Billy Joel He finally moves on from his monthly seat at Madison Square Garden. The singer-songwriter says he will wrap up his residency in July 2024 with his 150th lifetime performance at the venue.
“It’s hard to believe we’ve been able to do this for 10 years,” Joel said at a news conference Thursday. “I’m 74 now. I’ll be 75 next year. Sounds like a great number.”
the Record breaking stay It began in January 2014 with Joel doing one show a month in the garden, as he said at the time, “as long as demand lasts.”
In January 2015, Joel broke his own record for “most consecutive shows by any artist” with the thirteenth show of residency and unfurled a new banner on the rafters of the park.
In July 2015, By his sixty-fifth lifetime show, Joel broke another record for “most lifetime performances by any artist”, for which another banner was raised. Both of Joel’s banners continue to be hung in the park.
“There’s only one thing more New York than Billy Joel—and that’s Billy Joel’s concert at MSG,” said Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City. “For more than 50 years, Billy’s music has defined our city and brought us together. On behalf of 8.5 million New Yorkers, congratulations, Billy, on a historic series of sold-out shows at MSG, and thank you for your life for bringing happiness to all of us.”
Jewel has had 33 Top 40 hits, including three No. 1 hits — “She’s Still Rock ‘n’ Roll To Me,” “We Didn’t Start The Fire” and “Tell Her About It” — and four No. 1 hits — “52nd The Street, “Glass Houses”, “Storm Front”, and “River of Dreams”.
He’s won six Grammys — plus a Grammy Legend Award in 1990 — plus he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992.