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An Innocent Man Tour
1984 concert tour by Billy Joel
1984 concert tour by Billy Joel
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| concert_tour_name | An Innocent Man Tour |
| album | *An Innocent Man* |
| artist | Billy Joel |
| location | North America • Europe • Asia |
| start_date | January 18, 1984 |
| end_date | July 5, 1984 |
| number_of_legs | 4 |
| number_of_shows | 67 |
| last_tour | The Nylon Curtain Tour |
| (1982) | |
| this_tour | **An Innocent Man Tour** |
| (1984) | |
| next_tour | The Bridge Tour |
| (1986–87) |
(1982) (1984) (1986–87)
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) and ended on July 5 with the last of seven shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The tour was very popular, with a contemporaneous report stating that finding tickets except through scalpers was "virtually impossible." A report on the February 1, 1984 Toledo show stated that his band included Frank Simms, Peter Huwlett and Bob Duncan 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).
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / available | Revenue | North American leg 1 | Asia | Europe | North American leg 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 18, 1984 | Providence | United States | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/projo/access/592925231.html?dids=592925231:592925231&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+19%2C+1984&author=&pub=The+Providence+Journal&desc=Hang+the+snow%2C+on+with+show%2C+says+Billy+Joel&pqatl=google | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718161913/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/projo/access/592925231.html?dids=592925231:592925231&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+19,+1984&author=&pub=The+Providence+Journal&desc=Hang+the+snow,+on+with+show,+says+Billy+Joel&pqatl=google | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 18, 2012 | title=Hang the snow, on with show, says Billy Joel | newspaper=Providence Journal | date=January 19, 1984 | access-date=June 2, 2013}} | 13,349 / 13,349 | $190,462 | ||||
| January 20, 1984 | Portland | 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 | 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | 13,537 / 13,537 | $183,427 | ||||||||||||
| February 11, 1984 | Chattanooga | 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| April 4, 1984 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | 17,005 / 17,005 | $255,075 | ||||||||||||
| April 6, 1984 | Iowa City | Carver–Hawkeye Arena | 14,973 / 14,973 | $219,006 | ||||||||||||
| April 7, 1984 | Saint Paul | St. Paul Civic Center | rowspan="3" | rowspan="3" | ||||||||||||
| 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 Sports Arena | 15,219 / 15,219 | $225,872 | ||||||||||||
| April 23, 1984 | Salt Lake City | Salt Palace | ||||||||||||||
| April 26, 1984 | Tempe | ASU Activity Center | 13,014 / 13,014 | $191,395 | ||||||||||||
| April 27, 1984 | Tucson | Tucson Convention Center | rowspan="4" | rowspan="4" | ||||||||||||
| 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 Arena | 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 | ||||||||||||
| May 21, 1984 | Tokyo | Japan | Budokan | rowspan="7" | rowspan="7" | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| June 6, 1984 | London | England | Wembley Arena | rowspan="3" | rowspan="3" | |||||||||||
| June 8, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
| June 9, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Setlist
This setlist is from the June 6–9 Broadcast at Wembley Arena. It does not represent all the dates throughout the tour.
- "The Mexican Connection"
- "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
- "My Life"
- "Piano Man"
- "Don't Ask Me Why"
- "Allentown"
- "Goodnight Saigon"
- "Pressure"
- "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" (with Toots Thielemans)
- "An Innocent Man"
- "What's Your Name?" (unreleased song)
- "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"
- "Only the Good Die Young"
References
References
- (January 19, 1984). "Hang the snow, on with show, says Billy Joel". Providence Journal.
- Logan, Michael. (January 27, 1984). "Joel is more fun without his piano". The Day.
- Kisiel, Ralph. (February 1, 1984). "Ticket Sales Show Billy Joel Tour The Hottest One Around". Toledo Blade.
- Kisiel, Ralph. (February 2, 1984). "Billy Joel Mixes Old, New In Two-Hour Performance". Toledo Blade.
- Jenkins, Allen. (February 17, 1984). "Billy Joel Live At Rupp Arena". Harlan Daily Enterprise.
- (March 16, 1984). "Piano Man Plays It Straight And Hard". Miami Herald.
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