Billy Joel at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium: start time, seating plan and what you need to know

‘Uptown Girl’, ‘Piano Man’, ‘Vienna’, ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ — Billy Joel has loads of truly classic bangers guaranteed to get the crowd going. Now, imagine the incredible vibes when those songs are played live by Billy and sung back to him by a crowd of 70,000. Tonight (August 9), Cardiff is being treated to just that. 

The legendary musician’s gig at the Principality Stadium is his first ever show in Wales’ capital and his only European show for 2024, following the end of his ten-year residency at New York’s Madison Square Gardens. Aren’t the Welsh a lucky bunch, eh?

If you’re heading to Cardiff for the exclusive performance or keen to get your mits on some last-minute tickets, here’s everything you need to know. 

When is Billy Joel playing at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium?

He’ll be playing to the Welsh capital tonight (Friday August 9).  

Door times

The stadium doors for Billy Joel are set to open at 5pm. 

What time will Billy Joel come on stage?

Fans can expect Billy to appear at approximately 8pm. The show will last two hours, with the star taking his final bow at around 10pm.

Setlist

We can’t guarantee it, but based on his recent string of shows in the US, Billy’s setlist could look a little something like this: 

• Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
• Pressure
• The Entertainer
• Zanzibar
• Vienna
• My Life
• Start Me Up (The Rolling Stones cover)
• An Innocent Man
• The Downeaster ‘Alexa’
• Don't Ask Me Why
• New York State of Mind
• Allentow
• This Is the Time
• Live and Let Die (Wings cover) 
• Highway to Hell (AC/DC cover) 
• Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
• Only the Good Die Young
• The River of Dreams
• Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
• Piano Man
• We Didn't Start the Fire
• Uptown Girl
• It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
• Big Shot
• You May Be Right

Support acts

Billy is being supported by Chris Isaak, a US singer best-known for his 1989 single ‘Wicked Game’. He’s due to take to the stage at around 6.45pm. 

Are there still tickets available? 

Yes! If you head to Ticketmaster, you’ll find a bunch of last-minute resale and standard tickets on sale from £114. 

Seating plan 

Here’s a map of the stadium tonight, according to Ticketmaster. 

Road closures

Scott Road and Park Street next to the Principality Stadium will be shut from 7am on Friday. A full city centre closure will then come into effect from 3pm until midnight. The following roads will be closed off:

• Duke Street

• Castle St

• High Street

• St Mary Street

• Caroline Street

• Wood Street

• Central Square

• Westgate Street

• Quay Street

• Guildhall Place

• Golate

• Park Street

• Havelock Street

• Scott Road

• Kingsway from its junction with North Road to its junction with Duke Street

• Cowbridge Road East from its junction with Cathedral Road to its junction with Westgate Street

• Tudor Street from its junction with Clare Road to its junction with Wood Street

• Plantagenet Street and Beauchamp Street from their junctions with Despenser Place to their junctions with Tudor Street

• Station Terrace and Guildford Street from the junction with Newport Road to the junction with Churchill Way

• Penarth Road will be closed 30 minutes before the concert finishes and up to an hour after the concert ends

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