River of Dreams Tour
Tour by Billy Joel
Associated albumRiver of Dreams
Start dateSeptember 10, 1993
End dateJanuary 24, 1995
Legs5
No. of shows137
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
North America
September 10, 1993PortlandUnited States

Cumberland County Civic Center

September 14, 1993BostonBoston Garden
September 17, 1993
September 20, 1993
September 23, 1993PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
September 25, 1993
September 27, 1993
September 28, 1993
October 2, 1993New York CityMadison 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, 1993PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
October 15, 1993
October 18, 1993LandoverUSAir Arena
October 19, 1993
October 22, 1993HartfordHartford Civic Center
November 2, 1993
November 4, 1993LandoverCapital Centre
November 6, 1993WorcesterThe Centrum
November 7, 1993
November 12, 1993SyracuseCarrier Dome
November 13, 1993
November 16, 1993RosemontRosemont Horizon
November 18, 1993CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum
November 19, 1993RosemontRosemont Horizon
November 29, 1993PortlandPortland Memorial Coliseum
December 1, 1993SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum
December 3, 1993VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum
December 5, 1993OaklandUnited StatesOakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 7, 1993SacramentoARCO Arena
December 9, 1993San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
December 11, 1993PhoenixAmerican West Arena
December 13, 1993Los AngelesLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
December 15, 1993Salt Lake City

Delta Center

December 17, 1993Las VegasThomas & Mack Center
December 18, 1993AnaheimArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
December 29, 1993UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 31, 1993
January 2, 1994
January 4, 1994
January 6, 1994
January 8, 1994
January 9, 1994HartfordHartford Civic Center
January 12, 1994PittsburghCivic Arena
January 14, 1994 Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
January 15, 1994
January 18, 1994AlbanyKnickerbocker Arena
January 20, 1994
January 22, 1994TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens
January 25, 1994RichfieldUnited StatesRichfield Coliseum
January 28, 1994AtlantaOmni Coliseum
January 29, 1994CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
February 4, 1994MemphisPyramid Arena
February 6, 1994BirminghamBirmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum
February 8, 1994MiamiMiami Arena
February 10, 1994St. PetersburgThunderDome
February 12, 1994OrlandoOrlando Arena
February 14, 1994MiamiMiami Arena
February 18, 1994
February 19, 1994
March 6, 1994UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 10, 1994MinneapolisTarget Center
March 12, 1994
March 15, 1994MilwaukeeBradley Center
March 17, 1994RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
March 21, 1994Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
March 24, 1994BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
March 27, 1994IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
March 29, 1994LouisvilleFreedom Hall
March 31, 1994AmesHilton Coliseum
April 4, 1994DallasReunion Arena
April 6, 1994HoustonThe Summit
April 8, 1994New OrleansLouisiana Superdome
April 10, 1994North CharlestonNorth Charleston Coliseum
April 12, 1994Chapel HillDean Smith Center
April 15, 1994MiamiMiami Arena
April 16, 1994
Europe
May 7, 1994LondonEnglandEarls Court
May 9, 1994
May 11, 1994
May 13, 1994GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
May 15, 1994BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena
May 17, 1994RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy
May 18, 1994GhentBelgiumFlanders Expo
May 24, 1994MilanItalyForum di Assago
May 26, 1994ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
May 31, 1994BerlinGermanyWaldbühne
June 2, 1994MunichOlympiahalle
June 4, 1994SalzburgAustriaResidenzplatz
June 6, 1994DortmundGermanyWestfalenhallen
June 8, 1994ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
June 10, 1994ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
June 12, 1994NurembergGermanyZeppelinfeld
June 14, 1994StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
June 18, 1994FrankfurtFesthalle
North America
October 8, 1994PhoenixUnited StatesBlockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion
October 11, 1994DenverMcNichols Sports Arena
October 13, 1994Kansas CityKemper Arena
October 15, 1994St. LouisKiel Center
October 17, 1994ClevelandGund Arena
October 19, 1994ChicagoUnited Center
October 22, 1994AntiochStarwood Amphitheatre
October 23, 1994KnoxvilleThompson–Boling Arena
October 26, 1994MolineThe MARK of the Quad Cities
October 28, 1994ChampaignAssembly Hall
October 30, 1994FargoFargodome
Oceania
November 13, 1994MelbourneAustraliaNational Tennis Centre
November 15, 1994
November 17, 1994
November 19, 1994
November 22, 1994BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre
November 24, 1994
November 26, 1994
November 28, 1994SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
November 30, 1994
December 2, 1994
December 4, 1994
December 5, 1994
December 8, 1994AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
December 10, 1994
December 13, 1994PerthPerth Entertainment Centre
December 14, 1994
December 17, 1994AucklandNew ZealandWestern Springs Stadium
Asia
January 9, 1995TokyoJapanNippon Budokan
January 11, 1995
January 12, 1995
January 15, 1995FukuokaFukuoka Dome
January 18, 1995OsakaOsaka-jō Hall
January 19, 1995
January 21, 1995YokohamaYokohama Arena
January 23, 1995TokyoNippon 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]

  1. "A Matter of Trust"
  2. "No Man's Land"
  3. "Pressure"
  4. "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"
  5. "The River of Dreams"
  6. "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
  7. "Allentown"
  8. "All About Soul"
  9. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
  10. "My Life"
  11. "I Go to Extremes"
  12. "An Innocent Man"
  13. "The Downeaster "Alexa""
  14. "Shameless"
  15. "Shades of Grey"
  16. "Goodnight Saigon"
  17. "We Didn't Start the Fire"
  18. "You May Be Right"
  19. "Only the Good Die Young"
  20. "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"
  21. "Big Shot"
  22. "Piano Man"

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Clarke, Eileen (April 20, 2001). "A Matter Of Trust". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Billy Joel Was The First Musical Guest On The Late Show With David Letterman". Billy Joel. August 30, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Billy Joel Setlist at Boston Garden, Boston". setlist.fm. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
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