He didn't live there for long, but he captured and expressed so eloquently what is was like to live there at that time. And he just kept getting better.Having just moved back from Europe, I heard about the concert after the first one had already sold out. I was lucky enough to get tickets to the Friday show. I flew up from Florida and my brother drove up from Maryland.

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I was thirteen me and mom, sister went to see you , we were in the nose bleed but i did not care i got down to the stage so i can see you better these girls that was there already wanted to get on stage i told them I'll get up there so they crab me and toss me i busted my rib's i was hanging on to the carpet and you came running and stop you was standing on my right hand it hurt but it was worth every pain that ran through me the cop's pull me down i stood on a chair not far from the stage you started singing honesty .I'll never forget that day your shoe print was on my hand i went to every store in Ohio until i found them so the memory of the 52 ND street tour will all way's be with me. thank you , p.s. my mom loved sometimes a fantasy you told us that we were the first to hear it from your new record . sign ramonep78

I know a lot of people who would love and here you play Billy, including me! My dad actually went to your high school, Sanford H. Calhoun. I love your music, my favorite song being "Tell Her About It". Your other stuff is amazing too. I really adore your fast, strong songs. If you were to come to North Carolina, you could attract a lot of young listeners. (Not excluding the rather elderly) Thanks!

John Etringer
Mayodan, North Carolina

PIANO MAN YOU HAVE GIVEN ME THE BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE AND I THANKYOU VERY MUCH.

I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE AT ROD LAVER ARENA LAST NIGHT 01/12/2008 A NIGHT I WILL TREASURE FOR EVERRRRRRRRR. MY FREIND AND I ARE FROM A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN STH EAST OF MELBOURNE CALLED LANG LANG. KELLIE AND I WENT TO TOWN HUSSLED AND BUSSLED THE CITY TRAFFIC TO GO AND SEE A GREAT ARTIST AND HIS VERY TALENTED BAND. UPON ARRIVING A VERRRRRY NICE HANDSOME MAN GREATED US WITH "HI LADIES HOW ARE YOU?" "HOW WOULD YOU LADIES LIKE TO HAVE SOME FLOOR TICKETS 2 ROWS FROM THE STAGE." WOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!! WHO US ARE YOU FOR REAL. "YES HE REPLIED I AM FROM THE BAND AND BILLY LIKES TO GIVE SOME LUCKY PEOPLE THESE TICKETS." WELL LIKE A COUPLE OF VERY EXCITED PUPPY DOGS WE WERE OFF DOWN TO THE FLOOR 2 ROWS FROM THE FRONT.
AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME
IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING WE REALLY DID HAVE TO PINCH OURSELVES. THEN TO TOP IT OFF WE WERE TOLD BY A LOVELY LADY THAT WHEN THE SONG MOVING OUT STARTED THAT WE WERE ALLOWED TO GO TO THE FRONT OF THE STAGE.
BILLY! WELL WHAT CAN I SAY YOU ARE A TRUE STAR A TRUE PERFORMER AND A TRUE SOUL. YOUR BAND! WELL WHAT CAN I SAY YOU GUYS AND GALS ROCK AWSOME PERFORMERS. I COULD HAVE JUST STAYED THERE FOREVER. THE MEMORIES WILL NEVER DIE.
AFTER A PRETTY ROTTON YEAR MY SISTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER. MY MUM BEING DIAGNOSED WITH SECONDARY LIVER CANCER (WHICH IS UNCURABLE) MY SON IN ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL WITH AN AQUIRED BRAIN INJURY.
THIS WAS SOME KIND OF WOWOWOWOOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!!!!!
A NIGHT OF SMILES AND FUN AND DANCING AND SINGING AND STANDING RIGHT IN THE VERY CENTRE OF THE FRONT STAGE AND HOLDING BILLY JOELS HAND AND WHAT AN AMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZING PERFORMANCE. WHAT A MOST TALENTED BAND OF PERFORMERS AND WHAT CAN I SAY EVERY SONG WAS FULL OF TALENT AND FUN. I NEVER STOPPED SING AND DANCING ALL NIGHT. A HAD ONE OF THE BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE GREAT SHOW AND GREAT COMPANY. TO TOP IT ALL OFF BILLY THREW ME HIS GUITAR PICK AND OHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! IT BOUNCED STRAIGHT OUT OF MY HAND. I LOOKED AND LOOKED AND I LOOKED AT WITHOUT ANY LUCK I THOUGHT IT MUST BE GONE FOREVER. THEN AT THE END OF THE NIGHT A LOVELY LADY CAME TO ME AND SAID I THINK THIS SHOULD BELONG TO YOU. I HUGGED HER AND SAID THANKYOU VERRRRRRRY MUCH. WHAT A NICE LADY. JUST TO TOP OFF A FANTASTIC NIGHT A NIGHT I WILL TREASURE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

It's announcd that Billy Joel is going to Tour Toronto for his River of Dreams Tour. I had never seen Billy Joel, I had always lived over 500 Miles away. Never had the money, the time or even the knowledge that he was touring, after all it was before the internet! How could I know? But I knew now....I lived close, I had a credit card and if I had to, I was going to call in sick! (C'mon it's Billy Joel, a once in a life time thing!) With The phone in hand, my fingers dialing endlessly...Puff! I scored my tickets and they were coming by mail. It's arranged! My date? November 10th, 1993!

The week before he was to arrive, he called in sick. My heart sank when I saw it on GlobalTV. Something about a his voice...I couldn't hear the reason since I was in my own little world...upset like some sick teenager. The options were to get the money back for the tickets, or hold on to 'em..(mmmm which was I gonna go? Yeah right!)

So Billy comes to Toronto in May. Cough Cough....I got the time off. We walk into Maple Leaf Gardens and the stage is set. We sit in our seats waiting patiently...what's another 10 minutes when you've been waiting for 6 months? The lights go down....Billy Walks on stage...a single light shines on him as he kinda waves like he's sorry he's late. Then...without warning, Liberty DeVito starts warming up the drum kit....the beats have never been heard before, yet, it sounds familiar! Suddenly, he's disappearing under the stage and Billy Joel is now reappearing from below on his Piano, playing notes never heard before on ANY album. Yet strangely, it' sounds familiar! As the notes and beats get jammed together with other instruments from Crystal, David and Mark, it hits the audience like jack Hammer, it's the Canadian National Anthem, done with the talents of the whole band! We sat in shock because we had never heard our anthem done so well!! Then Billy and Band got into the the River of Dreams songs. After 3 tunes, Billy said hello and being a great baseball fan, congradulated the Toronto Fans on the Toronto Blue Jays World Series championship. I think that the night went by so fast, like I had wished the concert could have lasted a year. Yes, I know...all good things come to end. The memories that night brought have stayed with me since. As he and the band were playing, I knew that this was something special, this was a legend on stage. Anyone who has seen Mr. Joel knows, that no matter how much the ticket is...his performance is worth every cent.

I wish to Thank Mr. Joel for the memories.

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Billy Joel has been a music artists for a long time and I have admired him for the 17 years of my life. I am young and I love his music. I could listen to it all day every day. I fall asleep at night listening to it. His music has inspired me as well as other people I assume. When I went to the first concert April 17, 2007 I had butterflies in my stomach because I was so excited to see him in concert because I am a HUGE fan and listen to him all the time. Just watching him walk out on stage made me so exicted and realize wow I finally made it. I have had a goal in life to meet him and if it was to ever happen it would be one of the best days of my life. I have looked forward to every concert he has done that i have been too. Myself being only a senior at school I can't make it to as many concerts as I would like but I think about it all the time as if what if I was there right now I would be having a blast., My favorite song is "Only the good die young" I never can wait for that song to start playing at the concerts when I go. I count down to the concerts when they are close, I almost drive my parents insane. I remember the first one more than the second one becuase it was my first, but the second concert on April 23, 2008 was amazing as well. The only downfall was it was at the Bell Center in Montreal and I couldnt bring in my camera and I was close this time and wished I had pictures so when I get older my kids can see him and know how amazing he is. I remember the performance of "Big Shot" when I was at the first concert it was awesome and it just makes me have a big smile to know that I am at a concert of someone I really love he is my favorite artist ever and I love his music and I could never of asked for my dad to introduce me to the best music ever becuase if he didn't I would not know who billy joel probably was and I can't wait to attend another concert and hopefully be front row.

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I've seen Billy live over 25 times with Nassau Col. 1977,as a
teenager, being my first. Every show is Fantastic and I just want to
thank Billy for that. Billy has always gone out of his way to please
his fans. In this day and age other artists charge for presales and
then charge ticket prices of $200 and up and perform 1 or 2 shows and
move on to the next city. Billy has never had a presale, has never
priced tickets above $100 and best of all, when his shows sell out he
simply adds another show and when that one sells out he adds another
and another. Billy actually enjoys playing live so adding more shows
is not a hardship for him.
I've always appreciated over the past 30 years that his shows
were not about dazzling effects or explosions on stage but rather
displayed his singing and playing of musical instruments. Billy has
always set the concert stage so everyone including those sitting
behind stage would get a good close look at him performing.
I would like to thank Billy for continuing to give Q & A
Lectures with a little music at numerous colleges during his free
time. It means so much to the students as Billy passes the torch to
the next generation of singer/songwriters.
I've had the pleasure of meeting Billy a couple of times upon
his arrival to perform a concert along with a dozen or so people who
seeked an autograph and Billy would always sign for everyone and even
say in a joking manner, "That's all you got"?
I've always been intrigued by the fact that for every show
concert goers with the highest and furthest seats away from the stage
Billy would move them to the 1st or 2nd row center stage. Billy has
even polled the audience in the middle of shows asking them which
songs they prefer to hear. Great gesture on his part.
So, with the release of "The Stranger - 30th Anniversary" I
would once again like to thank Billy for giving his fans what they
crave the most, Live concert music from argueably his best years.
Billy himself has said numerous times that the reason he
writes music is to hear it live. "I can't wait to play this stuff
live".
I hope sales of this release are good enough so future live
performances are also released. May I recommend a "Live from NY"
compilation consisting of:
1) 12/11/77 or 12/12/77 - Nassau Col. shows (incredible setlists)
2) 12/14/78 or 12/15/78 or 12/16/78 - MSG shows (top notch)
3) 6/23/80 or 6/24/80 or 6/26/80 or 6/27/80 or 6/28/80- MSG shows
(outstanding setlists)
I find it incredible that Billy's setlists are becoming
longer the older he gets such as 12 Gardens Live and Last Play at
Shea.
He is truly a blue collar musician who does what he loves and the
money was always secondary. Thanks again, Turnstiles Dan

I must say that I was pleasantly surprised when Sir Paul McCartney came onto the stage...what a moment.

Mr. Joel's concert was out of the park!!!! I am truly a fan, and have been for a very long time. My 30 plus year wait to finally see him in concert was fulfilled on July 18th, 2008. Thirty plus years is a long time to bide your time to see a consumate showman like Mr. Joel. His enthusiasm was great, the songs were phenominal, and the guest list, priceless!

I was poised at Midnite the day the tix went on sale, waiting patiently until the final moment to log in. At twenty seconds to 9 AM, I was inexplicably forced off the purchase site for 45 minutes. I tried several times to re-log into the site, to no avail. Finally, at 10 minutes after the show was sold out, I called Shea Stadium to purchase tix. There were 100 seats left and I got two: side by side.

I just want to thank Billy for providing me and my wife with the finest songs from the greatest entertainer to grace a stage, and for a wonderful memory of a lifetime. I will never forget it. I sincerely hope he continues to delight audiences for many more years to come.

I went to the concert on July 18th and it was the best concert I have ever seen and most likely will ever see in my life. The fact the Billy was able to put that whole thing together as a tribute to Shea Stadium shows just how amazing he really is. All of the guest stars were incredable, but to see Paul McCartney sing "Let it Be" in front of a crowd of over 60,000 people is something that I will never forget. Thank you so much Billy for giving so much to me and the City of New York. You are a true legend.

In regards to the people who are upset about Wedsday, lets not forget who we all bought tickets to see.....Billy Joel. The guest stars were incredible, but it is a complete diservice to Billy Joel to complain about not being able to see someone else. If I only saw him, I would have still loved the concert...he is the true pride of New York and he was the only person that needed to be there.....anything else was a bonus. He did have four guest stars on Wednsday, and if that wasn't enough, then your just not a Billy Joel fan. After all, Friday's tickets went on sale after Wedsday's, so everyone could have bought them and sold their other tickets. Just be happy that you were at either concert and were able to see such a historic set of shows from the Piano Man himself!

I am a Long Island girl, born and raised, and I moved to Highland Falls in 1972, when I was 15. I have been a Mets fan since I knew what baseball was, and I've been a Billy Joel fan since I first heard that harmonica opening Piano Man. I spent many days watching ball games (I saw Tom Seaver hit a home run!), both good seasons and bad. It's sad to see the stadium go. I spent even more days listening to Billy Joel. His music has been a huge part of my life. My kids grew up with his music. I saw him perform in Westchester after Turnstiles was released. I had always loved his music, but when I heard "Summer, Highland Falls" for the first time, I was blown away. He didn't live there for long, but he captured and expressed so eloquently what is was like to live there at that time. And he just kept getting better.

Having just moved back from Europe, I heard about the concert after the first one had already sold out. I was lucky enough to get tickets to the Friday show. I flew up from Florida and my brother drove up from Maryland. Despite the heat, the traffic, and the really bad parking situation, it was the best concert of my life. Not to mention Tony Bennett, Steven Tyler, and Roger Daltry!!! Gatrh Brooks was there, and although I'm not a country fan, the crowd seemed to like him. But when Paul McCartney came out, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. I expected a great concert, but this went way beyond that. This was a once in a lifetime event and I'll never ever forget it. Thank you, Billy, et al, for the time of my life.

I completely agree, maddyw. Everyone in my family manned their computers, fingers poised for the second Wednesday's tickets went on sale. We were lucky to get 6 great seats. My Dad is a long-time Billy fan, and a huge New York baseball fan and Wednesday was his Birthday. We were all excited to see Billy again, and to be a part of history. As soon as Friday's show was announced we were disappointed, and felt duped. Why were additional shows not added for earlier dates? There was no way we could all afford tickets for Friday, too. We went to the concert Wednesday very excited, but also with our eyes open wider to what it really comes down to for some people, even when they're local heroes, money. Billy's apology did not help. It couldn't have been less sincere, and insulted all of us who are not and did not purchase tickets from scalpers. As the night wore on, Billy sweated away, and the guests kept coming out, we felt he was going to make it up to us after all. He kept musically and verbally referencing The Beatles; we were SURE Paul McCartney was standing by in the wings. The excitement grew as the night got later, especially when he started up She Loves You during the encore. But, there were no more guests, and the night ended rather anticlimactically with Souvenir. I LOVE Tony Bennett, Don Henley, and John Mellencamp, but we had been first duped, then led on all night into thinking there was a Beatle in the house, then awoken Saturday to news of the Royal send-off Shea ultimately received. It is nothing short of MESSED UP, and I will never spend a penny on Billy Joel again.
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Sabrina

The title says it all. What a GREAT experience!!!! Absolutely wonderful concert even though I was in the upper deck seats.

What an AMAZING show!! To watch Mr. Billy Joel give his heart & soul into his performance, & then get to see so many special guests, especially Sir Paul!! Thank you Billy, and everyone involved for a truelly unforgettable night. As a huge fan, who has seen Billy many times, this was the BEST show I have ever been to in my life. To get to see my all-time favorite song...Captain Jack finally performed live was a dream and I thought that that could not be topped, but here comes Tyler & Daltrey & SIr Paul...MAGNIFICENT....Thank You once again for the concert of a lifetime!!!!

Billy, YOU ROCKED THE HOUSE!

I have been to 24 Billy Joel concerts including last nights "LAST PLAY ST SHEA" I have to say that every concert that Ive been to, they all seem to get better than the one before. But last night wasnt just better. It was absolutely AMAZING!! Ive never had such an awesome time at one of Bilyl's concerts as I did last night. From hearing Billy sing the National Anthem, to hearing so many of my favorite songs spanning decades of music, to seeing him perform "Goodnight Saigon" with all of the members of the US Armed Forces on stage. (which sems to be becoming the norm for Billy). Billy was great! The "surprise guests" were great! and the way that Paul Mccartney ended the show by singing "Let it Be" with some help from Billy, was the icing on the cake! I know that the Beatles have always been a great inspiration to Billy. So it was only fitting that the show ended with Mccartney. Last nights concert left me with memories that I will have for the rest of my life!! I knew as soon as I heard that Billy Joel was performing at Shea Stadium that the concert would be something special. I never would have imagined that It would be as UNBELIEVABLE as it was.

Billy, As usual, you are a Musical genius. Thank you for providing me with memories that im sure will last a lifetime. I hope to see you again sometime soon.

Craig
New Jersey

1978 Hollywood, Florida @ The Hollywood Sportatorium.....Big Shot, My Life shook the rafters of this 18,000 seat venue originally built to house the Miami Tropics of the ABA. 16 years old and loving it!!!! This would be the first of 4 memorable opportunities to see Billy; everyone seemed to be better the next time but like your first time...you never forget.
Miami 2017, Say Goodbye to Hollywood and New York State of Mind sent the crowd into a frenzy. Billy may have not become a mega-star HOF rocker yet but with all the transplanted New Yorkers who were already fans of yes...Cold Spring Harbour, Streetlife and Turnstiles, lest we forget Piano man every song had meaning this night.

Congratulations on the best compilation since My Life with the 30th Anniversary edition of The Stranger!
While I am writing this entry; I am watching the DVD of The Old Grey Whistle Test concert; OUTSTANDING!!!! Every song feels different; yet incredibly pertinent to the time. The Target exclusive was also outstanding with the special 5 song DVD.

My poster will soon be in a frame in my office where when I look at it; takes me back to 1978 when life was a little easier and when Billy was on the turntable anything seemed possible.

Summer Highland Falls is still next to many Beatles tunes the greatest song ever written.

Everybody has a Dream and mine is to meet Mr. Joel one day and share some pasta and a cold drink.