December 31st 9:30pm BB&T Center
October 8, 2015 – SUNRISE, FL – Sunrise Sports & Entertainment announced today that legendary musician Billy Joel will perform at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida on New Year’s Eve, Thursday, December 31, 2015. Ring in 2016 with a spectacular New Year’s Eve Concert at the BB&T Center in 2016. Billy Joel’s New Year’s Eve performance will include renowned hits and classic album tracks from throughout his incredible five-decade career.
“We are thrilled to have one of the greatest musicians of all time joining us in South Florida for an incredible New Year’s Eve concert event,” said Peter Luukko, Executive Chairman of Sunrise Sports & Entertainment. “The one and only Billy Joel will ring in 2016 with us at the BB&T Center. It will be a great night of music and fun for all of South Florida as we welcome the New Year with the sixth best-selling recording artist of all time.”
Billy Joel ranks as one of the most popular recording artists and respected entertainers in history, with 150 million records sold over the past quarter century. The singer/songwriter/composer is the third best-selling solo artist and one of the highest grossing touring artists in the world.
In 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 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.
“Movin’ Out,” a Broadway musical based on Joel’s music choreographed and directed by Twyla Tharp, took home two Tony Awards, including Best Orchestrations – Joel’s first Tony Award win – and Best Choreography. 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. 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 extraordinary career.
American Express?« Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Monday, October 12 at 10 a.m. through Thursday, October 15 at 10 p.m.
Tickets will be available for purchase to the general public beginning Friday, October 16 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000
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