Tour by Billy Joel | |
Location | North America • Europe • Oceania • Asia |
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Associated album | River of Dreams |
Start date | September 10, 1993 |
End date | January 24, 1995 |
Legs | 5 |
No. of shows | 137 |
Billy Joel concert chronology |
The River of Dreams Tour was a 1993–1995 concert tour by singer-songwriter Billy Joel. This tour was the first tour by Joel in two and a half years.
Background
After spending a year and a half on tour following the release of Storm Front, Joel took a year off before recording the follow-up album River of Dreams.
Shortly before the tour started, Joel and his wife Christie Brinkley separated, and eventually filed for divorce, which was finalized in August 1994.[1]
After performing on the Late Show with David Letterman (Joel was the first musical guest on the show),[2] the tour kicked off in Portland, Maine, on September 10, 1993, and ended in Tokyo, Japan, on January 24, 1995.
During July and August 1994, Joel teamed up with fellow piano player Elton John on the first ever Face to Face tour in which Joel and John played 21 shows (all in stadiums) across the United States. In March and April 1995, after the River of Dreams Tour's conclusion, Joel joined John for 12 more shows across the United States, including one in Canada.
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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North America | |||
September 10, 1993 | Portland | United States | |
September 14, 1993 | Boston | Boston Garden | |
September 17, 1993 | |||
September 20, 1993 | |||
September 23, 1993 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | |
September 25, 1993 | |||
September 27, 1993 | |||
September 28, 1993 | |||
October 2, 1993 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
October 4, 1993 | |||
October 5, 1993 | |||
October 6, 1993 | |||
October 8, 1993 | |||
October 9, 1993 | |||
October 11, 1993 | |||
October 12, 1993 | |||
October 14, 1993 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | |
October 15, 1993 | |||
October 18, 1993 | Landover | USAir Arena | |
October 19, 1993 | |||
October 22, 1993 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | |
November 2, 1993 | |||
November 4, 1993 | Landover | Capital Centre | |
November 6, 1993 | Worcester | The Centrum | |
November 7, 1993 | |||
November 12, 1993 | Syracuse | Carrier Dome | |
November 13, 1993 | |||
November 16, 1993 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | |
November 18, 1993 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | |
November 19, 1993 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | |
November 29, 1993 | Portland | Portland Memorial Coliseum | |
December 1, 1993 | Seattle | Seattle Center Coliseum | |
December 3, 1993 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
December 5, 1993 | Oakland | United States | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
December 7, 1993 | Sacramento | ARCO Arena | |
December 9, 1993 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
December 11, 1993 | Phoenix | American West Arena | |
December 13, 1993 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | |
December 15, 1993 | Salt Lake City | ||
December 17, 1993 | Las Vegas | Thomas & Mack Center | |
December 18, 1993 | Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | |
December 29, 1993 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
December 31, 1993 | |||
January 2, 1994 | |||
January 4, 1994 | |||
January 6, 1994 | |||
January 8, 1994 | |||
January 9, 1994 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | |
January 12, 1994 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | |
January 14, 1994 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |
January 15, 1994 | |||
January 18, 1994 | Albany | Knickerbocker Arena | |
January 20, 1994 | |||
January 22, 1994 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
January 25, 1994 | Richfield | United States | Richfield Coliseum |
January 28, 1994 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | |
January 29, 1994 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | |
February 4, 1994 | Memphis | Pyramid Arena | |
February 6, 1994 | Birmingham | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum | |
February 8, 1994 | Miami | Miami Arena | |
February 10, 1994 | St. Petersburg | ThunderDome | |
February 12, 1994 | Orlando | Orlando Arena | |
February 14, 1994 | Miami | Miami Arena | |
February 18, 1994 | |||
February 19, 1994 | |||
March 6, 1994 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
March 10, 1994 | Minneapolis | Target Center | |
March 12, 1994 | |||
March 15, 1994 | Milwaukee | Bradley Center | |
March 17, 1994 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum | |
March 21, 1994 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |
March 24, 1994 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | |
March 27, 1994 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | |
March 29, 1994 | Louisville | Freedom Hall | |
March 31, 1994 | Ames | Hilton Coliseum | |
April 4, 1994 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | |
April 6, 1994 | Houston | The Summit | |
April 8, 1994 | New Orleans | Louisiana Superdome | |
April 10, 1994 | North Charleston | North Charleston Coliseum | |
April 12, 1994 | Chapel Hill | Dean Smith Center | |
April 15, 1994 | Miami | Miami Arena | |
April 16, 1994 | |||
Europe | |||
May 7, 1994 | London | England | Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
May 9, 1994 | |||
May 11, 1994 | |||
May 13, 1994 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
May 15, 1994 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena |
May 17, 1994 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy |
May 18, 1994 | Ghent | Belgium | Flanders Expo |
May 24, 1994 | Milan | Italy | Forum di Assago |
May 26, 1994 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle |
May 31, 1994 | Berlin | Germany | Waldbühne |
June 2, 1994 | Munich | Olympiahalle | |
June 4, 1994 | Salzburg | Austria | Residenzplatz |
June 6, 1994 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhallen |
June 8, 1994 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
June 10, 1994 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
June 12, 1994 | Nuremberg | Germany | Zeppelinfeld |
June 14, 1994 | Stuttgart | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | |
June 18, 1994 | Frankfurt | Festhalle | |
North America | |||
October 8, 1994 | Phoenix | United States | Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion |
October 11, 1994 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | |
October 13, 1994 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | |
October 15, 1994 | St. Louis | Kiel Center | |
October 17, 1994 | Cleveland | Gund Arena | |
October 19, 1994 | Chicago | United Center | |
October 22, 1994 | Antioch | Starwood Amphitheatre | |
October 23, 1994 | Knoxville | Thompson–Boling Arena | |
October 26, 1994 | Moline | The MARK of the Quad Cities | |
October 28, 1994 | Champaign | Assembly Hall | |
October 30, 1994 | Fargo | Fargodome | |
Oceania | |||
November 13, 1994 | Melbourne | Australia | National Tennis Centre |
November 15, 1994 | |||
November 17, 1994 | |||
November 19, 1994 | |||
November 22, 1994 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
November 24, 1994 | |||
November 26, 1994 | |||
November 28, 1994 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |
November 30, 1994 | |||
December 2, 1994 | |||
December 4, 1994 | |||
December 5, 1994 | |||
December 8, 1994 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
December 10, 1994 | |||
December 13, 1994 | Perth | Perth Entertainment Centre | |
December 14, 1994 | |||
December 17, 1994 | Auckland | New Zealand | Western Springs Stadium |
Asia | |||
January 9, 1995 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
January 11, 1995 | |||
January 12, 1995 | |||
January 15, 1995 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Dome | |
January 18, 1995 | Osaka | Osaka-jō Hall | |
January 19, 1995 | |||
January 21, 1995 | Yokohama | Yokohama Arena | |
January 23, 1995 | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | |
January 24, 1995 |
Setlist
This setlist is from the September 17, 1993 show at Boston Garden. It does not represent all the dates throughout the tour.[3]
- "A Matter of Trust"
- "No Man's Land"
- "Pressure"
- "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"
- "The River of Dreams"
- "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
- "Allentown"
- "All About Soul"
- "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
- "My Life"
- "I Go to Extremes"
- "An Innocent Man"
- "The Downeaster "Alexa""
- "Shameless"
- "Shades of Grey"
- "Goodnight Saigon"
- "We Didn't Start the Fire"
- "You May Be Right"
- "Only the Good Die Young"
- "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"
- "Big Shot"
- "Piano Man"
Personnel
- Billy Joel – lead vocals, piano, keyboards, harmonica
- Mark Rivera – saxophone, flute, clarinet, vocals, percussion, keyboards, rhythm guitar
- Tommy Byrnes – lead guitar, vocals
- Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass guitar, accordion, vocals
- David Rosenthal – keyboards
- Crystal Taliefero – percussion, saxophone, guitar.
- Liberty DeVitto – drums, percussion
References
- ^ Clarke, Eileen (April 20, 2001). "A Matter Of Trust". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Billy Joel Was The First Musical Guest On The Late Show With David Letterman". Billy Joel. August 30, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Billy Joel Setlist at Boston Garden, Boston". setlist.fm. Retrieved January 11, 2024.