For the longest time, Billy Joel’s monthly concerts at Madison Square Garden have been a staple of New York City. And now he’s movin’ out.
The Piano Man’s residency at the famed Manhattan arena will end in July 2024 after his 150th lifetime show there, MSG CEO James Dolan announced Thursday at a news conference attended by Joel and Mayor Adams.
“No other city in the world could have hosted this,” Dolan said.
The end will come more than a decade after the Bronx-born, Long Island-raised Joel kicked off the regularly sold-out residency in 2014.
Joel, 74, holds the record for most consecutive shows at the world’s most famous arena. His concerts feature a marathon of career-spanning hits including “New York State of Mind,” “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” and “Piano Man.”
“This was a revival, not merely a residency,” Adams said.
Thursday’s announcement was also attended by former Rangers star Henrik Lundqvist, who called the Garden home for 15 seasons. He lauded Joel, a six-time Grammy winner, as a New York icon.