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Press Kit Download CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF BILLY JOEL Starring: Anthony Mara More than just a Piano Man, Billy Joel is a living legend of the music industry with a catalogue of hit songs spanning more than 50 years. Anthony Mara and his world class band celebrate the musical journey of a remarkable career. The full live band consists of the finest musicians around, plus state of the art sound and lighting, in a powerful show that will mesmerise audiences with all the classic Billy Joel hits such as: “Piano Man”, “New York State Of Mind”, “Honesty”, “It’s Still Rock’n’roll To Me”, “Uptown Girl”, “We Didn’t Start The Fire”, “River Of Dreams” plus many more. Allow us to take you right into the world of Billy Joel in a 2 hour concert event not to be missed! [email protected] Ph: 1300 264 905 Available for Major Theatre Tours in both CBD and regional areas across Australia. Also available and can be tailored to suit Major Event and Corporate entertainment. www.BillyJoelTributeOz.com.au Sell-Out Shows in 2017 2018 PIANO MAN Tour The debut tour for the Billy Joel Tribute Concert Australia in 2017 In 2018, the bar was raised to a whole new level as the was titled NEW YORK STATE OF MIND and was a stunning Billy Joel Tribute Concert Australia set out on a 30 show full success with SELL-OUT shows across the country. scaled tour of the country, celebrating 45 Years since the It kicked off at the Palms Crown in Melbourne on May 19th, release of Billy’s signature song PIANO MAN... and the crowd were treated to an amazing performance. Click below image for show highlights... March 17th The Boat That Rocks Pt. Adelaide (S.A.) March 24th Palms Crown Theatre Melbourne (Vic.) April 5th Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Mt. Gambier (S.A.) April 6th Performing Arts Centre Theatre Hamilton (Vic.) April 7th Horsham Town Hall Horsham (Vic.) April 13th Swan Hill Town Hall Swan Hill (Vic.) April 20th Chaffey Theatre Renmark (S.A.) April 21st Mildura Arts Centre Mildura (Vic.) April 27th Northern Festival Centre Pt. Pirie (S.A.) April 28th Middleback Arts Centre Whyalla (S.A.) May 5th PINT Sporting & Social Club Darwin (N.T.) May 24th Southern Cross Club Canberra (A.C.T.) May 25th Albury Entertainment Centre Albury (N.S.W.) May 26th Griffith Regional Theatre Griffith (N.S.W.) May 30th World MS Day Adelaide (S.A.) June 1st Penrith Panthers Club Sydney (N.S.W.) June 2nd Revesby Workers Club Sydney (N.S.W.) June 15th Variety SA Annual Themed Ball Adelaide (S.A.) th June 16 Nautilus Theatre Pt. Lincoln (S.A.) “Billy hit” after “Billy hit” thrilled the Melbourne crowd who were up June 30th Divers Tavern Broome (W.A.) out of their seats, and were left wanting more - and they got it July 5th Red Earth Arts Precinct Karratha (W.A.) with a mind blowing encore, followed by a standing ovation!!! July 6th The Woolshed Theatre Carnarvon (W.A.) th July 7 Queen’s Park Theatre Geraldton (W.A.) July 14th Kooyonga Golf Club Adelaide (S.A.) 2017 NEW YORK STATE OF MIND Tour Dates: th th August 11 RSL Club Southport Gold Coast (Qld.) Melbourne: May 19 – The Palms Crown st th September 1 Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide (S.A.) Perth: July 29 – Crown Theatre (Burswood) th th September 15 Astor Theatre Perth (W.A.) Gold Coast: August 5 – The Star (Jupiters) th nd October 27 Festival Of Tributes City Of Playford (S.A.) Sydney: September 2 – State Theatre th Adelaide: September 9th – Her Majesty’s Theatre November 5 Frankston Arts Centre Melbourne (Vic.) SHOW PROMO & MEDIA VARIETY GALA BALL CH 7 FEATURE STORY CH 9 TVC SHOW REVIEW 1 SHOW REVIEW 2 Billy Joel Tribute Show - Songs Piano Man Uptown Girl Tell Her About It For The Longest Time We Didn’t Start The Fire River Of Dreams My Life It’s Still Rock’n’Roll To Me You May Be Right New York State Of Mind Only The Good Die Young She’s Always A Woman Just The Way You Are Honesty Say Goodbye To Hollywood Big Shot A Matter Of Trust All About Soul Allentown Moving Out (Anthony’s Song) Scenes From An Italian Restaurant Prelude/Angry Young Man I Go To Extremes Miami 2017 Lullabye Don’t Ask Me Why An Innocent Man The Stranger Vienna Pressure Keeping The Faith This Is The Time Goodnight Saigon 7 Piece Full Show Band 6 Piece 5 Piece General Crew for shows Lead Vocals/Piano (Billy) Lead Vocals/Piano (Billy) Lead Vocals/Piano (Billy) Sound Engineer Drummer Drummer Drummer Lighting Operator Sax/Guitarist/BVs Sax/Guitarist/BVs Sax/Guitarist/BVs Stage Hand Lead Guitarist/BVs Lead Guitarist/BVs Lead Guitarist/BVs Bassist Bassist Bassist Keyboardist Keyboardist Percussion/BVs [email protected] Ph: 1300 264 905 www.BillyJoelTributeOz.com.au .
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