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Stevie Nicks joining Billy Joel for NYC stadium concert
by Staff
January 6, 2025

Stevie Nicks and her band play Bonnaroo music festival. Manchester^ Tennessee USA - 06-19-2022

Stevie Nicks will join Billy Joel for a ‘one-night-only stadium show at MetLife Stadium in Rutherford, New Jersey on Aug. 8, 2025. Joel and Nicks have previously co-headlined shows together, beginning March 2023.

Joel shared with The Los Angeles Times in an interview last year: “I just got to meet her backstage, but we’ve never worked together, even though we both kind of hit at the same time. So this’ll be a completely new thing for me.” Nicks and Joel are also scheduled to perform one other joint date – March 29 at Detroit’s Ford Field.

Joel has additional concerts scheduled this year, with solo dates and co-headlining shows with Rod Stewart and Sting. Sting and Joel will co-headline four shows in 2025: Indianapolis, IN, at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 8th, followed by Syracuse’s JMA Wireless Dome on April 11th, Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium on May 10th, and Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on May 23rd. Joel and Stewart will perform on July 5 at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.

For more information, head to billyjoel.com.

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https://www.mybasin.com/2025/01/06/s...adium-concert/

I've never heard of that news outlet before!

It's interesting because the Elton and Billy shows were truly co-headling. They started together then Elton would play with his band, then Billy with his, and the encore would be Billy, Elton, and their bands. But this would take months of rehearsal for Stevie and Billy.

Can you imagine her mixing it up like that. I don't think she could do it, mentally.

She never really could “mix it up” with her solo shows. With the exception of a couple songs when releasing a new album.it’s always the same set list. I actually asked her about it when I met her backstage after a 1994 concert… she said “It just works”

When she promoted the 24 Karat Gold Tour in 2016, she said to come to two shows because you may see two different shows - as in different setlist for each show.

Now THAT'S a laugh. She's not capable of doing that.

I wonder if she’s still friends with Kid Rock - she called him her “rock and roll love child”

Kid Rock, Harry Styles.......

Desperate fame sucker.

I can see a collaboration with Bad Bunny next!

I guess Stevie is doing another year of touring. Hopefully there's something new in her set.

She’s perfectly paired with Billy. He hasn’t recorded a new album since 1994 and has largely been doing the same set for the past 30 years.

I love Billy. I’ve seen him several times since he started touring regularly in 2007. I hit my max around 2014 which was the last time I saw him before he moved into playing ballparks. Literally the worst venue you can play for music.

And she is helping out with a benefit for LA fire victims at the end of January, it was just announced.

I guess she’ll probably tour heavily this year, unless there’s some unfulfilled desire in her to record more.

Come on, Stevie, do that RHIANNON thingy for Netflix. More people watch Netflix than buy your albums, so it’s a win-win.

My friend Crystal has been in his band for probably 30 years now, and loves it.

Dude...Crystal is the bomb, love her!! When she gets to do those Tina Turner or Sly and the Family Stone covers in the middle of "River of Dreams"...that's like the highlight of the show. She's amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BrtNuDUvpk

I forgot Crystal is from Indiana! Billy is lucky to have her in the band. Percussion, saxophone, vocals, I may have seen her on guitar once too. She brings the energy to Billy's concerts in my view.

Why Stevie got rid of percussion in her band I'll never understand!

Yeah...I was never a fan of the downsizing that happened with her band a while back.

She got me my first pro keyboard. She had an endorsement, and she got them at cost(half price). And she got a bunch of us backstage passes to Billy, in the early 90s.

She battled cancer a couple of years ago, and beat it, as far as I know. But yeah, she's a force of nature!

She's great. I think she was a Professor at IU as well because Billy would call her Professor.

She was in Springsteen 92-93 solo band and Bruce basically told her she needed to go out front like she had greater heights to reach than being in his band.

What's great about Billy is that he hands over the show to Crystal like Al says. Crystal's platform is center as well and she really pumps up the crowd. She is the show. Billy is very good but I don't think he could entertain a crowd solo for 2 hours like Elton did with his solo piano shows- so point is thank God for Crystal Taliefero.

She had Taku Hirano and Lenny Castro for years and all of a sudden dropped. It was so weird.

I don't remember her having any status at IU, other than attending there like me.

She played with a local band called Kilo(dated drug reference, lol), then was with John Imma Fukcing douchebag Mellencamp for a few tours, then went on to Springsteen, then Joel.

And you're right, she IS at least half of the show. Geriatric artists need someone like her in the show.

I wonder if Stevie meets any one in Billy's band or if she just stays in her dressing room.

These shows with Billy seem to be heading towards every major city in The US.

She has a Wikipedia page. It mentions
She studied music at Indiana University, eventually making the dean's list.
Taliefero was awarded the Indiana University African-American Arts Institute's Herman C. Hudson Alumni Award on April 19, 2011.

Is that in Mick's book? :rolleyes:

Didn't Taku tour with Lindsey also? Maybe he got tainted with the "Lindsey's guy" label, like Neale and Brett..... Not sure that Lenny ever toured with LB tho...:shrug:

He did do Soundstage and the Under The Skin Tour with LB but he toured with Fleetwood Mac from 2018-2019. Maybe it was a budget decision by Stevie to drop Taku and Lenny from her solo band.

You should know it is not. You are the one who "read that book at least 50 times, back in the day".

It is in her Wikipedia page.

Nothing gets by you. :D:xoxo:

Has Stevie ever played a full solo concert in Canada outside of Toronto, Ontario on a solo tour?

Billy is playing the SkyDome in Toronto this year on his own.

https://pitchfork.com/news/billy-joe...rain-disorder/


Billy Joel Cancels All Concerts Due to Brain Disorder
The musician was recently diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and is “undergoing specific physical therapy,” according to a statement

Earlier this year, Billy Joel postponed numerous concerts due to a then-unspecified medical condition. The musician and his team have now canceled those shows and revealed that Joel was recently diagnosed with a brain disorder called normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). “This condition has been exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision, and balance,” Joel’s team stated. “Under his doctor’s instructions, Billy is undergoing specific physical therapy and has been advised to refrain from performing during this recovery period.” See the full statement and the affected tour dates below.

Joel performed two shows in February before postponing, and now canceling, his tour dates. All tickets for the canceled shows will be automatically refunded.


Billy Joel has announced that he will be cancelling all scheduled concerts following a recent diagnosis of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH). This condition has been exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision, and balance. Under his doctor’s instructions, Billy is undergoing specific physical therapy and has been advised to refrain from performing during this recovery period. Billy is thankful for the excellent care he is receiving and is fully committed to prioritizing his health. He is grateful for the support from fans during this time and looks forward to the day when he can once again take the stage.

“I’m sincerely sorry to disappoint our audience, and thank you for understanding,” said Billy Joel.



04-26 Milwaukee, WI - American Family Field *
07-05 Pittsburgh, PA - Acrisure Stadium #
07-18 Bronx, New York - Yankee Stadium #
08-08 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
08-21 Queens, NY - Citi Field *
09-05 Washington, D.C. - Nationals Park
09-20 Cincinnati, OH - Paycor Stadium #
10-04 Santa Clara, CA - Levi’s Stadium ^
10-18 New Orleans, LA - Caesars Superdome ^
11-01 Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live
11-15 Detroit, MI - Ford Field ^
03-14 Toronto, Ontario - Rogers Centre
04-10 Syracuse, NY - JMA Wireless Dome *
05-22 Salt Lake City, UT - Rice-Eccles Stadium *
06-06 Edinburgh, Scotland - Scottish Gas Murrayfield
06-20 Liverpool, England - Anfield
07-03 Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium *

* with Sting
# with Rod Stewart
^ with Stevie Nicks

So sad to read that. I hope he will totally recover and go on the road again, but since he is 76, one never know in these cases.

I hope he heals.

I wonder if Stevie will continue doing solo dates in addition to what she's announced.

I don't know what's sadder, him falling or people still paying hundreds of dollars to see this show. Hope he gets better, but it's way past time to give it up. Doesn't his people, including his doctor, have a responsibility to set him straight?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vzPuL_HZHc4

I think that fall was a bit staged but Billy still has his voice. No autotune or backing tracks. Billy has been doing stadium and huge summer tours for decades now. I remember in the late 90s when he and Elton John teamed up. Then they did it again or more times claiming it was their farewell tour. The bottom line is the money is too good to give up. Its the same reason Stevie is still on the road. Stevie made more money on her 24K Gold solo tour than all of her solo tours and early Mac tours combined. Many nights her tour grossed over 1 million in one night. Its insane money. Ticket prices are super high and these concerts fill the seats. They like to perform and the money is too good to quit. In the old days artists made their money off hit albums. The songwriters got rich. Today its all touring that makes them insane amount of money. Even 1 hit wonders tour every summer and make more money than when they were a current band.
Christine kept going too. Some nights her voice would crack and eventually she was not even playing piano anymore. I say do it if it makes you happy and there are still people willing to pay to see you.

The copious amounts of cash these tours yield is the reason Mick agreed to throw Lindsey out of the band. Money changes everything.

Stevie made more money on her 24 Karat Gold Tour than she did on the OWTS or the 2018-2019 FM Tour?

No. That is NOT what I said. I was very clear, I said EARLY Mac tours. She made a fortune with The Dance and every tour post Dance with the Mac.
However when you don't have to split the majority of the money 5 ways is a huge multiplier. Some of her 24K Gold tour dates grossed as much as OWTS dates on a few occasions.

Why are you angry? I was just asking a question.

There were a number of shows where the ticket sales were not great. Like less than 10k. I think this 2023-2024 tour had to have been her most successful.

I suppose Stevie will start name-dropping Billy Joel’s name all over the place now.

You know that they're best friends, right?

I am still angry Lindsey got fired but I was was just clarifying my remarks :) Ticket prices ranged from $6 to $16 from 1975 to 1985. Concert tickets peaked right before Covid. OWTS, 24K Gold, and that last Mac tour prices were high. I think I paid about $300 for my OWTS and 24K Gold seat. Some seats went for $5000 in the front rows.
Yeah there are always a few cities where sales are not great. The Mac's 2013 tour (the one right before Christine) was wildly successful. However they cancelled Montreal and South Florida due to poor ticket sales and gave that bull**** reason "scheduling conflict" excuse. That's a little greedy because its not like the arena is going to be mostly empty. But it showed how well the tour was going. They could not be bothered with a 65% sold arena :eek:

To put in perspective. In 1986 at the peak of her career her mostly sold out arena in Pittsburgh grossed $185k, in 2016 it grossed 1 million and I believe it was her longest tour with 3 legs.