Uploaded by DundeeBhoy2007 on Sep 15, 2011
Olympic Stadium Moscow (Moscow, Russia) Jul 27, 1987
In October 1986, Joel and his handlers started planning a trip to the Soviet Union. He would be one of the first American rock acts to play there since the Berlin Wall went up, a fact not lost on history buff Joel. There would be live performances at indoor arenas in Moscow, Leningrad and Tbilisi. Joel and his family (including young daughter Alexa) and his full touring band made the trip in August 1987. The entourage was filmed for television and video to eventually offset the cost of the trip, and the concerts were simulcast on radio around the world.
Most of that audience took a long while to warm up to Joel's energetic show, something that never had happened in other countries he had performed in. According to Joel, each time the fans were hit with the bright lights, anybody who seemed to be enjoying themselves froze. In addition, people who were "overreacting" were removed by security.
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By the way, the picture from the record case was taken at the time Billy himself visited the Kremlin and its famous Red Place, core of the ex-Soviet Union. There is no video or film shown here, I wonder if there was one available or not censored anymore.
Joeltrejo62 2 months ago
First time I've heard of Billy Joel's live concert in Moscow, I really loved his music, Just to let you know he was among the few American performers whom were given a chance to perfom there, behind the Berlin Wall while the USSR did not allow any "capitalist pigs" to stand their feet on communist soil, blocking any "propaganda" which came from the Western hemisphere. Times have radically changed ever since his great concert.
Joeltrejo62 2 months ago