For the longest time, Madison Square Garden has felt like home to one piano man.
But after his 150th show at the iconic New York City venue on Thursday night, Billy Joel concluded his residency nearly 50 years after his first show at the Garden and more than 10 years after it started, according to a statement by MSG. His first show there was on Dec. 14, 1978.
Joel, 75, kicked off his decade-long residency back in 2014, agreeing to play one show a month for “as long as the demand continues.”
Congratulations @billyjoel on 150 lifetime shows at The Garden! ✨ pic.twitter.com/e2pIEjNcwi
— MSG (@TheGarden) July 26, 2024
“The demand never stopped,” Dennis Arfa, his agent, said in a phone interview.
So an end was selected: his 150th gig at the venue overall. In total, the run grossed more than $260 million with attendance nearing two million, according to Pollstar.
Joel followed through with that promise and broke his own record of “most consecutive performances by any artist” with his 13th show at MSG, the venue said, in January 2015. The moment became cemented in Garden history with a banner in the venue’s rafters.
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For the longest time, Madison Square Garden has felt like home to one piano man.
But after his 150th show at the iconic New York City venue on Thursday night, Billy Joel concluded his residency nearly 50 years after his first show at the Garden and more than 10 years after it started, according to a statement by MSG. His first show there was on Dec. 14, 1978.
Joel, 75, kicked off his decade-long residency back in 2014, agreeing to play one show a month for “as long as the demand continues.”
Congratulations @billyjoel on 150 lifetime shows at The Garden! ✨ pic.twitter.com/e2pIEjNcwi
— MSG (@TheGarden) July 26, 2024
“The demand never stopped,” Dennis Arfa, his agent, said in a phone interview.
So an end was selected: his 150th gig at the venue overall. In total, the run grossed more than $260 million with attendance nearing two million, according to Pollstar.
Joel followed through with that promise and broke his own record of “most consecutive performances by any artist” with his 13th show at MSG, the venue said, in January 2015. The moment became cemented in Garden history with a banner in the venue’s rafters.
