It takes rather a lot to be a pop artist — these performers are chameleons, and none understand it higher than Billy Joel and Sting, who’ve made iconic careers of embracing kinds made for anyplace apart from the world, and enjoying them there anyway. The duo has introduced a one-night-only efficiency at The Alamodome in San Antonio, TX, on Friday, October 25, 2024.
In line with a launch, every artist will draw from his personal catalog. Each are deeply entrenched within the rock canon, however have set themselves aside by dipping into classical music, whether or not that is in performances or studio albums.
Joel is a logo of a New York almost gone, and is understood past his music for being easy, typically dry, and normally a perfectionist. He’s among the many top-selling recording artists of all time. Followers will acknowledge “Piano Man,” after all — which has been chosen by the Nationwide Recording Registry for cultural preservations — in addition to “It is Nonetheless Rock and Roll to Me,” “Vienna” and “We Didn’t Begin The Hearth.”
Sting, additionally acknowledged for his provenance in England, was at first often called a member of The Police, however has since surpassed each member in fame due to a Renaissance perspective (typically actually, in his classical endeavors) that introduced him into solo music, movie, TV, and even opera. Collaborators have included a broad vary of different artists from Eric Clapton to Shaggy, however he is nonetheless early in his dwell partnership with Joel.
The 2 introduced in October that they’d play collectively for the primary time ever in Tampa, Florida, on February 24, 2024. A press launch presents the uncommon live performance as a “one-night-only” affair, however there are a couple of extra on the calendar, together with exhibits in St. Louis, Missouri, and San Diego, California.
Basic ticket gross sales will start Friday, February 2, at 10 am CST at livenation.com. A Citi cardmember presale will happen on Monday, January 29, at 10 am, and finish Thursday, February 1, at 10 pm. For full presale particulars, go to citientertainment.com.
