Face to Face 2003 explained

Concert Tour Name:Face to Face 2003
Artist:Elton John and Billy Joel
Type:National
Location:U.S., North America
Start Date:21 February 2003
End Date:8 May 2003
Number Of Legs:1
Number Of Shows:28

Face to Face 2003 was a concert tour by Elton John and Billy Joel. The pair performed under the Face to Face concert series, which was constantly proving more popular amongst fans.[1] [2]

The tour started on 21 February in Birmingham, Alabama[3] and travelled throughout the United States for twenty four concert[4] dates until 8 May in Rosemont, Illinois, where the tour came to a close after this concert had been rescheduled from March.[5]

Joel stated in 2012 that he would no longer tour with Elton because it restrains his setlists.[6] [7]

Set list

This set list is representative of the first performance in Las Vegas. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[8]

Elton and Billy with the band

  1. "Your Song"
  2. "Just the Way You Are"
  3. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"

Elton John with his band

  1. "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
  2. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
  3. "Philadelphia Freedom"
  4. "The Wasteland"
  5. "I Want Love"
  6. "Rocket Man"
  7. "Take Me to the Pilot"
  8. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
  9. "Tiny Dancer"
  10. "Crocodile Rock"

Billy Joel with his band

  1. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
  2. "Movin' Out"
  3. "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
  4. "Allentown"
  5. "An Innocent Man"
  6. "The River of Dreams"
  7. "I Go to Extremes"
  8. "New York State of Mind"
  9. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
  10. "Only the Good Die Young"

Billy and Elton with the band

  1. "My Life"
  2. "The Bitch Is Back"
  3. "You May Be Right"
  4. "Bennie and the Jets"
  5. "A Hard Day's Night"
  6. "Great Balls of Fire"
  7. "Piano Man"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
North America[9]
21 February 2003BirminghamUnited StatesBirmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex17,398 / 17,398$1,930,860
24 February 2003HoustonCompaq Center16,160 / 16,160$2,043,984
26 February 2003San AntonioSBC Center16,835 / 16,835$1,407,325
28 February 2003DallasAmerican Airlines Center17,881 / 17,881$1,937,460
2 March 2003Oklahoma CityFord Center17,871 / 17,871$1,941,910
4 March 2003IndianapolisConseco Fieldhouse15,644 / 15,644$1,706,866
7 March 2003PittsburghMellon Arena16,684 / 16,684$1,765,475
9 March 2003BuffaloHSBC Arena18,727 / 18,727$1,996,750
12 March 2003LexingtonRupp Arena
14 March 2003ColumbiaCarolina Center15,672 / 15,672$1,394,470
16 March 2003RaleighRBC Center18,505 / 18,505$1,861,195
28 March 2003ParadiseMGM Grand Garden Arena27,418 / 27,418$4,462,200
29 March 2003
1 April 2003AmesHilton Coliseum14,400 / 14,400$1,436,215
6 April 2003MadisonKohl Center15,854 / 15,854$1,752,050
8 April 2003MilwaukeeBradley Center17,647 / 17,647$2,073,705
12 April 2003RosemontAllstate Arena$5,912,385
15 April 2003ClevelandGund Arena19,777 / 19,777$2,187,660
17 April 2003St. PaulXcel Energy Center18,162 / 18,162$2,194,690
19 April 2003FargoFargodome22,852 / 22,852$1,675,477
22 April 2003ColumbusNationwide Arena23,782 / 23,782$1,877,400
24 April 2003AlbanyPepsi Arena31,015 / 31,015$3,547,735
26 April 2003
30 April 2003RosemontAllstate Arena
2 May 2003Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills41,836 / 41,836$4,669,250
3 May 2003
5 May 2003St. LouisSavvis Center18,247 / 18,247$1,964,765
8 May 2003RosemontAllstate Arena
Total405,683 / 405,683$49,974,352

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.billyjoel.com/us/content/st-paul-elton-john-billy-joel-most-powerful-when-united
  2. http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/find_concerts.cgi?YEAR=2003
  3. http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=4419
  4. http://www.billyjoelfan.com/Concerts/Dates/2003/Main.shtml
  5. http://www.thisdayinrock.com/index.php/general/2003-billy-joel-and-elton-john-postpone-their/
  6. Web site: Billy Joel Won't Tour with Elton due to Setlist Constraints . 3 March 2012 . EltonDaily.com . 2012-03-07.
  7. Web site: Billy Joel mixes lots of music into his Q&A . Gainesville.com . 2012-03-07.
  8. Web site: Yin/yang relationship keys John/Joel tour. Spencer Patterson. Las Vegas Sun. 28 March 2003. 22 June 2014.
  9. Box score:

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