Entertainment Music Billy Joel on Ending N.Y.C. Concert Residency in 2024: 'I'm Amazed That We Went This Far' (Exclusive) The final show of the musician's residency at Madison Square Garden will take place on July 25, 2024 By Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern in early 2020, before later transitioning to a freelance role, and then staff positions soon after. Nicholas writes and edits anywhere between 7 to 9 stories per day on average for PEOPLE, spanning across each vertical the brand covers. People Editorial Guidelines Published on November 22, 2023 05:50PM EST Close Billy Joel announces the end of his residency at Madison Square Garden in 2024 during a press conference on June 1, 2023, in New York City. Photo: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Billy Joel is looking ahead to the end of an era. In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF), where an exhibit crafted in his honor will open on Friday, the musician, 74, opens up about ending his famed monthly Madison Square Garden residency in New York City next year. "After 10 years, we've done it," Joel says with a smile. "I mean, I didn't realize it would last 10 years." "And I don't know how many shows it is, I'm sure somebody's keeping track of it somewhere, but I'm amazed that we went this far, and I'm honored," he adds. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Billy Joel performs at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 20, 2023 in New York City. Myrna M. Suarez/Getty Billy Joel Announces End of Madison Square Garden Residency After 10 Years: 'It's Hard to End' Joel's record-breaking residency began in January 2014, and it will come to an end in 2024 after his 150th lifetime show at the storied venue on July 25. The "Uptown Girl" singer first performed at MSG on Dec. 14, 1978, and he later set the record for most consecutive performances by any artist (12) in 2006 — a record he's since broken. When he played his 65th lifetime show at the venue in 2015, he set another record, that time for "most lifetime performances by an artist" at MSG. Both feats earned him banners that still hang in the Garden's rafters, which are replaced each month with each performance. Billy Joel attends his show preview at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame on Nov. 21, 2023. Myrna Suarez Billy Joel Reveals Date for His 150th and Final Residency Concert at NYC's Madison Square Garden And while Joel's last series of shows at MSG will be a celebration of their own, the father of three is currently celebrating his legacy at the LIMEHOF in Stony Brook on Long Island, New York, which is located about 30 miles from where he grew up in Hicksville as a young boy.The exhibit, officially titled "Billy Joel — My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey," features over 50 years of Joel-related items, including rare memorabilia, behind-the-scenes video, dozens of awards, rare audio and video recordings and more."I didn't even remember I had stuff like this. I don't know where they got it all from, but they did a nice job," Joel playfully tells PEOPLE of the exhibit. "It's very, very much an honor."Tickets to Billy Joel — My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey can be purchased here.