Billy Joel adds second Shea Stadium gig :: Music News :: Articles

It's likely that not many people can answer with authenticity if asked for their worth in legal tender. But if you're Billy Joel, you can honestly say that someone thinks you're worth upwards of $20,000 a night. That amount is the highest listing price for a ticket on StubHub for his sold-out show at Shea Stadium. Luckily, for fans who don’t believe anything less than a car is worth that much, a second show has been added for Joel's Last Play at Shea.

As previously reported, Joel was selected to headline the final Shea concert. Fans took to this news like hipsters to Pabst Blue Ribbon, and the show sold out in 48 minutes, a Shea Stadium record.

To please upset fans when 209 tickets showed up immediately on StubHub, a second show for Friday July 18 was added. Tickets for the absolutely final show at Shea go on sale on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 9 am. Hopefully 507Tixx.com will be able to handle the massive traffic that ruined many a person’s day the last go around.

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