Face to Face 2003
# Face to Face 2003

Face to Face 2003 was a concert tour by Elton John and Billy Joel. The pair performed under the Face to Face concert series, which was constantly proving more popular amongst fans.

The tour started on 21 February in Birmingham, Alabama and travelled throughout the United States for twenty four concert dates until 8 May in Rosemont, Illinois, where the tour came to a close after this concert had been rescheduled from March.

Joel stated in 2012 that he would no longer tour with Elton because it restrains his setlists.

## Set list

This set list is representative of the first performance in Las Vegas. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

Elton and Billy with the band

* "Your Song"
* "Just the Way You Are"
* "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"

Elton John with his band

* "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
* "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
* "Philadelphia Freedom"
* "The Wasteland"
* "I Want Love"
* "Rocket Man"
* "Take Me to the Pilot"
* "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
* "Tiny Dancer"
* "Crocodile Rock"

Billy Joel with his band

* "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
* "Movin' Out"
* "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
* "Allentown"
* "An Innocent Man"
* "The River of Dreams"
* "I Go to Extremes"
* "New York State of Mind"
* "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
* "Only the Good Die Young"

Billy and Elton with the band

* "My Life"
* "The Bitch Is Back"
* "You May Be Right"
* "Bennie and the Jets"
* "A Hard Day's Night"
* "Great Balls of Fire"
* "Piano Man"

## Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue :

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North America ||||||
| 21 February 2003 | Birmingham | United States | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex | 17,398 / 17,398 | $1,930,860 |
| 24 February 2003 | Houston | United States | Compaq Center | 16,160 / 16,160 | $2,043,984 |
| 26 February 2003 | San Antonio | United States | SBC Center | 16,835 / 16,835 | $1,407,325 |
| 28 February 2003 | Dallas | United States | American Airlines Center | 17,881 / 17,881 | $1,937,460 |
| 2 March 2003 | Oklahoma City | United States | Ford Center | 17,871 / 17,871 | $1,941,910 |
| 4 March 2003 | Indianapolis | United States | Conseco Fieldhouse | 15,644 / 15,644 | $1,706,866 |
| 7 March 2003 | Pittsburgh | United States | Mellon Arena | 16,684 / 16,684 | $1,765,475 |
| 9 March 2003 | Buffalo | United States | HSBC Arena | 18,727 / 18,727 | $1,996,750 |
| 12 March 2003 | Lexington | United States | Rupp Arena | — | — |
| 14 March 2003 | Columbia | United States | Carolina Center | 15,672 / 15,672 | $1,394,470 |
| 16 March 2003 | Raleigh | United States | RBC Center | 18,505 / 18,505 | $1,861,195 |
| 28 March 2003 | Paradise | United States | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 27,418 / 27,418 | $4,462,200 |
| 29 March 2003 | Paradise | United States | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 27,418 / 27,418 | $4,462,200 |
| 1 April 2003 | Ames | United States | Hilton Coliseum | 14,400 / 14,400 | $1,436,215 |
| 6 April 2003 | Madison | United States | Kohl Center | 15,854 / 15,854 | $1,752,050 |
| 8 April 2003 | Milwaukee | United States | Bradley Center | 17,647 / 17,647 | $2,073,705 |
| 12 April 2003 | Rosemont | United States | Allstate Arena | — | $5,912,385 |
| 15 April 2003 | Cleveland | United States | Gund Arena | 19,777 / 19,777 | $2,187,660 |
| 17 April 2003 | St. Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center | 18,162 / 18,162 | $2,194,690 |
| 19 April 2003 | Fargo | United States | Fargodome | 22,852 / 22,852 | $1,675,477 |
| 22 April 2003 | Columbus | United States | Nationwide Arena | 23,782 / 23,782 | $1,877,400 |
| 24 April 2003 | Albany | United States | Pepsi Arena | 31,015 / 31,015 | $3,547,735 |
| 26 April 2003 | Albany | United States | Pepsi Arena | 31,015 / 31,015 | $3,547,735 |
| 30 April 2003 | Rosemont | United States | Allstate Arena | — | |
| 2 May 2003 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 41,836 / 41,836 | $4,669,250 |
| 3 May 2003 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 41,836 / 41,836 | $4,669,250 |
| 5 May 2003 | St. Louis | United States | Savvis Center | 18,247 / 18,247 | $1,964,765 |
| 8 May 2003 | Rosemont | United States | Allstate Arena | — | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 405,683 / 405,683 | $49,974,352 |
