Billy Joel

Background information
Birth name	William Martin Joel
Born	May 9, 1949
Born place	The Bronx, New York, United States
Origin	Hicksville, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Rock Pop Jazz Classical
Years active	1964—present
Label(s)	Columbia Records Sony Music Family Productions U.S.
Associated acts	Elton John Bruce Springsteen Echoes The Hassles Attila
Website	Website

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First Bands Announced For Liverpool Soundcity

February 13, 2009

The first bands have been announced for this year's Liverpool Soundcity which will take place for the second time in 2009.

Chart toppers White Lies will be joined by two other recently hyped acts Animal Collective and Little Boots on the bill.

Also playing this year's event will Cage The Elephant, Deerhunter, Mongrel, Mumford and Sons and local boys The Hot Melts.

This year's Soundcity will take place from May 20-23 and will once again combine gigs and industry panels.

In total more than 400 acts will play across 30 of Liverpool's venues with over 25,000 people expected to attend at some point during the week.

Early bird tickets are on sale now costing £35 while a festival and conference pass will cost you £120.

(by Daniel Melia)

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