Star guests - Billy's touring

Star guests - Billy's touring
GMTV - UK
Billy Joel is set for his first UK tour in twelve years. The ... Billy Joel is to perform in the UK for the first time in 12 years. The ...

Five arena dates initially confirmed.

Billy Joel is to tour the UK and Ireland for the first time in 12 years, Sound Generator can reveal.

The Grammy Award-winner, currently in the middle of a massive world tour (which broke records after the star sold out New York's Madison Square Garden for 12 consecutive nights [read: Billy Joel breaks records at Madison Sq. Garden]), will touch down in early July for the arena shows, which begin Wednesday the 5th at the Birmingham NEC.

The full tour plans look like this:

July 2006

5 - Birmingham NEC
10 - Wembley Arena
19 - Manchester MEN Arena
24 - Glasgow SECC
29 - Dublin Croke Park

Tickets for all the dates go on sale Friday 31st March at 9am Click here after that time to buy online.