The Nylon Curtain Tour

Last updated
The Nylon Curtain Tour
Continental tour by Billy Joel
LocationNorth America
Associated album The 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 of the United States and Canada by singer-songwriter Billy Joel, to support the release of his eighth studio album, The Nylon Curtain . It followed a motorcycle accident earlier that year in which Joel's hands had been injured, and also the divorce from his first wife and manager, Elizabeth Weber. [1]

Contents

Background

Production of The Nylon Curtain had begun in the fall of 1981, but was delayed for several months after Joel was involved in a serious motorcycle accident. On April 15, 1982, he hit and was flipped over a car which had run a red light at an intersection on Long Island, crushing the bone in his left thumb and dislocating the other wrist. [2] The album was released towards the end of September, when tentative plans were being made for a corresponding tour. [3] [4] These were confirmed by news agency UPI the following month. [5]

The tour began in Salt Lake City on October 24, 1982, [6] and ended just over two months later with a New Year's Eve concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. [7] Dates were added as the tour progressed, since Joel had still not recovered fully from his injuries and wasn't sure how playing long sets would affect him. [8] [9] The concert in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on December 27, for example, was not confirmed until less than a month beforehand. [10]

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).[ citation needed ]

Joel's first video special, Live from Long Island, was recorded on December 29 at the penultimate stop of the tour, the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. This was first broadcast on HBO on July 24, 1983, before being released on VHS. [11] At the following year's Grammy Awards, it was nominated for the Best Video Album. [12] [13]

After the tour, it was reported that Joel said he was "leaving the radarscope" to get some rest, and had told his aides not to disturb him under any circumstances. [14]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America Leg
October 24, 1982 [6] Salt Lake City United States

Salt Palace

October 26, 1982 [15] Tempe ASU Activity Center
October 28, 1982 [16] Denver McNichols Sports Arena
October 30, 1982 [17] Kansas City Kemper Arena
November 1, 1982 [18] Saint Paul St. Paul Civic Center
November 3, 1982 [19] St. Louis Checkerdome
November 4, 1982 [20] Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
November 6, 1982 [21] [22] Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
November 7, 1982 [23] Richfield Richfield Coliseum
November 9, 1982 [24] Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
November 10, 1982 [8] Detroit United States Joe Louis Arena
November 11, 1982 [25] Pittsburgh Civic Arena
November 13, 1982 [26] Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
November 15, 1982 [27] Landover Capital Centre
November 17, 1982 [28] Worcester The Centrum
November 19, 1982 [29] Hartford Hartford Civic Center
November 20, 1982 [30] Philadelphia The Spectrum
November 22, 1982 [31] Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
November 24, 1982 [32] Atlanta Omni Coliseum
November 25, 1982 [33] St. Petersburg Bayfront Center
November 27, 1982 [34] Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium
November 28, 1982 [35] Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum
November 30, 1982 [36] Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
December 2, 1982 [37] Austin Frank Erwin Center
December 3, 1982 [37] Dallas Reunion Arena
December 5, 1982 [38] Houston The Summit
December 9, 1982 [39] Portland Portland Memorial Coliseum
December 12, 1982 [40] Oakland Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 14, 1982 [41] Inglewood The Forum
December 17, 1982 [42] Vancouver Canada

Pacific Coliseum

December 20, 1982 [43] Edmonton

Northlands Coliseum

December 26, 1982 [44] East Rutherford United States Brendan Byrne Arena
December 27, 1982 [45] Bethlehem Stabler Arena
December 29, 1982 [11] Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 31, 1982 [7] New York City Madison 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

References

  1. ↑ Bordowitz, Hank (2011). Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man (Revised and Updated ed.). Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. p. 217. ISBN   978-1617130052.
  2. ↑ Seate, Mike (April 2010). "The Ballad of Billy Joel". Motorcyclist . No. 1357. El Segundo, CA. pp. 84–89. ISSN   0027-2205.
  3. ↑ "Billy Joel album makes debut in Lehigh Valley, but tour plans uncertain" . The Morning Call . No. 29421. Allentown, PA. September 23, 1982. p. B10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Criblez, David J. (September 4, 2022). "The Best of Billy" . Newsday . New York. pp. C2 –C3– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Billy Joel To Begin Concert Tour" . The Tennessean . Vol. 77, no. 188. Nashville, TN. UPI. October 11, 1982. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 McCarthy, Tom (October 26, 1982). "Billy Joel gives his all during Salt Lake stop" . The Salt Lake Tribune . Vol. 226, no. 12. p. B8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 Holden, Stephen (January 3, 1983). "Pop Music: Billy Joel in a Restrained Mood". The New York Times . Vol. 132, no. 45547. p. C16.
  8. 1 2 Graff, Gary (November 8, 1982). "Image on Image" . Detroit Free Press . Vol. 152, no. 187. pp. C1, C8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ White, Timothy (December 1982). "Billy Joel". Musician. No. 50. Gloucester, MA. pp. 58–70. ISSN   0733-5253.
  10. ↑ Willistein, Paul (December 3, 1982). "Billy Joel at Stabler Dec. 27" . The Morning Call. No. 29472. Allentown, PA. pp. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. 1 2 Criblez, David J. (September 4, 2022). "From Uniondale to HBO" . Newsday. New York. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ O'Neil, Thomas (1999). The Grammys: The Ultimate, Unofficial Guide to Music's Highest Honor (Revised and Updated ed.). New York: Perigree. p. 390. ISBN   0399524770 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ↑ Bego, Mark (2007). Billy Joel: The Biography . New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. p. 216. ISBN   978-1560259893 – via Internet Archive.
  14. ↑ Roura, Phil & Poster, Tom (January 5, 1983). "Billy: She saved my hand" . People. Daily News . New York. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Means, Andrew (October 27, 1982). "Enthusiastic Billy Joel pounds out rousing concert" . The Arizona Republic . Vol. 93, no. 164. Phoenix, AZ. p. B12 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Music" . The Entertainer. The Daily Sentinel . Vol. 90, no. 333. Grand Junction, CO. October 22, 1982. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ Butler, Robert W. (November 1, 1982). "Billy Joel sings, plays heart out" . The Kansas City Times . Vol. 115, no. 47. p. B-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ Bream, Jon (November 2, 1982). "Cool and deliberate, Billy adds personal touches to uneven show" . Minneapolis Star and Tribune . p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ Martin, Kevin (November 4, 1982). "Billy Joel performs At Checkerdome" . St Louis Post-Dispatch . Vol. 104, no. 304. p. 2F – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ Reich, Howard (November 6, 1982). "Joel's mixed bag provides slick evening of music" . Section 1. Chicago Tribune . Vol. 136, no. 310. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ Chute, James (November 8, 1982). "Joel's balance a little off" . The Cincinnati Post . Vol. 101, no. 267. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ Pantsios, Anastasia (November 8, 1982). "Same piano, but new Billy Joel" . The Plain Dealer . No. 311. Cincinnati, OH. p. 5-C – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ Farris, Mark (November 8, 1982). "Billy Joel energizes Coliseum" . Akron Beacon Journal . p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ Salem, Rob (November 10, 1982). "Billy Joel knows how to have fun" . The Toronto Star . p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ↑ Bishop, Pete (November 12, 1982). "Billy Joel Mellows, But Music Still Soars" . The Pittsburgh Press . Vol. 99, no. 141. p. A-23 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ↑ Anderson, Dale (November 14, 1982). "Joel Employs Full Talents to Liven His Blue-Collar Tour" . The Buffalo News . Vol. 205, no. 35. p. B-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ↑ "Washington" . Town & County. The Free Lance-Star . Vol. 98, no. 268. Fredericksburg, VA. November 13, 1982. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ↑ Morse, Steve (November 19, 1982). "Billy Joel in his element" . The Boston Globe . Vol. 222, no. 142. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ↑ Rizzo, Frank (November 21, 1982). "With Ego in Check, Piano Man Triumphs" . The Hartford Courant . Vol. 145, no. 325. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ↑ Tucker, Ken (November 21, 1982). "Joel entertaining, versatile, shallow" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Vol. 307, no. 144. p. 26-A – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ↑ Ledford, Charles (November 29, 1982). "Joel's 'Nylon Curtain' triumphant" . The Daily Tar Heel . Vol. 96, no. 102. Chapel Hill, NC. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ↑ King, Bill (November 26, 1982). "Energetic effort shows Billy Joel still a 'Big Shot'" . The Atlanta Constitution . p. 12-C – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ↑ Rashbaum, Drew (November 29, 1982). "Billy Joel gives large audience a musical Thanksgiving treat" . St Petersburg Times . Vol. 99, no. 126. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ↑ Recchi, Ray (November 29, 1982). "Joel hits 'em with hits, doesn't need gimmicks" . Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, FL. p. 8C – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ↑ "Billy Joel, live" . Tallahassee Democrat . Vol. 77, no. 330. November 26, 1982. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. ↑ Nave, Mark (December 1, 1982). "Past hits win an audience for Billy Joel" . Memphis Press-Scimitar . Vol. 103, no. 28. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. 1 2 "Concert Calendar" . San Angelo Standard Times . November 18, 1982. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  38. ↑ Watson, Keith (December 6, 1982). "Music: Billy Joel" . The Houston Post . p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  39. ↑ Wendeborn, John (December 10, 1982). "Joel's music opulent, manner street-wise" . The Oregonian . Vol. 133, no. 38206. p. G4 – via Newspapers.com.
  40. ↑ Kelp, Larry (December 14, 1982). "Billy Joel lets fly his masterful music show" . The Tribune . Vol. 109, no. 348. Oakland, CA. p. C-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  41. ↑ Kreiswirth, Sandra (December 16, 1982). "Billy Joel has became a changed man" . The Daily Breeze . Vol. 88, no. 350. Torrance, CA. p. F7 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. ↑ Andrews, Marke (December 18, 1982). "The two faces of Billy Joel" . The Vancouver Sun . p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  43. ↑ Kellogg, Alan (December 21, 1982). "Billy Joel honest, pleasing performer" . Edmonton Journal . p. B11 – via Newspapers.com.
  44. ↑ Jeager, Barbera (December 27, 1982). "Joel builds on a legend" . The Record . Vol. 88, no. 173. p. A9 – via Newspapers.com.
  45. ↑ Willistein, Paul (December 28, 1982). "Pop -rock star Billy Joel sings up media storm" . The Morning Call. No. 29489. Allentown, PA. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.