Due to an illness within the band, FACE 2 FACE – TRIBUTE TO ELTON JOHN & BILLY JOEL needed to reschedule this weekend’s performances in the Musikfest Cafe to Friday, September 4, 2026 and Saturday, September 5, 2026. All tickets for Friday, January 23 will be honored for Friday, September 4, and all tickets for Saturday, January 24 will be honored for Saturday, September 5. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to tickets@artsquest.org. We apologize for this inconvenience and hope the band recovers soon!
SHOW INFORMATION
| 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015
- Doors and Dinner: 6:00 pm
- Show: 7:30 pm*
- Menu | $10 minimum Food and Beverage for all reserved seating.
- Venue/Event Rules
*times subject to change
FACE 2 FACE
TWO BACK-TO-BACK NIGHTS! September 4 & 5, 2026
Introducing the U.S.A.’s 1st and longest running tribute to BILLY JOEL & ELTON JOHN…
Taking turns at an onstage piano, the dual tribute artists of the Billy Joel/Elton John Face-2-Face Tribute Show conjure the beloved songsters in both sound and image.
Backed by some the best and most sought-after musicians in the business, Levittown NY native MIKE SANTORO’s fingers flash up and down the keys on “Angry Young Man” before he belts out high-energy Billy Joel classics such as “Movin Out”, “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant” and more.
Following Santoro’s set, of the roughly three-hour show, RONNIE SMITH dons the iconic sunglasses and bedazzled suits of Elton John as he charts his style from the ‘70s to the present. Timeless anthems such as “Tiny Dancer” and the epic treasure “Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” mixed with more whimsical material such as “Crocodile Rock” and the fictional rock-group narrative “Bennie and the Jets.”
For the 3rd act, both artists hit the stage for THE grand finale, trading the spotlight with more of the best of Billy Joel and Elton John. For over a decade, this event is not one to be missed!