Billy Joel's Mzansi jol

One of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century, Billy Joel, is coming to South Africa for the first time.

Accompanied by an eight-piece band, he will be appearing at the Coca Cola Dome on October 26 in Johannesburg before heading off to the Velodrome in Cape Town on November 1.

Billy Joel has sold over 100 million records in a career spanning four decades. He is known for hits like Just the Way You Are and It's Still Rock '* Roll to Me.

His massive hit, Uptown Girl, was famously inspired by '80s supermodel and all-American gal, Christie Brinkley who he married and then divorced in true Hollywood style.

But Joel is perhaps best known for his song, Piano Man. The name Piano Man is to him what Material Girl is to Madonna. Tickets for the shows start at R250 and are available at Computicket.