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]
National tour by Elton John and Billy Joel | |||||||||||||
Location | U.S., North America | ||||||||||||
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Start date | 21 February 2003 | ||||||||||||
End date | 8 May 2003 | ||||||||||||
Legs | 1 | ||||||||||||
No. of shows | 28 | ||||||||||||
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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
editThis 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
Elton John with his band
- "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
- "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
- "Philadelphia Freedom"
- "The Wasteland"
- "I Want Love"
- "Rocket Man"
- "Take Me to the Pilot"
- "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
- "Tiny Dancer"
- "Crocodile Rock"
Billy Joel with his band
- "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
- "Movin' Out"
- "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
- "Allentown"
- "An Innocent Man"
- "The River of Dreams"
- "I Go to Extremes"
- "New York State of Mind"
- "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
- "Only the Good Die Young"
Billy and Elton with the band
Tour dates
editDate | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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North America[9] | |||||
21 February 2003 | Birmingham | United States | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex | 17,398 / 17,398 | $1,930,860 |
24 February 2003 | Houston | Compaq Center | 16,160 / 16,160 | $2,043,984 | |
26 February 2003 | San Antonio | SBC Center | 16,835 / 16,835 | $1,407,325 | |
28 February 2003 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 17,881 / 17,881 | $1,937,460 | |
2 March 2003 | Oklahoma City | Ford Center | 17,871 / 17,871 | $1,941,910 | |
4 March 2003 | Indianapolis | Conseco Fieldhouse | 15,644 / 15,644 | $1,706,866 | |
7 March 2003 | Pittsburgh | Mellon Arena | 16,684 / 16,684 | $1,765,475 | |
9 March 2003 | Buffalo | HSBC Arena | 18,727 / 18,727 | $1,996,750 | |
12 March 2003 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | — | — | |
14 March 2003 | Columbia | Carolina Center | 15,672 / 15,672 | $1,394,470 | |
16 March 2003 | Raleigh | RBC Center | 18,505 / 18,505 | $1,861,195 | |
28 March 2003 | Paradise | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 27,418 / 27,418 | $4,462,200 | |
29 March 2003 | |||||
1 April 2003 | Ames | Hilton Coliseum | 14,400 / 14,400 | $1,436,215 | |
6 April 2003 | Madison | Kohl Center | 15,854 / 15,854 | $1,752,050 | |
8 April 2003 | Milwaukee | Bradley Center | 17,647 / 17,647 | $2,073,705 | |
12 April 2003 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | — | $5,912,385 | |
15 April 2003 | Cleveland | Gund Arena | 19,777 / 19,777 | $2,187,660 | |
17 April 2003 | St. Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 18,162 / 18,162 | $2,194,690 | |
19 April 2003 | Fargo | Fargodome | 22,852 / 22,852 | $1,675,477 | |
22 April 2003 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | 23,782 / 23,782 | $1,877,400 | |
24 April 2003 | Albany | Pepsi Arena | 31,015 / 31,015 | $3,547,735 | |
26 April 2003 | |||||
30 April 2003 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | — | [a] | |
2 May 2003 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 41,836 / 41,836 | $4,669,250 | |
3 May 2003 | |||||
5 May 2003 | St. Louis | Savvis Center | 18,247 / 18,247 | $1,964,765 | |
8 May 2003 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | — | [a] | |
Total | 405,683 / 405,683 | $49,974,352 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ [1] Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine billyjoel.com, Retrieved 2 September 2011
- ^ [2] Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine eltonography.com, Retrieved 2 September 2011
- ^ [3] top40-chart.com, Retrieved 2 September 2011
- ^ [4] billyjoelfan.com, Retrieved 2 September 2011
- ^ [5][usurped] thisdayinrock.com, Retrieved 2 September 2011
- ^ "Billy Joel Won't Tour with Elton due to Setlist Constraints". EltonDaily.com. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Billy Joel mixes lots of music into his Q&A". Gainesville.com. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ Spencer Patterson (28 March 2003). "Yin/yang relationship keys John/Joel tour". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ Box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 11. 15 March 2003. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 12. 22 March 2003. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 13. 29 March 2003. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 14. 5 April 2003. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 15. 12 April 2003. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 16. 19 April 2003. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 17. 26 April 2003. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 18. 3 May 2003. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 19. 10 May 2003. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 20. 17 May 2003. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 21. 24 May 2003. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 22. 31 May 2003. p. 36. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 23. 7 June 2003. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.