Over its 130-year history, Madison Square Garden has become known as the preeminent venue for legendary artists and athletes. I'm honored to be joining the Madison Square Garden family and look forward to taking the stage of the newly transformed Garden to create many more memorable nights." Since my first show in 1978, I've always looked forward to the energy of the crowd. I've played different venues all over the world, but there's no place like coming home to The Garden. "Performing at Madison Square Garden is a thrilling experience. I offer my congratulations to Billy Joel and Madison Square Garden and the millions of fans worldwide who will benefit from this collaboration for years to come." "It is particularly fitting that these two great icons are coming together to make entertainment history right here in New York. "Today's announcement that Billy Joel is joining the Madison Square Garden family as their first music franchise is truly a momentous occasion," said Andrew M. We welcome Billy home and look forward to many unforgettable nights of music at the Garden." "This new partnership will ensure that someone who has been such an important figure in our past, will also be a major part of our future. Dolan, executive chairman, The Madison Square Garden Company. Today, we take that relationship even further and are extremely honored to have Billy as The Garden's first music franchise," said James L. "Since his first show in 1978, Billy has performed 46 shows at Madison Square Garden, including an unprecedented 12 consecutive sold-out shows that have earned Billy a spot among the Garden greats with a banner raised in his honor. Tickets will then be available for purchase by the general public beginning at 10am (EST) on Saturday, December 7th. The just announced May 9 show, which is also Billy's 65th birthday, will be available to Citi cardmembers during an exclusive presale from December 4th at 10am (EST) through December 6th at 10pm (EST). The first four previously announced shows - January 27, February 3, March 21, April 18 are sold out. Billy Joel received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, adding another milestone to his extraordinary career.BILLY JOEL IS "MOVING IN" TO THE GARDEN ALONGSIDE THE KNICKS, RANGERS AND LIBERTYĭecem(New York, NY) - Madison Square Garden announced today that legendary music icon Billy Joel will become the first-ever music franchise of "The World's Most Famous Arena." Joining the ranks of The Garden's other original franchises - including the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty - Billy Joel will kick off this franchise at The Garden performing a show a month, as long as there is demand, starting January 27, 2014. Joel has also performed alongside other music greats at two of Madison Square Garden’s most extraordinary benefit concerts – “12-12-12, The Concert For Sandy Relief,” which raised awareness and money for those affected by Hurricane Sandy and “The Concert for New York City,” which was held to help aid 9/11 victims and heroes. For his accomplishments as a musician and as a humanitarian, Joel was honored as the 2002 MusiCares Person Of TheYear by the MusiCares Foundation and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. "Movin' Out," a Broadway musical based on Joel’s music choreographed and directed by Twyla Tharp, took home two Tony Awards, including Best Orchestrations – Joel’s first Tony Award win – and Best Choreography. Joel has been inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has received numerous industry awards. He is also the recipient of six GRAMMY® Awards, including the prestigious Grammy Legend Award. In December 2013, Joel received The Kennedy Center Honors, one of the United States' top cultural awards. The singer/songwriter/composer is the sixth best-selling recording artist of all time, the third best-selling solo artist and is one of the highest grossing touring artists in the world. Last month, Billy Joel received both The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song which honors living musical artists’ lifetime achievement in promoting the genre of song as a vehicle of cultural understanding entertaining and informing audiences and inspiring new generations, and the once-in-a-century ASCAP Centennial Award, which is presented to American music icons in recognition of their incomparable accomplishments in their respective music genres and beyond. Having sold 150 million records over the past quarter century, Billy Joel ranks as one of most popular recording artists and respected entertainers in history.
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