Governor races

Billy Joel headlining Cuomo birthday fundraiser

{mosads}According to the New York Daily News, which obtained a copy of the invite, guests can purchase “Rock Star” tickets, which include a table of ten and three VIP passes, for $50,000.

Lower-priced ticket packages range from $25,000 to $225,000 for a standing room ticket.

Joel is a longtime associate of the family, having met Cuomo’s father, Mario, when he was governor of the state. He has since become an acquaintance of Andrew Cuomo because, the Daily News reports, “a mutual interest in bikes, boats and a common social circle in the Hamptons.”

The money raised will go towards Cuomo’s 2014 reelection fight. According to the most recent filings, he had $27.8 million in the bank for his campaign.