Billly Joel's back on the road after longest time

Tucson, Arizona Published: 03.30.2006

Billy Joel's first major solo concert tour in nearly seven years had a record-breaking start in January. The rock 'n' roll star played 11 sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden in a single run, which topped Bruce Springsteen's pervious 10-show record.

Joel is back on the road to support the November release of "My Lives." The four-CD/one-DVD box set of demos, rarities, soundtrack contributions and hit songs paints a musical portrait of Joel as a songwriter and a musician as well as a star. The box set shows the evolution of the artist whose hits "Piano Man," "We Didn't Start the Fire," "Uptown Girl," "The Longest Time," "Just the Way You Are" and countless others turned him into a five-time Grammy-winning rock legend with 100 million records sold.

Joel takes the stage again at 8 p.m. Monday at the US Airways Center (formerly America West Arena), 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. Tickets are $39.50 or $75 through Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.com or 321-1000.