Billy Joel and Sting to give one-night-only performance at Rice-Eccles Stadium
Sep 26, 2024, 11:57 AM | Updated: 6:58 pm
SALT LAKE CITY — Icons of the music industry, the “Piano Man,” aka Billy Joel, and former singer for The Police, Sting, will perform in a special one-night-only show in the Beehive State in 2025.
After teasing the “major concert announcement” for days, the University of Utah in partnership with Live Nation finally gave the news from the field of Rice-Eccles Stadium Wednesday, where the concert will be held. The show is set for Friday, May 23, 2025.
#BREAKING: Billy Joel and Sting coming to @Rice_Eccles next May
Tickets on sale Friday. @KSL5TV pic.twitter.com/QoehdHeukj— Lindsay Aerts (@LindsayOnAir) September 26, 2024
The evening is promised to be an “unforgettable” one, full of the most beloved songs from the two iconic recording artists. The school said the evening will be the first performance the “Piano Man” has given in Salt Lake City since 2017, and the first for the “Fields of Gold” and “Every Breath You Take” singer since 2023. But, it will be the first performance either has given in the stadium.
In this aerial photo of Rice-Eccles Stadium, the Utah Utes face BYU during a football game. (Courtesy Don Green)
Joel and Sting have been popping up together at stops all across the nation. The pair also announced Thursday they’d be at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, according to local media. In 2024, the two have tour dates together in Tampa, San Diego, St. Louis, San Antonio and Las Vegas.
How to get tickets
Tickets will be on sale to the general public starting Friday, Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. MT through Ticketmaster.
Citi card members will have access to presale tickets starting Monday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. MT until Thursday, Oct. 3 at 10 p.m. through the Citi Entertainment program.
