Billy Joel has announced he is coming back to Europe for one night only on his 2024 tour, and the legendary musician is heading somewhere he has never been before.
The Piano Man hitmaker is getting ready to play Cardiff as he descends on the Welsh capital for a huge one-off show at the Principality Stadium on Friday 9 August 2024.
The American singer will be joined by special guest Chris Isaak with tickets going on sale on Friday 15 December at 10am.
One of the greatest musicians of our time, Billy’s songs have acted as personal and cultural touchstones for millions of people across five decades.
His performance in Cardiff is the only chance to see the star performer live in Europe next year following his sold out 2023 UK date at BST Hyde Park.
Billy Joel has announced he is coming back to Europe for one night only on his 2024 tour and he will play in Cardiff for the first time ever
Billy will be joined by special guest platinum-selling and Grammy-nominated singer & actor Chris Isaak who has performed to sold-out crowds across the globe with his band Silvertone
His London performance saw Billy receive a glowing critical reception across the board, including The Telegraph’s 4 star review which called his show ‘a jubilant singalong.’
Billy will be joined by special guest platinum-selling and Grammy-nominated singer and actor Chris who has performed to sold-out crowds across the globe with his band Silvertone.
Billy’s string of 33 Top 40 hits, all of which Joel has written himself, began with 1973’s autobiographical Piano Man.
In 2016, the Library of Congress selected Piano Man for preservation in the National Recording Registry for its ‘cultural, historic and artistic significance’.
The hits have continued for almost five decades, with three of Joel’s Top 40 songs – It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me, Tell Her About It and We Didn’t Start The Fire – peaking at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
He also boasts an impressive 23 Grammy nominations awarded since he signed his first recording contract in 1972.
One of the best-selling live performers of our time, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer began Madison Square Garden’s first-ever music franchise in January 2014.
Playing a show at the Garden every month since 2014, he has performed 90 consecutive times, yet his record-breaking residency will end in July 2024, a little more than 10 years after it first began, marking Billy’s 150th lifetime show which have all sold out at the venue.
The Piano Man hitmaker is getting ready to play Cardiff as he embarks on the Welsh capital for a huge one-off show at the Principality Stadium on Friday 9 August 2024
His performance in Cardiff is the only chance to see the star performer live in Europe next year following his sold out 2023 UK date at BST Hyde Park
The star made an emotional appearance back in June as he revealed his stint at the iconic venue will finally come to an end.
He said: ‘I’m kind of flabbergasted that it lasted as long as it did. My team tells me that we could continue to sell tickets, but ten years, 150 shows – all right already!
‘I do remember the first time we played Madison Square Garden, it was the pinnacle of my career. I thought: “My God, I’m headlining Madison Square Garden.”
‘Everybody in the world knows when you play The Garden, it’s not just New York. To our audience, I want to thank them for coming to our shows for this long.
‘It’s hard to end, even at 150 lifetime shows. I just want to thank everyone for the wonderful thing that’s happened here.’
Billy cried as he announced in June that his decade-long residency at Madison Square Garden would be coming to an end in July 2024
