"How the hell are ya, Philadelphia!", Joel said to the excited crowd of young, old, and in between at Citizens Bank Park on one of the most perfect Friday nights of the year. "Good to be back in Philly. If it wasn't for you guys I wouldn't be anywhere. It's all your fault."

For the sixth consecutive year in Philadelphia, The Piano Man put on a show to remember. While playing over twenty-five songs that night, there was never a dull moment in Joel's performance, whether he was dancing around on the piano stool, throwing his microphone in the air and catching it, or making silly faces to the crowd. Having turned 70 years old this month, Joel's vocals were back and better than ever, hitting high notes like never before. Everyone was on their feet the entire night, including a young five-year-old girl who danced to every song that was played that evening in the aisles, inspiring others to do the same.

The Piano Man started off the show with his 1986 hit a "Matter of Trust" on guitar, followed by "Pressure", with a traumatizing synthesizer and relentless pounding beat. The visuals and special effects for this song were breathtaking and really helped add the increasing intensity to the song. Shortly thereafter, Joel did one of his live concert signatures, where he let the audience choose between two songs that he would play next. The crowd chose "Vienna" over the love ballad "Just the Way You Are" based on their applause and noise level. In addition, Joel performed some of his best-loved hits "The Entertainer", "Don't Ask Me Why," and "Movin' Out".

Being Memorial Day Weekend, Joel paid a special tribute to our US Military by performing "Goodnight Saigon" with a surprise appearance from our troops during the haunting chorus of the song, "We will all go down together." It was absolutely breathtaking to see the soldiers singing along with the Grammy-winning Pianist, which made the song even more exceptional. Joel ended the song by shaking each and every one of their hands, a moment that they will never forget.

Furthermore, Billy continued the show by playing "Allentown", and the jazzy-ballad "New York State of Mind", followed shortly thereafter with a special Happy Birthday song for Joel's brilliant saxophonist Mark Rivera, who has been with the band for 36 years and counting.

All of a sudden, The Piano Man stopped his normal set with a special surprise for the audience: the legendary Jason Bonham from Led Zepplin appeared on stage in a white pinstriped Phillies jersey to join the band on drums playing the catchy "Whole Lotta Love", and "Good Times Bad Times", which got the crowd on their feet dancing. Bonham's drum solos during these songs were spectacular and you could feel the energy of these songs last all throughout the night.

Joel went back into his normal set by saying: "You know I have to play this song for you Philly" as he began the intro for the slow, sex-drug anthem Captian Jack (Joel says he plays this song every time he comes to Philadelphia because in 1972 Dennis Allen, Philly's WMMR radio producer invited Joel to do a live radio show and he played this unreleased song which they were impressed by. They kept playing the song on their station over and over and many people kept listening to it which made it become a hit.) While still performing, Joel took a break from the spotlight allowing his percussion and back vocals to shine in River of Dreams/Dancing in the Street medley, and band member Crystal Taliefero killed it.

There were so many unbelievable moments from Joel's performance but the most mesmerizing part had to be when we saw Joel take out his harmonica. As soon as the crowd heard the first few notes off of his 1973 hit Piano Man, they became wild and ecstatic. We were not strangers no longer; we became a family. Cell phone lights were swaying back and forth from every single section near and far in the stadium, and everyone was singing passionately with emotion. Joel stopped playing to hear the crowd and the singing filled the entire stadium for the rest of Philadelphia to hear.

The Piano Man stepped off the stage but not for long as he got back on to hear chants of "Billy! Billy!" to perform an amazing encore filled with songs such as We Didn't Start the Fire, Uptown Girl (Joel had great dance moves with hip thrusting, microphone twirls, and swaying to ramp up the audience), Big Shot, and It's Still Rock and Roll to Me. Joel ended the show with a legendary microphone flip.

A Billy Joel concert isn't just a concert. It's a-rocking' party, a reunion of Joel fans alike, and a festivity that will be remembered for lifetimes to come. Billy Joel is a must see when he performs in your city.