![Billy Joel In Concert, Busch Stadium, Louis, MO, September 21st, 2017](https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/4788b7ad6b5448c1b90d9322361f98f3/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/K51A6656-1024x683.jpg)
Billy Joel managed to sell out Busch Stadium — drawing a crowd of 40,000-plus — thanks to the enduring appeal of his deep catalog and the fact that he can still deliver a strong, satisfying 2½-hour show.
“Hello, St. Louie. Glad you made it. I heard things have been a little tense around here,” Joel said early on, addressing unrest following a judge’s decision not to convict a former St. Louis police officer of murder. A protest underway outside the stadium did not disrupt or delay the concert.
… Musically, Joel delivered just the kind of performance that is wanted in a baseball stadium, with the starting nine — Joel and his eight-piece backing band — delivering hit after hit after hit.
Read more at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.