ビリー・ジョエル、最新ライヴでZZトップのダスティ・ヒルを追悼

ビリー・ジョエルが8月4日、ボストンのフェンウェイ・パークでパンデミック後初となる公演を行ない、アンコール6曲を含め全24曲を披露しました。
 

■AUG 4, 2021 / Billy Joel Setlist at Fenway Park, Boston, MA, USA 
1. My Life
2. Pressure (Preceded by "Singin' in the Rain" snippet.)
3. The Entertainer
4. Vienna
5. Zanzibar (Preceded by "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" snippet.)
6. The Longest Time
7. Don't Ask Me Why
8. The Downeaster Alexa
9. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
10. And So It Goes
11. Allentown
12. A Room of Our Own
13. She's Always a Woman
14. Sometimes a Fantasy
15. The River of Dreams (with “Tush” by ZZ Top interlude)
16. Only the Good Die Young
17. Nessun dorma (Giacomo Puccini cover) (sung by guitarist Mike DelGuidice.)
18. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
Encore
19. We Didn't Start the Fire
20. Uptown Girl
21. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
22. Big Shot
23. You May Be Right (with "Rock and Roll" snippet... more )
24. Piano Man

ジョエルは、15曲目の「The River of Dreams」の途中から、先日他界したZZトップのダスティ・ヒル（7月29日MLCニュース参照）を追悼し、ZZトップ1975年の「Tush」を演奏、その時のライヴ映像が公開されています。

なお、ジョエルは2014年からマディソン・スクエア・ガーデンで毎月レジデンシー公演を行なっており、昨年はパンデミックの影響で中断していましたが、この公演が今年の11月から復活する予定です。
 

■Billy Joel 2021-22 Concert Dates
Aug 14 – Buffalo, NY – Highmark Stadium (rescheduled from Aug. 15, 2020)
Sep 10 – Cincinnati, OH – Great American Ball Park (rescheduled from Sep. 11, 2020)
Oct 23 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Super Stage

Nov 05 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (rescheduled from Sep 26 – was originally Mar. 19)
Dec 20 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (rescheduled from Oct 11 – was originally Apr. 10)

Jan 14, 2022 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (rescheduled from Nov 13 – was originally May 2)
Feb 12, 2022 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (rescheduled from Dec 20 – was originally June 6)
Mar 24, 2022 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (rescheduled from Jan 13, 2021 – was originally July 23, 2020)
Apr 08, 2022 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (rescheduled from Feb 3, 2021 – was originally Aug. 3, 2020)
Apr 23, 2022 – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium (rescheduled from Apr 18, 2020)
Jun 25, 2022 – South Bend, IN – Notre Dame Stadium (rescheduled from June 20, 2020)
Jul 09, 2022 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park (rescheduled from July 10, 2020)