Billy Joel has introduced that his Madison Square Garden residency will come to an finish along with his a hundred and fiftieth present on the venue in July 2024.
The information was revealed throughout a press convention held at the venue Thursday morning. It was additionally introduced that the primary of Joel’s last 10 exhibits will happen on Oct. 20.
“I’m kind of flabbergasted that it lasted as long as it did. My team tells me that we could continue to sell tickets, but 10 years …150 shows – all right already!” Joel stated on the press convention, the place his spouse and two younger daughters have been additionally in attendance. “I do remember the first time I played at Madison Square Garden, it was the pinnacle of my career. It was, ‘My God, I’m headlining Madison Square Garden.’ Everybody in the world knows when you play at the Garden, it’s not just New York, everybody knows when you’ve done the Garden. I never imagined anyone could have a residency here, it’s just been one crazy, exhilarating night after another. We didn’t think it would last 10 years.
“To me, my band, Madison Square Garden is extra than simply our workplace – it is dwelling,” Joel continued. “And to our viewers, I would like to thank them for coming to our exhibits for this lengthy, for this a lot. It’s exhausting to finish, 150-lifetime exhibits. … I simply need to thank everybody for the fantastic factor that is occurred right here.”
New York City Mayor Eric Adams spoke at the press conference, too. “I began my day, I get in the again of the SUV with my safety element. I place on earphones and I performed ‘New York State of Mind,'” he recalled. “[Joel] captured the essence of New York City. He was an envoy of what is nice about New York, and the place the American dream lives and grows daily. … This was a revival, not merely a residency.”
In December 2013, Joel was named the venue’s first-ever musical franchise, joining original franchises the New York Knicks and New York Rangers. In January 2014, Joel’s residency began, playing one show each month “so long as the demand continues,” he said. To date, more than 1.6 million fans have attended the residency. Tickets for the Oct. 20 show will go on sale on June 9, while details on ticketing for the July 2024 finale have yet to be announced.
Joel is next scheduled to perform at the Garden on Friday night. In addition to the rest of his 2023 MSG shows, Joel is also scheduled to perform six more joint concerts with Stevie Nicks this year in Philadelphia; Kansas City; Foxborough, Massachusetts; Baltimore; Minneapolis; and Phoenix.
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