BALTIMORE, MD — Legendary singer-songwriter Billy Joel will perform at Camden Yards this summer. The "Piano Man" is performing the first concert to be held at Camden Yards, according to a joint statement issued by the Orioles and Billy Joel. Pre-sale tickets will be available to American Express card members at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 14. The Billy Joel concert at Camden Yards will be Friday, July 26. Orioles Season Plan Members, or "Birdland Members," can buy pre-sale tickets at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, until 10 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17. Find tickets to see Billy Joel in Baltimore from Patch.com/tickets. To get 10 percent off, enter promo code "PatchTickets10."<doc-sep>Camden Yards To Welcome Billy Joel For Stadium's First Concert The Baltimore Orioles and concert promoter Live Nation announced Thursday that musician Billy Joel will be performing at Oriole Park at Camden Yards this summer. That hasn't happened for the longest time. In fact, it hasn't happened ever. The "Piano Man" will headline the first-ever concert held inside the ballpark and it is scheduled to take place on Friday, July 26, while the Orioles are scheduled to be on a long west coast swing. “As an entertainment company bringing world class sports, music, and other diverse events to the live venues we manage and to our multimedia television, digital, and radio platforms, there is no greater opportunity than to bring a true music legend in Billy Joel to the ballpark and into our community,” Orioles Executive Vice President John Angelos said in a statement. “Billy Joel and Oriole Park at Camden Yards are leaders across the entertainment world in selling tickets, driving tourism, and creating one-of-a-kind memories, and the Orioles are thrilled to make Camden Yards home to an iconic artist who generations of Americans have grown up with and who is still setting records today.” . @orioles announce first concert at Camden Yards ever - @billyjoel will play later this summer #Baltimore pic.twitter.com/zoVKJn0tcQ — Phil Yacuboski (@WBALPhil) January 10, 2019 Tickets go on sale to the public next Friday, January 18 at 10:00 a.m. WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5’s Bryan Nehman will be giving away five pairs of tickets during WBAL News Now next Thursday, July 17. The Orioles Charitable Foundation will donate a portion of the proceeds to support music and arts education programs for kids in Maryland and across the region. Joel, a Long Island native, has been making music since the 1960s. He recorded a solo album in the early 1970s and, after signing a recording contract with Columbia, worked at a Los Angeles piano bar. His time there inspired his signature song "Piano Man," with which he closes nearly every concert today. He had a breakout hit with his album "The Stranger" in 1977, which included staples like "Just the Way You Are" and "Only the Good Die Young." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. He received Kennedy Center Honors in 2013, the same year he became Madison Square Garden's first-ever music franchise. Since January 2014, he's played one show per month at the storied venue. His residency there will have its 60th consecutive sellout on Jan. 24. It isn't Joel's first stadium show in Baltimore. He performed at M&T Bank Stadium in July 2015. The Orioles have pursued non-baseball events in recent years. Most famously, Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass there with 60,000 people in October 1995. However, Orioles owner Peter Angelos vetoed Maryland Stadium Authority plans to invite the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd, telling The Baltimore Sun in 2000 he was worried the stage would damage the playing field. "I'm not going to have it become some kind of honky tonk for various and sundry rock 'n' roll bands," he said. More recent efforts, spearheaded by Angelos' sons, John and Louis, to attract athletic and entertainment events had been met with little success until now. Nationals Park in Washington has hosted concerts and even hockey games. The Baltimore @Orioles, along with concert promoter @LiveNation, announced on Thursday that musician @billyjoel will be performing at Oriole Park at Camden Yards this summer. #billyjoellive pic.twitter.com/SyLLDtLaJ7 — WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 (@wbalradio) January 10, 2019 ----- WBAL NewsRadio 1090 already reaches listeners on air, online, on mobile apps and on smart speakers. Now, listeners in Greater Baltimore can hear WBAL on FM 101.5. Read more<doc-sep>“That's why for the last few years we've been doing some things here and there, predominantly in Florida,” Angelos said. “That's why we started to do a little bit of music for Friday Fireworks and Music, just to sort of try things out in the marketplace. This is obviously a spectacular event, but from small to spectacular, you want to try to touch people in different ways and give people additional reasons to come to the ballpark.”<doc-sep>Good morning, Camden Chatters. Sing us a song, you’re the piano man. Sing us a song tonight... Well, actually, sing us a song on July 26. Because that — as the Orioles announced yesterday — is when Billy Joel himself will be performing at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, marking the first music concert in the ballpark’s history. I love it. Lord knows there won’t be many people showing up to watch the Orioles next year, so anything the O’s can do to get people to their ballpark some other way is much appreciated — and much needed. Who knows? Maybe some happy concert-goer will drive home, the strains of Uptown Girl still resonating in his head, and think, “I really liked that place. I should go back there sometime and give this ‘baseball’ thing a try.” If the concert’s a hit, maybe the Orioles can go all-in and have Billy Joel Night at the Yard or something the next time the O’s play there, replacing the lyrics to We Didn’t Start the Fire with notable moments from Orioles history (as Grant Brisbee delightfully attempted on Twitter). The possibilities are limitless. I’m excited. Links Billy Joel will play at Oriole Park in team's first concert - BaltimoreBaseball.com Rich Dubroff has all the details of the Billy Joel performance, including quotes from John Angelos about how it could boost the Orioles’ brand. I’m planning to be there! Will you? Orioles fans ask about Adam Jones, prospects - Orioles.com In response another reader question about the possibility of Adam Jones returning, Joe Trezza thinks the chances are creeping slightly higher the longer Jones remains unsigned. As I’ve said before...I wouldn’t hate that. The curious case of Cobb - School of Roch Do you think Alex Cobb knew what he was in for when he signed that four-year deal with the Orioles last March? Well, now he’s stuck with them. But as Roch Kubatko notes, Cobb could turn into a potential trade piece if he pitches well in 2019. Will Orioles fans find new ways to analyze a season in 2019? - Steve Melewski Steve Melewski asserts that the true measure for success for the Orioles in 2019 will be whether their young players take a step forward, not their win-loss record. I agree. Not that it’ll make all the losses any more pleasant. Orioles birthdays and history Is today your birthday? Happy birthday! You share your special day with current Orioles utility man Steve Wilkerson, who turns 27 today. It’s also the birthday of 2008 righty Greg Aquino (41) and a pair of deceased Orioles, 1957 outfielder Carl Powis (who would have been 91 today) and 1954 infielder Neil Berry (who would have been 97). On this day in 1991, the Orioles made an ill-advised trade of Mickey Tettleton for Jeff Robinson. Tettleton had had three productive seasons as the Orioles’ catcher and went on to have four more solid years with the Tigers, while Robinson spent one ineffective season in the Birds’ bullpen.<doc-sep>
Oriole Park at Camden Yards is venturing into the live-music realm this summer, announcing its first-ever concert will be Billy Joel.Park officials announced Thursday that they teamed up with Live Nation to present the first-ever concert at the ballpark on July 26.The Orioles Charitable Foundation will donate a portion of the proceeds from the concert to support music and arts education programs for kids in Maryland and across the Orioles’ regional territory.“Billy Joel and Oriole Park at Camden Yards are leaders across the entertainment world in selling tickets, driving tourism and creating one-of-a-kind memories, and the Orioles are thrilled to make Camden Yards home to an iconic artist who generations of Americans have grown up with and who is still setting records today," said John Angelos, Orioles executive vice president.American Express card members will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Monday at 10 a.m. until Thursday, Jan. 17, at 10 p.m. Orioles Season Plan members, called Birdland members, will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Wednesday, at 10 a.m. until Thursday, Jan. 17 at 10 p.m. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning at 10 a.m. on Jan. 18 and will be available at ticketmaster.com.​ Oriole Park at Camden Yards is venturing into the live-music realm this summer, announcing its first-ever concert will be Billy Joel. Park officials announced Thursday that they teamed up with Live Nation to present the first-ever concert at the ballpark on July 26. The Orioles Charitable Foundation will donate a portion of the proceeds from the concert to support music and arts education programs for kids in Maryland and across the Orioles’ regional territory. “Billy Joel and Oriole Park at Camden Yards are leaders across the entertainment world in selling tickets, driving tourism and creating one-of-a-kind memories, and the Orioles are thrilled to make Camden Yards home to an iconic artist who generations of Americans have grown up with and who is still setting records today," said John Angelos, Orioles executive vice president. American Express card members will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Monday at 10 a.m. until Thursday, Jan. 17, at 10 p.m. Orioles Season Plan members, called Birdland members, will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Wednesday, at 10 a.m. until Thursday, Jan. 17 at 10 p.m. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning at 10 a.m. on Jan. 18 and will be available at ticketmaster.com.