Following sold out tours across the UK and Europe, celebrated singer-songwriter and pianist Elio Pace and his incredible band are extending the run of their sensational, award-winning show The Billy Joel Songbook to include a Liverpool date.
Originally announced as a 20-date run across England, Scotland and Wales this September and October, due to sensational public demand, the tour has now been extended into next year, with 14 brand-new dates added, including a performance at the Liverpool Philharmonic on Wednesday April 1st.
Tickets for the 2025 shows are available now, with 2026 dates now on sale at https://www.eliopace.com/tours
Paying homage to one of the most iconic musicians, singer-songwriters and composers of the 20th century, The Billy Joel Songbook is billed as the greatest love letter ever to the genius that is Billy Joel.
Transporting the audience through five decades of hits, Elio and his band will perform more than 30 songs from Joel’s vast catalogue of 82 singles including The Longest Time, She’s Always A Woman, An Innocent Man, Uptown Girl, Tell Her About It, The River of Dreams, We Didn’t Start The Fire and Piano Man.
“We were completely blown away by the response to the 2025 dates – the demand has been truly incredible,” says Elio. “Every time we take this show on the road, I’m reminded of the deep connection people have with Billy Joel’s music. Extending the tour into 2026 is an honour we don’t take lightly.”
Over the last three years, The Billy Joel Songbook has played more than 50 sold-out venues in the UK and Ireland alone, and earlier this year, a special recording of the full show at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre on Billy Joel’s 75th birthday, was broadcast via BBC Sounds.
Elio added: “When I first created The Billy Joel Songbook, I hoped it would strike a chord — but I never imagined it would grow like this. The passion people have for Billy Joel’s music just keeps growing, and I feel so grateful to be able to celebrate it with audiences up and down the country.”
The late broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan was a huge fan describing Elio as “Only sensational,” and in 2010 he was the musical director for BBC Radio 2’s Weekend Wogan performing as the featured artist on all 35 shows broadcast that year.
Singer/songwriter, piano-player, producer and arranger, Elio has performed with a wonderful array of stars including Brian May, Huey Lewis, Glen Campbell, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Lulu, Mike Rutherford, Don McLean, Tom Chaplin, Debbie Reynolds and Martha Reeves to name but a few.
In 2013 and 2014 he was invited to ‘fill Billy Joel’s shoes’, starring in five very special reunion concerts in the USA with Joel’s original 1971-72 touring band. Following on from the huge success of these American shows, Elio embarked upon the debut tour of The Billy Joel Songbook and has continued to sell out theatres ever since.
For more information about The Billy Joel Songbook and to secure your tickets go to https://www.eliopace.com/tours
The Billy Joel Songbook is not affiliated or endorsed by Billy Joel.
The Billy Joel Songbook was written and devised by Elio Pace and Matt Daniel-Baker.
The Billy Joel Songbook – 2025 tour dates
01 Sep Woking, New Victoria Theatre
02 Sep Torquay, Princess Theatre
04 Sep Cardiff, New Theatre
11 Sep Cambridge, Corn Exchange
14 Sep Northampton, Royal & Derngate Theatre
18 Sep Bournemouth, Pavilion Theatre
20 Sep Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre
21 Sep Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
23 Sep Swansea, Grand Theatre
28 Sep Birmingham, Symphony Hall
01 Oct Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
03 Oct Perth, Concert Hall
05 Oct Newcastle, O2 City Hall
11 Oct Stoke-On-Trent, Victoria Hall
12 Oct Warwick, Butterworth Hall
14 Oct Leicester, De Montfort Hall
15 Oct York, Barbican Centre
19 Oct Basingstoke, The Anvil
22 Oct Bradford, St George’s Hall
24 Oct Llandudno, Venue Cymru
The Billy Joel Songbook – 2026 tour dates
02 Mar Harrogate, Royal Hall
03 Mar Nottingham, Theatre Royal
06 Mar Hull, City Hall
13 Mar Guildford, G Live
15 Mar Southampton, Mayflower Theatre
18 Mar London, Palladium
22 Mar Edinburgh, Usher Hall
24 Mar Sheffield, City Hall
26 Mar Belfast, Ulster Hall
27 Mar Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre
28 Mar Wexford, National Opera House
01 Apr Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall
03 Apr Manchester, The Bridgewater Hall
04 Apr Wolverhampton, Grand Theatre
Elio Pace continues to thrill audiences around the world with his soulful voice and amazing piano playing.
His critically acclaimed, self-penned debut album, ‘A Seat At My Table’, captured the attention and hearts of music lovers everywhere and his Christmas single, ‘What A Day’, labelled a modern classic by celebrated broadcasters and commentators, features on worldwide radio playlists every December.
Throughout 2010, Elio appeared live-on-air to millions as the ‘featured artist’ on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Weekend Wogan’ and in 2013 and 2014, he was invited to ‘fill Billy Joel’s shoes’, starring in five very special reunion concerts in the USA with Joel’s original 1971-72 touring band. Following on from the huge success of these American shows, Elio embarked upon the debut tour of his brand-new show, ‘THE BILLY JOEL SONGBOOK®’; the world’s first EVER national, theatre concert tour of Billy Joel songs. Shortly afterwards, Elio and the band were featured in Sky Sports’ TV and online BAFTA-winning coverage of the 2015 Ashes cricket tournament with two specially re-written versions of Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’.
Elio is one of those rare artists that appeals to all generations. His appearance on BBC’s flagship hit children’s show ‘ZingZillas’ as “the greatest Boogie Woogie player in the land” turned him into a household name… well at least to every CBeebies-loving under five-year-old and their parents! From Elstree Studios to the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Radio 2’s ‘Elvis Forever’ to ‘Proms In The Park’ and from The Bitter End in New York to the BBC Radio Theatre in London, Elio thrills wherever he performs.
In 2018, Elio released his hugely-anticipated double CD album and DVD ‘THE BILLY JOEL SONGBOOK® LIVE’ and in 2019 he released his second live double CD album and DVD within a year, ‘ELIO PACE presents ELVIS PRESLEY: The World Premiere, 16 August 2017’.
Elio’s sensational concert film ‘THE BILLY JOEL SONGBOOK® LIVE’ won a prestigious award at The 17th Annual Independent Music Awards for ‘Best Overall Long Form Music Video’ in New York City on 22 June 2019.