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Thanks to one of my friends from tour, I was fortunate enough to attend Billy Joel’s “Last Play at Shea” concert last Wednesday night from Shea Stadium. As embarrassed as I am to admit it, I think it might have been my first legitimate “concert.” Fortunately for me, it was absolutely amazing. Mr. Joel put on a hell of a show, and I sincerely encourage anyone who gets the opportunity to watch him perform live to take it. I feel truly blessed to have been able to witness this part of music history.

Fortunately for me, Billy Joel had some friends help out during his “Last (Double) Play at Shea” concert. John Mayer, John Mellencamp, Don Henley, and Tony Bennett were all along for the ride on Wednesday night.

I was surfing YouTube, and found some videos from the experience. He played for THREE HOURS… these videos are just a mere portion of what we enjoyed during the night. Watch them soon, they’ll probably be taken down before you know it!!

Opening: “Star Spangled Banner”, “Miami 2017 “
“Prelude / Angry Young Man”
“New York State of Mind” (w/ Tony Bennett)
“Goodnight Saigon”
“This is the Time” (w/ John Mayer)
“The Downeaster ‘Alexa’”
“Boys of Summer” (w/ Don Henley)
“Pink Houses” (w/ John Mellencamp)
“We Didn’t Start The Fire”
Encore: “She Loves You”, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”, “Piano Man”

And from the concert I didn’t catch (Friday night, different guests, different songs):

“This Night”
“Summer, Highland Falls”
“Shameless” (w/ Garth Brooks)
“Walk This Way” (w/ Steven Tyler)
“My Generation” (w/ Roger Daltry)
“Let It Be” (w/ Paul McCartney)
“I Saw Her Standing There” (w/ Paul McCartney)

Now, I might have been sitting in the Upper Section, but I *know* I saw video cameras taking crane shots all night that weren’t used up on the JumboTron thing. I’ve got my fingers crossed for an eventual DVD. Here’s hoping!