The Bridge Tour

The Bridge Tour was a 1986–1987 concert tour by singer-songwriter Billy Joel. This tour was the first tour by Joel in over two years, during which he married Christie Brinkley, had his daughter Alexa Ray Joel, and written and recorded The Bridge album.

Background Following a performance on Late Night with David Letterman, the tour began on September 29, 1986, in Glens Falls, New York and ended on August 5, 1987, with the last of six shows across the Soviet Union in Leningrad.

The tour continued on October 17 under a new name ("The Encore Australasian Tour") setlist.fm, Retrieved October 24, 2023 and returned across Australia and in New Zealand. The tour officially ended on November 28, 1987, in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueNorth America Leg September 29, 1986 Glens Falls United States Glens Falls Civic CenterOctober 2, 1986 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial AuditoriumOctober 4, 1986 Providence Providence Civic CenterOctober 7, 1986 Philadelphia The SpectrumOctober 8, 1986October 10, 1986 Landover Capital CentreOctober 13, 1986 Philadelphia The SpectrumOctober 15, 1986 New York City Madison Square GardenOctober 17, 1986October 18, 1986October 21, 1986WorcesterThe CentrumOctober 22, 1986October 24, 1986 New Haven New Haven ColiseumOctober 25, 1986October 26, 1986 Richfield Richfield ColiseumOctober 27, 1986 Pittsburgh Civic ArenaOctober 29, 1986 Richfield Richfield ColiseumOctober 31, 1986 Rosemont Rosemont HorizonNovember 1, 1986November 3, 1986 Saint Paul St. Paul Civic Center November 5, 1986 Omaha Omaha Civic AuditoriumNovember 7, 1986 Detroit Joe Louis ArenaNovember 8, 1986November 14, 1986 Provo Marriott CenterNovember 15, 1986 Denver McNichols Sports ArenaNovember 18, 1986 Tucson Tucson Convention CenterNovember 19, 1986 Tempe ASU Activity CenterNovember 21, 1986 San Diego San Diego Sports ArenaNovember 22, 1986 Inglewood The ForumNovember 24, 1986 Oakland Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum ArenaNovember 26, 1986 Sacramento Sacramento Sports ArenaNovember 28, 1986 Vancouver Canada Pacific ColiseumDecember 1, 1986 Portland United States Portland Memorial ColiseumDecember 2, 1986 Tacoma Tacoma DomeDecember 5, 1986 Edmonton Canada Northlands ColiseumDecember 6, 1986 Calgary Olympic SaddledomeDecember 8, 1986 Winnipeg Winnipeg ArenaDecember 11, 1986 Toronto Maple Leaf GardensDecember 13, 1986 Ottawa Ottawa Civic CentreDecember 14, 1986 Montreal Montreal ForumDecember 18, 1986 Uniondale United States Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumDecember 19, 1986December 21, 1986December 22, 1986January 7, 1987 Philadelphia The SpectrumJanuary 8, 1987January 11, 1987 Richfield Richfield ColiseumJanuary 12, 1987January 15, 1987 Pittsburgh Civic ArenaJanuary 16, 1987 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial AuditoriumJanuary 19, 1987WorcesterThe CentrumJanuary 20, 1987January 24, 1987 Philadelphia The SpectrumJanuary 26, 1987 Landover Capital CentreJanuary 30, 1987 Portland Cumberland County Civic CenterFebruary 1, 1987 Providence Providence Civic CenterFebruary 2, 1987HartfordHartford Civic CenterFebruary 5, 1987 Ann Arbor Crisler ArenaFebruary 6, 1987 Louisville Freedom HallFebruary 8, 1987 Indianapolis Market Square ArenaFebruary 10, 1987 Cincinnati Riverfront ColiseumFebruary 12, 1987 St. Louis St. Louis ArenaFebruary 13, 1987 Kansas City Kemper ArenaFebruary 15, 1987 Ames Hilton ColiseumFebruary 23, 1987 Pembroke Pines Hollywood SportatoriumFebruary 24, 1987February 27, 1987 Tampa USF Sun DomeFebruary 28, 1987March 2, 1987March 4, 1987 Pembroke Pines Hollywood SportatoriumMarch 7, 1987 Birmingham Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center ColiseumMarch 11, 1987 Memphis Mid-South ColiseumMarch 13, 1987 Chattanooga UTC ArenaMarch 15, 1987 Murfreesboro Murphy CenterMarch 16, 1987 Columbia Carolina ColiseumMarch 19, 1987 Hampton Hampton ColiseumMarch 20, 1987 Atlanta Omni ColiseumMarch 21, 1987March 22, 1987March 24, 1987 Jacksonville Jacksonville ColiseumMarch 26, 1987 Charlotte Charlotte ColiseumMarch 27, 1987 Chapel Hill Dean Smith CenterMarch 30, 1987 Hartford Hartford Civic CenterApril 2, 1987 Indianapolis Market Square ArenaApril 9, 1987 Reno Lawlor Events CenterApril 11, 1987 Las Vegas Thomas & Mack CenterApril 13, 1987 Long Beach Long Beach ArenaApril 16, 1987 Houston The SummitApril 17, 1987 Dallas Reunion ArenaApril 18, 1987 Lafayette CajundomeApril 22, 1987 Austin Frank Erwin CenterApril 24, 1987 St. Louis St. Louis ArenaApril 25, 1987 Iowa City Carver–Hawkeye ArenaApril 27, 1987 Toledo Centennial HallMay 1, 1987East RutherfordBrendan Byrne ArenaMay 2, 1987May 4, 1987May 6, 1987May 8, 1987May 9, 1987OceaniaMay 18, 1987 BrisbaneAustralia Brisbane Entertainment CentreMay 21, 1987SydneySydney Entertainment CentreMay 22, 1987May 25, 1987May 26, 1987May 29, 1987May 30, 1987June 1, 1987MelbourneSports and Entertainment CentreJune 2, 1987AsiaJune 8, 1987TokyoJapanYoyogi National GymnasiumJune 10, 1987June 12, 1987 OsakaOsaka-jō HallJune 13, 1987June 16, 1987TokyoYoyogi National GymnasiumJune 18, 1987June 19, 1987EuropeJuly 5, 1987BirminghamEnglandNational Exhibition CentreJuly 6, 1987July 9, 1987LondonWembley ArenaJuly 11, 1987July 12, 1987July 15, 1987July 16, 1987July 26, 1987MoscowSoviet UnionOlympic StadiumJuly 27, 1987July 29, 1987August 2, 1987LeningradV. I. Lenin Sport & Concert ComplexAugust 3, 1987August 5, 1987"The Encore Australasian Tour"October 12, 1987 Honolulu United States Aloha StadiumOctober 17, 1987 AdelaideAustralia Thebarton OvalOctober 19, 1987SydneySydney Entertainment CentreOctober 21, 1987October 22, 1987October 25, 1987October 26, 1987October 28, 1987October 30, 1987MelbourneKooyong StadiumOctober 31, 1987November 3, 1987PerthPerth Entertainment CentreNovember 4, 1987November 6, 1987November 9, 1987MelbourneKooyong StadiumNovember 10, 1987November 12, 1987November 13, 1987November 16, 1987 BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment CentreNovember 17, 1987November 22, 1987 AucklandNew Zealand Mount Smart StadiumNovember 25, 1987 Wellington Athletic ParkNovember 28, 1987 Christchurch Lancaster Park

Setlists

Personnel Billy Joel – lead vocals, piano, keyboards, harmonica, rhythm guitar (only on "A Matter of Trust") Mark Rivera – saxophone, flute, clarinet, vocals, percussion, keyboards, rhythm guitar Doug Stegmeyer – bass guitar, vocals David Brown – lead guitar, vocals (North American leg only) Kevin Dukes – lead guitar, vocals (both Oceanian legs and European leg) Russell Javors – rhythm guitar, vocals David Lebolt – keyboards Liberty DeVitto – drums, percussion Peter Hewlett – percussion, backing vocals George Simms – percussion, backing vocals

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