# The Nylon Curtain Tour

The Nylon Curtain Tour was a 1982 concert tour by singer-songwriter Billy Joel. This tour was Joel's first tour following a divorce from his first wife and manager Elizabeth Weber and after a motorcycle accident that occurred earlier in the year.

## Background

The tour began on October 24, 1982, in Salt Lake City and ended on December 31, 1982, with a New Year's Eve at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The December 29 show at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale was released as the video special Live from Long Island. It was originally broadcast on HBO in 1983 before it became available on VHS.
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).

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America Leg ||||
| October 24, 1982 | Salt Lake City | United States | Salt Palace |
| October 26, 1982 | Tempe | United States | ASU Activity Center |
| October 28, 1982 | Denver | United States | McNichols Sports Arena |
| October 30, 1982 | Kansas City | United States | Kemper Arena |
| November 1, 1982 | Saint Paul | United States | St. Paul Civic Center |
| November 3, 1982 | St. Louis | United States | Checkerdome |
| November 4, 1982 | Rosemont | United States | Rosemont Horizon |
| November 6, 1982 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverfront Coliseum |
| November 7, 1982 | Richfield | United States | Richfield Coliseum |
| November 9, 1982 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| November 10, 1982 | Detroit | United States | Joe Louis Arena |
| November 11, 1982 | Pittsburgh | United States | Civic Arena |
| November 13, 1982 | Buffalo | United States | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
| November 15, 1982 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre |
| November 17, 1982 | Worcester | United States | The Centrum |
| November 19, 1982 | Hartford | United States | Hartford Civic Center |
| November 20, 1982 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum |
| November 22, 1982 | Greensboro | United States | Greensboro Coliseum |
| November 24, 1982 | Atlanta | United States | Omni Coliseum |
| November 25, 1982 | St. Petersburg | United States | Bayfront Center |
| November 27, 1982 | Pembroke Pines | United States | Hollywood Sportatorium |
| November 28, 1982 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville Coliseum |
| November 30, 1982 | Memphis | United States | Mid-South Coliseum |
| December 2, 1982 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center |
| December 3, 1982 | Dallas | United States | Reunion Arena |
| December 5, 1982 | Houston | United States | The Summit |
| December 9, 1982 | Portland | United States | Portland Memorial Coliseum |
| December 12, 1982 | Oakland | United States | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| December 14, 1982 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum |
| December 17, 1982 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
| December 20, 1982 | Edmonton | Canada | Northlands Coliseum |
| December 26, 1982 | East Rutherford | United States | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| December 27, 1982 | Bethlehem | United States | Stabler Arena |
| December 29, 1982 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| December 31, 1982 | New York City | United States | 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.
* "Chain Gang" (Opening Music)
* "Allentown"
* "My Life"
* "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
* "Piano Man"
* "Don't Ask Me Why"
* "The Stranger"
* "Scandinavian Skies"
* "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
* "She's Always a Woman"
* "Pressure"
* "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
* "Just The Way You Are"
* "Goodnight Saigon"
* "Stiletto"
* "Until the Night"
* "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
* "Sometimes a Fantasy"
* "Big Shot"
* "You May Be Right"
* "Only the Good Die Young"
* "Souvenir"

## Personnel

* Billy Joel – lead vocals, piano, keyboards, harmonica
* Mark Rivera – saxophone, flute, clarinet, vocals, percussion, keyboards, rhythm guitar
* Doug Stegmeyer – bass guitar, vocals
* David Brown – lead guitar, vocals
* Russell Javors – rhythm guitar, vocals
* David Lebolt – keyboards
* Liberty DeVitto – drums, percussion