Billy Joel setlist 2023: The songs he sang in Phoenix concert on tour with Stevie Nicks

Billy Joel returned to downtown Phoenix on Friday, Dec. 8, for a hit-filled concert at Chase Field, where he played to more than 50,000 fans four years ago. And this time, he had company.

Joel and Stevie Nicks are on a co-headlining tour, aptly titled Two Icons – One Night.

This was the first time Joel and Nicks have shared a stage in Phoenix, and Joel made the most of it, making an early appearance during Nicks' set to sing Tom Petty's part on "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," the classic hit single that launched Nicks' solo career at a time when she was known primarily for her work with Fleetwood Mac.

Joel kicked off his own portion of the show with "My Life," offsetting hits as essential as and “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)”and “Only the Good Die Young” with deeper cuts and album tracks that might as well be hits.

How were “New York State of Mind” and “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant” not released as singles?

He ended his set with the Dylanesque classic that started it all, “Piano Man,” returning for an encore that felt like a victory lap, playing hit after hit after hit before sending the fans on their way with one more massive singalong, “You May Be Right.”

Don't miss our review of Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel in Phoenix, as well as Stevie Nicks' complete setlist from the Phoenix concert.

And here's a story on Billy Joel's earliest concerts in Phoenix, taking the rotating stage of the Celebrity Theatre by storm.

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Billy Joel setlist 2023: Every song he played in Phoenix

Here’s every song Billy Joel played at Chase Field in Phoenix on his tour with Stevie Nicks:

• "My Life"

• "Pressure"

• "Vienna"

• "Sleigh Ride" (impromptu Christmas instrumental)

• "Zanzibar"

• "Start Me Up" (The Rolling Stones cover)

• "An Innocent Man"

• "The Longest Time" (with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" warmup)

• "Don't Ask Me Why"

• "New York State of Mind"

• "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"

• "Allentown"

• "Sometimes a Fantasy"

• "Only the Good Die Young"

• "The River of Dreams" (with "River Deep — Mountain High" interlude)

• "Nessun dorma"(Giacomo Puccini cover)

• "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant"

• "Piano Man"

Encore

• "We Didn't Start the Fire"

• "Uptown Girl"

• "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"

• "Big Shot"

• "You May Be Right"

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