Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert is the fifth live album as well as a CD and DVD music compilation of songs performed by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel during two concerts at Shea Stadium in New York City on July 16 and 18, 2008. It was released on March 8, 2011. The film was produced by Jon Small, Joel's former bandmate in the 1960s groups The Hassles and Attila. The film aired on PBS as part of Great Performances.
Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert | ||||
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Released | March 8, 2011 | |||
Recorded | July 16 & 18, 2008 | |||
Venue | Shea Stadium (New York City) | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 128:24 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Jon Small Steve Cohen | |||
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The two concerts were the last performed at Shea Stadium before it was demolished to make way for Citi Field. It features guest appearances by Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, John Mayer, Steven Tyler, Roger Daltrey, John Mellencamp, Mark Wood, and Paul McCartney.
Pete Flynn was a Shea groundskeeper who did the improbable by driving the Beatles from the stage to a centerfield gate in 1965, then driving Paul McCartney from the stadium's rear entrance to the stage to perform at Billy Joel's "Last Play at Shea" concert 43 years later.[1]
All songs written by Billy Joel except "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer), and "Let It Be" "A Hard Day’s Night" and "I Saw Her Standing There" (Lennon–McCartney).
In addition to the above, the DVD of the concert offers three extra performances: "Walk This Way" with Steven Tyler, "My Generation" with Roger Daltrey and "Pink Houses" with John Mellencamp.
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[2] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |