Billy Joel — Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
Recorded 2008
Shea Stadium · New York · 
United States
Featuring Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, John Mayer, Paul McCartney
Setlist
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“To see Billy Joel close Shea Stadium's musical history with Paul McCartney back on its stage.”
Context
In July 2008, Shea Stadium hosts its last shows before demolition. Billy Joel takes the field for two nights, in front of 110,000 people in total. The farewell carries a history that begins with the Beatles in 1965 and now meets a songwriter tied to the streets of New York.
Joel opens with Prelude/Angry Young Man and shares New York State of Mind with Tony Bennett. Garth Brooks comes in on Shameless; John Mayer joins This Is the Time. Between Captain Jack and Piano Man, the set spans decades. Paul McCartney takes two Beatles songs and turns the link to the stadium into a physical presence.
The stadium disappears in 2009, but the two nights find different homes on screen: the documentary The Last Play at Shea and the concert film. In March 2011, the program arrives on DVD, Blu-ray and CD. The release preserves the farewell without pretending it is a single night.
- Tony Bennett shares New York State of Mind; Garth Brooks and John Mayer also join.
Lineup at this show
The lineup of this performance — not necessarily the current one.
- Billy JoelVocals, piano, keyboards and harmonica
- David RosenthalKeyboards, piano, organ and backing vocals
- Tommy ByrnesGuitar and musical director
- Mark RiveraSaxophone, flute, guitar and backing vocals
- Crystal TalieferoPercussion, guitar, saxophone and backing vocals
- Andy CichonBass and backing vocals
- Chuck BurgiDrums
- Carl FischerSaxophones and trumpet
- Tony BennettguestVocals on New York State of Mind
- Garth BrooksguestVocals on Shameless
- John MayerguestGuitar on This Is the Time
- Paul McCartneyguestVocals, bass and piano
Trivia
The film combines the July 16 and 18, 2008 performances, the last shows at Shea Stadium.
Paul McCartney returns to the stadium where the Beatles played in 1965 and joins I Saw Her Standing There and Let It Be.
The guest spots by Steven Tyler, Roger Daltrey and John Mellencamp are among the DVD and Blu-ray extras, not the main program.
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