Billy Joel in Brisbane

[Chezwick]

Yooo hoooo,

Now its safe to assume I don't have the same taste as many of you here (My family consider me a freak. They all loooove modern sh** while I still listen to classic rock bands)

Went to Billy Joel tonight, this man knows had to rock! Even if he is bald and getting old. Was absolutely mind-blowing stuff, even from one of the worst seats I've been in

Got there and was about to enter door 1, but my best mate didn't read the ticket properly, so we ran as fast as we could (Against the flow of about 5000 people trying to get in) to door 13. Hoping for quality seats ($200 per seat) we were angered that we were behind the stage to the left, and most the stage blocked by a lighting rig. My seat was probarbly the best of the three.

Billy acknowleged us (bad seat people.... hmmm, nice title for a movie :D) and heck, even did a guitar solo in front of us. If any1 wants to see, I got some pics on my phone.

Bloody hell, We Didn't Start The Fire was awesome live. As was Piano Man.

Top stuff, 10 out of 10, A+++++, hope he comes out here again, would love to see him Live again :D

[Warwick]

Old bloke with the beard? I thought he just did RSLs these days.

[Chezwick]

Old bloke with the beard? I thought he just did RSLs these days.

:eek: :mad:

Fraid not. Still selling out stadiums around the world

[Warwick]

Just joking Chez. Sounds like a great concert.

[scott522]

Saw him last time he was out - brilliant entertainer and seriously kicks butt live !

[Chasing the Dream]

Yooo hoooo,

Top stuff, 10 out of 10, A+++++, hope he comes out here again, would love to see him Live again :D


Chezwick, never a truer word spoken.

The overwhelming emotion you get from Billy is passion, this guy just seems to love doing what he does, and he happens to do it extremely well.

Funny thing is, that almost 12 years to the day since he played his last solo show in Brisbane (It was before an Ashes Test that night as well, I sat a few seats away from Graham Gooch:D ) and the jokes were exactly the same ( I sat behind the stage last time, ended up being a top spot:thumbsu: ) the songs were the same, but the show was absolutely brilliant again.

I saw U2 a few weeks back, and don't get me wrong, they were unbelievable as well, but Billy put on a show and a half. Two and a half hours of classic after classic with Billy giving us a little Billy humour between songs, every song sang at 110% and a crowd that just lapped him up.

For me, any time I hear Scenes From an Italian Resturant live it was worth the cash, but you were spot on with Piano Man and We Didn't Start The Fire (although Chainsaw may have revved the crowd up a little;) ). Other awesome performances were Uptown Girl, I Go To Extremes and the opening of Angry Young Man had everyone out of their seats.

I have had a huge few weeks with concerts, Bernard Fanning, U2, Billy last night, Cirque du Soleil tonight, and Robbie Williams next month(the good wife said I had to:o ). Throw in three days at the Ashes, and I now realise why I am poorer than I would like to be. Thankfully buying the tickets was over a period of time.

[black_hart]

Bit of a Billy fan myself.

Did he do Allen Town?? Love that one.

[Chasing the Dream]

Bit of a Billy fan myself.

Did he do Allen Town?? Love that one.

All classics included.

Allentown went off:thumbsu:

[danielcanberra]

How about My Life, Big Shot, Honesty?

Captain Jack? (an oldie but a goodie)

Say Goodbye to Hollywood?

I prefer his older material.

Did Billy Joel ever do a duet with Bruce Springsteen?

[Chezwick]

Hehhehe, he gave us a choice between Honesty and Just the way we are...... the latter prevailed :D

My Life was bloody awesome, nice intro into the song.

Big Shot was good too, the man can dance!

[Chasing the Dream]

Waltzing Matilda was a nice Aussie addition as well;)

[usalion]

Saw him first in 1977, with the Stranger tour- absolutely awesome....been a couple times since- last was in Brissie at ANZ when he did the combined concert with Elton John.....just love the piano playing...favourite album is actually Streetlife Serenader....with New York State of Mind.

Having moved onto Cape code, also partial to the downeaster Alexa.....

[Chezwick]

Ahhhh, Downeaster Alexa, one of me favs..... being only 21, I remember my first Billy Joel album.... Storm Front.... I went crazy when they played 'I go to extremes' and 'we didn't start the fire' :D

[black_hart]

Just remembered another fave...being a moonlighting fan this is where i first heard 'big man on mulberry st' and it's now one of my favorite billy songs.