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Billy Joel Tour Gets First At-Bat at SunTrust Park
Singer will give first concert at the Atlanta Braves' new ballpark.
SMYRNA, GA -- A few weeks into the Braves' inaugural season at SunTrust Park, fans will be serenaded by Billy Joel. The "Uptown Girl" singer will perform at SunTrust Park on April 28, the star tweeted Thursday.
The performance will be the stadium's first concert and serve as a test for the ballpark's viability as a bonafide live music venue.
The singer last came to Atlanta in February 2015 for a concert that got rave reviews at Philips Arena. At the Braves new stadium, he hopes to surpass the effort.
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“It is a thrill to have one of the greatest entertainers of our time perform the first concert at SunTrust Park,” Derek Schiller, Braves president, business, said in a news release obtained by WSB-TV. “We look forward to hosting Billy Joel and are eager to kick off the first of many concerts at SunTrust Park with such a legendary artist.”
Billy will perform the first live concert at the @Braves' new stadium @SunTrustPark!@AmericanExpress pre-sale 1/9. Public on sale 1/13. pic.twitter.com/glkUIiDTTI
— Billy Joel (@billyjoel) January 5, 2017
“Atlanta has had an ongoing love affair with Billy Joel beginning with his performances at The Electric Ballroom, Great Southeast Music Hall and on to his sold out performances at The Omni and Philips Arena. There is nobody hotter in music than Billy Joel” Peter Conlon, president of Live Nation Atlanta, said, according to WSB.
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Pre-sale tickets go on sale Monday. Tickets for the general public will be available on Jan. 13.
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