Billy Joel: The Stranger

Classic Albums Live brings the greatest albums of all time to the stage, performed exactly as you remember them. No wigs. No gimmicks. Just the music, meticulously recreated by some of the best musicians in the country.

Released in 1977, The Stranger turned Billy Joel into a global superstar and remains one of his most beloved albums. Filled with sharp storytelling, unforgettable melodies, and hit after hit, it’s the record that gave us classics like “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song),” “Only the Good Die Young,” “Just the Way You Are,” “She’s Always a Woman,” and “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.”

Classic Albums Live brings this iconic album to life exactly as you remember it, note for note, cut for cut. Whether you grew up with these songs or are discovering them for the first time, this is your chance to experience one of the greatest albums of all time, performed live on stage

Get a 20% discount automatically applied to cart when you purchase adult tickets for all four Classic Albums Live concerts (Oct 26, Jan 15, Apr 14, and May 11). Discount not available for youth tickets.

Classic Albums Live was started in 2003 by Craig Martin, a musician with a passion for classic rock. With a goal of honouring the music as it was originally performed, Craig employs a cast of high calibre musicians to perfectly recreate the album at hand. From Meatloaf's Bat out of Hell to The Beatles' Let it Be, every performance that Classic Albums Live puts on is as close to the real deal as you can get. No effort is spared to get every note and nuance perfect, with the focus being solely on the music and not on theatrics. Described as "Joyful and thrilling!" by the Toronto Star, "Perfect!" by the Chicago Tribune, and as having "Amazing musicianship!" by the Orlando Sentinel, Classic Albums Live performs 100+ shows a year across North America.