Tour by Elton John and Billy Joel | |||||||||||||
Start date | July 8, 1994 | ||||||||||||
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End date | August 21, 1994 | ||||||||||||
Legs | 1 | ||||||||||||
No. of shows | 21 in total | ||||||||||||
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Beginning in 1994, Elton John toured extensively with Billy Joel on a series of Face to Face tours, making them the longest running and most successful concert tandem in pop music history. [1] During these shows, the two have played their own songs, each other's songs and performed duets. They grossed over US $46 million in just 24 days in their sold out 2003 tour. [2] [3] John and Joel resumed the Face to Face tour in March 2009 and it ended again, at least for the time being, in March 2010. Joel denied rumors in the trade press that he canceled a summer 2010 leg of the tour, claiming there were never any dates booked and that he intended to take the year off. [4] Joel stated in 2012 that he would no longer tour with John because it restrains his setlists. [5] [6]
The 1994 tour proved a major success playing to huge audiences in packed stadiums across the U.S. starting in East Coast America and ending in South East America. [7] [8]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / available | Revenue |
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North America | |||||
July 8, 1994 | Philadelphia | United States | Veterans Stadium [9] [10] | 150,511 / 150,511 | $7,315,495 |
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July 14, 1994 | Orchard Park | Rich Stadium | 57,058 / 57,500 | $2,380,834 | |
July 17, 1994 | Foxborough | Foxboro Stadium | |||
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July 20, 1994 | Washington, D.C. | RFK Stadium | 51,762 / 51,762 | $2,250,520 | |
July 22, 1994 | East Rutherford | Giants Stadium | 293,539 / 293,539 | $14,889,127 | |
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August 2, 1994 | Pittsburgh | Three Rivers Stadium [11] | 48,829 / 48,829 | $2,203,037 | |
August 6, 1994 | Columbus | Ohio Stadium | 67,606 / 67,606 | $2,710,335 | |
August 9, 1994 | St. Louis | Busch Stadium | 50,807 / 50,807 | $2,445,245 | |
August 11, 1994 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee County Stadium | 55,526 / 55,526 | $2,480,520 | |
August 13, 1994 | Ames | Cyclone Stadium | 52,196 / 52,196 | $2,393,516 | |
August 16, 1994 | San Antonio | Alamodome | 48,741 / 48,741 | $2,009,237 | |
August 18, 1994 | Pontiac | Pontiac Silverdome [12] | 54,125 / 54,125 | $2,444,334 | |
August 19, 1994 | Atlanta | Georgia Dome | 53,356 / 53,356 | $2,632,943 | |
August 21, 1994 | Orlando | Citrus Bowl | 58,320 / 58,320 | $2,297,254 | |
Total | 989,020 / 989,462 | $48,452,497 | |||
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