Billy Joel Has Played His Last US Show Before First NZ and Australian Shows - Noise11.com
Billy Joel at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne 2008 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Billy Joel at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne 2008 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Billy Joel Has Played His Last US Show Before First NZ and Australian Shows

by Paul Cashmere on November 27, 2022

in News

Billy Joel played his last show on US soil before heading down under for the two shows in Auckland and Melbourne in December.

YouTube video player

Billy Joel will play one show in New Zealand in Auckland on 3 December 2022 and then one Australian show on 10 December in Melbourne.

His next American show is 19 December at Madison Square Garden in New York.

As some insight into what to expect in Australia, Billy performed at Madison Square Garden on 23 November. The songs tend to be the same at every show but the order often changes.

Billy Joel Madison Square Garden 23 November 2022 setlist:

A Matter of Trust (from The Bridge, 1986)
Pressure (from the Nylon Curtain, 1982)
The Entertainer (from Streetlife Serenade, 1974)
Just the Way You Are (from The Stranger, 1977)
Zanzibar (from 52nd Street, 1978)
An Innocent Man (from An Innocent Man, 1993)
Don’t Ask Me Why (from Glass Houses, 1980)
Modern Woman (from The Bridge, 1986)
The Downeaster Alexa (from Storm Front, 1989)
Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) (from The Stranger, 1977)
Vienna (from The Stranger, 1977)
Allentown (from the Nylon Curtain, 1982)
New York State of Mind (from Turnstiles, 1976)
I Go to Extremes (from Storm Front, 1989)
My Life (from 52nd Street, 1978)
All For Leyna (from Glass Houses, 1980)
Sometimes A Fantasy (from Glass Houses, 1980)
Only the Good Die Young (from The Stranger, 1977)
The River of Dreams (from River of Dreams, 1993)
Nessun dorma
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant (from The Stranger, 1977)
Piano Man (from Piano Man, 1973)

Encore:
We Didn’t Start the Fire (from Storm Front, 1989)
Uptown Girl (from An Innocent Man, 1993)
It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me (from Glass Houses, 1980)
Big Shot (from 52nd Street, 1978)
You May Be Right (from Glass Houses, 1980)

YouTube video player

Stay updated with your free Noise11.com daily music news email alert. Subscribe to Noise11 Music News here

Be the first to see NOISE.com’s newest interviews and special features on YOUTUBE and updated regularly. See things first SUBSCRIBE here: Noise11 on YouTube SUBSCRIBE

YouTube video player

Noise11.com

Follow Noise11 on Social Media

Noise11 on Instagram

You’ll discover music news first following Noise11 on Twitter

Comment on the news of the day, join Noise11 on Facebook

Related Posts

Dave Stewart and Daryl Hall Live From Daryls House 2025
Dave Stewart and Vanessa Amorosi Join Daryl Hall for Live At Daryl’s House

Eurythmics legend Dave Stewart and Aussie singer Vanessa Amorosi have joined Daryl Hall for the 91st edition of ‘Live From Daryl’s House.

21 hours ago
AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
AC/DC Kick Off First of 15 Euro Dates Before Australia

AC/DC played the first night of their 15 date European tour in Prague, Czechia and the setlist was an exact replica of the final night of the North American tour in Cleveland, Ohio on 28 May.

2 days ago
Neil Young photo by Ros O'Gorman
Neil Young Digs Deep For 2025 Euro setlist

Neil Young has been reaching deep into the catalogue to dust off a few songs rarely played in more than a decade.

3 days ago
Steve Van Zandt photo by Ros O'Gorman
Steve Van Zandt Misses Springsteen Shows Due To Surgery

Guitarist Steven Van Zandt will miss his next shows with Bruce Springsteen after undergoing emergency surgery.

4 days ago
Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
AC/DC Angus Young is Only The Schoolboy on Stage, at Home He is Told to ‘Wipe His Feet’

The public persona and private life of Angus Young of AC/DC are total opposites.

5 days ago
The Doobie Brothers Tom Johnston at Deni Blues and Roots Festival on Sunday 20 April 2014.
The Doobie Brothers’ Tom Johnston Has No Plans For A Third Solo Album

It has been 54 years since The Doobie Brothers released their debut album. Between then and now, co-founder, singer, guitarist and songwriter has only released two solo albums and they were 46 and 44 years ago. To find out why there has never been a third Tom Johnston solo album, Noise11 asked Tom.

5 days ago
Dolly Parton in concert photo by Ros O'Gorman
Dolly Parton To Play Vegas Residency

Dolly Parton, who hasn't toured regularly in nearly a decade, has announced a six-concert run at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

5 days ago