EP 057 - Concert Classics: Kirin Dry Gigs ’88 - Tokyo, Japan

With the appearance of the Kirin Dry Gigs from 1988 appearing on YouTube earlier this year, a long-lost footnote in Billy Joel history has finally resurfaced.    This one-off gig in Japan finds Billy performing with just one member of his longtime touring band. They’re joined by players who performed on other tours in the 80s, musicians who would go on to tour with Billy in support of Storm Front, and a few guests who would only share the stage this one time.    That combination of musicians makes BIlly’s only major concert appearance from this year a unique and intriguing listen. The arrangements stay close to the Bridge tour and Russia shows, but streamline in places and stray in others.    And, the discerning ear may even notice a mistake or two from the temporary ensemble.    Join us, as we dig deep into BIlly’s show at the Tokyo Domein Japan on July 24, 1988.   Date: July 14, 1988 City/Country: Tokyo, Japan Venue: Tokyo Dome Event/Festival: Kirin Dry Gigs '88   The band: Billy Joel - Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar Liberty DeVitto - Drums David Lebolt - Keyboards Schuyler Deale - Bass Peter Hewlett - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals John McCurry - Lead Guitar Eric Bazilian - Saxophone   The Setlist:  A Matter of Trust Pressure Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) Honesty The Stranger An Innocent Man Big Man On Mulberry Street Only The Good Die Young It's Still Rock And Roll To Me You May Be Right Big Shot My Life Keeping The Fatih Back In The U.S.S.R. I Saw Her Standing There   ------     Email us: [email protected]   Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast on the web / social media: Website: http://www.glasshousespod.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glasshousespodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glasshousespod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/glasshousespod  Discord: https://discord.gg/6G6cMRFu7T   Support the podcast: Paypal: https://paypal.me/glasshousespod Venmo: @MGrosvenor   Produced by Michael Grosvenor & Jack Firneno for Groove Music Marketing     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices