Event & Arena News

COLUMBUS, OH – Pop music icon Billy Joel’s North American tour resumes this month with a handful of dates added in selected cities across the country. Nationwide Arena is proud to announce Billy Joel’s triumphant return to Columbus for one night only at Nationwide Arena on Sunday, April 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Saturday, February 16 at 10 a.m. at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office and through Ticketmaster.

Since 2006, when Billy Joel kicked off a worldwide tour that took him through North America, Europe, South Africa, Australia and Japan, nearly one million people have seen the superstar return to the stage in peak form, delivering over two hours of hits each night. The tour has broken several house records along the way, including a record 22nd lifetime appearance at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford CT, a sixth record sellout at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse NY and, in what is sure to be a record not broken anytime soon, a historic and unprecedented 12-show, sold-out run at New York’s legendary Madison Square Garden. The exceptional run at Madison Square Garden yielded the Columbia Records collection 12 Gardens Live, which features greatest hits and fan favorites alike.

In February 2007, as a Valentine’s Day present to his wife, Billy Joel released “All My Life,” the first new pop music since his five-time platinum, Grammy-nominated album, River of Dreams, was released in 1993. The end of the year saw the live debut of the recently-penned “Christmas in Fallujah,” an unflinching and poignant take on what it’s like to be a member of the military right now.

As part of his long-term commitment to music education, Billy Joel has launched an ongoing initiative to provide gifts of seed money, musical scholarships, and endowments to a variety of East Coast colleges, universities, and music schools.

Tickets are $97 and $51.50 (includes facility fee). Tickets are available at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office, at all Ticketmaster ticket centers, online at ticketmaster.com and by phone at (614) 431-3600. Tickets are also available at FSN Ohio Blue Line locations at Chiller Dublin, Chiller Easton, Chiller North and The Mall at Tuttle Crossing. All tickets are subject to service charges.

For information about upcoming events at Nationwide Arena, visit www.NationwideArena.com or call (614) 246-2000. Nationwide Arena, home of the Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) and the Columbus Destroyers (AFL) and the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets (USHL), is an SMG-managed facility. Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG provides facility services to more than 195 venues controlling over 1.5 million entertainment seats worldwide.