Symphony on the Prairie: Face 2 Face - A Tribute to Billy Joel & Elton John

Name: Symphony on the Prairie: Face 2 Face - A Tribute to Billy Joel & Elton John
Start: 2023-7-28T17:00-4:00
End: 2023-7-29T17:00-4:00

202328jul(jul 28)5:00 pm29(jul 29)5:00 pmSymphony on the Prairie: Face 2 Face - A Tribute to Billy Joel & Elton John5:00 pm - 5:00 pm (29)(GMT-04:00) Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038CategoryConcert/Music/Dance Performance,Movie Event,Music/Dance Performance,Outdoors,Summer Concert SeriesSeasonalSummer Concert Series

Event Details

Taking turns at an onstage piano, the dual tribute artists of the BillyJoel/Elton John Face-2-Face Tribute Show conjure the beloved songsters in both sound and image. Backed by his band The Stranger, Levittown, NY, native Mike Santoro’s fingers flash up and down the keys before he jumps up to grab the mic to belt out such high-energy Billy Joel classics as “Uptown Girl” and “Only the Good Die Young.”

For the second half of the roughly three-hour show, Kenny Metcalf dons the iconic sunglasses and bedazzled suits of Elton John as he charts his style from the seventies to the present. Bittersweet anthems such as “Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)” mix with more whimsical material such as “Crocodile Rock” and the fictional rock-group narrative “Bennie and the Jets.” During each engaging, interactive show, both acts aim to channel the spirit of their originals so well that audiences will forget they’re a tribute!

Gates open at 6 p.m. and concerts begin at 8 p.m. each night.

About Symphony on the Prairie

Season highlights include 12 performances by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, including Opening Weekend June 23-24 featuring the beloved Music of Harry Potter conducted by Enrico Lopez-Yañez; a live-to-film performance July 7-8 of the legendary Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark featuring the iconic soundtrack by composer John Williams; Arrival from Sweden: Music of ABBA accompanied by the ISO July 14-15, and the patriotic Star-Spangled Symphony celebration June 30-July 3 complete with fanfare and fireworks.

The 2023 season also features the popular Face2Face with the music of Billy Joel and Elton John, The Marshall Tucker Band, TUSK: the Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, two nights of Queen with Gary Mullen and the Works, and much more! There’s something for everyone with 25 concerts to choose from.