Face to Face 2002

In 2002, Elton John and Billy Joel continued on their success Face to Face concert series.^[1][2]

Face to Face 2002

National tour by Elton John and Billy Joel
Location	U.S., North America
Start date	13 January 2002
End date	13 October 2002
Legs	2
No. of shows	28
Elton John tour chronology Songs from the West Coast Tour (2001–02) Face to Face 2002 (2002) A Journey Through Time (2002) Billy Joel tour chronology Face to Face 2001 (2001) Face to Face 2002 (2002) Face to Face 2003 (2003)

The tour started in the winter of 2002 and continued until the fall of the same year. The concerts scheduled for 11 March through 6 April were cancelled and then postponed until the fall of the same year due to Joel's ill health.^[3][4][5]

Joel stated in 2012 that he would no longer tour with Elton because it restrains his setlists.^[6][7]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Tickets sold / available	Revenue
First Leg[8]
13 January 2002	Washington, D.C.	United States	MCI Center	18,606 / 18,606	$1,922,735
16 January 2002	University Park		Bryce Jordan Center[9]	15,030 / 15,030	$1,610,618
18 January 2002	Washington, D.C.		MCI Center	37,214 / 37,214	$3,845,470
20 January 2002
22 January 2002	Boston		FleetCenter[10]	68,155 / 71,564	$7,236,695
24 January 2002
29 January 2002
31 January 2002
4 February 2002	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center	47,475 / 48,666	$3,845,470
6 February 2002
8 February 2002
13 February 2002	Philadelphia		First Union Center	112,248 / 112,248	$12,986,840
15 February 2002
17 February 2002
19 February 2002
22 February 2002
24 February 2002
3 March 2002	Sunrise		National Car Rental Center	58,226 / 58,226	$5,818,001
5 March 2002
7 March 2002
9 March 2002	Tampa		Ice Palace	20,628 / 21,045	$2,329,530
15 March 2002	New York City		Madison Square Garden[11]	18,799 / 19,325	$2,168,960
Second Leg
13 September 2002	Tampa	United States	St. Pete Times Forum	16,011 / 19,012	$1,673,535
17 September 2002	Atlanta		Philips Arena	19,409 / 19,409	$2,025,750
20 September 2002	Boston		FleetCenter[12]	17,483 / 17,483	$1,835,530
23 September 2002	New York City		Madison Square Garden	18,634 / 18,634	$2,141,030
25 September 2002	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum	33,884 / 33,884	$3,582,020
27 September 2002
2 October 2002	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena[13]	59,688 / 59,688	$6,192,840
4 October 2002
8 October 2002
11 October 2002	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum	33,884 / 33,884	$3,582,020
13 October 2002

Setlists

Standard setlist

Elton John & Billy Joel & Bands

1. Your Song
2. Just the Way You Are
3. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me

Elton John & Band

1. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
2. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
3. Philadelphia Freedom
4. I Want Love
5. Rocket Man
6. Take Me to the Pilot
7. Have Mercy on the Criminal
8. Tiny Dancer
9. This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
10. I'm Still Standing
11. Crocodile Rock

Billy Joel & Band

1. Prelude/Angry Young Man
2. Allentown
3. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
4. Summer, Highland Falls
5. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
6. The River of Dreams
7. New York State of Mind
8. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
9. All for Leyna
10. I Go to Extremes
11. Only The Good Die Young
12. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Elton John & Billy Joel & Bands

1. My Life
2. The Bitch Is Back
3. You May Be Right
4. Bennie and the Jets
5. A Hard Day's Night
6. Great Balls of Fire
7. Candle in the Wind
8. Piano Man