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Legendary New York-bred singer-songwriter Billy Joel has toured only sporadically in recent years, but fans have plenty of opportunities to score tickets to see him in concert going forward -- if they're willing to head out to New York's Madison Square Garden. Joel signed an open-ended deal with MSG that will have him playing a concert at the venue once per month for as long as there's demand. And demand has never been a problem for Joel at he historic New York venue; he played his first show there in 1978, and had logged 46 concerts at the arena by 2013.
New York isn't alone in its love for the singer. Joel has long been established as one of the top-grossing touring artists in the U.S., and has sold more than 150 million records over the course his four-decade career. After recording a long string of hits including "Piano Man," "New York State of Mind," "Just the Way You Are," "You May Be Right," "Pressure," "Uptown Girl," "We Didn't Start the Fire," and "The River of Dreams," Joel decided that he was done writing pop and rock songs. It's a decision he's stuck with; it's been more than 20 years since he's recorded a new pop or rock album. He's composed new classical material instead, while continuing to play songs from his catalog in concert.
Fifty years and better than ever. The band was point on the entire show and the horn section was phenomenal. Billy Joel packs so much entertainment into his singing and playing. The crowd was also into it all night, in spite of rain and cold.
Disappointed in the sound and visual systems at the park. We were in 3rd level and the sound was very distorted. Also disappointed that the concert was not on the big screen. The 2 screens it was projected onto were really only beneficial for the people on lower levels. And then the rain.....Unfortunately we got very wet and had to leave a few songs into Billy Joel's portion of the concert. Good info about PETCO - great for games but would never go to a concert there again.
Billy Joels encore was great, wish it could have lasted longer. Sting was a pleasant surprise. Would liked to have heard Do Do Do Da Da Da.
The Billy Joel portion of the concert was wonderful, unfortunately the weather did not cooperate and it rained during his entire performance.
I have seen both Sting and Billy Joel on their own concerts over a dozen times, but this last tour brought up the best of both, and also their team of musicians, all super good!
He played a variety of songs, didn’t waste a lot of time talking, he got down to business. The weather could have been better, I believe he was freezing initially.
It was a great concert eventhough it rained on us. I was on the floor secction and the staff was nicer than Elton johns farewell Concert.
Of course the music was AWESOME. Billy Joel sounds the same today as in years past and the show itself was amazing. But the VENUE was just so great that it made the experience 100 times better. I had not yet been to Petco Park in San Diego, CA before this event and I was really impressed. It was very clean, organized, lots of helpful staff, easy to find your seat, bathrooms were everywhere (and clean and no lines) and the food was just amazing. Food choices were top notch and so many food choices available.
Billy is one of those bucket list performers,who is a master of his craft. We flew from uk to see his show along side sting in San Diego,one big tick great show from start to finish
Billy Joel + Sting on one billing = Phenomenal Musical Experience. I saw Billy over 30 years ago, so seeing him live again at beautiful Petco Park was breathtaking and nostalgic. He is still The Entertainer after all these years! Singing Piano Man with fellow BJ fans that packed the stadium was unreal. And for Sting, this was my first time seeing him live and he was also fantastic. His energy, coolness, and distinctive, powerful voice mesmerized the crowd. Having never seen The Police live, I consider myself blessed to have seen Sting perform. Overall, an amazing and unforgettable night.
