More than 50 years into his career, Billy Joel will broadcast one of his concerts on a broadcast network for the first time.
The singer-songwriter The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden – The Greatest Arena Run of All Time The concert special was announced in a commercial on CBS on Super Bowl Sunday (February 11).
The special is scheduled to shoot on March 28, which will mark Joel's 100th consecutive performance at the iconic New York venue. His first concert at Madison Square Garden was on December 14, 1978.
It is scheduled to air Sunday, April 14 from 9-11pm ET/PT on CBS. The special will also be available to stream live or on demand in the United States on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will have access to watch it on demand in the US the day after its premiere.
The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden – The Greatest Arena Run of All Time — directed by Paul Dugdale and executive produced by Steve Cohen, Barry Ehrmann and Paul Dugdale — is a co-production of Sony Music Entertainment and Enliven Entertainment, with Sony Music Vision as distributor.
Joel recently released his first new single in 17 years, “Turn the Lights Back On,” and performed it live for the first time at the 2024 Grammys.
The song – written by Joel, Arthur Bacon, Wayne Hector and Freddy Wexler – was released Advertising signChart Adult Contemporary, debuting at No. 11 after just one day of airplay.
“The melody, the chords, the chord progression, even the time signature was something that immediately struck me, and that's how I relate to music,” Joel said earlier this month. Audacity Check In, recalling when he first heard the song co-writer Wexler had begun working on. “That particular verse in that song, I had those thoughts, I could have written those lyrics verbatim. I've chewed on these words and I've thought about these words, and I've said these words over and over again. It was all sort of in place — and who am I to fight it?'
Piano Man is scheduled to appear at select US stages with Stevie Nicks and Sting between his ongoing residency at Madison Square Garden. Check out his 2024 tour dates tour/” target=”_blank”>here.
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