Vampire Weekend paid homage to Piano Man's Madison Square Garden residency with a rendition of “ Scenes From an Italian Restaurant “.
Billy Joel's residency at Madison Square Garden may be over, but Vampire Weekend made sure the Piano Man's music would stay at the legendary venue with an elaborate rendition of ” Scenes From an Italian Restaurant » during their own show at MSG on Saturday.
Ezra Koenig's band's rendition of the Billy Joel classic, from ” The Stranger ”, included a couple on stage sitting at a table, drinking wine and enjoying an Italian dinner:
On its current tour, Vampire Weekend takes advantage of the encores to perform snippets of covers requested by the public. On Saturday, the group notably covered Steely Dan (“ Dirty Work “), The Clash (“ London Calling “), Dolly Parton (“ Jolene “), Bruce Springsteen (” I'm Goin' Down “), Journey (” Don't Stop Believin' “) and other Billy Joel songs, since Vampire Weekend also played an excerpt from ” My Life »:
Billy Joel's longtime residency at Madison Square Garden ended earlier this summer with a final concert featuring singer Axl Rose. The Piano Man has no other concerts planned in this venue, but he has announced a series of concerts in 2025 with Sting or Stevie Nicks.
