Billy Joel Shuts Down The Coliseum, Lets Go Islanders Chant Breaks Out
Pretty cool moment last night in the Coliseum after Billy Joel was kind of a dick and rubbing it in that Islanders hockey is being yanked away from their hometown. “Have you guys heard? There’s no more hockey here. They are moving to the Barclay’s Center. Thats where they will be playing hockey from now on.” Thanks, BJ! Ya dick.
But the fans responded as usual with a Lets Go Islanders chant that would make you think you were at a hockey game instead of a Piano Man concert. Thats the thing with the Colisuem. Its kinda small, it kinda sucks, but its like the same 15,000 people there every single time. Every single game, every single concert, whatever it may be. You’ll get the same Long Island people at every event and at any moment they can just flip the switch and go from Long Island Billy Joel Mode to Long Island Hockey Mode.
The concert itself seemed pretty awesome. 3 hour finale. Obviously the perfect guy to close down the Barn. I was at the Last Play at Shea which was probably the best concert I’ve ever been to, but the Coliseum is just another level with Billy Joel. Been performing there since 1977. It was his first solo appearance in 17 years. It was like half concert half funeral. Tickets were going for like $2,750 for a top notch seat. Andrew Cuomo introduced him and he opened with the very apropos Movin’ Out
Downeaster Alexa was obviously fire because its probably top 3 best Billy Joel songs ever:
He brought out Pres’ boy Paul Simon for a few songs:
Captain Jack looked solid:
This dude on Youtube uploaded like 10 different videos of last night if you’re interested. He finished up with Scenes From An Italian Restaurant and Piano Man and then apparently he did five encores. Which is just SO cocky. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me, Uptown Girl, Big Shot, You May Be Right, and then closing for good with Only the Good Die Young. Movin Out and Only The Good Die Young bookending that concert is perfect. The guy just has so many goddam hits. For my money if I’m stuck on a desert island with one artist for the rest of my life, Billy is the choice.
Either that or Nate Dogg, with the loophole that I get to include every song he’s ever been featured on.
- (w/Rock&Roll)