Joel has released 13 studio albums, with his last coming in 2001, and has won six Grammy Awards. Last year, he performed along side Stevie Nicks at Ohio Stadium in Columbus months after releasing his first new pop single in decades, “Turn the Lights Back On,” last February.

The 'Piano Man' and 'Rod the Mod' are coming to Cincinnati. Billy Joel and Rod Stewart are teaming for a one-night-only performance at Paycor Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 31 at 10 a.m.

Paycor Stadium in recent years has played host to Taylor Swift as part of her $2 billion Eras Tour (2023), Luke Combs, as part of his Growin' Up and Gettin' Old world tour (2023); Garth Brooks (2022); and Janet Jackson and Snoop Dogg, who headlined the Cincinnati Music Festival, also in 2023.

Billy Joel and Rod Stewart will both be coming to play at Paycor Stadium Saturday, Sept. 20. Tickets go on sale Jan. 31.

Joel, who first performed in Cincinnati at Armory Fieldhouse on May 7, 1974, played a sold-out show at Great American Ball Park in September 2021. It will be his first appearance at Paycor Stadium. Stewart, the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, last performed in the Queen City in 2022 at Riverbend Music Center, per Setlist.fm.

Joel has released 13 studio albums, with his last coming in 2001, and has won six Grammy Awards. Last year, he performed along side Stevie Nicks at Ohio Stadium in Columbus months after releasing his first new pop single in decades, “Turn the Lights Back On,” last February.