Why You Can’t Get Front Row Seats to Billy Joel’s 2022 Orlando Concert

Author Geno

December 28th, 2021 10:14 AM

Actually you can’t buy front row seats to ANY Billy Joel concert for that matter. Why? It’s because Billy’s a pretty awesome dude.

You’ve no doubt seen it happen at Tampa concerts at the amphitheatre or Amalie Arena. Already expensive front row seats are jacked up by ticket scalpers on third party websites. Sometimes you have to pay double or even triple the face value if you want that up close view. It’s not just you. It bugs Billy Joel too.

In an interview with People magazine last year, Billy’s daughter revealed that he refuses to let seats in the first row be sold… at all! But those seats won’t go unfilled. Billy sends his crew up to those awful nosebleed seats and brings REAL fans down to fill the front row in. Alexa Ray Joel says her dad got tired of seeing “bored rich people staring up at him.” [Source: People]

Q105 Florida Concert Calendar

• February 9: 38 Special

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  They play the new Hard Rock Event Center in Tampa. Due to illness in the band, 38 Special rescheduled their performance planned for January 7.

• July 23: Keith Sweat

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  He's a Saturday Night Dance Party legend... Ketih Sweat will "Make You Sweat" at Amalie Arena with opening acts Tevin Campbell, Monica, 112, Genuwine, Silk and Tamar Braxton.

• January 25-30: All-4-One

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  Remember their big '90s hits like "I Swear" and "So Much In Love"? They'll play Busch Gardens in Tampa.
• January 27: Harry Connick, Jr.

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  The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota calls this show a party with a purpose! Support arts education with the hit maker and American Idol judge.

• April 23: Kansas

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  See them perform their iconic hits like “Carry On Wayward Son” “Dust in the Wind” at Busch Gardens in Tampa.

• February 7: Alice Cooper

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  The "Detroit Stories" tour comes to Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater!
• January 16: Erasure

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  A fun night of '80s new wave at The Mahaffey in St. Pete.

• February 17: TLC (Canceled)

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  Unfortunately the show at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa has been canceled.

• February 19: George Thorogood & The Destroyers

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  A night that'll be Bad To The Bone at the Hard Rock Event Center!
• February 26: Bret Michaels

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  The Poison lead singer will perform with Warrant at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater.

• February 27: The Whispers

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  A Q105 Saturday Night Dance Party favorite! "Rock Steady" at the Hard Rock!

• February 28: The Eagles

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  The current lineup with Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, Deacon Frey and Vince Gill play Amalie Arena February 28. Ticket prices range from $125.25 to $465.25.
• March 4: Boyz II Men

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  Another Q105 Saturday Night Dance Party favorite! They'll play this year's Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City.

• July 14: Sammy Hagar

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• March 8: Nelson

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  You might remember their 90s hits "Love and Affection," "After The Rain" or "More Than Ever." They'll perform their father's hits too in "Ricky Nelson Remembered" at the Strawberry Festival in Plant City.
• March 10: Tesla

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  They'll probably sing a "Love Song" or two at the Strawberry Festival in Plant City.

• March 12: Nelly

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  It'll get "Hot In Here" at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City.

• March 19: Green Day & Goo Goo Dolls

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  The bands along with 311, Incubus, the Lumineers and Jimmy Eat World will play Raymond James Stadium in Tampa at the first "Innings Festival."
• March 22: Richard Marx

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  Hold On To The Nights… well this night: Tuesday, March 22, 2022. That’s when ’80s ballad master Richard Marx will be in Clearwater for a performance at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre. It’ll be a night of acoustic performances of some of his biggest Q105 hits like “Right Here Waiting,” “Hold On To The Nights,” “Don’t Mean Nothing,” “Should’ve Known Better” and “Endless Summer Nights.” He’ll also sprinkle in a few hits he’s written for other artists.

• April 5: Kenny G

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  The Grammy Award®-winning saxophonist returns to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota.

• April 7: New Edition

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  It'll be a night of Q105 Saturday Night Dance Party favorites as New Edition's "The Culture Tour" comes to Amalie Arena in Tampa. I expect we'll also hear hits from the group's spinoff project Bell Biv Devoe and some great solo hits from Bobby Brown and Ralph Tresvant.
• April 20: Journey

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  The Freedom Tour comes to Amalie Arena with special guests Toto!

• April 21: Colin Hay

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  The man with the voice behind Men at Work's biggest hits will two shows at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater.

• April 23: OMD

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• April 24: Elton John

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  A rescheduled performance date for Amalie Arena.

• May 19: KISS

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  Kiss is back in Florida (one more time?) to kick off Welcome to Rockville. Also performing on day 1: Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach and Fuel.

• May 21: Guns N’ Roses

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  Axl and the band headlines day 3 of Welcome to Rockville. Also performing: Shinedown, Rise Against, Bush and Jerry Cantrell.
• July 20: The Doobie Brothers

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  They still sound great. Caught their 4th of July performance on CNN. See them here in Tampa at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• June 10: Tears For Fears

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  A great band to see live! Opening will be Garbage at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater.

• June 18: REO Speedwagon & Styx

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  Along with Loverboy at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.
• June 18 & 19: Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett

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  Miami's show will be on June 18. The next night the tour comes to Orlando. Then the tour moves north but comes back to Florida for a show in Jacksonville on July 2. Unfortunately still no word of any Tampa dates for the tour.

• June 21: Backstreet Boys

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  The Bucs' biggest fan Nick Carter is bringing his Backstreet Boys home to Tampa for a show at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• June 28: Chicago

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  Chicago returns to the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds in Tampa with Brian Wilson with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin.
• September 16: Ringo Starr

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  Ringo's 6th show at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater was postponed due to an issue with COVID.

• July 10: New Kids On The Block

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  And it's not just the "Kids." You'll also see Rick Astley, En Vogue, Salt-N-Pepa at Orlando's Amway Center on July 10. Sorry Tampa fans - that's as close as this tour will come to us.

• August 27: Santana with Earth, Wind & Fire

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  This is the rescheduled date for the show that was originally scheduled for August 2020 at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.
• February 16: Rod Stewart

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  A rare chance to see an intimate performance with Rod at the Hard Rock Event Center in Tampa. The last time Rod played the room, he walked out on stage and saw the small audience and jokingly asked if he was getting his normal fee.

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