What shows have you been to?

[BillyJoelFan]

How many shows have you been to and where?

[statenislandkid]

I've been to three.

The first was Billy's sixth MSG show in 2006, which my frined and his parents took me too. I hafd seen a lot of legendary acts before but not Billy. I ws a solid fan at that point, and I was very excited.

Needless to say, Billy did not disappoint. He treated us to three and a half hours of his biggest hits, including "My Life," "Movin' Out," "River Of Dreams," "We Didn't Start The Fire," and "Piano Man," as well as a lot of rarities.

The complete set was:

Prelude / Angry Young Man
My Life
Everybody Loves You Now
The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
New York State Of Mind
Stiletto
The Entertainer
Allentown
Don’t Ask Me Why
Sometimes A Fantasy
Captain Jack
Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
The Downeaster “Alexa”
Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
She’s Always A Woman
Keeping The Faith
River Of Dreams
I Go To Extremes
Highway To Hell (sung by Chainsaw)
We Didn’t Start The Fire
Big Shot
It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me
You May Be Right

Encore:

Only The Good Die Young
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
Piano Man

Highlights: My Life, Stiletto, NYSOM, Sometimes A Fantasy, Captain Jack, You May Be Right, Piano Man

The next was another MSG show, April 19th, 2006, the second to last of the 12 engagement run. This time I went with my dad and his friends. This was easily just as good, if not better, than the previous show. He did the two songs I wanted to hear at the first show that he didn't do - "An Innocent Man" and "A Matter Of Trust" - and they were both awesome.

The complete set was:

Prelude / Angry Young Man
My Life
Everybody Loves You Now
The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
The Entertainer
Vienna
New York State Of Mind
The Great Wall Of China
Zanzibar
Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
Allentown
Sleeping With The Television On
Don’t Ask Me Why
Goodnight Saigon
Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
Medley: Spanish Harlem / Stand By Me / An Innocent Man
She’s Always A Woman
Keeping The Faith
River Of Dreams
A Matter Of Trust
Highway To Hell (with Chainsaw)
We Didn’t Start The Fire
Big Shot
It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me
You May Be Right

Encore:

Only The Good Die Young
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
Piano Man

Most recently was this past summer, on July 16th, 2008. It was the first night of the Last Play At Shae shows. Me and my dad and his friends had been trying to score tickets for nearly a year, and managed to get lucky literally weks before the show. We got tickets in the eighth row from the stage to the left, so we had a d**n good view.

Billy played for a solid three hours in scorching heat. It was an amazing, emotional and historical night, and I heard a lot of great songs I'd never throught I'd hear live, including one of my all time favorites, "This Is The Time." The guests were incredible. One of my all time musical heroes, Tony Bennett (who I'm beginning tot hink is stalking me, because he also popped out when I saw Stevie Wonder last Novemeber), showed off his still powerful voice on a rousing duet on "New York State Of Mind." Don Henley got the whole stadium rocking on "Boys Of Summer." And John Mellencamp, who I had seen six days before at Jones Beach, engaged the stadium on a singalong on "Pink Houses." I honestly was indifferent to John Mayer's guitar work on "This Is The Time," as he did nothing that Tommy Byrnes could've done, but since the song sounded so good that night, I didn't mind.

While I admittedly would've preferred to have been at the Friday show, this was still the best Billy show I've been to date. Truly an incredible evening.

The complete set was:

The Star Spangled Banner
Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
Prelude / Angry Young Man
My Life
Everybody Loves You Now
The Entertainer
Zanzibar
Allentown
The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
New York State Of Mind (with Tony Bennett)
Big Man On Mulberry Street
Root Beer Rag (Instrumental)
Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
Goodnight Saigon
Don’t Ask Me Why
This Is The Time (with John Mayer)
The Downeaster “Alexa”
Medley: Stand By Me / An Innocent Man
Boys Of Summer (with Don Henley)
She’s Always A Woman
Captain Jack
Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
Medley: River Of Dreams / Hard Day’s Night / River Of Dreams (Reprise)
Pink Houses (with John Mellencamp)
We Didn’t Start The Fire
It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me
You May Be Right
Please Please Me

Encore:

Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
Only The Good Die Young
She Loves You
Piano Man
Souvenir

Highlights: My Life, NYSOM, This Is The Time, Captain Jack, WDSTF, Still Rock And Roll, You May Be Right, The Beatles Covers, Souvenir

[the8thark]

Only one Billy in Brisbane Australia November 2006.
But I will see him again in December 2008. Also Brisbane.

[miasma]

I've seen him four times.
I can't remember exact dates, but the first time I saw him was a Madison Square Garden, around the mid-late 1990s. Great show-- opened with "Matter Of Trust," which is kind of unusual, I think. Next time I saw him was at Nassau Colisseum, also in the late 90s. Then saw him again at MSG in 1998, and finally saw him at Shea Stadium (the Friday night show.) Obviously the Shea show was the most elaborate, and getting great seats for free, along with a bunch of free memorabilia, made it even better.

[joolsmith]

To my shame None.
I was busy working and having babies when he toured the UK previously. Now that I have fewer responsibilities I am desperate for him to come back to the UK as I will be first in the queue for tickets.
But I do have a very impressive collection of albums!

Jools

[mtillmann]

I have been to two shows.

The first one I went to was in Philidelphia in 2006 for his last show at the Wachovia center on March 30th. Had great seats at that show. Traveled from a different state to see him there.

The next show I was at was in North Carolina at the RBC Center n oMarch 3 2007. I was originally planning to go see him in South Carolina like a month before that show in Feb. But when I checked billyjoelfan.com I saw that NC show, and had to go to that. Another great show that was, I was on the floor level.