Billy Joel to end Madison Square Garden residency in 2024
msn.comBilly Joel has announced the end of his Madison Square Garden residency. The Uptown Girl singer announced in a press conference on Thursday that he would wrap up his residency at the famed New York City venue in July 2024. "I'm kind of flabbergasted that it lasted as long as it did.
My team tells me that we could continue to sell tickets, but 10 years, 150 shows - all right already!" he said in a statement, reports People. "I do remember the first time we played Madison Square Garden, it was the pinnacle of my career.
I thought, 'My God, I'm headlining Madison Square Garden. ' Everybody in the world knows when you play The Garden, it's not just New York. "Billy first performed at Madison Square Garden in 1978.
He first set the record for the most consecutive performances by any artist at MSG in 2006, and set another record in 2015 for the most lifetime performances by an artist at the venue.
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