An Innocent Man Tour
Tour by Billy Joel | |
Associated album | An Innocent Man |
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Start date | January 18, 1984 |
End date | July 5, 1984 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 67 |
Billy Joel concert chronology |
The An Innocent Man Tour was a 1984 concert tour by singer-songwriter Billy Joel. The tour began on January 18 in Providence, Rhode Island (which went on despite a snow storm[1]) and ended on July 5 with the last of seven shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The tour was Joel's first large world tour since a 1982 motorcycle accident.[2] The tour was very popular, with a contemporaneous report stating that finding tickets except through scalpers was "virtually impossible."[3] A report on the February 1, 1984 Toledo show stated that his band included Frank Simms, Peter Huwlett and Mark McEwan on backing vocals, a three-piece brass section of Larry Etkin, Bob Livingood on trumpets, Glenn Stulpin on saxophones as well as Joel's touring/recording band of Liberty DeVitto (drums, percussion), Doug Stegmeyer (bass), Russell Javors (rhythm guitar), David LeBolt (keyboards), David Brown (lead guitar), and Mark Rivera (saxophones, percussion).[3]
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / available | Revenue |
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North American leg 1 | |||||
January 18, 1984 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center[1] | 13,349 / 13,349 | $190,462 |
January 20, 1984 | Maine | Cumberland County Civic Center | 8,341 / 8,341 | $125,420 | |
January 22, 1984 | Hershey | Hersheypark Arena | 8,212 / 8,212 | $123,180 | |
January 25, 1984 | New Haven | New Haven Coliseum [4] | 21,693 / 21,693 | $318,365 | |
January 26, 1984 | |||||
January 28, 1984 | Landover | Capital Centre | 16,502 / 16,502 | $247,530 | |
January 30, 1984 | Rochester | Rochester Community War Memorial | 9,281 / 9,281 | $135,432 | |
February 1, 1984 | Toledo | Centennial Hall[3][5] | N/A | N/A | |
February 2, 1984 | Notre Dame | Athletic & Convocation Center | 9,931 / 9,931 | $132,111 | |
February 4, 1984 | Ann Arbor | Crisler Arena | 13,697 / 13,697 | $196,607 | |
February 5, 1984 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | 15,727 / 15,727 | $231,720 | |
February 8, 1984 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | 10,923 / 10,923 | $147,460 | |
February 10, 1984 | Lexingtno | Rupp Arena[6] | 13,537 / 13,537 | $183,427 | |
February 11, 1984 | Chattnooga | UTC Arena | 9,406 / 9,406 | $126,981 | |
February 13, 1984 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | 37,416 / 37,416 | $518,324 | |
February 14, 1984 | |||||
February 17, 1984 | Norfolk | Norfolk Scope | N/A | N/A | |
February 19, 1984 | Murfreesboro | Murphy Center | 10,200 / 10,200 | $143,636 | |
February 21, 1984 | Orlando | Orange County Convention Center | 10,596 / 10,596 | $156,195 | |
February 23, 1984 | Biloxi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | 10,926 / 10,926 | $147,501 | |
February 24, 1984 | Baton Rouge | LSU Assembly Center | 12,923 / 12,923 | $188,145 | |
March 15, 1984 | Pembroke Pines | Hollywood Sportatorium[7] | N/A | N/A | |
March 17, 1984 | St. Petersburg | Bayfront Center | 8,132 / 8,132 | $120,810 | |
March 20, 1984 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | 13,848 / 13,848 | $202,552 | |
March 23, 1984 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum | N/A | N/A | |
March 24, 1984 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | 16,629 / 16,629 | $247,366 | |
March 26, 1984 | Boston | Boston Garden | 15,509 / 15,509 | $221,225 | |
March 28, 1984 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | N/A | N/A | |
March 30, 1984 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | 14,210 / 14,210 | $426,300 | |
March 31, 1984 | |||||
April 3, 1984 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | 12,000 / 17,000 | N/A | |
April 4, 1984 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | 17,005 / 17,005 | $255,075 | |
April 6, 1984 | Iowa Coty | Carver–Hawkeye Arena | 14,973 / 14,973 | $219,006 | |
April 7, 1984 | Saint Pail | St. Paul Civic Center | N/A | N/A | |
April 9, 1984 | Lincoln | Bob Devaney Sports Center | |||
April 11, 1984 | Oklahoma City | The Myriad | |||
April 14, 1984 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | 15,544 / 15,544 | $231,270 | |
April 15, 1984 | Houston | The Summit | 13,398 / 13,398 | $214,533 | |
April 17, 1984 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | 13,318 / 13,318 | $197,204 | |
April 19, 1984 | St. Louis | St. Louis Arena | 13,066 / 13,066 | $190,298 | |
April 21, 1984 | Denver | McNichols Arena | 15,219 / 15,219 | $225,872 | |
April 23, 1984 | Salt Lake City | Salt Palace | N/A | N/A | |
April 26, 1984 | Tempe | ASU Activity Center | 13,014 / 13,014 | $191,395 | |
April 27, 1984 | Tucson | Tucson Convention Center | N/A | N/A | |
April 29, 1984 | Inglewood | The Forum | |||
April 30, 1984 | |||||
May 3, 1984 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |||
May 5, 1984 | Oakland | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 13,799 / 13,799 | $201,340 | |
May 8, 1984 | Tacoma | Tacoma Dome | 18,765 / 18,765 | $277,590 | |
May 9, 1984 | Portland | Portland Memorial Coliseum | 11,000 / 11,000 | $164,045 | |
Asia | |||||
May 21, 1984 | Tokyo | Japan | Budokan | N/A | N/A |
May 22, 1984 | |||||
May 24, 1984 | Osaka | Osaka Castle Hall | |||
May 26, 1984 | |||||
May 28, 1984 | Nagoya | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | |||
May 30, 1984 | Tokyo | Budokan | |||
May 31, 1984 | |||||
Europe | |||||
June 6, 1984 | London | England | Wembley Arena | N/A | N/A |
June 8, 1984 | |||||
June 9, 1984 | |||||
North American leg 2 | |||||
June 23, 1984 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 139,300 / 139,300 | $2,100,000 |
June 24, 1984 | |||||
June 26, 1984 | |||||
June 27, 1984 | |||||
June 29, 1984 | |||||
July 1, 1984 | |||||
July 5, 1984 |
Typical setlist
- "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
- "My Life"
- "Piano Man"
- "Don't Ask Me Why"
- "Allentown"
- "Goodnight Saigon"
- "Pressure"
- "Leave a Tender Moment Alone"
- "An Innocent Man"
- "The Longest Time"
- "This Night"
- "Just The Way You Are"
- "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
- "Sometimes a Fantasy"
- "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
- "Uptown Girl"
- "Big Shot"
- "Tell Her About It"
- "You May Be Right"
- encore
- "Only the Good Die Young"
References
- 1 2 "Hang the snow, on with show, says Billy Joel". Providence Journal. January 19, 1984. Retrieved June 2, 2013.(subscription required)
- ↑ Bordowitz, Hank. Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man (Revised ed. 2011), p. 217
- 1 2 3 Kisiel, Ralph (February 1, 1984). "Ticket Sales Show Billy Joel Tour The Hottest One Around". Toledo Blade. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ↑ Logan, Michael (January 27, 1984). "Joel is more fun without his piano". The Day. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ↑ Kisiel, Ralph (February 2, 1984). "Billy Joel Mixes Old, New In Two-Hour Performance". Toledo Blade. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ↑ Jenkins, Allen (February 17, 1984). "Billy Joel Live At Rupp Arena". Harlan Daily Enterprise. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Piano Man Plays It Straight And Hard". Miami Herald. March 16, 1984. Retrieved June 2, 2013.(subscription required)
- ↑ "Billy Joel: Wembley Arena 6-8-84". YouTube. August 14, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
External links
- 1984 Concerts on BillyJoelFan.com