New Yorker Billy Joel adds more hometown shows

Another weekend of brisk ticket sales moved Billy Joel (tickets music) to add two more performances at New York City's Madison Square Garden. The new shows are set for Feb. 27 and March 2, and stretch Joel's Big Apple run to nine shows. Tickets for both are already on sale.In addition to the lengthy home stand, Joel so far has three shows lined up in Boston and Hartford, CT, and four shows booked in Philadelphia.
The multi-night engagements are largely comprised of non-consecutive shows that will keep Joel jetting back and forth between a number of Northeastern cities. Details are included in the itinerary shown below.
The upcoming tour, which is currently scheduled to wrap up April 8 in Las Vegas, is Joel's first solo outing since his 1998-99 headlining run. During the interim, his major concert appearances have mostly been co-headlining affairs with fellow singer/pianist Elton John.
Late last month, Columbia Records issued "My Lives," a four-disc collection that clocks in at more than five hours and chronicles Joel's career "from his early '60s Long Island bar bands through his biggest hits to his most recent classical compositions," according to a press release. The set includes demos, live cuts, alternate takes, covers and more.
In addition to the audio discs, the set includes a DVD of Joel's June 18, 1994 concert in Frankfurt, Germany. More details about the set are posted at his website.