Face to Face 2003

2003 concert tour by Elton John and Billy Joel

Face to Face 2003National tour by Elton John and Billy Joel

Location| U.S., North America
Start date| 21 February 2003
End date| 8 May 2003
Legs| 1
No. of shows| 28
| Elton John tour chronology

2003 Tour
(2003)  | Face to Face 2003
(2003)  | 2004 Tour
(2004)
Billy Joel tour chronology

Face to Face 2002
(2002)  | Face to Face 2003
(2003)  | Face to Face 2009
(2009)

Face to Face 2003 was a concert tour by Elton John and Billy Joel. The pair performed under the Face to Face concert series, which was constantly proving more popular amongst fans.[1][2]

The tour started on 21 February in Birmingham, Alabama[3] and travelled throughout the United States for twenty four concert[4] dates until 8 May in Rosemont, Illinois, where the tour came to a close after this concert had been rescheduled from March.[5]

Joel stated in 2012 that he would no longer tour with Elton because it restrains his setlists.[6][7]

## Set list

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This set list is representative of the first performance in Las Vegas. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[8]

Elton and Billy with the band

1. "Your Song"
2. "Just the Way You Are"
3. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"

Elton John with his band

1. "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
2. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
3. "Philadelphia Freedom"
4. "The Wasteland"
5. "I Want Love"
6. "Rocket Man"
7. "Take Me to the Pilot"
8. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
9. "Tiny Dancer"
10. "Crocodile Rock"

Billy Joel with his band

1. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
2. "Movin' Out"
3. "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
4. "Allentown"
5. "An Innocent Man"
6. "The River of Dreams"
7. "I Go to Extremes"
8. "New York State of Mind"
9. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
10. "Only the Good Die Young"

Billy and Elton with the band

1. "My Life"
2. "The Bitch Is Back"
3. "You May Be Right"
4. "Bennie and the Jets"
5. "A Hard Day's Night"
6. "Great Balls of Fire"
7. "Piano Man"

## Tour dates

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue  Date  | City  | Country  | Venue  | Attendance  | Revenue

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North America[9]
21 February 2003  | Birmingham | United States  | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex | 17,398 / 17,398  | $1,930,860
24 February 2003  | Houston | Compaq Center | 16,160 / 16,160  | $2,043,984
26 February 2003  | San Antonio | SBC Center | 16,835 / 16,835  | $1,407,325
28 February 2003  | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 17,881 / 17,881  | $1,937,460
2 March 2003  | Oklahoma City | Ford Center | 17,871 / 17,871  | $1,941,910
4 March 2003  | Indianapolis | Conseco Fieldhouse | 15,644 / 15,644  | $1,706,866
7 March 2003  | Pittsburgh | Mellon Arena | 16,684 / 16,684  | $1,765,475
9 March 2003  | Buffalo | HSBC Arena | 18,727 / 18,727  | $1,996,750
12 March 2003  | Lexington | Rupp Arena | —  | —
14 March 2003  | Columbia | Carolina Center | 15,672 / 15,672  | $1,394,470
16 March 2003  | Raleigh | RBC Center | 18,505 / 18,505  | $1,861,195
28 March 2003  | Paradise | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 27,418 / 27,418  | $4,462,200
29 March 2003
1 April 2003  | Ames | Hilton Coliseum | 14,400 / 14,400  | $1,436,215
6 April 2003  | Madison | Kohl Center | 15,854 / 15,854  | $1,752,050
8 April 2003  | Milwaukee | Bradley Center | 17,647 / 17,647  | $2,073,705
12 April 2003  | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | —  | $5,912,385
15 April 2003  | Cleveland | Gund Arena | 19,777 / 19,777  | $2,187,660
17 April 2003  | St. Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 18,162 / 18,162  | $2,194,690
19 April 2003  | Fargo | Fargodome | 22,852 / 22,852  | $1,675,477
22 April 2003  | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | 23,782 / 23,782  | $1,877,400
24 April 2003  | Albany | Pepsi Arena | 31,015 / 31,015  | $3,547,735
26 April 2003
30 April 2003  | Rosemont  | Allstate Arena  | —  | [a]
2 May 2003  | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 41,836 / 41,836  | $4,669,250
3 May 2003
5 May 2003  | St. Louis | Savvis Center | 18,247 / 18,247  | $1,964,765
8 May 2003  | Rosemont  | Allstate Arena  | —  | [a]
Total  | 405,683 / 405,683  | $49,974,352

## Notes

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1. ^ a b The gross data is representative of the three shows in Rosemont, Illinois at the Allstate Arena on 10 April, 30 April, and 8 May respectively.

## References

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1. ^ [1] Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine billyjoel.com, Retrieved 2 September 2011
2. ^ [2] Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine eltonography.com, Retrieved 2 September 2011
3. ^ [3] top40-chart.com, Retrieved 2 September 2011
4. ^ [4] billyjoelfan.com, Retrieved 2 September 2011
5. ^ [5] thisdayinrock.com, Retrieved 2 September 2011
6. ^ "Billy Joel Won't Tour with Elton due to Setlist Constraints". EltonDaily.com. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
7. ^ "Billy Joel mixes lots of music into his Q&A". Gainesville.com. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
8. ^ Spencer Patterson (28 March 2003). "Yin/yang relationship keys John/Joel tour". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
9. ^ Box score:
* "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 11\. 15 March 2003. p. 19\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
* "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 12\. 22 March 2003. p. 26\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
* "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 13\. 29 March 2003. p. 16\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
* "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 14\. 5 April 2003. p. 16\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
* "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 15\. 12 April 2003. p. 14\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
* "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 16\. 19 April 2003. p. 16\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
* "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 17\. 26 April 2003. p. 23\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
* "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 18\. 3 May 2003. p. 30\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
* "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 19\. 10 May 2003. p. 26\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
* "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 20\. 17 May 2003. p. 26\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
* "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 21\. 24 May 2003. p. 18\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
* "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 22\. 31 May 2003. p. 36\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
* "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 23\. 7 June 2003. p. 20\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

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