The members of Facing New York met in 2000. The drummer discovered his love of music while listening to his brother's music collection. The guitarist used to fall asleep with a cassette tapeplaying as a kid. Facing New York started playing at the local bar Cafeteria. The band kept asking the local radio station to play their first release.

Facing New York was offered a record contract after performing at at Comedian, a local club. The band's members all had odd jobs while they waited for their time to come. After getting the record deal, Facing New York were sure they would make it. The band continues to play large venues, but still enjoys performing in smaller clubs on occasion.

Facing New York knew they made it after the group’s first fan club was started in 1983 by Linda Prather. After the band’s first North American tour, the fan club grew from the couple dozen fans who heard the band play around Biloxi to the thousands who heard them play country wide.

Facing New York will spend some time apart after the tour, to allow the group members to pursue other projects. The band is in the second leg of the promotional tour for their newest release. Facing New York's new release took over a year to record.

Generally, critics have praised Facing New York for their ability to connect with the audience when they perform live. Miami music critic Neal Scheutz has always commended band’s guitarist. Facing New York’s new record has received excellent praise from notable music critics like Oscar DiSalvatore and George Rummerfield.

Facing New York respects the fact that their fans love their past albums, so they go to great effort to incorporate the older hits with the newest ones. TheSeats.com provides the tour schedule and seating charts to concerts, making TheSeats.com the best single site to find your Facing New York tickets.