CHICAGO — Billy Joel and Elton John have canceled their much-anticipated return to Wrigley Field this summer.
Elton John told Chicago Tribune and CBS 2 theater critic Chris Jones that the summer leg of his tour with Billy Joel has been canceled, saying Joel has decided to take a year off.
That tour would have included a July 7 stop at Wrigley Field. The duo also played there last summer, performing duets on twin pianos.
“I am bitterly disappointed” John said. “But Billy has had a tough year. I have to respect his decision.”
The Cubs’ ballpark was to host three concerts this year, including the Joel-John reprise.
The Dave Matthews Band is scheduled to play two dates at Wrigley in September. The specific dates are yet to be determined.
The Dave Matthews Band was supposed to play at the ballpark in 2007, but the date was called off. The band gained a dose of infamy in Chicago in 2004, when one of its tour bus drivers dumped 800 pounds of human waste onto a sightseeing boat in 2004. The band later agreed to pay $200,000 dollars to an environmental fund to settle a lawsuit in the incident.
Officials have said they need City Council approval by next month to secure a place in the band’s schedule. The concert precedent began in 2005 with a pair of Labor Day concerts by Jimmy Buffett.
The band agreed to pay $200,000 dollars to an environmental fund to settle a lawsuit filed after one of its tour bus drivers dumped 800 pounds of human waste onto a sightseeing boat in 2004.
Previously, Paul McCartney and Phish were rumored to be possible headliners at Wrigley this summer.
The first time Wrigley was used for summer concerts was in 2005, when Jimmy Buffett played. The Police also played the ballpark in 2007.
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