Billy Joel Shea Stadium concert had a full orchestra playing everyone’s favorites. First announced as the Last Play At Shea but then he added a second show to became a double header. Billy sang the National Anthem to a packed audience with diehard local fans. I was really expecting Billy Joel to wrangle up much better special guests than Don Henly, John Mellencamp, John Mayer and Tony Bennett for the first of two final shows at Shea Stadium. Night two is Friday.

 

And we’re sure that the shows will be special, with a unique set list, tributes to his inspirations (rumors swirl about Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr appearing together with him) and special guests.

Billy Joel Shea Stadium Setlist

National Anthem
Miami 2017
Angry Young Man
My Life
Everybody Loves You Now
The Entertainer
Zanzibar
Allentown
Ballad of Billy The Kid
New York State of Mind (this is where Tony Effin Bennett came out to share the stage and help sing he song.)
Big Man on Mulberry Street
Rootbeer Rag
Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
Goodnight Saigon (which featured a combined NYPD/FDNY choir on stage with him.)
Don’t Ask Me Why
Time To Remember (featuring John Mayer on guitar)
Keepin’ The Faith
Downeaster Alexa
Stand By Me/Innocent Man
Boys of Summer (yes, the Don Henley song, because we’re in a baseball stadium. And Henley came out to sing it)
She’s Always a Woman 
Captain Jack
Lullaby
River of Dreams (which the crowd loved more than I thought they would) which segued into Hard Days Night (because The Beatles were the first band to play Shea) which went back to River of Dreams
Pink Houses (yeah, Mellencamp came on to sing it
We Didn’t Start the Fire
It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me
You May Be Right
Please Please Me (Beatles again)
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
Only The Good Die Young
She Loves You (and more Beatles)
Piano Man
Souvenir

 

I always said that it would be cool if Billy opened with Piano Man, which he did on the very first show of the tour. Maybe he should open with it again or move it into the middle of the lineup like he used to do. …

I think Souvenir would be a nice closer… It’s got a nice ‘ending’ vibe that I think would be an almost emotional sendoff to Shea. And he left out Ballad of Billy the Kid!

I guess there has been no word about Elton for tonight.

The set list was great, crowd was great, Billy was great although he did look very very tired towards the end of the concert. You could tell he was really hot but did not disappoint one bit.

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