This concert was amazing and everything you can hope it to be!
Billy did his usual new york cracks and threw in touches in certain songs!
He had MANY GUESTS!!!
(The order is mostly correct - but I might flub some in the middle - he played all the songs and opening/closing,encore is right!)
Billy Joel Shea Stadium Setlist - 7/16/08
-OPENING ORCHESTRA -He had a pretty full orchestra playing very cool stuff!
-National Anthem(Star Spangled Banner)
-Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
-Prelude/Angry Young Man
-My Life
-Everybody Loves You Now (from Cold Spring Harbor)
-The Entertainer
-Zanzibar
-Allentown
-Ballad of Billy the Kid
-New York State of Mind (w/ Tony Bennett)
-Big Man on Mulberry Street
-Root Beer Rag
-Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
-Goodnight Saigon
-Don't Ask Me Why
-This is the Time (w/John Mayer on Guitar)
-Keeping the Faith
-The Downeaster "Alexa"
-An Innocent Man (w/STAND BY ME a little first)
-Boys of Summer (w/Don Henley singing)
-She's Always A Woman
-Captain Jack (Love this song and was incredibly happy he played it!!!)
-Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
-River of Dreams (with a "Hard Day's Night" segway) (with a cool but not quite fitting "A Hard Day's Night" segway in the MIDDLE OF THE SO - O - ONG!)
-Pink Houses (w/ John Melloncamp singing) ("Ain't that America, You & Me!" John Melloncamp came out to perform his song with Billy just backing up)
-We Didn't Start the Fire
-It's Still Rock & Roll to Me
-Please Please Me (Beatles Cover)
-You May Be Right
Encore
-Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
-Only the Good Die Young (It looked like he was arguing with his band between this and they might have wanted Big Shot which he'll no doubt play on Friday!)
-She Loves You (Beatles Cover)
-Piano Man w/ Take Me Out to the Ball Game 1st - crowd sang the song and then sang piano man - most of the songs! -crowd sang the song and then sang piano man - most of the songs!
-A short closing song on the piano called SOUVENIR
The show was very cool and it was amazing how long he played plus the 4 special guests were awesome! I bet Friday will have a cool setlist but maybe not matching this one!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Billy Joel - Last Play at Shea - Shea Stadium Concert - Setlist
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Thanks for the setlist! Can you tell me about what time Billy came on stage?
Billy Joel came out about 8:30pm - 8:33pm! You're welcome!
Echoing the first poster's statements, thanks for the great setlist! What an amazing show. I'm going tonite with tixx in row V of left field. Who cares, it's inside. I hope my setlist comes CLOSE to matching the sickness of yours!!!
GO BILLY...LETS GO METS!!!
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Amazing show! Billy never disappoints his fans. Can't wait for the next tour!
Interesting article, added his blog to Favorites
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