Billy Joel and Elton John slated for Forum
December 2nd, 2008 by Eric Snider in News
The twin pianos — one black, one white — stationed in the St. Pete Forum conference room should’ve offered a pretty solid clue. But the rumor at the news conference was that the Forum was unveiling a Britney Spears tour date.
Instead, Tampa Bay Lightning owner Oren Koules stood at the podium just past 11 a.m. and announced that the venue would host Billy Joel and Elton John’s Face 2 Face Tour on Thurs., March 5, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster, livenation.com or the Forum box office. They range in price from $179 to $54.
The Joel/John touring collaboration, which dates back to 1994, has been called by Billboard magazine, “the most successful touring package of all time.”
This tour will follow the familiar pattern: The two titans will open shows with a series of duets on twin pianos, then each artist performs a set with his own band, after which the entire aggregation joins for a big encore.
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December 2nd, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I recall seeing these two in concert back in the Dark Ages when I was in college… in Syracuse, New York, circa 1989 (or so). Powerhouse concert and probably one of the most energetic, crowd-rousing performances I’ve ever seen. And that’s saying something. I wonder if they still have the Chutzpah to pull it off now.
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Taylor, I guess you haven’t been to a Billy Joel concert lately?
December 2nd, 2008 at 2:23 pm
I was at the show at the Forum in 2002 and they ROCKED!!!
December 11th, 2008 at 5:08 am
For me ,i was too and it was so great ,well i’m not sure if this is a good or bad thing but his voice sounded even well live than he does on the CD.Before I used to find such problems but fortunately now I’ve founded an interesting website where i can compare tickets prices.
http://www.ticketsreview.com/concerts/billy_joel_tickets/
January 1st, 2009 at 11:44 am
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