| National tour by Elton John and Billy Joel | |||||||||||||
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| Location | U.S., North America | ||||||||||||
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| Start date | 3 February 2010 | ||||||||||||
| End date | 11 March 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Legs | 1 | ||||||||||||
| No. of shows | 12 | ||||||||||||
 
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In early February 2010, Elton John and Billy Joel set out on another leg of their concert series Face to Face. [1] Most of these shows had been rescheduled from the year before when John had contracted E. coli , forcing the pair to cancel the concerts planned for the fall of 2009. Joel had also fallen unwell at the time of the gigs the previous year.[ citation needed ]
Despite several outlets reporting four summer concerts in Chicago, Pittsburgh and Boston, Joel denied rumours in the trade press announcing that he cancelled a summer 2010 leg of the tour, saying that those concerts were never booked in the first place and that he intended to take the year off from performing and music. [2] Joel told Rolling Stone magazine: "We'll probably pick it up again. It's always fun playing with him."[ citation needed ]
Joel stated in 2012 that he would no longer tour with John because it restrained his setlists. [3] [4]
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets Sold/Available | Box Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | ||||||
| 3 February 2010 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena | 27,605 / 27,605 (100%) | $3,779,949 | |
| 6 February 2010 | ||||||
| 10 February 2010 | Portland | Rose Garden | 15,440 / 15,440 (100%) | $1,879,099 | ||
| 13 February 2010 | Oakland | Oracle Arena | 16,902 / 16,902 (100%) | $2,045,887 | ||
| 16 February 2010 | San Jose | HP Pavilion at San Jose | 15,909 / 15,909 (100%) | $1,861,681 | ||
| 19 February 2010 | Salt Lake City | EnergySolutions Arena | 16,057 / 16,057 (100%) | $1,729,539 | ||
| 22 February 2010 | Denver | Pepsi Center | 15,470 / 15,470 (100%) | $1,790,533 | ||
| 25 February 2010 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City Arena | 12,668 / 12,668 (100%) | $1,378,170 | ||
| 27 February 2010 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 17,682 / 17,682 (100%) | $2,112,261 | ||
| 3 March 2010 | Wichita | Intrust Bank Arena | 14,029 / 14,029 (100%) | $1,706,428 | ||
| 9 March 2010 | Buffalo | HSBC Arena | 17,691 / 17,691 (100%) | $1,824,428 | ||
| 11 March 2010 | Albany | Times Union Center | 13,874 / 13,874 (100%) | $1,623,929 | ||
| 7 July 2010 | Chicago | Wrigley Field | Cancelled [5] | 
| 14 July 2010 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | PNC Park | Cancelled [6] | 
| 21 July 2010 | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | Cancelled [6] | 
| 24 July 2010 | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | Cancelled [6] | 
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