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=== 2014–present: Madison Square Garden residency and "Turn the Lights Back On" === Joel announced a concert residency at Madison Square Garden, playing one concert a month indefinitely, starting January 27, 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/12/03/billy-joel-will-be-first-music-franchise-at-madison-square-garden/3769651/ |work=USA Today |title=Meet Madison Square Garden's new franchise: Billy Joel |first=Elysa |last=Gardner |date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=August 21, 2017 |archive-date=October 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003135127/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/12/03/billy-joel-will-be-first-music-franchise-at-madison-square-garden/3769651/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The first MSG show also launched the [[Billy Joel in Concert]] tour, which continued at the [[Amway Center]] (in [[Orlando, Florida]]) where Joel performed several cover songs such as Elton John's "[[Your Song]]", [[Billy Preston]]'s "[[You Are So Beautiful]]" (in tribute to [[Joe Cocker]]), the Beatles' "[[With a Little Help from My Friends]]", "[[Can't Buy Me Love]]" and "[[When I'm 64]]", [[Robert Burns]]' "[[Auld Lang Syne]]" and [[AC/DC]]'s "[[You Shook Me All Night Long]]" (with [[Brian Johnson]]). Joel also performed an unusual set, including the song "Souvenir" (from 1974's ''[[Streetlife Serenade]]'') and excluding "[[We Didn't Start the Fire]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billyjoel.com/photos/live/billy-joel-amway-center-orlando-fl-december-31-2014-photo-1 |title=Billy Joel |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724210312/http://www.billyjoel.com/photos/live/billy-joel-amway-center-orlando-fl-december-31-2014-photo-1 |archive-date=July 24, 2015}}</ref> [[File:BillyJoel2016MSG.jpg|thumb|Joel performing at Madison Square Garden in April 2016]] In 2015, Joel performed 21 concerts in addition to his monthly Madison Square Garden residency. His August 4, 2015, engagement at [[Nassau Coliseum]] was the final concert prior to the arena undergoing a US$261 million renovation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/billy-joel/billy-joel-gives-nassau-coliseum-epic-sendoff-1.10709635 |title=Billy Joel gives Nassau Coliseum epic sendoff |work=Newsday |access-date=August 7, 2015 |archive-date=August 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807165931/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/billy-joel/billy-joel-gives-nassau-coliseum-epic-sendoff-1.10709635 |url-status=live }}</ref> Joel returned to Nassau Coliseum on April 5, 2017, to play the first concert at the newly renovated venue.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7751694/billy-joel-nassau-coliseum-opening-concert-recap |title=Movin' Back In: Billy Joel Plays First Concert at Renovated Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island |magazine=Billboard |date=April 6, 2017 |access-date=November 27, 2018 |archive-date=November 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127121946/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7751694/billy-joel-nassau-coliseum-opening-concert-recap |url-status=live }}</ref> Later that month, he played the first concert at [[Atlanta]]'s new [[SunTrust Park]], the suburban home of the [[Atlanta Braves]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/music/billy-joel-show-prompts-mixed-reviews-suntrust-park-concert-venue/oYatfsTSTWu4gVDcvG719M/ |title=Billy Joel show prompts mixed reviews of SunTrust Park as concert venue |newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |access-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901220924/https://www.ajc.com/blog/music/billy-joel-show-prompts-mixed-reviews-suntrust-park-concert-venue/oYatfsTSTWu4gVDcvG719M/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 24, 2017, he returned to Hicksville High School fifty years after his would-be graduating class received their diplomas,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/billy-joel/fifty-years-later-billy-joel-to-address-hicksville-high-grads-1.13759575 |work=Newsday |title=Fifty years later, Billy Joel addresses Hicksville High grads |access-date=June 28, 2017 |archive-date=June 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627032010/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/billy-joel/fifty-years-later-billy-joel-to-address-hicksville-high-grads-1.13759575 |url-status=live }}</ref> to deliver the honorary commencement address. It was also the 25th anniversary of receiving his own diploma from the same high school. [[File:PSX 20190119 094326.jpg|thumb|Joel at Madison Square Garden in June 2019]] In 2019, Joel announced a concert at [[Camden Yards]], home of the [[Baltimore Orioles]], marking the first-ever concert at the baseball stadium.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-camden-yards-concert-20190109-story.html| title=Billy Joel to hold first concert in Camden Yards history| newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]| date=January 10, 2019| access-date=January 11, 2019| archive-date=January 12, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112145944/https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-camden-yards-concert-20190109-story.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Joel was forced to postpone his concerts between March 2020 and August 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Joel and [[Stevie Nicks]] jointly announced plans to perform a series of concerts across the United States in 2023, tentatively beginning with [[SoFi Stadium]] outside Los Angeles on March 10.<ref name="joelnicks">{{cite magazine | last=Bowenbank | first=Starr | title=Billy Joel & Stevie Nicks to Co-Headline 2023 Stadium Concerts: How to Buy Tickets | magazine=Billboard | date=November 11, 2022 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billy-joel-stevie-nicks-coheadline-2023-concerts-1235165641/ | access-date=November 23, 2022 | archive-date=November 23, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123231002/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billy-joel-stevie-nicks-coheadline-2023-concerts-1235165641/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:BillyJoelHydeP070723 (64 of 112) (53032270931).jpg|thumb|Joel performing at a [[British Summer Time (concerts)|British Summer Time]] concert in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] in July 2023]] On June 1, 2023, Joel announced that his residency at Madison Square Garden would end in July 2024 with his 104th performance in the series, marking his 150th lifetime performance at the venue.<ref name="Sisario2023">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/arts/music/billy-joel-ending-msg-residency.html|title=Billy Joel Will End Madison Square Garden Residency in 2024|last=Sisario|first=Ben|work=The New York Times|date=June 1, 2023|access-date=June 1, 2023|archive-date=June 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601161044/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/arts/music/billy-joel-ending-msg-residency.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 22, 2024, he announced his first new pop single in years (and only his second pop song in more than two decades), "[[Turn the Lights Back On]]", which was released on February 1.<ref name="lights">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/billy-joel-first-new-song-in-years-turn-the-lights-back-on-1235585987/ |magazine=Billboard |title=Billy Joel to Release First Pop Single in Years |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=January 22, 2024 |access-date=January 22, 2024 |archive-date=January 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122190842/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/billy-joel-first-new-song-in-years-turn-the-lights-back-on-1235585987/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="RCM 2024">{{cite web |title=New Billy Joel: Stream "Turn the Lights Back On," His First New Song in Decades — Playing the Grammys Sunday, Feb. 4 |date=February 2024 |url=https://rockcellarmagazine.com/billy-joel-turn-the-lights-back-on-new-song-listen/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202205931/https://rockcellarmagazine.com/billy-joel-turn-the-lights-back-on-new-song-listen/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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