The Bridge Tour
Tour by Billy Joel
Associated albumThe Nylon Curtain
Start dateOctober 24, 1982
End dateDecember 31, 1982
Legs1
No. of shows35
Billy Joel concert chronology

The Nylon Curtain Tour was a 1982 concert tour by singer-songwriter Billy Joel. This tour was Joel's first tour following a divorce from his first wife and manager Elizabeth Weber and after a motorcycle accident that occurred earlier in the year.[1]

Background

The tour began on October 24, 1982, in Salt Lake City and ended on December 31, 1982, with a New Year's Eve at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The December 29 show at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale was released as the video special Live from Long Island. It was originally broadcast on HBO in 1983 before it became available on VHS.

This was the first tour following the departure of Richie Cannata on saxophone and keyboards. He was replaced with Mark Rivera (who still performs with Joel, as of 2024), and David LeBolt, who was dismissed after the Bridge Tour in 1987.

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America Leg
October 24, 1982Salt Lake CityUnited States

Salt Palace

October 26, 1982TempeASU Activity Center
October 28, 1982DenverMcNichols Sports Arena
October 30, 1982Kansas CityKemper Arena
November 1, 1982Saint PaulSt. Paul Civic Center
November 3, 1982St. LouisCheckerdome
November 4, 1982RosemontRosemont Horizon
November 6, 1982CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum
November 7, 1982RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
November 9, 1982TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens
November 10, 1982DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis Arena
November 11, 1982PittsburghCivic Arena
November 13, 1982BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
November 15, 1982LandoverCapital Centre
November 17, 1982WorcesterThe Centrum
November 19, 1982HartfordHartford Civic Center
November 20, 1982PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
November 22, 1982GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
November 24, 1982AtlantaOmni Coliseum
November 25, 1982St. PetersburgBayfront Center
November 27, 1982Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium
November 28, 1982JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum
November 30, 1982MemphisMid-South Coliseum
December 2, 1982AustinFrank Erwin Center
December 3, 1982DallasReunion Arena
December 5, 1982HoustonThe Summit
December 9, 1982PortlandPortland Memorial Coliseum
December 12, 1982OaklandOakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 14, 1982InglewoodThe Forum
December 17, 1982VancouverCanada

Pacific Coliseum

December 20, 1982Edmonton

Northlands Coliseum

December 26, 1982East RutherfordUnited StatesBrendan Byrne Arena
December 27, 1982BethlehemStabler Arena
December 29, 1982UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 31, 1982New York CityMadison Square Garden

Setlist

This setlist is from the December 29 show at Nassau Coliseum. It does not represent all the dates throughout the tour.

  1. "Chain Gang" (Opening Music)
  2. "Allentown"
  3. "My Life"
  4. "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
  5. "Piano Man"
  6. "Don't Ask Me Why"
  7. "The Stranger"
  8. "Scandinavian Skies"
  9. "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
  10. "She's Always a Woman"
  11. "Pressure"
  12. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
  13. "Just The Way You Are"
  14. "Goodnight Saigon"
  15. "Stiletto"
  16. "Until the Night"
  17. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
  18. "Sometimes a Fantasy"
  19. "Big Shot"
  20. "You May Be Right"
  21. "Only the Good Die Young"
  22. "Souvenir"

Personnel

  • Billy Joel – lead vocals, piano, keyboards, harmonica
  • Mark Rivera – saxophone, flute, clarinet, vocals, percussion, keyboards, rhythm guitar
  • Doug Stegmeyer – bass guitar, vocals
  • David Brown – lead guitar, vocals
  • Russell Javors – rhythm guitar, vocals
  • David Lebolt – keyboards
  • Liberty DeVitto – drums, percussion

References

  1. ↑ Bordowitz, Hank. Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man (Revised ed. 2011), p. 217
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