Billy Joel
Wrigley Field
Chicago, Illinois
August 11, 2017

Source: DPA 4060 => Tascam DR-2D
Lineage: 24-bit WAV files => Magix Audio Cleaning Lab => FLAC (level 8) => dither to 16-bit
Location: Field Section C, 18th row, in line with right stack

Track listing:

Disc one (81:54):
(1) Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) (8:05)
(2) Pressure (5:09)
(3) Go Cubs Go (0:59)
(4) Banter (1:43)
(5) The Entertainer (3:59)
(6) Banter (1:56)
(7) Vienna (5:10)
(8) The Longest Time (8:02)
(9) Zanzibar (6:00)
(10) A Day in the Life (6:08)
(11) Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) (4:01)
(12) Banter (1:25)
(13) The Down'easter Alexa (3:54)
(14) Banter (0:34)
(15) New York State Of Mind (7:23)
(16) 25 or 6 to 4 (1:04)
(17) Allentown (3:52)
(18) Banter (0:34)
(19) Sometimes a Fantasy (4:13)
(20) She's Always a Woman (4:05)
(21) Don't Ask Me Why (3:26)

Disc two (62:56):
(1) Banter (0:43)
(2) My Life (5:56)
(3) The River of Dreams (2:56) =>
(4) A Hard Day's Night (1:33) =>
(5) The River of Dreams (cont.) (2:12)
(6) Banter (0:27)
(7) Nessun Dorma (2:50)
(8) Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (8:31)
(9) Piano Man (6:22)
(10) Encore break (6:22)
(11) We Didn't Start The Fire (5:25)
(12) Uptown Girl (3:13)
(13) It's Still Rock and Roll To Me (3:53)
(14) Big Shot (4:46)
(15) Only The Good Die Young (4:53)
(16) You May Be Right (6:43)

Md5 signature file is included. This file set is seamless, so disc breaks above (if you choose to burn to disc) are merely a suggestion. Sorry, no artwork (feel free to make some)

Comments:

Note: This is a 16-bit file set, which can be burned directly to CD without downsampling. A high-resolution 24/48 file set has been posted separately.

This captures the Chicago stop on Billy Joel's summer 2017 tour. Not too many setlist surprises in this one, but overall a solid performance of well-rehearsed material. In honor of Chicago, the band breaks into a brief cover of Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4" early in the set, and does a reasonable facsimile of it given that it was completely unrehearsed.

Talltaper did a great job with this recording - perfect positioning to the PA, and somehow managed to avoid chatty/noisy audience members. Somehow he always seems to have good luck with his recordings on the field at Wrigley. (I have found my neighbors at Wrigley shows to be extremely inattentive, especially for Billy Joel.) Balance is great, and vocals are clear and prominent.

Mp3 samples are included in the comments. Thanks to Talltaper for giving the green light for this to go on Dime.