Billy Joel’s 10-year monthly residency at Madison Square Garden...
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Billy Joel played 150 shows at Madison Square Garden between 1978 and 2024. Virtually all were sellouts. The historic run is a testament to the loyalty of Billy’s fans, his team’s logistical and marketing creativity – and, of course, his music’s enduring, generation-spanning appeal.
After a lull in the early 2000s, Joel cemented his legacy at Madison Square Garden. First came a dozen shows in 2006. Recordings from these comprised his “12 Gardens Live” release later that year. Next came his monthly residency at the Garden in 2014. The 10-year run featured dozens of surprise guest performers and an Emmy-nominated television special.
Glass Houses: A Billy Joel Podcast celebrates Billy Joel’s groundbreaking Madison Square Garden shows with five episodes covering:
- The first Madison Square Garden show in 1978, thanks to a newly-unearthed bootleg concert recording.
- The April 2024 CBS television special featuring the 100th residency show.
- The album tour shows at Madison Square Garden
- The 2006 concerts and decade-long monthly residency
- Our recollections of attending the final residency show, plus an interview with Steve Cohen, Billy’s longtime lighting director and producer of the CBS television event.
EP 118 – Madison Square Garden Part 5 – Billy Joel at The Garden Through The Years (The Final Residency Show)
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Read MoreEP 117 – Madison Square Garden Part 4 – Billy Joel at The Garden Through The Years (2006-2024)
Starting in the mid-2000s, Billy Joel cemented his Madison Square...
Read MoreEP 116 – Madison Square Garden Part 3 – Billy Joel at The Garden Through The Years (1978-2002)
When BIlly Joel plays his final show at Madison Square...
Read MoreEP 115 – Madison Square Garden Part 2 – The 100th show of the residency (TV Special)
Billy Joel’s groundbreaking 100th Madison Square Garden Residency Show was...
Read MoreEP 114 – Madison Square Garden Part 1 – The First MSG Show (December 14, 1978)
Thanks to a recently-unearthed audience recording, fans can now hear...
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