Featured Photos: Billy Joel's "Last Play at Shea" Shea Stadium NY - July 2008

Billy Joel's July 16 and 18 concerts an New York's Shea Stadium were billed as the final concerts ever to be held at the longtime home to the New York Mets.

In the run-up to the historic "Last Play at Shea" dates, Joel told the press that he was honored to be booked for the gigs, adding that he had been inspired to play music after seeing The Beatles perform at the stadium in 1965.

Joel's long set was full of his own hits, but he made a point of paying homage to The Beatles and fellow veterans of Shea Stadium, The Who. Set List: 1. The Star-Spangled Banner 2. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) 3. Prelude/Angry Young Man 4. My Life 5. The Entertainer 6. Summer, Highland Falls 7. Zanzibar 8. Allentown 9. The Ballad of Billy The Kid 10. New York State of Mind (With Tony Bennett) 11. Root Beer Rag 12. Goodnight Saigon 13. Don't Ask Me Why 14. Keeping The Faith 15. The Downeaster Alexa 16. This Night 17. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) 18. Under The Boardwalk 19. An Innocent Man 20. Shameless (With Garth Brooks) 21. She's Always A Woman 22. Captain Jack 23. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) 24. The River of Dreams 25. A Hard Day's Night 26. Walk This Way (Steven Tyler) 27. We Didn't Start The Fire 28. It's Still Rock and Roll To Me 29. My Generation (Roger Daltrey) 30. You May Be Right 31. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant 32. Only The Good Die Young SoundSpike's photographer Peter Keeling was on hand and took these shots of the action on stage.