Mega concert: Billy Joel and Rod Stewart to perform at Cleveland Browns Stadium in September
A pair of rock and roll hall of famers are teaming up for a concert in Cleveland.
Billy Joel and Rod Stewart will be playing a concert Sept. 13 at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
The special concert was announced Thursday at a press conference at the stadium by Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb.
The concert at Browns Stadium will be a long football pass away from the Rock Hall, where Joel was inducted in 1999 and Stewart was added as a solo artist in 1994 and again as a member of Faces in 2012.
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Whitney Haslam Johnson, of the Haslam Sports Group, said the concert is one more way to bring fans into the stadium outside of a Browns game.
"This concert is very important and will have a big impact for us," she said.
And for music fans, Greg Harris, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, said the concert will be a big show as it is the first time Joel and Stewart have performed together a concert.
"These are two of the best-selling artists in the world and they are coming to Cleveland," he said.
Barry Gabel, senior vice president of marketing and sponsorship sales at Live Nation, said the logistics for the layout of the concert are still being worked out, but he anticipates around 40,000 tickets being available for the show.
"The tickets will explode out of here," he said.
The Cleveland stop is part of a big stadium tour for Joel, who has a new song (his first in 17 years) "Turn the Lights Back On" coming out in February.
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Billy Joel will perform with Stevie Nicks at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on March 9 and Soldier Field in Chicago on June 21.
He is also performing with Sting at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Feb. 24, Petco Park in San Diego April 13, Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Sept. 27 the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 25 and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Nov. 9.
Aside from his standing solo gigs at Madison Square Garden, Joel is also planning concerts ? sans a big co-headliner ? this year at T Mobile Park in Seattle and Coors Field in Denver.
How do I get tickets to the Billy Joel and Rod Stewart concert at Browns Stadium?
Tickets for the Billy Joel and Rod Stewart concert will officially go on sale starting at 10 a.m. Feb. 2, with a presale for Citi card members at 10 a.m. Jan. 29.
Tickets start at $72. To purchase or for more information about the concert, visit livenation.com.
There are also plans being worked out to offer presale tickets through the Browns and the Rock Hall.
What other concerts have been at Cleveland Browns Stadium?
The stadium, built after the team moved to Baltimore, has played host to other concerts in the past including U2, One Direction, Beyoncé and local favorite Machine Gun Kelly.
Late last year, the Rolling Stones announced they are going back on the road with stops in 16 cities across the country and Canada, including a stop June 15 at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
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How many seats are at Browns Stadium?
Cleveland Browns stadium opened in September 1999.
It has a seating capacity of 67,431.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Billy Joel, Rod Stewart to play Cleveland Browns Stadium in September
