What songs did Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks play at AT&T Stadium in Arlington?
Billy Joel offered up a mix of his biggest hits and a few lesser-known tracks for his hard core fans Saturday night at AT&T Stadium.
For his first show in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in more than four years, Joel jumped around his 1970s and ’80s catalog. And for the first time in decades, his fans heard a new original song, “Turn the Lights Back On,” which Joel released last month.
Joel played for about two hours after fellow legend Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac fame offered a set of her most beloved tunes — and a few surprises. Here are the setlists from the megashow:
BILLY JOEL’S ARLINGTON, TEXAS, SETLIST
“My Life” — a hit off of “52nd Street,” Joel’s 1978 album.
“Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) — from “The Stranger,” 1977.
“Vienna” — from “The Stranger.”
“Zanzibar” — back to “52nd Street,” this album cut featured fantastic trumpet solos from Carl Fischer.
“Start Me Up” — the Rolling Stones hit, for which Joel did a pathetic but entertaining Mick Jagger impression.
“An Innocent Man” — from the 1983 album of the same name, Joel issued a disclaimer about hitting the high notes at his age, then did just fine.
“Don’t Ask Me Why” — from “Glass Houses,” Joel’s 1980 smash rock album.
“Turn The Lights Back On” — the new single, a sweet melody that carries lyrics of missed opportunity and regret.
“Allentown” — from “The Nylon Curtain” in 1982.
“New York State of Mind” — from “Turnstiles,” 1976.
“The Entertainer” — from “Streetlife Serenade” in 1974. Joel joked that it was the album no one bought (and he got the year slightly wrong, but, hey, it’s been five decades).
“All for Leyna” — A nice surprise from “Glass Houses.” (For the true nerds: A setlist on Joel’s social media shows a crossed-out song option that appears to read “Extremes,” which probably means Joel chose to play “Leyna” rather than “I Go To Extremes” from about a decade later.)
“Sometimes A Fantasy” — Again from “Glass Houses.” If you’ve never heard it, give it a shot, but to be clear: Yes, it’s about phone sex.
“Only The Good Die Young” — The classic from “The Stranger.”
“The River of Dreams” — from “River of Dreams” in 1993. At the big pause in the middle, band member Mike DelGuidice nailed the ZZ Top classic.
“Nessun Dorma” — DelGuidice stops down the show with a burst of Puccini opera and demonstrates his powerful voice.
“Scenes From An Italian Restaurant” — from “The Stranger,” another crowd favorite, with Mark Rivera’s incredible saxophone work.
“Piano Man” — The title track from the 1973 album and, of course, Joel’s theme song. When the band falls silent and the entire crowd takes the final chorus, it’s magic.
BILLY JOEL’S ENCORE
“We Didn’t Start The Fire” — The world history lesson from 1989’s “Storm Front.”
“Uptown Girl” — from “An Innocent Man.”
“It’s Still Rock ‘N’ Roll And Roll to Me” — “Glass Houses” again.
“Big Shot” — from “52nd Street.”
“You May Be Right” — And with that, Joel played the entire first half of “Glass Houses.” DelGuidice and the band made a fun medley with a bit of Led Zeppelin’s “Rock And Roll.”
STEVIE NICKS’ SETLIST, AT&T STADIUM, ARLINGTON
With a little help from Setlist.fm, here’s what Stevie Nicks played Saturday night:
“Outside the Rain”
“Dreams” — from Fleetwood Mac
“If Anyone Falls”
“Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” — Joel joined Nicks to sing the lyrics originally performed by Tom Petty in a duet with Nicks.
“Gypsy” — from Fleetwood Mac
“For What It’s Worth” — a strong cover of the Buffalo Springfield classic
“Stand Back”
“Wild Heart”
“Bella Donna”
“Gold Dust Woman” — Fleetwood Mac
“Leather and Lace” — Nicks was joined by Steve Real, whom she described as her vocal coach
“Edge of Seventeen”
STEVIE NICKS’ ENCORE
“Free Fallin’ ” — a Petty cover
“Rhiannon” — Fleetwood Mac
“Landslide” — Fleetwood Mac
