Billy Joel live at the 02 on November 1st

rednik

Just announced by Aiken, first ever indoor concert by Joel in Ireland. Tickets on sale Thursday 30th May.

http://www.aikenpromotions.com/component/content/article/1-latest-news/1883-billy-joel-live-at-the-02-dublin-1st-november.html

delbertgrady

HOLY S**T!!!
I'd pay any money. His Croke Park show was killer.

Furious-Red

Expecting tickets to be quite expensive. Would love to see him though

delbertgrady

He's not had a proper studio album since 1993 (!!!), so unless he's going to surprise us all with a new record in the next six months, I don't think he'll be diverting from his winning formula. He gives the people what they want. A lengthy show, with plenty of hits to placate the fair-weather fans, and a few "obscure" tracks to keep the diehards happy. I think this will sell out in no time, regardless of the price.

jossnjuice

Defo want to go.......raging that i missed his tour with Elton years back, that would have been smashing......

Expecting upwards of €120 a ticket though seeing as its the 02.

Shedite27

Not bad!

"Tickets for the show are €95 seated and €76 GA. They will be going on sale Thursday 30th May at 9am."

http://www.goldenplec.com/billy-joel-to-play-the-o2-dublin/?fb_source=pubv1

delbertgrady

I was just about to post those prices, having seen them on Aiken's site.
I'd agree that, in relative terms, that's not bad at all.

PTH2009

for god sake
have to buy ,Roger Waters Tickets, All Blacks tickets and now possibly these

quite a few music legends playing Ireland this year. Bruce Springstein, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen and now Billy Joel

Looking at the set list for his last show and a lot of his greatest hits are missing.

jossnjuice

PTH2009 wrote: »

for god sake
have to buy ,Roger Waters Tickets, All Blacks tickets and now possibly these

quite a few music legends playing Ireland this year. Bruce Springstein, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen and now Billy Joel
.

Ah stop, im financially ruined already!! Meat Loaf, Bruce, Bon Jovi, now Billy Joel, still havent ruled out the Killers.........how is one supposed to finance a summer holiday!!

Furious-Red

jossnjuice wrote: »

Ah stop, im financially ruined already!! Meat Loaf, Bruce, Bon Jovi, now Billy Joel, still havent ruled out the Killers.........how is one supposed to finance a summer holiday!!

Think because of gigs/festivals i dont do summer holidays anymore ha . Have Forbidden Fruit , Bon Jovi , Mumford and Sons, Bruce (x2) and will prob get tickets for this aswell

brasher

Looks like they sold out already? Nothing available on Ticketmaster.

rednik

brasher wrote: »

Looks like they sold out already? Nothing available on Ticketmaster.

If it's the Billy Joel gig they don't go on sale until next Thursday.

musicmania

brasher wrote: »

Looks like they sold out already? Nothing available on Ticketmaster.

Saw an ad on TV3 yesterday evening and it said tickets on sale this Thursday! As yesterday was Thursday I nearly had heart failure as to how the hell did I miss this. Relief was palpable when I checked Ticketmaster and tickets on sale next week!

Tickets for this will be like gold dust as it is a once off, no tour! I have my O2 presale code but has anyone here ever booked priority tickets on a phone? I will be getting a bus at 9am Tuesday! For once I hope the bus is a few minutes late!

Need a lotto win with all the great concerts this year. Have Bon Jovi (damn you Aiken having Neil Young the same day) Bruce Springsteen x 2, Leonard Cohen x3 (2 here and 1 in Brussels) and then a load few shows as well! Need to keep seeing the greats while they are still touring!

saintsaltynuts

This will sell out in no time.Maybe he'l have an extra date.Terrified i wont get tickets now!

WeleaseWoderick

Managed to get standing tickets this morning through the O2 presale!

Also because I booked through my ufirst account, there's a 25% discount on them all! €61.50 ain't too shabby!

musicmania

Got my standing ticket too. Bus was the few minutes late and first Ticketmaster transaction via mobile was successful :-)

yellow hen

WeleaseWoderick wrote: »

Managed to get standing tickets this morning through the O2 presale!

Also because I booked through my ufirst account, there's a 25% discount on them all! €61.50 ain't too shabby!

What's ufirst?

Shedite27

It's an UlsterBank account where ya pay €100+ a year but then make money back with ticketmaster purchases (and other things).

I got 2 standing today on 02 also this morning - €165. Happy days. Roll on November

leahyl

Is he good live so? Woldn't mind seeing him but don't think there's much chance of getting anyone to go with me

delbertgrady

Just go on your own. Entire threads have been spent discussing the pros and cons of going to gigs alone, but it really won't matter when you're there, especially if you stand, 'cos everyone will just be there for the show.
He always does a lot of his most well-known songs, so even if you don't consider yourself a big fan, you'll still get a lot out of it. I've seen him twice, both big outdoor shows, and he was superb both times. If you're even half-considering it, just buy a ticket. He's unlikely to be back after this.

PTH2009

2 tickets bought. Block A row 21. Now to learn some billy joel songs lol

eamondunphy

did anyone manage to get tickets in any of the good lower tier seats?

tried to get tickets in the presale and only sections A and G of the lower were available, same again this morning

SparkySpitfire

CANNOT WAIT! Roll on November!

Furious-Red

Ticket sorted

eamondunphy

what type of tickets yous get???

phonypony

Finally get to stand at a Joel gig without looking like a lemon!

HeidiHeidi

Thanks for the heads up guys! Got my ticket (johnny no mates, couldn't persuade anyone to come with me, but it's their loss ).

Got a seat which I suspect is up in the gods but that was all that was left. Couldn't be standing around the place all night on me own!

delbertgrady

eamondunphy wrote: »

did anyone manage to get tickets in any of the good lower tier seats? tried to get tickets in the presale and only sections A and G of the lower were available, same again this morning

It seems to have become standard practice. I know Block D is reserved for the O2 club patrons, but the amount of seats that are apparently being retained in the lower tier is getting ridiculous. I know of several people who were looking for seats this morning and were only being offered Blocks M, N and P, miles back, and this was as soon as the show went on sale. What, every seat nearer the stage is gone already? I can understand that if the show has been on sale for several minutes, but it's highly questionable if you're first out of the traps at 9:00.

Shedite27

delbertgrady wrote: »

I know of several people who were looking for seats this morning and were only being offered Blocks M, N and P, miles back, and this was as soon as the show went on sale. What, every seat nearer the stage is gone already?

Gigs like this that have standing area means that sections A-G are very small, probably only 7/8 rows. The rest are moved away to allow the standing area. So the front of sections M, N, P is actually bout row 10 of seats.

PTH2009

i got the front row of Block A.

Im 23 so ill probly be the youngest there

datk

delbertgrady wrote: »

I know of several people who were looking for seats this morning and were only being offered Blocks M, N and P, miles back, and this was as soon as the show went on sale. What, every seat nearer the stage is gone already? I can understand that if the show has been on sale for several minutes, but it's highly questionable if you're first out of the traps at 9:00.

That was me started bang on 9am - got nothing when I requested blocks on the lower level, when I chose 'best available' I literally got the back row. Think I went through the motion about 20 times then started getting offered row 40 (improvement on row 53!) in block M and N. Then 9.20 I got offered block A which is to the side but I figured it was the best I'd get so I booked. I was worried I'd book and they'd announce a second date but didn't want to risk missing out completely.

Furious-Red

PTH2009 wrote: »

i got the front row of Block A.

Im 23 so ill probly be the youngest there

Ha well im only a year older

Lynnington

I'm 20 haha. Heading up with the boyfriend and the parents. Mother is a huge fan so was a present for her. I think we are in block F

00112984

Got my tickets this morning. Block G, row 26. A bit more to the side than I'd like but had similar tickets for Andrea Bocelli a few years ago and they were fine. I got them through the Ticketmaster app and husband was n the laptop at the same time and the best he was getting were way up the back.

Really looking forward to it. Always wanted to see him live but I hate standing gigs.

musicmania

00112984 wrote: »

Really looking forward to it. Always wanted to see him live but I hate standing gigs.

At least with standing you can get close to the stage. When he played Croke Park the tickets were a fortune (well a fortune to me at the time) so we ended up sitting 3 rows from the back on the pitch. That concert thought me never ever again get cheap seats.

eamondunphy

I got 2 tickets for my parents in g in the pre sale and was looking to get 2 mire in better seats today. The only block available were a and g and I was on bang on 9am both days, didn't bother getting any extra today, might get 2 standing for me and the Bro iof they're still on sale later

It's ridiculous that the blocks b to f weren't available, it wasn't as if it was like one direction with people waiting half an hour for ticket master cause of demand

Kerry Gooner

Managed to get block L in the pre sale just after 9am

jos_kel

Hi,
Anyone selling any billy joel tickets, at least 1, but maybe 2, sitting or standing. Would like to see him LIVE.

Thanks,

Jos

marob1969

Would like 2 tickets if they become available (standing or seated) :cool:

promises

Would also love two tickets, myself and my boyfriends first date was to d gig in croke park so really really don't wana miss him :-(

matty55

Less than a week to go!! :-D

jos_kel

Would love if Billy plays some of his early and more obscure stuff e.g. if he played Summer Highland Falls it would be a real treat

matty55

If he plays "She's Always A Woman" then that will be me happy

jos_kel

I think he'll play enough to keep the fairweather fans happy and a few little known gems for the die hards. I'm sure Uptown Girl will get an airing, will have to grin and bear that one. But Hey it's all good.

BobbyB77

Anyone one know who the support act is if any ?

Zardoz

How long is he likely to play for ?

He hasnt played many gigs lately so the setlist could be hard to predict.

I suspect it wont be a greatest hits setlist based on his comments in April when he told Rolling Stone that he was sick of merely playing his hits. "I don't want to be an oldies hack where I'm just playing songs everybody is familiar with," he said. "I don't have any new material, but I realized that if I play older material that has never been heard before, like an album track or an obscure song, that's almost the same as doing a new song."

SparkySpitfire

C'moooon Downeaster Alexa *fingers crossed*

delbertgrady

Zardoz wrote: »

How long is he likely to play for ?

He hasnt played many gigs lately so the setlist could be hard to predict.

I suspect it wont be a greatest hits setlist based on his comments in April when he told Rolling Stone that he was sick of merely playing his hits. "I don't want to be an oldies hack where I'm just playing songs everybody is familiar with," he said. "I don't have any new material, but I realized that if I play older material that has never been heard before, like an album track or an obscure song, that's almost the same as doing a new song."

He always changes his setlist around a little bit anyway, but the fact that he hasn't done many shows recently makes it difficult to predict. A recent gig in New York (from earlier this month) had a whole ton of "album tracks" and nothing from

An Innocent Man

. Now, of course, there were a whole ton of hits done too, and some of his non-singles are equally beloved of fans, but I'm sure there'll be a few obscure songs done on Friday.

SparkySpitfire

He played a gig on the 16th and here's the setlist:

SETLIST: Everybody Loves You Now / Movin Out / Vienna / The Entertainer / Room of Our Own / She’s Right on Time / Allentown / Great Wall of China / Miami 2017 / New York State of Mind / This Is the Time / Don’t Ask Me Why / Stop in Nevada / Downeaster Alexa / Blonde Over Blue / Scenes from an Italian Restaurant / River of Dreams / Piano Man // ENCORE: We Didn’t Start the Fire / It’s Still Rock ‘n’ Roll to Me / You May Be Right / Only the Good Die Young

phonypony

SparkySpitfire wrote: »

He played a gig on the 16th and here's the setlist:

SETLIST: Everybody Loves You Now / Movin Out / Vienna / The Entertainer / Room of Our Own / She’s Right on Time / Allentown / Great Wall of China / Miami 2017 / New York State of Mind / This Is the Time / Don’t Ask Me Why / Stop in Nevada / Downeaster Alexa / Blonde Over Blue / Scenes from an Italian Restaurant / River of Dreams / Piano Man // ENCORE: We Didn’t Start the Fire / It’s Still Rock ‘n’ Roll to Me / You May Be Right / Only the Good Die Young

Jesus, it'd be a real treat if he did a set like that. However, given the reception some of the more obscure songs got the last time out in Croke Park, I wouldn't hold my breath. Maybe he'll do the old cheer for what you want to hear thing. I'm just delighted I finally get to go to a more intimate, indoor Joel gig here!

promises

Finally secured tickets at the weekend, can't wait now