Six dates are affected

Billy Joel has postponed six concerts of his Madison Square Garden residency due to coronavirus concerns. Concerts for March 19th, April 10th, May 2nd, June 6th, July 23rd and August 3rd have been rescheduled for later this year into next.

The March 19th show has been postponed to September 26th, April 10th to October 11th, May 2nd to November 13th, June 6th to December 20th, July 23rd to January 13, 2021 and August 3rd for February 3, 2021.

Tickets for an original show date will be valid for the newly rescheduled show date and will not need to be exchanged.

Ticketholders who prefer refunds can request them through Ticketmaster and the Madison Square Garden Box Office through June 4th. If a refund is not requested during the allotted time, tickets will automatically be transferred to the rescheduled show date.

Joel, who also tours between residency dates, has postponed his June 20th show at Notre Dame Stadium until June 26, 2021. Current tickets will be honored and fans can request a refund via Ticktetmaster within 30 days.

In December 2013, Billy Joel was named Madison Square Garden’s first-ever music franchise, joining the ranks of the storied venue’s other original franchises – the New York Knicks and Rangers. The record-breaking residency began in January 2014 with Joel playing one show every month at The Garden, “as long as the demand continues,” says Joel.

Billy Joel is one of the biggest concert draws in the world, selling out arenas and stadiums across the globe. Having sold 150 million records over the past quarter century and scoring 33 consecutive Top 40 hits, Joel ranks as one of the most popular recording artists and respected entertainers in history. The singer/songwriter/composer is the sixth best-selling recording artist of all time and the third best-selling solo artist. In 2016, the Library of Congress selected “Piano Man” for preservation in the National Recording Registry for its “cultural, historic, and artistic significance.”

In November 2014, 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.

Joel received The Kennedy Center Honors, one of the United States’ top cultural awards, in December 2013. He is also the recipient of six GRAMMY Awards, including the prestigious Grammy Legend Award. 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 including a Tony Award for Movin’ Out, a Broadway musical based on Joel’s music. For his accomplishments as a musician and as a humanitarian, Joel was honored as the 2002 MusiCares Person Of The Year by the MusiCares Foundation and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.

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. Billy Joel received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, adding another milestone to his brilliant career.