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The Bridge Tour
Tour by Billy Joel
LocationNorth America • Europe • Oceania • Asia
Associated albumThe Bridge
Start dateSeptember 29, 1986
End dateNovember 28, 1987
Legs5
No. of shows151
Billy Joel concert chronology

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

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Following a performance on Late Night with David Letterman,[1] the tour began on September 29, 1986, in Glens Falls, New York[2] and ended on August 5, 1987, with the last of six shows across the Soviet Union in Leningrad.[3]

The tour continued on October 17 under a new name ("The Encore Australasian Tour")[4] and returned across Australia and in New Zealand. The tour officially ended on November 28, 1987, in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
North America Leg
September 29, 1986 Glens Falls United States

Glens Falls Civic Center

October 2, 1986 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
October 4, 1986 Providence Providence Civic Center
October 7, 1986 Philadelphia The Spectrum
October 8, 1986
October 10, 1986 Landover Capital Centre
October 13, 1986 Philadelphia The Spectrum
October 15, 1986 New York City Madison Square Garden
October 17, 1986
October 18, 1986
October 21, 1986 Worcester The Centrum
October 22, 1986
October 24, 1986 New Haven New Haven Coliseum
October 25, 1986
October 26, 1986 Richfield Richfield Coliseum
October 27, 1986 Pittsburgh Civic Arena
October 29, 1986 Richfield Richfield Coliseum
October 31, 1986 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
November 1, 1986
November 3, 1986 Saint Paul St. Paul Civic Center
November 5, 1986 Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium
November 7, 1986 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
November 8, 1986
November 14, 1986 Provo Marriott Center
November 15, 1986 Denver McNichols Sports Arena
November 18, 1986 Tucson Tucson Convention Center
November 19, 1986 Tempe ASU Activity Center
November 21, 1986 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
November 22, 1986 Inglewood The Forum
November 24, 1986 Oakland Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
November 26, 1986 Sacramento Sacramento Sports Arena
November 28, 1986 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
December 1, 1986 Portland United States

Portland Memorial Coliseum

December 2, 1986 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
December 5, 1986 Edmonton Canada

Northlands Coliseum

December 6, 1986 Calgary Olympic Saddledome
December 8, 1986 Winnipeg Winnipeg Arena
December 11, 1986 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens
December 13, 1986 Ottawa Ottawa Civic Centre
December 14, 1986 Montreal Montreal Forum
December 18, 1986 Uniondale United States Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 19, 1986
December 21, 1986
December 22, 1986
January 7, 1987 Philadelphia The Spectrum
January 8, 1987
January 11, 1987 Richfield Richfield Coliseum
January 12, 1987
January 15, 1987 Pittsburgh Civic Arena
January 16, 1987 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
January 19, 1987 Worcester The Centrum
January 20, 1987
January 24, 1987 Philadelphia The Spectrum
January 26, 1987 Landover Capital Centre
January 30, 1987 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center
February 1, 1987 Providence Providence Civic Center
February 2, 1987 Hartford Hartford Civic Center
February 5, 1987 Ann Arbor Crisler Arena
February 6, 1987 Louisville Freedom Hall
February 8, 1987 Indianapolis Market Square Arena
February 10, 1987 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
February 12, 1987 St. Louis St. Louis Arena
February 13, 1987 Kansas City Kemper Arena
February 15, 1987 Ames Hilton Coliseum
February 23, 1987 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium
February 24, 1987
February 27, 1987 Tampa USF Sun Dome
February 28, 1987
March 2, 1987
March 4, 1987 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium
March 7, 1987 Birmingham Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum
March 11, 1987 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
March 13, 1987 Chattanooga UTC Arena
March 15, 1987 Murfreesboro Murphy Center
March 16, 1987 Columbia Carolina Coliseum
March 19, 1987 Hampton Hampton Coliseum
March 20, 1987 Atlanta Omni Coliseum
March 21, 1987
March 22, 1987
March 24, 1987 Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum
March 26, 1987 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
March 27, 1987 Chapel Hill Dean Smith Center
March 30, 1987 Hartford Hartford Civic Center
April 2, 1987 Indianapolis Market Square Arena
April 9, 1987 Reno Lawlor Events Center
April 11, 1987 Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center
April 13, 1987 Long Beach Long Beach Arena
April 16, 1987 Houston The Summit
April 17, 1987 Dallas Reunion Arena
April 18, 1987 Lafayette Cajundome
April 22, 1987 Austin Frank Erwin Center
April 24, 1987 St. Louis St. Louis Arena
April 25, 1987 Iowa City Carver–Hawkeye Arena
April 27, 1987 Toledo Centennial Hall
May 1, 1987 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena
May 2, 1987
May 4, 1987
May 6, 1987
May 8, 1987
May 9, 1987
Oceania
May 18, 1987 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
May 21, 1987 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
May 22, 1987
May 25, 1987
May 26, 1987
May 29, 1987
May 30, 1987
June 1, 1987 Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre
June 2, 1987
Asia
June 8, 1987 Tokyo Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium
June 10, 1987
June 12, 1987 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall
June 13, 1987
June 16, 1987 Tokyo Yoyogi National Gymnasium
June 18, 1987
June 19, 1987
Europe
July 5, 1987 Birmingham England National Exhibition Centre
July 6, 1987
July 9, 1987 London Wembley Arena
July 11, 1987
July 12, 1987
July 15, 1987
July 16, 1987
July 26, 1987 Moscow Russia Olimpiyskiy
July 27, 1987
July 29, 1987
August 2, 1987 Leningrad SKK Arena
August 3, 1987
August 5, 1987
"The Encore Australasian Tour"
October 12, 1987 Honolulu United States Aloha Stadium
October 17, 1987 Adelaide Australia Thebarton Oval
October 19, 1987 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
October 21, 1987
October 22, 1987
October 25, 1987
October 26, 1987
October 28, 1987
October 30, 1987 Melbourne Kooyong Stadium
October 31, 1987
November 3, 1987 Perth Perth Entertainment Centre
November 4, 1987
November 6, 1987
November 9, 1987 Melbourne Kooyong Stadium
November 10, 1987
November 12, 1987
November 13, 1987
November 16, 1987 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
November 17, 1987
November 22, 1987 Auckland New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium
November 25, 1987 Wellington Athletic Park
November 28, 1987 Christchurch Lancaster Park

Setlists

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Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY 9/29/1986[5]
  1. "Rhapsody in Blue" (Opening Music)
  2. "Running on Ice"
  3. "Pressure"
  4. "You're Only Human (Second Wind)"
  5. "Piano Man"
  6. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
  7. "Vienna"
  8. "Allentown"
  9. "Goodnight Saigon"
  10. "This Is The Time"
  11. "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
  12. "Baby Grand"
  13. "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
  14. "Stiletto"
  15. "An Innocent Man"
  16. "The Longest Time"
  17. "Just The Way You Are"
  18. "Only the Good Die Young"
  19. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
  20. "Sometimes a Fantasy"
  21. "You May Be Right"
  22. "A Matter of Trust"
  23. "Uptown Girl"
  24. "Tell Her About It"
  25. "Big Shot"
  26. "Keeping the Faith"
  27. "This Night"
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 10/13/1986[6]
  1. "Rhapsody in Blue" (Opening Music)
  2. "A Matter of Trust"
  3. "Pressure"
  4. "You're Only Human (Second Wind)"
  5. "Piano Man"
  6. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
  7. "Vienna"
  8. "Allentown"
  9. "Goodnight Saigon"
  10. "This Is The Time"
  11. "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
  12. "Baby Grand"
  13. "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
  14. "The Ballad of Billy the Kid"
  15. "An Innocent Man"
  16. "The Longest Time"
  17. "Just The Way You Are"
  18. "Only the Good Die Young"
  19. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
  20. "Sometimes a Fantasy"
  21. "You May Be Right"
  22. "Uptown Girl"
  23. "Tell Her About It"
  24. "Captain Jack"
Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 5/9/1987[7]
  1. "Rhapsody in Blue" (Opening Music)
  2. "A Matter of Trust"
  3. "Pressure"
  4. "You're Only Human (Second Wind)"
  5. "Piano Man"
  6. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
  7. "Allentown"
  8. "Goodnight Saigon"
  9. "Don't Ask Me Why"
  10. "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
  11. "Baby Grand"
  12. "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
  13. "An Innocent Man"
  14. "What's Your Name?" (unreleased song)
  15. "The Longest Time"
  16. "Only the Good Die Young"
  17. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
  18. "Sometimes a Fantasy"
  19. "You May Be Right"
  20. "Uptown Girl"
  21. "Keeping the Faith"
  22. "Back in the U.S.S.R."
  23. "Big Shot"
SKK Arena, Leningrad, Soviet Union 8/2/1987[8]
  1. "Rhapsody in Blue" (Opening Music)
  2. "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
  3. "Honesty"
  4. "The Ballad of Billy the Kid"
  5. "She's Always a Woman"
  6. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
  7. "Allentown"
  8. "Goodnight Saigon"
  9. "Stiletto"
  10. "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
  11. "Baby Grand"
  12. "An Innocent Man"
  13. "The Longest Time"
  14. "A Matter of Trust"
  15. "Only the Good Die Young"
  16. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
  17. "Sometimes a Fantasy"
  18. "You May Be Right"
  19. "Uptown Girl"
  20. "Big Shot"
  21. "Back in the U.S.S.R."

Personnel

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  • 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

References

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  1. ^ "Billy Joel on David Letterman 1986". 16 February 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Billy Joel: Live in Glen Falls, NY (September 29, 1986)". 14 June 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Graff, Gary (26 July 2022). "35 Years Ago: Billy Joel Makes History With Soviet Union Shows". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ^ [1] setlist.fm, Retrieved October 24, 2023
  5. ^ "Billy Joel: Live in Glen Falls, NY (September 29, 1986)". 14 June 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Billy Joel – Live in Philadelphia (October 13, 1986) – Definitive Version". 11 December 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Billy Joel: Live in East Rutherford, NJ (May 9, 1987)". 27 March 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Billy Joel – Live in Saint Petersburg (August 2, 1987) – Soundboard Recording". 24 October 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via YouTube.
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