Riding on the success of their previous two tours,

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and

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once again hit the stadiums in 1998. The production had previously only toured the United States and Canada, but this time they visited Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Europe, avoiding any North American cities. On 6 June, Joel pulled out of a concert at

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, England due to illness. John performed the show without him, playing several of Joel's songs. The same happened in

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, Switzerland at

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Stadium on 30 June; this was the last night of the 1998 tour. Joel stated in 2012 that he would no longer tour with John because it restricts his setlists.

Tour dates

Setlists

References

External links

Information Site with Tour Dates
{{Billy Joel 1998 concert tours Billy Joel concert tours Co-headlining concert tours Elton John concert tours