Face to Face 2009

{{Short description|2009 concert tour by Elton John and Billy Joel}}

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Face to Face 2009

| artist = Elton John and Billy Joel

| type = Continental

| location = North America

| start_date = 2 March 2009

| end_date = 1 August 2009

| number_of_legs = 3

| number_of_shows = 27

| Misc =

{{Extra tour chronology

| Group = Elton John

| Type = tour

| Last tour = Rocket Man: Greatest Hits Live
(2007–10)

| This tour = Face to Face 2009
(2009)

| Next tour = Face to Face 2010
(2010)

}}{{Extra tour chronology

| Group = Billy Joel

| Type = tour

| Last tour = Face to Face 2003
(2003)

| This tour = Face to Face 2009
(2009)

| Next tour = Face to Face 2010
(2010)

}}

Face to Face 2009 was a 2009 concert tour by Elton John and Billy Joel, their first concert tour together in 7 years since Face to Face 2003. The tour originally consisted of four legs throughout the year. The last leg, in fall 2009, was cancelled due to an E. coli infection that John had picked up.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

Joel stated in 2012 that he would no longer tour with John because it restrains 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

The cancelled shows were rescheduled for the following year (Face to Face 2010).{{cn|date=May 2022}}

The first two legs focused on arenas in the United States as would have the fourth leg, but it was cancelled. The third leg focused on the major baseball stadiums in the United States.{{cite web |url=http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/find_concerts.cgi?YEAR=2009 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-09-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928052927/http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/find_concerts.cgi?YEAR=2009 |archive-date=28 September 2011}} eltonography.com, Retrieved 2 September 2011

Tour dates

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
scope="col" style="width:12em;"\| Date ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Country ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"\| Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Attendance ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"\| Revenue
colspan="6"\|North America
2 March 2009 \|Jacksonville \|rowspan="20"\|United States \|Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena \|13,433 / 13,433 \|$1,807,308
5 March 2009 \|Tampa \|St. Pete Times Forum \|19,401 / 19,401 \|$2,141,042
7 March 2009 \|Charlotte \|Time Warner Cable Arena \|17,908 / 17,908 \|$1,913,847
10 March 2009 \|Cincinnati \|U.S. Bank Arena \|16,065 / 16,065 \|$1,914,327
14 March 2009 \|Atlanta \|Philips Arena \|18,883 / 18,883 \|$2,049,955
17 March 2009 \|Tulsa \|BOK Center \|17,335 / 17,335 \|$1,940,793
19 March 2009 \|Houston \|Toyota Center \|16,612 / 16,612 \|$2,125,479
21 March 2009 \|San Antonio \|AT&T Center \|17,203 / 17,203 \|$1,893,547
26 March 2009 \|Phoenix \|US Airways Center \|17,495 / 17,495 \|$2,129,764
28 March 2009 \|rowspan="2"\|Anaheim \|rowspan="2"\|Honda Center \|rowspan="2"\|33,548 / 33,548 \|rowspan="2"\|$3,576,465
30 March 2009
2 May 2009 \|Fargo \|Fargodome \|20,573 / 20,573 \|$1,616,699
5 May 2009 \|St. Paul \|Xcel Energy Center \|18,273 / 18,273 \|$2,509,482
7 May 2009 \|Madison \|Kohl Center \|15,943 / 15,943 \|$1,883,487
12 May 2009 \|Omaha \|Qwest Center Omaha \|17,211 / 17,211 \|$2,258,537
14 May 2009 \|St. Louis \|Scottrade Center \|19,692 / 19,692 \|$2,450,119
16 May 2009 \|Nashville \|Sommet Center \|17,211 / 17,211 \|$2,258,537
19 May 2009 \|Indianapolis \|Conseco Fieldhouse \|16,840 / 16,840 \|$2,013,316
21 May 2009 \|Auburn Hills \|The Palace of Auburn Hills \|20,827 / 20,827 \|$2,320,120
23 May 2009 \|Cleveland \|Quicken Loans Arena \|20,045 / 20,045 \|$2,562,259
26 May 2009 \|rowspan="2"\|Toronto \|rowspan="4"\|Canada \|rowspan="2"\|Air Canada Centre \|rowspan="2"\|37,266 / 37,266 \|rowspan="2"\|$6,236,533
30 May 2009
1 June 2009 \|Ottawa \|Scotiabank Place \|19,440 / 19,440 \|$2,576,723
3 June 2009 \|Montreal \|Bell Centre \|16,555 / 16,555 \|$2,394,576
11 July 2009 \|Washington, D.C. \|rowspan="7"\|United States \|Nationals Park \|38,617 / 38,617 \|$4,638,645
14 July 2009 \|Columbus \|Nationwide Arena \|18,395 / 18,395 \|$2,027,791
16 July 2009 \|Chicago	Wrigley Field \|77,520 / 77,520 \|$11,154,840
18 July 2009 \|Foxborough \|Gillette Stadium \|52,007 / 52,007 \|$6,209,342
21 July 2009 \|Chicago \|Wrigley Field \|{{efn\|name="Chicago"\|The score data is representative of the two shows in Chicago, Illinois at Wrigley Field on 16 July and 21 July respectively.}} \|{{efn\|name="Chicago"}}
30 July 2009 \|rowspan="2"\|Philadelphia \|rowspan="2"\|Citizens Bank Park \|rowspan="2"\|89,690 / 89,690 \|rowspan="2"\|$11,853,455
1 August 2009
colspan="4"\|Total \|665,371 / 665,371 (100%) \|$83,818,343

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|+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue

scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue

colspan="6"|North America

2 March 2009

|Jacksonville

|rowspan="20"|United States

|Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

|13,433 / 13,433

|$1,807,308

5 March 2009

|Tampa

|St. Pete Times Forum

|19,401 / 19,401

|$2,141,042

7 March 2009

|Charlotte

|Time Warner Cable Arena

|17,908 / 17,908

|$1,913,847

10 March 2009

|Cincinnati

|U.S. Bank Arena

|16,065 / 16,065

|$1,914,327

14 March 2009

|Atlanta

|Philips Arena

|18,883 / 18,883

|$2,049,955

17 March 2009

|Tulsa

|BOK Center

|17,335 / 17,335

|$1,940,793

19 March 2009

|Houston

|Toyota Center

|16,612 / 16,612

|$2,125,479

21 March 2009

|San Antonio

|AT&T Center

|17,203 / 17,203

|$1,893,547

26 March 2009

|Phoenix

|US Airways Center

|17,495 / 17,495

|$2,129,764

28 March 2009

|rowspan="2"|Anaheim

|rowspan="2"|Honda Center

|rowspan="2"|33,548 / 33,548

|rowspan="2"|$3,576,465

30 March 2009

2 May 2009

|Fargo

|Fargodome

|20,573 / 20,573

|$1,616,699

5 May 2009

|St. Paul

|Xcel Energy Center

|18,273 / 18,273

|$2,509,482

7 May 2009

|Madison

|Kohl Center

|15,943 / 15,943

|$1,883,487

12 May 2009

|Omaha

|Qwest Center Omaha

|17,211 / 17,211

|$2,258,537

14 May 2009

|St. Louis

|Scottrade Center

|19,692 / 19,692

|$2,450,119

16 May 2009

|Nashville

|Sommet Center

|17,211 / 17,211

|$2,258,537

19 May 2009

|Indianapolis

|Conseco Fieldhouse

|16,840 / 16,840

|$2,013,316

21 May 2009

|Auburn Hills

|The Palace of Auburn Hills

|20,827 / 20,827

|$2,320,120

23 May 2009

|Cleveland

|Quicken Loans Arena

|20,045 / 20,045

|$2,562,259

26 May 2009

|rowspan="2"|Toronto

|rowspan="4"|Canada

|rowspan="2"|Air Canada Centre

|rowspan="2"|37,266 / 37,266

|rowspan="2"|$6,236,533

30 May 2009

1 June 2009

|Ottawa

|Scotiabank Place

|19,440 / 19,440

|$2,576,723

3 June 2009

|Montreal

|Bell Centre

|16,555 / 16,555

|$2,394,576

11 July 2009

|Washington, D.C.

|rowspan="7"|United States

|Nationals Park

|38,617 / 38,617

|$4,638,645

14 July 2009

|Columbus

|Nationwide Arena

|18,395 / 18,395

|$2,027,791

16 July 2009

|Chicago

Wrigley Field

|77,520 / 77,520

|$11,154,840

18 July 2009

|Foxborough

|Gillette Stadium

|52,007 / 52,007

|$6,209,342

21 July 2009

|Chicago

|Wrigley Field

|{{efn|name="Chicago"|The score data is representative of the two shows in Chicago, Illinois at Wrigley Field on 16 July and 21 July respectively.}}

|{{efn|name="Chicago"}}

30 July 2009

|rowspan="2"|Philadelphia

|rowspan="2"|Citizens Bank Park

|rowspan="2"|89,690 / 89,690

|rowspan="2"|$11,853,455

1 August 2009

colspan="4"|Total

|665,371 / 665,371 (100%)

|$83,818,343

;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

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|4 November 2009

|Seattle, Washington

|KeyArena

|Rescheduled to 3 February 2010 {{cite web|url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091123&contentid=7706190 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730201813/http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091123&contentid=7706190 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-30 |title=Seattle concerts rescheduled |publisher=Elton John |access-date=2011-12-16 }}

7 November 2009

|Seattle, Washington

|KeyArena

|Rescheduled to 6 February 2010 {{cite web|url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091031&contentid=7586108 |title=Three Face2Face concerts postponed |publisher=Elton John |access-date=2011-12-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113145331/http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091031&contentid=7586108 |archive-date=13 January 2012 |df=dmy }}

10 November 2009

|Portland, Oregon

|Rose Garden

|Rescheduled to 10 February 2010 {{cite web|url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091119&contentid=7691070 |title=Portland concert rescheduled |publisher=Elton John |access-date=2011-12-16 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

14 November 2009

|Oakland, California

|Oracle Arena

|Rescheduled to 13 February 2010 {{cite web|url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091123&contentid=7705332 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730063711/http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091123&contentid=7705332 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-30 |title=Bay Area concerts rescheduled |publisher=Elton John |access-date=2011-12-16 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091110&contentid=7647484 |title=Oakland concert postponed |publisher=Elton John |access-date=2011-12-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123071408/http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091110&contentid=7647484 |archive-date=23 January 2010 |df=dmy }}

17 November 2009

|San Jose, California

|HP Pavilion

|Rescheduled to 16 February 2010 {{cite web|url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091123&contentid=7705332 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730063711/http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091123&contentid=7705332 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-30 |title=Bay Area concerts rescheduled |publisher=Elton John |access-date=2011-12-16 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&contentid=7670940 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122035544/http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&contentid=7670940 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-22 |title=San Jose concert postponed |publisher=Elton John |access-date=2011-12-16 }}

20 November 2009

|Salt Lake City, Utah

|EnergySolutions Center

|Rescheduled to 19 February 2010 {{cite web|url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091119&contentid=7690802 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730152618/http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091119&contentid=7690802 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-30 |title=Salt Lake City concert rescheduled |publisher=Elton John |access-date=2011-12-16 }}

22 November 2009

|Denver, Colorado

|Pepsi Center

|Rescheduled to 22 February 2010 {{cite web|url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091119&contentid=7689314 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907135137/http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091119&contentid=7689314 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-07 |title=Denver concert rescheduled |publisher=Elton John |access-date=2011-12-16 }}

25 November 2009

|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

|Ford Center

|Rescheduled to 25 February 2010 {{cite web|url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091120&contentid=7694524 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906120112/http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091120&contentid=7694524 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-06 |title=Oklahoma City concert rescheduled |publisher=Elton John |access-date=2011-12-16 }}

28 November 2009

|Little Rock, Arkansas

|Verizon Center

|Cancelled {{cite web|url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091120&contentid=7694386 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122012427/http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091120&contentid=7694386 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-22 |title=Little Rock concert cancelled |publisher=Elton John |access-date=2011-12-16 }}

1 December 2009

|Kansas City, Missouri

|Sprint Center

|Rescheduled to 27 February 2010 {{cite web|url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091119&contentid=7691344 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122035956/http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091119&contentid=7691344 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-22 |title=Kansas City concert rescheduled |publisher=Elton John |access-date=2011-12-16 }}

4 December 2009

|Buffalo, New York

|HSBC Arena

|Rescheduled to 9 March 2010 {{cite web|url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091123&contentid=7704974 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729030749/http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091123&contentid=7704974 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-29 |title=Buffalo concert rescheduled |publisher=Elton John |access-date=2011-12-16 }}

7 December 2009

|Albany, New York

|Times Union Center

|Rescheduled to 11 March 2010 {{cite web|url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091123&contentid=7704936 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730111200/http://www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091123&contentid=7704936 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-30 |title=Albany concert rescheduled |publisher=Elton John |access-date=2011-12-16 }}