This morning, the Orioles announced that Billy Joel will headline the first ever concert at Camden Yards!
BALTIMORE (January 10, 2019) – The Orioles announced today that, after attracting more than 70 million visitors to downtown Baltimore and the state of Maryland to enjoy baseball at iconic Camden Yards, the ballclub will partner with Live Nation to present legendary musician Billy Joel in an historic, first-ever concert held Friday, July 26 at the ballpark. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, January 18 at 10:00AM ET.
The Orioles Charitable Foundation will donate a portion of the proceeds from the concert to support music and arts education programs for kids in Maryland and across the Orioles’ regional territory.
“As an entertainment company bringing world class sports, music, and other diverse events to the live venues we manage and to our multimedia television, digital, and radio platforms, there is no greater opportunity than to bring a true music legend in Billy Joel to the ballpark and into our community,” said John Angelos, Orioles Executive Vice President. “Billy Joel and Oriole Park at Camden Yards are leaders across the entertainment world in selling tickets, driving tourism, and creating one-of-a-kind memories, and the Orioles are thrilled to make Camden Yards home to an iconic artist who generations of Americans have grown up with and who is still setting records today.”
In December 2013, Billy Joel became Madison Square Garden’s first-ever music franchise, joining the ranks of the storied venue’s other original franchises – the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty. Since January 2014, Joel has played one show per month at The Garden. This unprecedented and wildly successful residency will mark a 60th consecutive sellout with its January 24, 2019, show and hit its record-setting 100th career MSG show last July.
Billy Joel is one of the biggest concert draws in the world and continues this achievement with an impressive run of sold-out consecutive stadium shows and concert arenas. Having sold 150 million records over the past quarter century, scoring 33 consecutive Top 40 hits, Billy Joel ranks as one of most popular recording artists and respected entertainers in history. The singer/songwriter/composer is the sixth best-selling recording artist of all time and the third best-selling solo artist. In 2016, the Library of Congress selected “Piano Man” for preservation in the National Recording Registry for its “cultural, historic, and artistic significance.”
In November 2014, Billy Joel received both The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song which honors living musical artists’ lifetime achievement in promoting the genre of song as a vehicle of cultural understanding; entertaining and informing audiences; and inspiring new generations, and the once-in-a-century ASCAP Centennial Award, which is presented to American music icons in recognition of their incomparable accomplishments in their respective music genres and beyond.
In December 2013, Joel received The Kennedy Center Honors, one of the United States’ top cultural awards. He is also the recipient of six GRAMMY® Awards, including the prestigious Grammy Legend Award. Joel has been inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has received numerous industry awards including a TONY AWARD for “Movin’ Out,” a Broadway musical based on Joel’s music. For his accomplishments as a musician and as a humanitarian, Joel was honored as the 2002 MusiCares Person Of The Year by the MusiCares Foundation and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Billy Joel: New York State of Mind, the documentary film, explores Joel’s unprecedented franchise at Madison Square Garden. Billy Joel: New York State of Mind won five New York Emmys at the 61st Annual NY Emmy Awards in April 2018.
Joel has also performed alongside other music greats at two of Madison Square Garden’s most extraordinary benefit concerts – “12-12-12, The Concert For Sandy Relief,” which raised awareness and money for those affected by Hurricane Sandy and “The Concert for New York City,” which was held to help aid 9/11 victims and heroes. Billy Joel received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, adding another milestone to his brilliant career.
American Express card members will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Monday, January 14 at 10:00AM until Thursday, January 17 at 10:00PM. Orioles Season Plan Members, called Birdland Members, will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Wednesday, January 16 at 10:00AM until Thursday, January 17 at 10:00PM. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning at 10:00AM on Friday, January 18 and will be available at ticketmaster.com.
ABOUT LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation Management, and Live Nation Media/Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.
ABOUT THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES
In 1954, Major League Baseball returned to the city of Baltimore, drawing more than one million fans in its first year and laying the foundation for decades of success on and off the field. With three World Series titles (1966, 1970, and 1983) and six Baseball Hall of Famers including Jim Palmer, Eddie Murray, Cal Ripken, Jr., Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, and Earl Weaver, the Baltimore Orioles are one of baseball’s most-storied franchises. Most recently, the Orioles were the winningest club in the American League from 2012-16, reaching the postseason three times in that span. As a club, the Orioles have developed and now operate the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), one of the leading U.S. regional sports media properties, which reaches millions of television households across seven states. The club also reaches millions more fans through the 45-station Orioles Radio Network.
ABOUT ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS
Known as The Ballpark That Forever Changed Baseball,™ Oriole Park at Camden Yards inspired a generation of construction that brought America’s ballparks into existing and historic neighborhoods and played a key role in the revitalization of urban life. Upholding this legacy for more than 27 years, Oriole Park has been widely-regarded as one of nation’s best sporting venues, annually ranked among the top ballparks by publications such as Forbes, USA Today, New York Times, and Washington Post. Attracting more than 70 million kids and adults to Charm City’s Inner Harbor area to date, Oriole Park is one of the leading catalysts for year-round tourism in Baltimore and welcomed its 50 millionth fan in 2008, reaching this attendance milestone faster than any prior ballpark. The Orioles’ award-winning design and building innovation extends from Baltimore to the club’s southern home of Sarasota, Fla., where the Orioles regularly generate more than $97 in economic impact annually. In nine years since moving Major League operations to Sarasota, Ed Smith Stadium has welcomed nearly one million fans and was named the best Spring Training experience in all of Major League Baseball by USA Today in 2018.