Billy Joel Busts Out Song For First Time Since 1981
Billy Joel’s regular monthly show at Madison Square Garden for April had to be postponed from Saturday April 22 because of the Rangers-Devils playoff game. Fans who had to wait a couple of extra days for the show this past Tuesday (4/25/23) had their patience greatly rewarded when Billy busted out a song that he has not performed live in 42 years!
After the applause following “Just the Way You Are,“ Billy spoke about his time living in Los Angeles, wrapping it up by saying, “We never do this song, we haven’t done this since the ’80s, I think. Let’s give it a shot.” And thus began the first live performance of Los Angelenos in over four decades!
Here’s the entire setlist for the show that evening:
My Life
Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
Summer, Highland Falls
Zanzibar
Start Me Up (The Rolling Stones cover)
An Innocent Man
The Entertainer
Just the Way You Are
Los Angelenos (first time since 1981)
Allentown
Vienna
Don’t Ask Me Why
New York State of Mind
The Downeaster Alexa
Sometimes a Fantasy
Only the Good Die Young
The River of Dreams
Nessun Dorma (Giacomo Puccini cover – sung by Mike DelGuidice)
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
Piano Man
We Didn’t Start the Fire
Uptown Girl
It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me
Big Shot
You May Be Right
Billy’s next date at Madison Square Garden is May 5, but that may change depending on how his MSG mates the Rangers and Knicks do in their respective playoffs.
