“We loved the show!” Billy Joel wrote alongside a series of images from the show.
Billy Joel and his family attended Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour on Saturday evening (April 15) at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and they “loved the show.”
The 73-year-old “Piano Man” took to social media on Sunday after (April 16), just one day after he attended the “Anti-Hero” singer’s concert to rave over the show. Taking to Instagram, Joel shared a carousel of images and one video.
“We Loved The Show”
“Rockin’ into our new ‘era’ thank you @Taylorswift we loved the show!” Joel wrote alongside the hashtags: #swifties #taylorswift #theerastour.
Joel’s first snapshot featured his wife, Alexis Roderick, and their two daughters Della Rose Joel, 7, and Remy Anne Joel, 5. The second was an image of Joel walking into the sold-out stadium from backstage with his two daughters.
Meanwhile, the last slide of the carousel featured Billy Joel’s two daughters having the time of their life, dancing to Swift’s performance of “…Ready For It?.”
📸 | #NEW Taylor Swift backstage with @billyjoel and his family #TampaTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/ewlivUFNvo
— Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) April 16, 2023
Dozens Of Fans Took To The Comments
Fans quickly took to the comments of Billy Joel’s Instagram post, showcasing their excitement while others dubbed the pair of singers “2 of the greatest artists of all time.”
“My brain could barely process how iconic this photo is,” the “Victoria’s Secret” singer Jax wrote in the comments.
“Do they even realize that their dad is way more famous and iconic than Taylor? 😄” another fan wrote, while one fan added, “imagine pulling up to a t swift concert and sitting next to billy joel. 🥴”
Other fans wrote: “I bet T was just as starstruck seeing Billy as his girls were of seeing Taylor! ♥️,” “2 legends, things you love to see,” “SO YOU’RE TELLING ME I WAS IN THE SAME STADIUM AS TAYLOR SWIFT AND BILLY JOEL” and “I LOVE YOU BOTH SO MUCH STOP OMG!”
Fans Beg For A Collaboration
Dozens of other fans begged Joel and Swift to collaborate, saying “SIR WHEN ARE WE GETTING A TAYLOR/BILLY COLLAB?!,” “Collab coming soon??” and “NEED A DUET LIKE ASAP!”
Joel Previously Said Swift Is The Beatles Of This Generation
Billy Joel previously said that Taylor Swift is “The Beatles” of this generation during an interview with USA Today.
“Taylor is also a very talented girl and she’s productive and keeps coming up with great concepts and songs and she’s huge,” Joel said of Swift. “You have to give her high marks. She knows music and she knows how to write. She’s like that generation’s Beatles.”
When Swift got the news that Joel compared her to The Beatles, she freaked out.
“That honestly broke my brain…” Swift admitted during an interview with EXTRA. “I don’t really know how to process words like that from someone like him. I’m a huge fan of his, that’s an icon saying that. I don’t know if that really happened, I need to see a video.”
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
Taylor Swift is currently in the midst of her record-breaking Eras Tour, which kicked off on March 17 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Presented by Capital One, produced by Taylor Swift Touring and promoted by the Messina Touring Group (MTG), Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour continues through August 4 & 5, where the trek will wrap up with back-to-back, sold out shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, CA.
Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour marks her first trek since her history-making Reputation Stadium Tour in 2018, an outing that grossed $266.1 million and sold 2,068,399 tickets, according to Billboard Boxscore. The Reputation Stadium Tour ran from May 8th, 2018 through October 6th, 2018.
Paramore, GAYLE, beabadoobee, Phoebe Bridgers, girl in red, MUNA, HAIM, GAYLE, Gracie Abrams, and OWENN will serve as support for Swift on select dates of The Eras Tour. “Feeling like the luckiest person alive because I get to take these brilliant artists out on tour with me,” Swift previously shared.
Taylor Swift; Photo Courtesy of John Shearer/Getty Images for TAS
Meanwhile, Billy Joel is currently on the road co-headlining trek, billed as “two icons, one night,” alongside Stevie Nicks.
He is also embarking on his iconic Madison Square Garden (MSG) residency. Billy Joel’s next show at Madison Square Garden is scheduled to take place on April 25, which will mark his 136th show at MSG and his 65th since launching his residency there in 2014.
