played two shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden this weekend, as they continue to in support of . The first show took place last night (October 5), and featured support from Mark Ronson and a tribute band called Turnstiles. Not to be outdone by their openers, Vampire Weekend also covered Billy Joel, playing “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant,” complete with a couple dining and being waited upon onstage.
(The man in the couple was Definitive Jux rapper and former host .) Watch the performance below. Famously, Billy Joel had from 2014 to 2024.
He played his purported at the venue on Thursday, July 25, 2024. It was his 150th concert at the arena, with the first taking place on Thursday, December 14, 1978. Read Pitchfork’s Sunday Review of , the 1977 Billy Joel studio album that houses “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant.
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