Elton John & Billy Joel Reschedule Remaining Shows
In the wake of a series of concert-postponing medical issues, Elton John and Billy Joel have finalized their upcoming Face 2 Face concert calendar. The co-headliners’ late fall tour performances have been rescheduled for early 2010.
The new schedule closely follows the original one, both in terms of location and date. The opening shows in Seattle are now booked for February 3rd & 6th at KeyArena, and the tour will finish up on March 11th at Times Union Center in Albany NY.
The pair’s November 28th concert at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock is the only concert that has been stricken from the schedule completely. According to an initial announcement, scheduling conflicts prevented a new performance date for the Little Rock audience, leading to the concert’s cancellation.
Illness is also the cause of the latest round of concert delays for the rock pianists. The first four concerts on the November tour leg were postponed when Elton John was briefly hospitalized with a serious case of the flu and an infection.
But once the “Rocket Man” was on the mend, his tour partner was sidelined by his own health issues. Unspecified “medical reasons” have kept Joel off the road and forced the musicians to reschedule the remaining dates on their late-year trek.
Face 2 Face Tour itinerary:
February 2010
3 – Seattle, WA – KeyArena
6 – Seattle, WA – KeyArena
10 – Portland, OR – Rose Garden Arena
13 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
16 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion
19 – Salt Lake City, UT – EnergySolutions Arena
22 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
25 – Oklahoma City, OK – Ford Center
27 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
March 2010
9 – Buffalo, NY – HSBC Arena
11 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center
