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, Pete Hewlett 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 DateCityCountryVenueTickets sold / available RevenueNorth American leg 1January 18, 1984 Providence United States Providence Civic Center13,349 / 13,349$190,462January 20, 1984 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center8,341 / 8,341$125,420January 22, 1984 Hershey Hersheypark Arena8,212 / 8,212$123,180January 25, 1984 New Haven New Haven Coliseum 21,693 / 21,693$318,365January 26, 1984January 28, 1984 Landover Capital Centre16,502 / 16,502$247,530January 30, 1984 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial 9,281 / 9,281$135,432February 1, 1984 Toledo Centennial Hall February 2, 1984 Notre Dame Athletic & Convocation Center9,931 / 9,931$132,111February 4, 1984 Ann Arbor Crisler Arena13,697 / 13,697$196,607February 5, 1984 Indianapolis Market Square Arena15,727 / 15,727$231,720February 8, 1984 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum10,923 / 10,923$147,460February 10, 1984 Lexington Rupp Arena13,537 / 13,537$183,427February 11, 1984 Chattanooga UTC Arena9,406 / 9,406$126,981February 13, 1984 Philadelphia The Spectrum 37,416 / 37,416$518,324February 14, 1984February 17, 1984 Norfolk Norfolk Scope February 19, 1984 Murfreesboro Murphy Center10,200 / 10,200$143,636February 21, 1984 Orlando Orange County Convention Center10,596 / 10,596$156,195February 23, 1984 Biloxi Mississippi Coast Coliseum10,926 / 10,926$147,501February 24, 1984 Baton Rouge LSU Assembly Center12,923 / 12,923$188,145March 15, 1984 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium March 17, 1984 St. Petersburg Bayfront Center8,132 / 8,132$120,810March 20, 1984 Atlanta Omni Coliseum13,848 / 13,848$202,552March 23, 1984 Richfield Richfield Coliseum March 24, 1984 Pittsburgh Civic Arena16,629 / 16,629$247,366March 26, 1984 Boston Boston Garden15,509 / 15,509$221,225March 28, 1984 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium March 30, 1984 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon14,210 / 14,210$426,300March 31, 1984April 3, 1984 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum12,000 / 17,000 April 4, 1984 Detroit Joe Louis Arena17,005 / 17,005$255,075April 6, 1984 Iowa City Carver–Hawkeye Arena14,973 / 14,973$219,006April 7, 1984 Saint Paul St. Paul Civic Center rowspan="3" rowspan="3" April 9, 1984 Lincoln Bob Devaney Sports CenterApril 11, 1984 Oklahoma City The MyriadApril 14, 1984 Dallas Reunion Arena15,544 / 15,544$231,270April 15, 1984 Houston The Summit13,398 / 13,398$214,533April 17, 1984 Kansas City Kemper Arena13,318 / 13,318$197,204April 19, 1984 St. Louis St. Louis Arena13,066 / 13,066$190,298April 21, 1984 Denver McNichols Sports Arena15,219 / 15,219$225,872April 23, 1984 Salt Lake City Salt Palace April 26, 1984 Tempe ASU Activity Center13,014 / 13,014$191,395April 27, 1984 Tucson Tucson Convention Center rowspan="4" rowspan="4" April 29, 1984 Inglewood The ForumApril 30, 1984May 3, 1984 San Diego San Diego Sports ArenaMay 5, 1984 Oakland Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,799 / 13,799$201,340May 8, 1984 Tacoma Tacoma Dome18,765 / 18,765$277,590May 9, 1984 Portland Portland Memorial Coliseum11,000 / 11,000$164,045AsiaMay 21, 1984 Tokyo Japan Budokan rowspan="7" rowspan="7" May 22, 1984May 24, 1984 Osaka Osaka Castle HallMay 26, 1984May 28, 1984 Nagoya Aichi Prefectural GymnasiumMay 30, 1984 Tokyo BudokanMay 31, 1984EuropeJune 6, 1984 London England Wembley Arena rowspan="3" rowspan="3" June 8, 1984June 9, 1984 North American leg 2June 23, 1984 New York City United States Madison Square Garden139,300 / 139,300$2,100,000June 24, 1984June 26, 1984June 27, 1984June 29, 1984July 1, 1984July 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
External links 1984 concerts on BillyJoelFan.com