Legendary musician Billy Joel made his triumphant return to Las Vegas at the new T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, April 30. This was the only time Joel planned to perform in Nevada in 2016 – See Billy Joel’s set list at bottom of article (Photo credit: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com).
Photo credit: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com
Photo credit: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com
Having sold 150 million records over the past quarter century, Joel ranks as one of most popular recording artists and respected entertainers in history. The singer/songwriter/composer is the sixth best-selling recording artist of all-time, the third best-selling solo artist and is one of the highest grossing touring artists in the world.
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Joel is also one of the biggest live performing artists in the world and his concerts continue to break records in both arenas and baseball stadiums. In November 2014, Billy Joel received both The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song which honors living musical artists’ lifetime achievement in promoting the genre of song as a vehicle of cultural understanding; entertaining and informing audiences; and inspiring new generations, and the once-in-a-century ASCAP Centennial Award, which is presented to American music icons in recognition of their incomparable accomplishments in their respective music genres and beyond.
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In December 2013, Joel received The Kennedy Center Honors, one of the United States’ top cultural awards. He is also the recipient of six GRAMMY Awards, including the prestigious Grammy Legend Award. Joel has been inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has received numerous industry awards including a Tony Award for “Movin’ Out,” a Broadway musical based on Joel’s music.
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For his accomplishments as a musician and as a humanitarian, Joel was honored as the 2002 MusiCares Person Of The Year by the MusiCares Foundation and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
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Joel has also performed alongside other music greats at two the country’s most extraordinary benefit concerts “12-12-12, The Concert For Sandy Relief,” which raised awareness and money for those affected by Hurricane Sandy and “The Concert for New York City,” which was held to help aid 9/11 victims and heroes. Billy Joel received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, adding another milestone to his brilliant career.
Photo credit: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com
Photo credit: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com
Photo credit: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com
Photo credit: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com
Photo credit: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com
| Billy Joel Set List at T-Mobile Arena | |
| Ode to Joy / My Life Pressure The Entertainer (Dedicated to Donald Trump) Your Song (Elton John cover) Mack the Knife (Bobby Darin cover) Vienna (Audience choice over “Summer, Highland Falls”) Zanzibar (Audience choice over “Big Man On Mulberry Street”) The Ballad of Billy the Kid New York State of Mind The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Solomon Linda cover) The Longest Time Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) Say Goodbye to Hollywood Viva Las Vegas (Elvis Presley cover) |
Allentown She’s Always a Woman Don’t Ask Me Why Highway to Hell (AC/DC cover) Sometimes a Fantasy The River of Dreams (“1999” snippet, played in tribute to Prince) Scenes From an Italian Restaurant Piano ManEncore:Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley cover) We Didn’t Start the Fire Uptown Girl It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me Big Shot You May Be Right (Led Zeppelin “Rock And Roll” snippet) Only the Good Die Young |
