stone (USA)

July 26, 2024

Billy Joel Wraps Up Historic MSG Residency With Emotional Finale: ‘There’s No Place Like This’

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Variety (USA)

July 26, 2024

Billy Joel Joined by Axl Rose for ‘Highway to Hell’ as He Hits the Highway Out of Madison Square Garden With a Rousing Residency Finale

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Chicago Tribune (USA)

June 24, 2024

Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks at Soldier Field was a night reliving the years with a couple of music icons

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Seattle Times (USA)

May 25, 2024

Without so much as a dramatic pause, Billy Joel announced he was about to play his first new single in nearly 20 years.

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San Diego Union Tribune (USA)

April 14, 2024

The weather remained dry for Sting’s terrific opening set, but it began to rain shortly after Joel’s performance began. ‘We’re from New York -- this is nothing!’ he told the cheering audience of 42,000.

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