Billy Joel Sets MSG Performance Record with Help from Kevin James
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Al Pereira/WireImageBilly Joel made history with his latest show in his Madison Square Garden residency Wednesday night.
He performed his record 65th show at the famous New York City venue, surpassing Elton John for the most performances there by an artist.
Actor and fellow Long Island native Kevin James was there to raise a banner commemorating the achievement. “We love you Billy,” the Pixels star said. “Let’s have another 65!”
Billy’s set list included covers of Elton’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” and The Beatles’ “With a Little Help from My Friends.”
Here’s the set list:
“Big Shot”
“Anthony’s Song”
Kevin James appearance, banner raised
“Patriotic Medley”
“My Life”
“Honesty”
“The Entertainer”
“Sleeping with the Television On”
“Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”
“Allentown”
“For the Longest Time”
“Keeping the Faith”
“C’était Toi (You Were the One)”
“Don’t Ask Me Why”
“New York State of Mind”
“Sometimes a Fantasy”
“She’s Always a Woman to Me”
“River of Dreams” into “Summer in the City” back to “River of Dreams”
“New York, New York”
“Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”
“Piano Man”
Encore
“We Didn’t Start the Fire”
“With a Little Help from My Friends”
“Uptown Girl”
“Still Rock and Roll to Me”
“You May Be Right”
“Only the Good Die Young”
“Miami 2017”
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