Billy Joel achievement of 100 lifetime shows honored at MSG

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo speaks at a press conference when The Madison Square Garden Company celebrates Billy Joel's unprecedented achievement of 100 lifetime performances at Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 18, 2018. As part of the press conference MSG made an announcement about a permanent display that will serve as a tribute to Joel's legacy. Joel's 100th lifetime performance comes 40 years after his first MSG performance, on December 14, 1978, and just four and a half years after he began his legendary residency. Joel currently holds both of MSG's performance-related records for most consecutive performances by any artist currently at 53 shows and for most lifetime performances by any artist currently at 99 shows UPI/John Angelillo