It’s safe to say some of the good ones do not die young, based on reader response to Billy Joel’s July 12 concert before 54,000 at Coors Field.

It’s also a pretty good bet that among those who enjoyed the evening the most were the lucky few randomly chosen by Joel’s crew to move down from the nosebleed seats and sit in the front row. Like the now-retired Elton John, Joel never puts front-row seats to his concerts up for sale.

“He told us that his rows are full of ladies – and Elton’s are filled with men,” said Amy Kahn. “It’s really a cool vibe, because they’re so excited to be chosen,” added Lisa Baxter.

John’s concert followed on the heels of the Rolling Stones’ historic June 20 concert fronted by 80-year-old Mick Jagger at Mile High Stadium.

Joel, at a spry 75, honored the Stones with a cover of “Start Me Up.” While Joel poses no threat to the agile Adam Levine, “he did some ‘kind of’ moves like Jagger,” Baxter joked.

Joel also covered Randy Newman with a set-opening “The Natural,” as well as Joe Walsh’s “Rocky Mountain Way” and the Beach Boys’ “Surfin’ U.S.A.” “The River of Dreams” included an interlude from “River Deep, Mountain High,” and the intro for “Movin’ Out” was from “Old Man River.”

The highlight for Patrick Sawyer was near the end of the show when the band performed Puccini’s “Nessun dorma” aria, sung “extremely well,” he said, by Joel’s guitarist, Mike DelGuidice. “Then they segued into ‘Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,’ ” he said. “It was brilliant.”

Joel’s  fifth and final encore song (and 26th overall), was “You May Be Right,” with a Led Zeppelin “Rock and Roll” interlude.

We asked readers to send in their impressions of the show. Among their responses:

Amy Kahn: “With fly swatter, bug spray and oxygen in hand, Billy Joel did not disappoint. He sang one favorite after the next, and the crowd sang along. My favorite moments were his little stories along the way.”

Lisa Baxter: “It was fantastic. His voice is still strong. We were in the fifth-row center, and it was such an iconic show to share with my son.”

Jennie Klein called the night one to be remembered. “The heat didn’t dampen the excitement or nostalgia that filled the air as Joel performed his classic hits,” she said. “It was heartwarming to see so many parents attending with their young adult children, many of whom sang along to every word just like their parents.”

Amanda Keen Basler: “I got to see him for the first time as a teenager for his Storm Front tour in 1992. It’s incredible to see an artist whose music has been the soundtrack of multiple generations’ lives. He sang for 2½ hours. He could have sung for another 2½ and everyone still would have known all the words.”

Sylvia Gregory: “Billy Joel is consistently excellent in concert. I’ve seen him several times, and he’s one of the best.”

Joel last performed in Denver — also at Coors Field — in 2019. Abby Boes saw that concert and found this one to be “pretty much” the same show. “But Billy looked and sounded really good this time around,” she said. “His voice was sounding strong, and he hit the high notes in ‘Innocent Man’ just like he did when he recorded it.” She found the atmosphere to be electric and, all in all, “it was a fabulous night of music from one of rock’s true icons.”

More concerts coming up at Coors Field:

• Friday, Sept. 6: Kane Brown, Bailey Zimmerman, LOCASH, RaeLynn
• Saturday, Sept. 7: Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, The Linda Lindas
• Sunday, Sept. 8: Journey, Def Leppard, Cheap Trick