The An Innocent Man Tour was a 1984
concert tour by singer-songwriter
Billy Joel
William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man (song), Piano Man" after his album and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo ...
. 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
Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...
in New York City.
The tour was Joel's first large world tour since a 1982 motorcycle accident.
[Bordowitz, Hank]
Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man
(Revised ed. 2011), p. 217 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
Russell Javors (born June 13, 1952) is an American rock guitarist. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist for Billy Joel from 1976 to 1989.
Career
At age 15, Javors was performing songs with his childhood friend Liberty DeVitto. He met Doug Stegm ...
(rhythm guitar), David LeBolt (keyboards), David Brown (lead guitar), and
Mark Rivera (saxophones, percussion).
Tour dates
Setlist
This setlist is from the June 6th-9th Broadcast at Wembley Stadium. It does not represent all the dates throughout the tour.
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The Mexican Connection"
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Prelude/Angry Young Man"
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My Life My Life may refer to:
Autobiographies
* ''Mein Leben'' (Wagner) (''My Life''), by Richard Wagner, 1870
* ''My Life'' (Clinton autobiography), by Bill Clinton, 2004
* ''My Life'' (Meir autobiography), by Golda Meir, 1973
* ''My Life'' (Mosley a ...
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Piano Man Piano Man refers to a male pianist.
Piano Man may also refer to:
Music
* ''Piano Man'' (Billy Joel album), a 1973 rock album by Billy Joel
** "Piano Man" (song), a 1973 song from the album
* ''Piano Man'' (Hilton Ruiz album), 1975
* ''Piano Man'' ...
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Don't Ask Me Why"
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Allentown"
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Goodnight Saigon"
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Pressure"
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Leave a Tender Moment Alone
"Leave a Tender Moment Alone" is a song performed by Billy Joel and the fifth single from his album ''An Innocent Man''. Toots Thielemans makes a guest appearance on harmonica. The song reached number 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard' ...
" (with
Toots Thielemans)
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An Innocent Man
''An Innocent Man'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on August 8, 1983. The concept album is a tribute to the American popular music of Joel's adolescent years with Joel paying homage to a number of di ...
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The Longest Time"
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This Night"
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Just The Way You Are"
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Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
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Sometimes a Fantasy
"Sometimes a Fantasy" is a song by Billy Joel released as the last single from his album '' Glass Houses''. The single peaked at #36 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
The song is a "melodic, fast paced rocker." It starts with Joel dialing a num ...
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It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
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Uptown Girl"
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Big Shot"
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Tell Her About It"
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You May Be Right
"You May Be Right" is a song written and performed by rock singer Billy Joel, released as a single from his 1980 album '' Glass Houses''. The single reached No. 7 on the US charts and No. 6 in Canada. It failed to chart, however, in the UK unlik ...
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Only the Good Die Young"
References
External links
1984 concertson BillyJoelFan.com
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1984 concert tours
Billy Joel concert tours