An Innocent Man Tour

An Innocent Man Tour
Tour by Billy Joel
Location	North America • Europe • Asia
Associated album	An Innocent Man
Start date	January 18, 1984
End date	July 5, 1984
Legs	4
No. of shows	67
Billy Joel concert chronology
	; The Nylon Curtain Tour; (1982); ; An Innocent Man Tour; (1984); ; The Bridge Tour; (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^[1]) 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."^[2] 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).^[2]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Tickets sold / available	Revenue
North American leg 1
January 18, 1984	Providence	United States	Providence Civic Center^[1]	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^[3]	21,693 / 21,693	$318,365
January 26, 1984	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum^[3]	21,693 / 21,693	$318,365
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^[2]^[4]	—	—
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^[5]	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	Philadelphia		The Spectrum	37,416 / 37,416	$518,324
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^[6]	—	—
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	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon	14,210 / 14,210	$426,300
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	—	—
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	—	—
April 29, 1984	Inglewood		The Forum
April 30, 1984	Inglewood		The Forum
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
Asia
May 21, 1984	Tokyo	Japan	Budokan	—	—
May 22, 1984	Tokyo		Budokan
May 24, 1984	Osaka		Osaka Castle Hall
May 26, 1984	Osaka		Osaka Castle Hall
May 28, 1984	Nagoya		Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
May 30, 1984	Tokyo		Budokan
May 31, 1984	Tokyo		Budokan
Europe
June 6, 1984	London	England	Wembley Arena	—	—
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

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

^ ^a ^b "Hang the snow, on with show, says Billy Joel". Providence Journal. January 19, 1984. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2013.(subscription required)
^ ^a ^b ^c 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)