{"id":300506,"date":"2026-07-20T11:35:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/300506\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:35:25","slug":"joe-jackson-makes-a-new-york-city-homecoming-at-beacon-theatre-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/300506\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Jackson Makes A New York City Homecoming At Beacon Theatre Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" top-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784547325_409_0x0.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Jackson - Hope and Fury Album Cover\" data-height=\"1565\" data-width=\"1565\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>credit: provided by Big Hassle<\/p>\n<p>Although he is originally from Portsmouth, England, Joe Jackson can justifiably lay claim to being a New Yorker, too. In addition to paying homage to New York City on his 1982 classic album Night and Day, which yielded the hit single \u201cSteppin\u2019 Out,\u201d the veteran singer-songwriter was a longtime resident of the Big Apple who absorbed the city\u2019s musical and cultural influences.<\/p>\n<p>Given that, it was quite fitting that Jackson and his superb band \u2014 including longtime bassist Graham Maby, guitarist Teddy Kumpel, drummer Doug Yowell and percussionist Felipe Fournier \u2013 concluded the North American leg of the Hope and Fury tour (named after Jackson\u2019s latest album) at New York City\u2019s Beacon Theatre Saturday evening. For nearly two hours, the show was a neat and compact overview of Jackson\u2019s pointed and poignant music from his almost 50-year recording career. <\/p>\n<p>On the keyboards, Jackson began the show with a nostalgic visit to his New Wave past, first with a solo performance of the jaded \u201cIs She Going Out With Him?\u201d, one of his popular hits from his New Wave phase. He followed that up with another favorite from the period, \u201cIt\u2019s Different for Girls,\u201d accompanied by Maby.  <\/p>\n<p>Then, with the full band behind him, Jackson performed several songs from the new album Hope and Fury. <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidchiu\/2026\/04\/16\/joe-jackson-on-his-return-to-rock-and-pop-with-hope-and-fury\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidchiu\/2026\/04\/16\/joe-jackson-on-his-return-to-rock-and-pop-with-hope-and-fury\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Described as Jackson\u2019s return to rock and pop\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Described as Jackson\u2019s return to rock and pop<\/a>, Hope and Fury featured England prominently in some of the songs \u2014including \u201cWelcome to Burning-by-Sea\u201d and \u201cEnd of the Pier,\u201d the latter of which compared British society from 100 years ago to today. Other standouts from the record were also performed during this show, including \u201cAfter All This Time,\u201d \u201cThe Face\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m Not Sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new tracks were woven into the setlist with the old favorites from Jackson\u2019s repertoire such as the jaunty \u201cSunday Papers\u201d and \u201cLook Sharp!\u201d;  the lovely \u201cBe My Number Two\u201d; and the thought-provoking \u201cReal Men.\u201d Jackson also threw in some deep cuts such as \u201cMy House\u201d from 1991\u2019s Laughter and Lust, and \u201cStrange Land\u201d off of 2019\u2019s Fool. Quite cleverly, the main set concluded with the Latin-influenced \u201cTarget\u201d before segueing into the signature \u201cSteppin\u2019 Out\u201d \u2013 in the same manner as on the New York-centric Night and Day album. <\/p>\n<p>For the encore, Jackson and the band returned to pay tribute to David Bowie, another British music legend and one-time New York resident, with an urgent cover of \u201cScary Monsters (and Super Creeps).\u201d That was followed by the jazzy \u201cYou Can\u2019t Get What You Want (Till What You Know Want),&#8221; and Jackson concluded the night alone on stage with a soulful and heartfelt performance of \u201cHome Town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether conveyed through the new songs or the old favorites, the show\u2019s combination of sophisticated jazz, pop, New Wave and Latin styles all had a distinct New York City flavor, which has been a continuous thread of Jackson\u2019s diverse music. Along with the main star, who was in fine voice and displayed some dazzling work on the keys (such as on \u201cFool\u201d), each of the band members shone during their instrumental showcases. <\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s show made it evident that at this stage of his career, Jackson still has something to say in his lyrics and remains stubbornly devoted to pursuing what strikes his musical fancy rather than trends. <\/p>\n<p>Joe Jackson\u2019s Hope and Fury tour will continue in the U.K. and Ireland later this fall. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.setlist.fm\/setlist\/joe-jackson\/2026\/beacon-theatre-new-york-ny-4b4a83f2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.setlist.fm\/setlist\/joe-jackson\/2026\/beacon-theatre-new-york-ny-4b4a83f2.html\" aria-label=\"Setlist\">Setlist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Is She Really Going Out With Him?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Different for Girls<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Burning\u2010by\u2010Sea<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Not Sorry<\/p>\n<p>Another World<\/p>\n<p>After All This Time<\/p>\n<p>My House<\/p>\n<p>Fool<\/p>\n<p>Sunday Papers<\/p>\n<p>The Face<\/p>\n<p>Strange Land<\/p>\n<p>Be My Number Two<\/p>\n<p>Real Men<\/p>\n<p>End of the Pier<\/p>\n<p>Look Sharp!<\/p>\n<p>Target<\/p>\n<p>Steppin&#8217; Out<\/p>\n<p>Encore:<\/p>\n<p>Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)<\/p>\n<p>You Can&#8217;t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)<\/p>\n<p>Home Town<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joe Jackson. credit: provided by Big Hassle Although he is originally from Portsmouth, England, Joe Jackson can justifiably&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2854,114042,2538,9,24,11,10,600,601],"class_list":["post-300506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-beacon-theatre","tag-joe-jackson","tag-music","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-pop","tag-rock"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}