Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks are bringing their co-headlining tour to M&T Bank Stadium this fall, the Baltimore Ravens and Live Nation announced Thursday morning.

The Piano Man and the Fleetwood Mac singer behind such hits as “Rhiannon,” “Landslide” and “Dreams” will perform on Oct. 7. Tickets go on sale Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster.

“I think it goes without saying, that making Baltimore one of the few stops for these two legends speaks volumes about Baltimore being a city people want to visit, and solidifies us as an entertainment destination,” Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday, joined by Baltimore Ravens President Sashi Brown and Live Nation DC-Baltimore President Kelly Flanigan.

“I personally can’t wait to hear ‘Uptown Girl’ and ‘Piano Man,’” Scott added.

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Ravens mascot Poe and four Ravens cheerleaders, meanwhile, held up two jerseys — emblazoned with “Nicks” and “Joel” — as members of the marching band played.

The concert, Brown emphasized, underscores “our commitment and the importance of bringing these types of events to Baltimore,” after a hiatus of large stadium-scale events due to the COVID-19 pandemic and renovations, he said.

In partnership with the Maryland Stadium Authority and Baltimore City, he said, “a key component of what we want to try to do is not only bring some world championships and trophies back here to Baltimore, but also bring these types of events to the community.”

M&T Bank Stadium can seat about 55,000 people for a concert.

The Maryland Stadium Authority, which built and manages M&T Bank Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards, had long operated under agreements with the Ravens and Orioles to share profits and expenses of concerts at the stadiums. Under these agreements, the stadium authority collected 45% of the revenue from special events, with the team taking the rest. In addition, the state collects a 10% amusement tax on ticket sales, split between the Maryland Stadium Authority (8%) and Baltimore City (2%).

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In recent months, however, the stadium authority has chosen to give up the state’s 45% portion of the concert revenue and allow the teams to keep the full profits.

Stadium authority officials explained this decision by saying the Orioles had told them that sharing the profits created a disincentive for the team to schedule concerts at the stadiums. “Such that they may schedule fewer or no events if we elect to participate,” according to the stadium authority statement.

Treasurer Dereck Davis has questioned the decision to forgo the state’s share of the money. While Stadium Authority Chairman Thomas Kelso has said “8% of something is better than 45% of nothing.”

Under the terms of the new Ravens lease, the state continues to give up its portion of the concert revenues. The state would, however, collect the 10% amusement tax on ticket sales for the Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks concert, a spokeswoman for the stadium authority said.

In November, the two musicians announced they would perform an April concert at AT&T Stadium, the Arlington, Texas home of the Dallas Cowboys, according to Billboard.

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The show was initially billed as “Two Icons — One Night Only,” but the duo have since announced a series of shows at football stadiums across the country.

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