River of Dreams Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:River of Dreams Tour
Album:River of Dreams
Artist:Billy Joel
Location:North America • Europe • Oceania • Asia
Start Date:September 10, 1993
End Date:January 24, 1995
Number Of Legs:5
Number Of Shows:137
Last Tour:Storm Front Tour
(1989–91)
This Tour:River of Dreams Tour
(1993–95)
Next Tour:Face to Face 1994
(1994)

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

DateCityCountryVenue
North America
September 10, 1993 United States Cumberland County Civic Center
September 14, 1993 Boston Garden
September 17, 1993
September 20, 1993
September 23, 1993 The Spectrum
September 25, 1993
September 27, 1993
September 28, 1993
October 2, 1993 New York City Madison 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, 1993 Philadelphia The Spectrum
October 15, 1993
October 18, 1993 USAir Arena
October 19, 1993
October 22, 1993 Hartford Civic Center
November 2, 1993
November 4, 1993 Landover Capital Centre
November 6, 1993 The Centrum
November 7, 1993
November 12, 1993 Carrier Dome
November 13, 1993
November 16, 1993 Rosemont Horizon
November 18, 1993 Riverfront Coliseum
November 19, 1993 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
November 29, 1993 Portland Memorial Coliseum
December 1, 1993
December 3, 1993 Canada Pacific Coliseum
December 5, 1993 United States Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 7, 1993 ARCO Arena
December 9, 1993 San Diego Sports Arena
December 11, 1993 American West Arena
December 13, 1993 Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
December 15, 1993 Delta Center
December 17, 1993 Thomas & Mack Center
December 18, 1993 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
December 29, 1993 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 31, 1993
January 2, 1994
January 4, 1994
January 6, 1994
January 8, 1994
January 9, 1994 Hartford Hartford Civic Center
January 12, 1994 Civic Arena
January 14, 1994The Palace of Auburn Hills
January 15, 1994
January 18, 1994 Knickerbocker Arena
January 20, 1994
January 22, 1994 Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
January 25, 1994 United States Richfield Coliseum
January 28, 1994 Omni Coliseum
January 29, 1994 Charlotte Coliseum
February 4, 1994 Pyramid Arena
February 6, 1994 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum
February 8, 1994 Miami Miami Arena
February 10, 1994 ThunderDome
February 12, 1994 Orlando Arena
February 14, 1994 Miami Miami Arena
February 18, 1994
February 19, 1994
March 6, 1994 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 10, 1994 Target Center
March 12, 1994
March 15, 1994 Bradley Center
March 17, 1994 Richfield Richfield Coliseum
March 21, 1994 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
March 24, 1994 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
March 27, 1994 Market Square Arena
March 29, 1994 Freedom Hall
March 31, 1994 Hilton Coliseum
April 4, 1994 Reunion Arena
April 6, 1994 The Summit
April 8, 1994 Louisiana Superdome
April 10, 1994 North Charleston Coliseum
April 12, 1994 Dean Smith Center
April 15, 1994 Miami Miami Arena
April 16, 1994
Europe
May 7, 1994 London England Earls Court Exhibition Centre
May 9, 1994
May 11, 1994
May 13, 1994 Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
May 15, 1994 England NEC Arena
May 17, 1994 Ahoy
May 18, 1994 Flanders Expo
May 24, 1994 Italy Forum di Assago
May 26, 1994 Wiener Stadthalle
May 31, 1994 Germany Waldbühne
June 2, 1994 Olympiahalle
June 4, 1994 Austria Residenzplatz
June 6, 1994 Germany Westfalenhallen
June 8, 1994 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
June 10, 1994 Switzerland Hallenstadion
June 12, 1994 Germany Zeppelinfeld
June 14, 1994 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
June 18, 1994 Festhalle
North America
October 8, 1994 United States Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion
October 11, 1994 McNichols Sports Arena
October 13, 1994 Kemper Arena
October 15, 1994 Kiel Center
October 17, 1994 Gund Arena
October 19, 1994 Chicago United Center
October 22, 1994 Starwood Amphitheatre
October 23, 1994 Thompson–Boling Arena
October 26, 1994 The MARK of the Quad Cities
October 28, 1994 Assembly Hall
October 30, 1994 Fargodome
Oceania
November 13, 1994 Australia National Tennis Centre
November 15, 1994
November 17, 1994
November 19, 1994
November 22, 1994 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
November 24, 1994
November 26, 1994
November 28, 1994 Sydney Entertainment Centre
November 30, 1994
December 2, 1994
December 4, 1994
December 5, 1994
December 8, 1994 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
December 10, 1994
December 13, 1994 Perth Entertainment Centre
December 14, 1994
December 17, 1994 New Zealand Western Springs Stadium
Asia
January 9, 1995 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
January 11, 1995
January 12, 1995
January 15, 1995 Fukuoka Dome
January 18, 1995 Osaka-jō Hall
January 19, 1995
January 21, 1995
January 23, 1995 Tokyo Nippon 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

Notes and References

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

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