Billy Joel to perform at Petco Park

On Tuesday, the San Diego Padres announced that legendary singer Billy Joel will be performing at Petco Park on May 14^th. This will be his first performance at Petco Park and his first in San Diego since 2001. This will also be his only concert in California this year.

“Petco Park and the Padres organization worked with us to help bring Billy back to San Diego, and Billy and his team have been nothing but great to work with. So the formula just worked out and it’s been a great experience so far,” said Candace Mandracia, president of Live Nation San Diego. (The San Diego Union Tribune) 

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Live Nation is the Padres and the show’s promoter.

Tickets will go on sale to general public on Jan 22nd at the Petco Park box office, online www.padres.com/billyjoel, www.livenation.com or charge by phone at 619-795-5555.

Ticket prices range from $49.50 to $129.50

American Express card holders can purchase tickets before the public from January 18th at 10am to January 22^nd at 10 pm.

Joel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 and has sold more 150 million albums. He is the sixth best-selling recording artist of all-time and the third best-selling solo artist.

Joel’s best known songs include “Just the Way You Are,” “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” “Uptown Girl,” “Piano Man” and “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me.”

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He will also perform at Wrigley Field in August for the third year in a row. Joel, a New York native, performed at the final two concerts at Shea Stadium in 2008 before it was torn down. The combined attendance for those two shows was around 110,000. Seating capacity for his concert at Petco Park is expected to be around 40,000.

It is always nice when sporting facilities can also host other events such as this. This concert will also bring more exposure to Petco Park, which is already considered to be one of the best ballparks in the majors.