Billy Joel Concludes Historic Madison Square Garden ResidencyBilly Joel Concludes Historic Madison Square Garden Residency After a decade-long residency, Billy Joel’s final concert at Madison Square Garden is approaching on Thursday, marking the 150th performance in the venue’s legendary history. A Record-Breaking Run Joel first performed at Madison Square Garden in 1978 and began his record-breaking residency in 2014. In 2015, he surpassed his own record for consecutive performances by an artist during the residency’s 13th show. Tickets Still Available for Final Show Despite the historic nature of the event, tickets are still available for Joel’s final performance at the Garden, albeit at a premium. StubHub, SeatGeek, and Vivid Seats offer tickets starting from $477, while Ticketmaster has resale tickets available for various prices. Billy Joel 2024 Tour Schedule After his final Garden performance, Joel has seven more shows scheduled this year, including co-headlining appearances with Rod Stewart and Sting: * August 9 – Cardiff, UK (Principality Stadium) * September 13 – Cleveland, OH (Cleveland Browns Stadium) * September 27 – St. Louis, MO (Busch Stadium) * October 12 – Los Angeles, CA (Intuit Dome) * October 25 – San Antonio, TX (Alamodome) * November 9 – Las Vegas, NV (Allegiant Stadium)
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The end of an era is almost in sight.
Billy Joel concludes his historic 10-year residency at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. This is the Piano Man’s 150th performance here, marking the venue’s biggest arena run of all time.
The New York native performed his first concert at Madison Square Garden on December 24, 1978. In January 2014, Billy Joel began his record-breaking residency at the Garden, playing one show each month. Just a year later, he broke his own record for “most consecutive performances by an artist” during the 13th show of his residency.
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“I’m going to miss it so much,” he told USA Today in April. “I love it. The band loves it. The crowd is a New York-crazy crowd. The minute you walk onstage, you know they’re rooting for you. The only way to ruin that performance is to try to ruin it.”
Are there still Billy Joel tickets available for Thursday’s MSG show?
Although there are only four days left until his final show, you still have a chance to get tickets to his final performance at the Garden. Given the historic nature of the show, however, you can expect to pay a pretty penny for your seats.
Tickets are currently available starting at $575 on StubHub, $523 on SeatGeek and $477 on Vivid Seats. Resale tickets are also available on Ticketmaster for various prices.
And if you can’t attend his final show in person, it will air exclusively — not live — on SiriusXM’s The Billy Joel Channel (79).
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Billy Joel 2024 Tour Schedule
Following his final show at Madison Square Garden, Billy Joel will perform seven more shows this year from July through November, including a co-headline show with Rod Stewart and three with Sting.
- August 9 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, United Kingdom
- September 13 at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio (with Rod Stewart)
- September 27 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri (with Sting)
- October 12 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California
- October 25 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas (with Sting)
- November 9 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada (with Sting)
