Billy Joel and Sting light up Petco Park on a cool, sometimes wet Saturday night

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The weather remained dry for Sting's terrific opening set, but it began to rain shortly after Joel's performance began. 'We're from New York -- this is nothing!' he told the cheering audience of 42,000.

Take a bow, mother nature! Thanks to some uncharacteristically wet April weather during Billy Joel's sold-out concert with Sting at Petco Park on Saturday night, pop-music's famed piano man has achieved an elite — if not entirely coveted — distinction. He now joins the Rolling Stones, Miles Davis and Tony Bennett on the very short list of legendary musicians whose open-air San Diego concerts saw them forge ahead in a noble quest to reign in the rain.

' And his keyboard work was rarely less than sparkling. But on other numbers, he repeatedly strained to hit notes, despite singing them in lower keys than they were originally recorded. Of course, the rain and cool night air could have been factors for the veteran troubadour, who tonight at 9 will be featured on the CBS TB concert special, 'Billy Joel: The 100th — Live at Madison Square Garden.

 

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