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Billy Joel to perform first New Year’s Eve concert in South Florida at Sunrise arena


Billy Joel, seen here at Madison Square Garden in concert in 2014, set a house record at the New York City venue. The musician will perform his first New Year’s Eve concert in South Florida on Dec. 31 at Sunrise’s BB&T Center.
Billy Joel, seen here at Madison Square Garden in concert in 2014, set a house record at the New York City venue. The musician will perform his first New Year’s Eve concert in South Florida on Dec. 31 at Sunrise’s BB&T Center. Invision/AP

Madison Square Garden might have Billy Joel as a permanent house act, but for the piano man’s New Year’s Eve he’s in a Sunrise state of mind.

Joel, 66, announced Thursday that he will perform his first-ever South Florida New Year’s Eve concert at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at BB&T Center, 1 Panther Pkwy., Sunrise.

Tickets, surprisingly not as pricey as one would expect for a superstar act on NYE, cost $53.75-$163.75, and go on sale to American Express members at 10 a.m. Monday . General public sales begin at 10 a.m. Oct. 16 via Ticketmaster or 800-745-3000.

Howard Cohen: 305-376-3619, @HowardCohen

This story was originally published October 8, 2015 at 2:25 PM with the headline "Billy Joel to perform first New Year’s Eve concert in South Florida at Sunrise arena."

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