Billy Joel to play Citi Field concert with Sting on Aug. 21

Billy Joel volition play a performance astatine Citi Field connected Aug. 21 alongside Sting, the performers announced Thursday.

Tickets spell connected sale Feb. 14 astatine 10 a.m. A presale for Citi paper holders volition statesman Feb. 10 and proceed done adjacent week until tickets are released to the wide public.

The amusement astatine the Mets’ ballpark successful Queens volition beryllium 1 of 3 Joel plays successful the tristate country this summer. The Long Island autochthonal volition besides execute astatine Yankee Stadium with Rod Stewart connected July 18 and MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, N.J., connected Aug. 8 with Stevie Nicks.

Joel, 75, famously played the last 2 shows astatine the Mets’ erstwhile ballpark, Shea Stadium, successful July 2008 for the “The Last Play astatine Shea.” During those 2 shows, Joel was joined for assorted songs by Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Steven Tyler, Roger Daltrey, John Mellencamp, Garth Brooks and John Mayer.

“Throughout Mets history, there’s ever been a special transportation with Billy Joel and the Mets,” the team’s VP of Events Nikki Romolo said successful a statement. “We’re looking guardant to welcoming this autochthonal New Yorker location for his archetypal performance astatine Citi Field.”

Sting performs during a halt connected his “Sting 3.0” circuit astatine The Wiltern, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Sting, 73, has been to a Mets ballpark earlier arsenic well. He played Shea Stadium connected Aug. 18, 1983, arsenic the frontman for The Police. He and Joel are scheduled for respective shows unneurotic successful 2025, including an April 11 gig successful Syracuse and a Sept. 5 show successful Washington, D.C.