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Face to Face 1998

{{Short description|Concert tour by Elton John and Billy Joel}}

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{{Use British English|date=September 2011}}

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Face to Face 1998

| artist = Elton John and Billy Joel

| location = Oceania • Asia • Europe

| start_date = {{start date|1998|3|4|df=y}}

| end_date = {{end date|1998|6|30|df=y}}

| number_of_legs = 3

| number_of_shows = 28 in total

| Misc =

{{Extra tour chronology

| Group = Elton John

| Type = tour

| Last tour = Big Picture Tour
(1997–98)

| This tour = Face to Face 1998
(1998)

| Next tour = An Evening with Elton John
(1999)

}}{{Extra tour chronology

| Group = Billy Joel

| Type = tour

| Last tour = Face to Face 1995
(1995)

| This tour = Face to Face 1998
(1998)

| Next tour = Face to Face 2001
(2001)

}}

}}

Riding on the success of their previous two tours, Elton John and Billy Joel once again hit the stadiums in 1998. The production had previously only toured the United States and Canada, but this time they visited Australia,[http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/show_concert.cgi?DATE=1998-03-15] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424031902/http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/show_concert.cgi?DATE=1998-03-15 |date=24 April 2012 }} eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011 New Zealand, Japan,[http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/show_concert.cgi?DATE=1998-03-31] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424031909/http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/show_concert.cgi?DATE=1998-03-31 |date=24 April 2012 }} eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011 and Europe,[http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/show_concert.cgi?DATE=1998-06-02] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424031916/http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/show_concert.cgi?DATE=1998-06-02 |date=24 April 2012 }} eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011 avoiding any North American cities.{{cite web|url=http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/find_concerts.cgi?YEAR%3D1998 |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424031927/http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/find_concerts.cgi?YEAR=1998 |archive-date=24 April 2012}} eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011

On 6 June, Joel pulled out of a concert at Wembley Stadium in London, England due to illness. John performed the show without him, playing several of Joel's songs.[http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/show_concert.cgi?DATE=1998-06-06] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424031938/http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/show_concert.cgi?DATE=1998-06-06 |date=24 April 2012 }} eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011 The same happened in Zurich, Switzerland at Letzigrund Stadium on 30 June; this was the last night of the 1998 tour.[http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/show_concert.cgi?DATE=1998-06-30] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424031943/http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/show_concert.cgi?DATE=1998-06-30 |date=24 April 2012 }} eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011

Joel stated in 2012 that he would no longer tour with John because it restricts his setlists.{{cite web|url=http://www.eltondaily.com/2012/03/billy-joel-wont-tour-with-elton-due-to.html |title=Billy Joel Won't Tour with Elton due to Setlist Constraints |date=3 March 2012 |publisher=EltonDaily.com |access-date=7 March 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120301/articles/120309937 |title=Billy Joel mixes lots of music into his Q&A |publisher=Gainesville.com |access-date=7 March 2012}}

Tour dates

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!width="150"|Date

!width="150"|City

!width="150"|Country

!width="250"|Venue

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|colspan="4"|Oceania

4 March 1998

|Perth

|Australia

|Subiaco Oval

7 March 1998

|rowspan="2"|Auckland

|rowspan="2"|New Zealand

|rowspan="2"|Ericsson Stadium

8 March 1998
10 March 1998

|Brisbane

|rowspan="7"|Australia

|ANZ Stadium

12 March 1998

|rowspan="3"|Sydney

|rowspan="3"|Sydney Cricket Ground

14 March 1998
15 March 1998
18 March 1998

|Adelaide

|Adelaide Oval

20 March 1998

|rowspan="2"|Melbourne

|rowspan="2"|Melbourne Cricket Ground

21 March 1998
style="background:#ddd;"

|colspan="4"|Asia

26 March 1998

|Fukuoka

|rowspan="5"|Japan

|Fukuoka Dome

28 March 1998

|Osaka

|Osaka Dome

30 March 1998

|rowspan="2"|Tokyo

|rowspan="2"|Tokyo Dome

31 March 1998
3 April 1998[http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/elton-john-and-billy-joel/1998/nagoya-dome-nagoya-japan-73d6ea8d.html] setlist.fm, Retrieved 30 August 2011

|Nagoya

|Nagoya Dome

style="background:#ddd;"

|colspan="4"|Europe

29 May 1998[http://www.davidrosenthal.com/htdocs/index.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810092434/http://www.davidrosenthal.com/htdocs/index.htm |date=10 August 2011 }} davidrosenthal.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011

|rowspan="2"|Dublin

|rowspan="2"|Ireland

|rowspan="2"|Croke Park

30 May 1998
2 June 1998

|Glasgow

|Scotland

|Ibrox Stadium

6 June 1998[http://www.songkick.com/concerts/890310-elton-john-at-wembley-stadium] Songkick.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011

|rowspan="2"|London

|rowspan="2"|England

|rowspan="2"|Wembley Stadium

7 June 1998
10 June 1998

|Düsseldorf

|rowspan="3"|Germany

|Rheinstadion

12 June 1998

|Berlin

|Olympiastadion

14 June 1998

|Munich

|Olympiastadion

16 June 1998

|Vienna

|Austria

|Ernst-Happel-Stadion

22 June 1998

|Copenhagen

|Denmark

|Parken Stadium

25 June 1998

|Helsinki

|Finland

|Helsinki Olympic Stadium

27 June 1998

|Gothenburg

|Sweden

|Ullevi

30 June 1998

|Zurich

|Switzerland

|Letzigrund

Setlists

{{hidden

|headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 90%;

|header = Standard Oceania setlist

|content =

Elton John & Billy Joel & Bands

  1. Your Song
  2. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me

Elton John & Band

  1. Simple Life
  2. The One
  3. Grey Seal
  4. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  5. Honky Cat
  6. Can You Feel the Love Tonight
  7. Uptown Girl
  8. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
  9. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues (with Billy Joel)
  10. Daniel
  11. Take Me to the Pilot
  12. Something About the Way You Look Tonight
  13. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
  14. Philadelphia Freedom
  15. Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting

Billy Joel & Band

  1. Prelude/Angry Young Man
  2. Anthony's Song
  3. Just the Way You Are
  4. Allentown
  5. I Go to Extremes
  6. My Life (with Elton John)
  7. Lullaby
  8. River of Dreams
  9. Candle in the Wind
  10. We Didn't Start the Fire
  11. Only the Good Die Young
  12. Big Shot
  13. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Elton John & Billy Joel & Bands

  1. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
  2. The Bitch Is Back
  3. You May Be Right
  4. Bennie and the Jets
  5. Great Balls of Fire
  6. Piano Man

}}

{{hidden

|headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 90%;

|header = Standard Asian setlist

|content =

Elton John & Billy Joel & Bands

  1. Your Song
  2. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me

Billy Joel & Band

  1. Angry Young Man
  2. The Stranger
  3. Allentown
  4. I Go to Extremes
  5. My Life (with Elton John)
  6. River of Dreams
  7. Candle in the Wind (Joel)
  8. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
  9. Big Shot

Elton John & Band

  1. Saturday nights all right for fighting
  2. The One
  3. Grey Seal
  4. Can You Feel the Love Tonight
  5. Uptown Girl (John)
  6. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
  7. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues (with Billy Joel)
  8. Daniel
  9. Take Me to the Pilot
  10. Something About the Way You Look Tonight
  11. Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting

Elton John & Billy Joel & Bands

  1. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
  2. The Bitch Is Back
  3. You May Be Right
  4. Bennie and the Jets
  5. Piano Man

}}

{{hidden

|headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 90%;

|header = Standard European setlist

|content =

Elton John & Billy Joel & Bands

  1. Your Song
  2. Honesty
  3. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me

Billy Joel & Band

  1. We Didn't Start the Fire
  2. Pressure
  3. Just the Way You Are
  4. I Go to Extremes
  5. My Life (with Elton John)
  6. Candle in the Wind
  7. River of Dreams
  8. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
  9. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
  10. Only the Good Die Young

Elton John & Band

  1. Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding
  2. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  3. Honky Cat
  4. Sacrifice
  5. Philadelphia Freedom
  6. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues (with Billy Joel)
  7. If the River Can Bend
  8. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
  9. Daniel
  10. Can You Feel the Love Tonight
  11. Rocket Man
  12. Uptown Girl
  13. Crocodile Rock
  14. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting

Elton John & Billy Joel & Bands'

  1. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
  2. The Bitch Is Back
  3. You May Be Right
  4. Bennie and the Jets
  5. Great Balls of Fire
  6. Piano Man

}}

{{hidden

|headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 90%;

|header = 6 June 1998 - London (Without Billy Joel)

|content =

  1. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
  2. Grey Seal
  3. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  4. Honky Cat
  5. Can You Feel the Love Tonight
  6. Tiny Dancer
  7. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
  8. If the River Can Bend
  9. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  10. Daniel
  11. Rocket Man
  12. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
  13. Sacrifice
  14. Crocodile Rock
  15. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
  16. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
  17. Philadelphia Freedom
  18. Simple Life
  19. The One
  20. Take Me to the Pilot
  21. Something About the Way You Look Tonight
  22. Uptown Girl
  23. Bennie and the Jets
  24. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
  25. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
  26. Great Balls of Fire
  27. Your Song
  28. Piano Man

}}

{{hidden

|headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 90%;

|header = 10 June 1998 - Dusseldorf (Without Billy Joel)

|content =

  1. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
  2. Grey Seal
  3. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  4. Honky Cat
  5. Can You Feel the Love Tonight
  6. Tiny Dancer
  7. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
  8. If the River Can Bend
  9. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
  10. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  11. Daniel
  12. Rocket Man
  13. Sacrifice
  14. Crocodile Rock
  15. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
  16. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
  17. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
  18. Philadelphia Freedom
  19. Simple Life
  20. The One
  21. Take Me to the Pilot
  22. Something About the Way You Look Tonight
  23. Uptown Girl
  24. Bennie and the Jets
  25. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
  26. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
  27. The Bitch Is Back
  28. Great Balls of Fire
  29. Your Song
  30. Piano Man

}}

{{hidden

|headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 90%;

|header = 30 June 1998 - Zurich (Without Billy Joel)

|content =

  1. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
  2. Grey Seal
  3. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  4. Honky Cat
  5. Can You Feel the Love Tonight
  6. Tiny Dancer
  7. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
  8. If the River Can Bend
  9. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
  10. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  11. Daniel
  12. Rocket Man
  13. Sacrifice
  14. Crocodile Rock
  15. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
  16. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
  17. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
  18. Philadelphia Freedom
  19. Simple Life
  20. The One
  21. Take Me to the Pilot
  22. Something About the Way You Look Tonight
  23. Uptown Girl
  24. Bennie and the Jets
  25. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
  26. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
  27. The Bitch Is Back
  28. Great Balls of Fire
  29. Piano Man

}}

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.eltonography.com/tours/index.html Information Site with Tour Dates]

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