Billy Joel will be back in Australia in November.
The Piano Man hasn’t recorded a new album in 15 years, so his current show is 100% greatest hits.Now this is a REAL superstar. Joel can perform for more than two hours and still not perform all the songs you know. At his Pennsylvania show last week, he DIDN’T do ‘Just The Way You Are’, ‘Uptown Girl’, ‘Honesty’ or ‘Tell Me About It’ and it didn’t matter at all.
Joel is such a major star that he leaves out more hits from his show than acts today have in their entire career,
This Australian tour is Billy’s first time back in Australia in two years but it will be the first time he has played in Adelaide and Auckland, New Zealand in 10 years.
Tickets go on sale July 25.
Here is the set-list from last Thursday’s show (July 10, 2008) at Hershey Park Stadium, Pennsylvania
Miami 2017 (from Turnstiles, 1976)
Prelude/Angry Young Man (from Turnstiles, 1976)
My Life (from 52nd Street, 1978)
The Entertainer (from Streetlife Serenade, 1974)
Zanzibar (from 52nd Street, 1978)
Allentown (from The Nylon Curtain, 1982)
The Ballad Of Billy The Kid (from Piano Man, 1973)
I’ve Loved These Days (from Turnstiles, 1976)
Big Man On Mulberry Street (from The Bridge, 1986)
New York State Of Mine (from Turnstiles, 1976)
Movin’ Out (from The Stranger, 1977)
Goodnight Saigon (from The Nylon Curtain, 1982)
Don’t Ask Me Why (from Glass Houses, 1980)
Keeping The Faith (from An Innocent Man, 1983)
Captain Jack (from Piano Man, 1973)
She’s Always A Woman (from The Stranger, 1977)
Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel) (from River of Dreams, 1993)
The River Of Dreams (Goodnight My Angel) (from River of Dreams, 1993)
Highway To Hell (AC/DC cover)
We Didn’t Start The Fire (from Storm Front, 1989)
It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me (from Glass Houses, 1980)
You May Be Right (from Glass Houses, 1980)
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (from The Stranger, 1977)
Only The Good Die Young (from The Stranger, 1977)
Piano Man (from Piano Man, 1973)
Dates are:
November 23, Perth, Members Equity Stadium
November 26, Adelaide, Entertainment Centre
November 29, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
December 4, Brisbane, Entertainment Centre
December 9, Sydney, Acer Arena
December 14, Auckland, December 14
