ST. LOUIS – Rock icons Billy Joel and Sting are bound for St. Louis this fall.
Billy Joel and Sting will join forces for a co-headliner concert on Sept. 27, 2024, at Busch Stadium.
Cardinals President Bill Dewitt III, sports broadcaster Joe Buck, and Live Nation Market President Dave Gerardi were in attendance for Thursday’s announcement.
“I think my first concert was at the Checkerdome with The Police in the early 80s and now here we are in 2024 in September,” Buck said. “Absolutely cannot wait. Two Rock and Roll Hall of Famers coming in September and it’s going to be an exciting night.”
Buck, who said he last saw Billy Joel in concert at Madison Square Garden, is excited to see Joel in St. Louis with his large catalog of hits.
“He just has the audience eating out of his hands,” Buck said. “For as great as a singer he is, he’s also an entertainer, and so it’s the between-song stuff that kind of hooks you in, and it’s like, here comes another hit and another hit.”
Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Jan. 12 at LiveNation.com and at Ticketmaster.com. Citi cardmembers will have access to a presale opportunity for the Billy Joel-Sting concert on Jan. 8–11. For presale information, click here. Verizon customers will get their own presale on Jan. 9, with Cardinals season ticket holders getting a crack on Jan. 10 for this special event.
“One thing that’s unusual or special about this show is the fact this pairing of Billy Joel and Sting, at this point, is only scheduled for three or four concerts,” Girardi said.
Billy Joel is a six-time Grammy winner and well-known for hits such as “Piano Man,” “Uptown Girl,” and “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” Sting is the former frontman for The Police and a 17-time Grammy winner, with radio hits like “Roxanne,” “Every Breath You Take,” and “Fields of Gold.”
This will be the second concert planned at Busch Stadium this year. Def Leppard and Journey are scheduled to perform on July 6. DeWitt said they’re looking to hold two or three big concerts a year at Busch, in addition to Cardinals baseball.
“We really view these big shows as civic contributions. Yes, there’s something for the team, but they fill the hotels and restaurants several nights in a row. We get people from out of town visiting the city, and then there’s other attractions, too,” DeWitt said.
“It’s an important thing for us to do. We try to do more of them. We sort of average two or three a year, but it’s a lot to get a concert in Busch Stadium, because you have to truck in the stage and all the equipment, and there’s already venues that are plug-and-play.”