The Last Play at Shea is a new documentary with music by Billy Joel intended to escape the traditional narrative and current trend of biographical rock documentaries.
The Last Play at Shea chronicles the waning days of Shea Stadium through performances and historical documentary while providing audiences with a pop-culture snapshot of a seminal era in New York history.
The film mixes interviews with performers and exclusive concert footage—featuring Billy Joel, Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, John Mayer and Roger Daltrey, among others.
The Last Play at Shea world premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival and is directed by Paul Crowder and produced by Nigel Sinclair and Steve Cohen, in cooperation with Billy Joel’s Maritime Pictures.
Ludacris and Rick Ross is confirmed for the Kings of Rap Concert on Saturday, September 18th, 2010 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, FL. The show is presented by Keeping it Real with Della and Sielik Productions. For tickets and further information visit: www.keepinitrealwithdella.com
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is usually the one that is honoring the best in the industry. This time the tables were turned and the honoring was for the Hall of Fame. After 25 years I think it’s well deserved. Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and Stevie Wonder were amongst those who celebrated the hall’s 25th birthday with a concert that included all-star collaborations, spellbinding guitars and plenty of high notes. Happy 25th to Rock & Roll’s Hall of Fame. Read More.
Bon Jovi put on a great show for a crowd of thousands outside the new $1.6 billion Meadowlands stadium in New Jersey on October 22, 2009. It was just a mini concert to announce a bigger gig that will be taking place there when the stadium opens in the summer of 2010. Bon Jovi will be the first band to perform there, and that will also be the bands kick off for their world tour.
On December 11 Will and Jada Pinkett Smith will host the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway. The winner of the award will be announced on October 9, 2009. They wait until December 1oth to hand out the award in memory of the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death in 1869. The concert the following day will have guest performers such as: Wyclef Jean, Toby Keith, Donna Summer, Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi as well as Amadou & Mariam, a blues and jazz duet from Mali. For interesting facts on the Nobel Peace Prize visit: www.nobelpeaceprize.org
The Last Play at Shea is a new documentary with music by Billy Joel intended to escape the traditional narrative and current trend of biographical rock documentaries.
