Last Thursday I went to go see Billy Joel in concert. The ride down to Philips Arena sucked pretty badly with all of the rain, but not as much as walking the several blocks from the car to the arena. By the time the four of us managed to get inside, we were completely soaked. Once we made it inside the evening began to look up. I was actually standing in line picking up some beverages when he and the band came out on stage and started up.
The concert was excellent, ranging from songs I knew by heart (I still know all the words to "We Didn't Start the Fire") to songs from albums I didn't know existed (mostly this meant stuff from the mid to early 70s). At one point he even brought out one of his roadies to sing AC/DC's Highway to Hell, which was both really funny and really engaging for the audience.
I had a great time and this was completely worth the price of the tickets. Oh - did I mention that the tickets were free? One of Kim's oldest friends in Atlanta happens to be married to the nephew of Billy Joel's tour manager. Whenever Billy Joel comes through Atlanta, they always have some extra free tickets. While the nephew and his wife sat in box seats, the rest of us had to make due with sitting about 100 ft. away from the stage.
Great show and great time, terrible weather not withstanding.