Anyone see Billy Joel nd Sting last night?

[zeke4ahs]

It was a really good show. I thought acoustics would be bad at Lucas but thought they were fine. Both of them still have good voices and can still hit the high notes. Billy is a total entertainer, beside singing and piano playing, he interacts well with audience and is very self deprecating. It was a good evening after one more depressing basketball finish.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

It was a really good show. I thought acoustics would be bad at Luca but thought they were fine. Both of them still have good choices and can still hit the high notes. Billy is a total entertainer, beside singing and piano playing, he interacts well with audience and is very self deprecating. It was a good evening after one more depressing basketball finish.

It was great. We were in the end zone. The first song was very rough, I was worried about the sound. But they corrected it from there. Joel had just the right amount of humor.

I felt bad for Sting, he very much was treated like the warm up act. It seemed like well over 1/3 of the crowd wasn't there when he started. And people didn't participate in his call and response. That said, I was more there for Joel.

We are thinking of going to Paycor in September to see Joel and Rod Stewart.

 

[IUJIM]

It was a really good show. I thought acoustics would be bad at Luca but thought they were fine. Both of them still have good choices and can still hit the high notes. Billy is a total entertainer, beside singing and piano playing, he interacts well with audience and is very self deprecating. It was a good evening after one more depressing basketball finish.

We went with a big group. Not a huge fan of either, both "ok". I thought Sting's voice was still very good. A couple of the old Police songs I enjoyed...but most of his solo stuff was meh.
Bill Joel I did enjoy. I think his songs are more conducive to playing to the crowd and showing some energy. Overall, about a B.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

We went with a big group. Not a huge fan of either, both "ok". I thought Sting's voice was still very good. A couple of the old Police songs I enjoyed...but most of his solo stuff was meh.
Bill Joel I did enjoy. I think his songs are more conducive to playing to the crowd and showing some energy. Overall, about a B.

The last few concerts we have been to, not local or cover bands, have been Kansas, Bob Seger, Elton John, and Manilow. The audience for all looked like a nursing home bingo game

Last night was different. There were a lot of people in their 40s, even 20s. I was surprised. Did it seem that way to you?

 

[IUJIM]

The last few concerts we have been to, not local or cover bands, have been Kansas, Bob Seger, Elton John, and Manilow. The audience for all looked like a nursing home bingo game

Last night was different. There were a lot of people in their 40s, even 20s. I was surprised. Did it seem that way to you?

We had a group of 20 in a suite. It was kind of hard to see many people outside of our area. Even getting to the suite, the way we went we passed very few people. Most of the people with us were in their 50's. We also recently saw Elton John and The Eagles. I probably enjoyed those concerts more than last night.

 

[td75]

I worked security in 1994 at the old Hoosier Dome when Billy Joel and Elton John toured together. It was a great concert as both were relatively young.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

We had a group of 20 in a suite. It was kind of hard to see many people outside of our area. Even getting to the suite, the way we went we passed very few people. Most of the people with us were in their 50's. We also recently saw Elton John and The Eagles. I probably enjoyed those concerts more than last night.

I agree those other two were better. My issue was similar to you, I just don't know Sting's solo work. I didn't love it, but it wasn't terrible. His Police songs were pretty good, but the middle of his set was just alright.

 

[larsIU]

I worked security in 1994 at the old Hoosier Dome when Billy Joel and Elton John toured together. It was a great concert as both were relatively young.

Obligatory.

 

[zeke4ahs]

The last few concerts we have been to, not local or cover bands, have been Kansas, Bob Seger, Elton John, and Manilow. The audience for all looked like a nursing home bingo game

Last night was different. There were a lot of people in their 40s, even 20s. I was surprised. Did it seem that way to you?

Yes definitely. Last time I saw the Eagles I felt like I was really young! There were really young people around us, up and dancing and knowing words to every song ( Billy Joel), even a couple little girls.

 

[SqueakyClean]

I went with some friends. We had floor seats, left-center, row 20.
Our dinner at Tony's ran late though, so we missed most of Sting.
Pretty good show. Billy is finally starting to lose a step, but he's still better than most his age. Sting was meh.

When Billy said "OK, here's a song that got me in trouble", and then he played Only the Good Die Young, that made sense. His next song, he said the same thing (This is a song that got me in trouble) and I turned to my friend and said "Uptown Girl?". Turns out that he meant It's Only a Fantasy.

I definitely did not have "Backup singer Italian Opera Solo" on the Bingo Card. And I would have lost a ton of money if someone had asked me to bet whether Piano Man was going to be the last song of the night.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

I went with some friends. We had floor seats, left-center, row 20.
Our dinner at Tony's ran late though, so we missed most of Sting.
Pretty good show. Billy is finally starting to lose a step, but he's still better than most his age. Sting was meh.

When Billy said "OK, here's a song that got me in trouble", and then he played Only the Good Die Young, that made sense. His next song, he said the same thing (This is a song that got me in trouble) and I turned to my friend and said "Uptown Girl?". Turns out that he meant It's Only a Fantasy.

I definitely did not have "Backup singer Italian Opera Solo" on the Bingo Card. And I would have lost a ton of money if someone had asked me to bet whether Piano Man was going to be the last song of the night.

I didn't have "Mick Jagger impersonation" on my bingo card.

 

[SqueakyClean]

I didn't have "Mick Jagger impersonation" on my bingo card.

Me either. But I was actually a little disappointed he didn't finish it.

Frankly, if they had done the full songs of:
Lion Sleeps Tonight (Acca pela)
Start me up
Been a Long Time
I would have probably increased the grade of the show from B+ to A.

 

[zeke4ahs]

I was disappointed he didn’t sing Just the Way You Are. My favorite.

 

[HillzHoozier]

He packed that stadium on the strength of so many hits over 4 decades. He couldn't move that well, but his voice was great for 45, let alone 75.

My group wasn't Sting fans either, but they (3.0) made a lot of music for a 3-piece band, which what the Police did so well. He's 73. I hope I'm still singing in the shower in my 70s.... 🤘