Turnstiles is an all-live tribute to Billy Joel led by lifelong pianist and vocalist Tony Monaco, recreating the sound, feel, and spirit of a classic Piano Man concert with stunning precision. With more than 700 shows and a place in history as the first tribute band ever to perform at Madison Square Garden, Turnstiles is among the most respected and in-demand Billy Joel tributes in the country.
In 2024, Turnstiles made history as the first tribute band ever to perform at Madison Square Garden, opening for Vampire Weekend at the world’s most famous arena. That milestone says everything about the level this band operates at: a tribute, done at the highest level, that can stand on the biggest stage in music.
Tony Monaco formed one of the earliest Billy Joel tributes back in 1993 and later earned an audition for the touring production of the Broadway musical Movin’ Out. A lifelong pianist and vocalist who has shared stages opening for Foreigner, Orleans, and others, he leads Turnstiles with a feel for Joel’s catalog that only decades of devotion can produce.
Turnstiles performs everything live, with a full six to seven piece band and no backing tracks. The focus is on the music rather than impersonation, which is exactly why the show moves both the casual listener and the hardcore fan to their feet, singing along with every classic.
With more than 700 shows for hundreds of thousands of fans from Florida to New York and across the Caribbean, Turnstiles is a proven, reliable headliner. Presenters book it for theaters, casinos, and concert series and bring it back.
The Madison Square Garden debut solidified a national reputation that audiences had already been building for years. Turnstiles has packed theaters such as the Athens Theatre and the Lyric Theatre, headlined casino and concert-series stages, and turned free community concerts into sing-along events. The show is high energy and thrives on audience participation, and crowds consistently leave screaming for more.
The show can be programmed to fit your venue and run time:
Billy Joel is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, the Piano Man whose songbook of more than thirty Top 40 hits has soundtracked five decades of American life. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee whose record-breaking Madison Square Garden residency only deepened his legend, Joel built a catalog, from Piano Man to Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, that audiences know by heart and never tire of hearing.
Turnstiles carries that catalog with rare authority. Based in South Florida and led by Tony Monaco, the band has spent more than a decade refining a faithful, completely live Billy Joel experience, growing from a labor of love into one of the most in-demand Billy Joel tributes in the country. Its 2024 performance at Madison Square Garden, the first ever by a tribute band at the venue, marked the arrival of a show operating at the very top of its field.
For a presenter, Turnstiles offers a polished, high-energy concert that fills a room with recognition and singalongs. It is a road-tested package, equally suited to a ticketed theater, a casino showroom, or a community concert series, and it never disappoints.
While this is our top Billy Joel tribute act, TSE Entertainment works with a range of high-quality Billy Joel tributes nationwide.
That means you are not locked into a single option. We help match the right act to your event based on practical factors that actually affect success.
We have booked hundreds of tribute acts nationwide, and every option we recommend is vetted and event-proven. If Turnstiles is not the perfect fit, we will quickly suggest comparable options that are.
Pricing depends on date, location, routing, and production scale. Turnstiles tours nationally and internationally from South Florida. Contact TSE Entertainment for a quote and current availability, and we will manage the details from first inquiry through contract.
In 2024, Turnstiles became the first tribute band ever to perform at Madison Square Garden. Led by lifelong pianist Tony Monaco, the band performs everything live and has played more than 700 shows.
No. Turnstiles focuses on the music rather than impersonation, delivering a faithful, completely live Billy Joel concert experience with a full band.
The full show runs roughly ninety to one hundred minutes plus encores, for a total of about two hours.
The set spans Billy Joel’s catalog, including Piano Man, Movin’ Out, Just the Way You Are, Only the Good Die Young, and Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.
Turnstiles is based in South Florida and tours nationally and internationally. Contact TSE for routing and availability for your date.
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