Billy Joel and Rod Stewart will play a live performance collectively on July 18 at Yankee Stadium, the duo introduced Thursday.
Joel, 75, famously performed the previous Yankee Stadium on June 22-23, 1990. He’ll turn out to be the primary artist to carry out on the authentic venue and the brand new stadium, which opened in 2009, based on Main League Baseball.
“It is also particularly fitting that Billy Joel, who was born in the Bronx and is so iconically identified with New York, will become the first musical act to headline a show at both the original Yankee Stadium and the current Yankee Stadium,” Yankees CFO Scott Krug mentioned in a press release.
Tickets will go on sale on Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. Nonetheless, a presale will probably be obtainable for Citi cardmembers starting on Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. and lasting via Jan. 16 at 10 p.m.
The Yankees will probably be on the street in Atlanta on the day of the live performance, which instantly follows the MLB All-Star break.
Although Joel famously wrapped up his prolonged residency at Madison Sq. Backyard final 12 months, he has continued performing throughout the nation and within the New York space. He performed UBS Area, dwelling of the New York Islanders, on New 12 months’s Eve.
Joel additionally has a live performance scheduled at Mohegan Solar Area in Uncasville, Conn., on Feb. 22 and can play MetLife Stadium on Aug. 8 with Stevie Nicks. Previous to their Yankee Stadium present, he and Stewart even be in Pittsburgh on July 5.
