CD/DVD
March 8, 2011

Product Description
A concert celebrating the end of an era: The Beatles opened it and Billy Joel closed it.

Built in 1964, Shea Stadium was the home of the New York Mets for 45 years. Designed as a multi-purpose stadium, Shea first met rock 'n' roll when The Beatles appeared there August 15, 1965, establishing Shea as the premier stadium for the world's greatest bands. The Who, The Police, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and The Clash all played Shea.

The Last Play At Shea, staged on July 16 and July 18, 2008 before a combined 110,000 fans, comprised the final performances ever at the historic stadium. Live At Shea Stadium contains two and a half hours of hits and album favorites, featuring special guests Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, John Mayer, John Mellencamp, Steven Tyler and Roger Daltrey.

Live At Shea Stadium captures the music and memories of a generation. After 45 years, the Mets' two World Series victories, The Beatles and The Last Play At Shea, the final section of Shea Stadium was torn down in 2009.

CD 1
1. Prelude/Angry Young Man
2. My Life
3. Summer, Highland Falls
4. Everybody Loves You Now
5. Zanzibar
6. New York State Of Mind - With Tony Bennett
7. Allentown
8. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
9. She's Always A Woman
10. Goodnight Saigon
11. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
12. Shameless - With Garth Brooks
13. This Is The Time - With John Mayer
14. Keeping The Faith

CD 2
1. Captain Jack
2. Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)
3. The River Of Dreams/A Hard Day's Night
4. We Didn't Start The Fire
5. You May Be Right
6. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
7. Only The Good Die Young
8. I Saw Her Standing There - With Paul McCartney
9. Take Me Out To The Ballgame
10. Piano Man
11. Let It Be - With Paul McCartney

DVD
1. Prelude/Angry Young Man
2. My Life
3. Summer, Highland Falls
4. Everybody Loves You Now
5. Zanzibar
6. New York State Of Mind - With Tony Bennett
7. Allentown
8. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
9. She's Always A Woman
10. Goodnight Saigon
11. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
12. Shameless - With Garth Brooks
13. This Is The Time - With John Mayer
14. Keeping The Faith
15. Captain Jack
16. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
17. The River Of Dreams/A Hard Day's Night
18. We Didn't Start The Fire
19. You May Be Right
20. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
21. Only The Good Die Young
22. I Saw Her Standing There - With Paul McCartney
23. Take Me Out To The Ballgame
24. Piano Man
25. Let It Be - With Paul McCartney

— Bonus Performances —
Walk This Way - With Steven Tyler
My Generation - With Roger Daltrey
Pink Houses - With John Mellencamp

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004JST28U/?tag=imwan-20

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DVD
March 8, 2011

Product Description
A concert celebrating the end of an era: The Beatles opened it and Billy Joel closed it.

Built in 1964, Shea Stadium was the home of the New York Mets for 45 years. Designed as a multi-purpose stadium, Shea first met rock 'n' roll when The Beatles appeared there August 15, 1965, establishing Shea as the premier stadium for the world's greatest bands. The Who, The Police, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and The Clash all played Shea.

The Last Play At Shea, staged on July 16 and July 18, 2008 before a combined 110,000 fans, comprised the final performances ever at the historic stadium. Live At Shea Stadium contains two and a half hours of hits and album favorites, featuring special guests Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, John Mayer, John Mellencamp, Steven Tyler and Roger Daltrey.

Live At Shea Stadium captures the music and memories of a generation. After 45 years, the Mets' two World Series victories, The Beatles and The Last Play At Shea, the final section of Shea Stadium was torn down in 2009.

1. Prelude/Angry Young Man
2. My Life
3. Summer, Highland Falls
4. Everybody Loves You Now
5. Zanzibar
6. New York State Of Mind - With Tony Bennett
7. Allentown
8. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
9. She's Always A Woman
10. Goodnight Saigon
11. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
12. Shameless - With Garth Brooks
13. This Is The Time - With John Mayer
14. Keeping The Faith
15. Captain Jack
16. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
17. The River Of Dreams/A Hard Day's Night
18. We Didn't Start The Fire
19. You May Be Right
20. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
21. Only The Good Die Young
22. I Saw Her Standing There - With Paul McCartney
23. Take Me Out To The Ballgame
24. Piano Man
25. Let It Be - With Paul McCartney

— Bonus Performances —
Walk This Way - With Steven Tyler
My Generation - With Roger Daltrey
Pink Houses - With John Mellencamp

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004J88SGC/?tag=imwan-20

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Blu-ray
April 5, 2011

Product Description
A concert celebrating the end of an era: The Beatles opened it and Billy Joel closed it.

Built in 1964, Shea Stadium was the home of the New York Mets for 45 years. Designed as a multi-purpose stadium, Shea first met rock 'n' roll when The Beatles appeared there August 15, 1965, establishing Shea as the premier stadium for the world's greatest bands. The Who, The Police, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and The Clash all played Shea.

The Last Play At Shea, staged on July 16 and July 18, 2008 before a combined 110,000 fans, comprised the final performances ever at the historic stadium. Live At Shea Stadium contains two and a half hours of hits and album favorites, featuring special guests Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, John Mayer, John Mellencamp, Steven Tyler and Roger Daltrey.

Live At Shea Stadium captures the music and memories of a generation. After 45 years, the Mets' two World Series victories, The Beatles and The Last Play At Shea, the final section of Shea Stadium was torn down in 2009.

1. Prelude/Angry Young Man
2. My Life
3. Summer, Highland Falls
4. Everybody Loves You Now
5. Zanzibar
6. New York State Of Mind - With Tony Bennett
7. Allentown
8. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
9. She's Always A Woman
10. Goodnight Saigon
11. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
12. Shameless - With Garth Brooks
13. This Is The Time - With John Mayer
14. Keeping The Faith
15. Captain Jack
16. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
17. The River Of Dreams/A Hard Day's Night
18. We Didn't Start The Fire
19. You May Be Right
20. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
21. Only The Good Die Young
22. I Saw Her Standing There - With Paul McCartney
23. Take Me Out To The Ballgame
24. Piano Man
25. Let It Be - With Paul McCartney

— Bonus Performances —
Walk This Way - With Steven Tyler
My Generation - With Roger Daltrey
Pink Houses - With John Mellencamp

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004J713JW/?tag=imwan-20

A documentary about the concert is also being released:

http://www.imwan.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=70379

I will definitely get the DVD of this, and the DVD of the documentary. Too bad they're not being released in a COMBINED package...

Blu-ray for me please!

Rant time.

The "Last Play" was initially announced as a single concert - July 16, 2008. I'm sure many people bought tickets not so much because of Billy Joel but because it would be the last concert at Shea - and the show sold out. Then a second date was announced - July 18, two days after the originally announced "last play." So everyone who had already bought tickets for July 16 under the impression they were going to be attending the very last concert ever performed at Shea Stadium were suddenly s*** out of luck... pretty ironic considering Billy Joel ends his concerts telling his fans "don't take no s*** from nobody."

Here's a publicity photo showing Billy Joel at Shea with the scoreboard in the background, at the time the concerts were announced back in February of '08... it may be tough to see in this image, but the scoreboard clearly shows just one date, July 16...



...and newspaper articles publicizing the "Last Play" reported that there would be one show.

I did not attempt to get tickets for either show, so I'm not saying this with a "sour grapes" point of view. I just think it's dirty pool to advertise a concert as the last performance ever at a particular venue, and when that show sells out, to add a second show after the so-called "last play."

Fake Last Play Fail.

Fake Billy Joel Fail.

Billy Joel FEH.

Gimme a CD/DVD combo to go!

I'm in for this CD/DVD...not sure if I'll get the docu though.

No CD with the Blu-ray? BOOOOOOOOOOO! That's a Bronx Cheer for all you "Islander's"! ;>)~

"...named for Cuban guerilla leader, Che Stadium."

I like the blue & orange motif. Very Metsish.

The CD/DVD are terrific...he still sounds and looks good, too bad he doesn't release new material.

I've read a couple of scathing reviews--from professed Joel fans--of this thing.

What have they said?

This review calls it "pungently shitty."
http://popdose.com/cddvd-review-billy-j ... a-stadium/

That was one brutal review.

I have also read brutal reviews about this from Joel diehards. Many felt he was phoning it in vocally and that he wasn't interested in any of the duets (me either Billy!).
I have no interest in this, but I did think 12 Gardens Live was great (the mix was so-so), but that was really to me, the last go-around for Billy's greatness.

I hate duets also, but I love live albums and DVD's.

I give Joel credit in that he at least admits he's tapped out creatively and doesn't try to hide it.

At least he hasn't gone the Rod Stewart route of pointless cover albums.

I don't get why there are cries for Blu. DVD is the standard common medium for video. And on a upscaling player, it should look fine.

I am debating on getting this. I like the 2 live albums I have - the old Russian one and the '99 New Years.

I do wish that after nearly 20 years he would put out something. It seems odd that someone like him would be so lost at his age. Even Elton John was expressing something of this nature in RS I think.

I agree though in not taking the Rod Stewart route.

I think Elton was talking more along the lines off not trying to compete with today's pop stars. I don't think he's ready to stop recording and writing new songs just yet.

Personally Chris, he hasn't had a new album since 1993, and I don't think we'll be seeing anything new anytime soon. He had one new song for his then wife Katie.

I meant Elton speaking of Joel - about talking to him regarding drinking issues and getting back into the studio etc.