Storm Front Tour

Storm Front Tour
Tour by Billy Joel
Associated album	Storm Front
Start date	December 2, 1989
End date	March 24, 1991
Legs	8
No. of shows	172
Billy Joel concert chronology
	; The Bridge Tour; (1986–87); ; Storm Front Tour; (1989–91); ; River of Dreams Tour; (1993–95);

The Storm Front Tour was a 1989–1991 concert tour by singer-songwriter Billy Joel. This tour was the first tour by Joel in two years.

Background[edit]

The recording of the album, which commenced in 1988, coincided with major changes in Joel's career and inaugurated a period of serious upheaval in his business affairs. In August 1989, just before the Storm Front album was released, Joel dismissed his manager (and former brother-in-law) Frank Weber after an audit revealed major discrepancies in Weber's accounting. Joel subsequently sued Weber for US$90 million, claiming fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. Because of this, Joel was in a huge financial gap, and to make the money back Joel toured extensively for a year and a half.

The album's producer Mick Jones gave Joel the idea of using different musicians on the album. Because of this, this tour marked a lot of changes with the band. Gone were Doug Stegmeyer on bass guitar, Russell Javors on rhythm guitar, David Lebolt on keyboards, and Peter Hewlett and George Simms on backing vocals. They were replaced by Schuyler Deale on bass guitar, Mindy Jostyn on violin and guitar (who was replaced with Tommy Byrnes on rhythm guitar partway through the tour), Jeff Jacobs on keyboards and Crystal Taliefero on percussion, saxophone, and guitar.

Following a rehearsal gig at the Suffolk County Police Academy in Westhampton, New York on December 2, 1989,^[1] the tour kicked off in Worcester, Massachusetts on December 6, 1989, and ended in Mexico City, Mexico on March 24, 1991.

The two concerts at Yankee Stadium on June 22 and 23, 1990 were professionally filmed for the video special Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium, which was released in late 1990 and given a limited theatrical release in October 2022.^[2]

Tour dates[edit]

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
December 2, 1989	Westhampton	United States	Suffolk County Police Academy
December 6, 1989	Worcester		The Centrum^[3]
December 8, 1989
December 9, 1989
December 12, 1989
December 13, 1989
December 17, 1989	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
December 18, 1989	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
December 21, 1989	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 22, 1989
December 27, 1989
December 29, 1989
December 31, 1989
January 2, 1990	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center
January 4, 1990
January 5, 1990
January 8, 1990
January 10, 1990	Landover		Capital Centre
January 11, 1990	Landover		Capital Centre
January 14, 1990	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
January 15, 1990
January 29, 1990
January 30, 1990
February 2, 1990	Syracuse		Carrier Dome
February 3, 1990	Syracuse		Carrier Dome
February 6, 1990	Toronto	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
February 8, 1990	Auburn Hills	United States	The Palace of Auburn Hills
February 9, 1990	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
February 12, 1990	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
February 13, 1990	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
February 16, 1990	Lexington		Rupp Arena
February 18, 1990	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
February 19, 1990	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
February 22, 1990	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
February 23, 1990	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
February 26, 1990	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
March 2, 1990	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
March 3, 1990	Landover		Capital Centre
March 6, 1990	St. Petersburg		Florida Suncoast Dome^[4]
March 8, 1990	Miami		Miami Arena^[4]
March 9, 1990
March 12, 1990
March 13, 1990
March 16, 1990
March 17, 1990
March 31, 1990	Los Angeles		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
April 2, 1990
April 3, 1990
April 6, 1990
April 8, 1990
April 9, 1990	Oakland		Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
April 13, 1990	Oakland		Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
April 15, 1990	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome
April 17, 1990	Oakland		Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
April 21, 1990	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena
April 23, 1990	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
April 24, 1990	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
Europe
May 5, 1990	Cologne	Germany	Sporthalle
May 7, 1990	Frankfurt		Festhalle
May 9, 1990	Munich		Olympiahalle
May 11, 1990	Milan	Italy	PalaTrussardi
May 15, 1990	Hamburg	Germany	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
May 17, 1990	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy
May 19, 1990	Copenhagen	Denmark	Valby-Hallen
May 21, 1990	London	England	Wembley Arena
May 22, 1990
May 25, 1990
May 26, 1990
May 29, 1990
May 30, 1990
June 2, 1990	Dublin	Ireland	RDS Arena
North America
June 17, 1990	Burgettstown	United States	Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
June 18, 1990	Burgettstown		Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
June 19, 1990	East Rutherford		Giants Stadium
June 22, 1990	The Bronx		Yankee Stadium
June 23, 1990	The Bronx		Yankee Stadium
June 27, 1990	Providence		Providence Civic Center
June 29, 1990
June 30, 1990
July 3, 1990	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
July 5, 1990	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
July 7, 1990	Orlando		Orlando Arena
July 8, 1990	Orlando		Orlando Arena
July 11, 1990	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
July 13, 1990	Landover		Capital Centre
July 15, 1990	Landover		Capital Centre
July 17, 1990	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
July 21, 1990	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
July 23, 1990	St. Louis		St. Louis Arena
July 24, 1990	St. Louis		St. Louis Arena
August 2, 1990	Calgary	Canada	Olympic Saddledome
August 5, 1990	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
August 6, 1990	Portland	United States	Portland Memorial Coliseum
August 9, 1990	Winnipeg	Canada	Winnipeg Arena
August 11, 1990	East Troy	United States	Alpine Valley Music Theatre
August 12, 1990	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
August 15, 1990	Hershey		Hersheypark Stadium
August 18, 1990	East Rutherford		Giants Stadium
August 19, 1990	East Rutherford		Giants Stadium
August 22, 1990	Montreal	Canada	Montreal Forum
August 23, 1990	Hamilton	Canada	Copps Coliseum
August 29, 1990^[a]	Wantagh	United States	Jones Beach Theater
September 4, 1990^[a]
September 5, 1990^[a]
Europe
September 28, 1990	Dortmund	Germany	Westfalenhallen
September 29, 1990	Berlin		Waldbühne
October 4, 1990	Hanover		Messehalle
October 5, 1990	Stuttgart		Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
October 8, 1990	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
October 10, 1990	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
October 11, 1990	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
October 13, 1990	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy
October 16, 1990	Frankfurt	Germany	Festhalle
October 17, 1990	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
October 20, 1990	Linz	Austria	Sporthalle
October 25, 1990	Rome	Italy	Palazzo dello Sport
North America
November 7, 1990	San Diego	United States	San Diego Sports Arena
November 9, 1990	Phoenix		Desert Sky Pavilion
November 11, 1990	Salt Lake City		Salt Palace
November 13, 1990	Minneapolis		Target Center
November 15, 1990
November 16, 1990
November 19, 1990
November 21, 1990	Kansas City		Kemper Arena
November 23, 1990	Houston		The Summit
November 25, 1990	Dallas		Reunion Arena
November 27, 1990	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
November 28, 1990	Houston		The Summit
December 1, 1990	Ames		Hilton Coliseum
December 2, 1990	Ames		Hilton Coliseum
December 6, 1990	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
December 8, 1990	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
December 9, 1990	Albany		Knickerbocker Arena
December 12, 1990	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
December 13, 1990	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
December 16, 1990	Albany		Knickerbocker Arena
December 17, 1990
December 18, 1990
Asia
January 2, 1991	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Dome
January 3, 1991	Tokyo		Tokyo Dome
January 6, 1991	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
January 7, 1991	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
January 10, 1991	Yokohama		Yokohama Arena
January 12, 1991	Nagoya		Rainbow Hall
January 13, 1991	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
January 15, 1991	Zambales	Philippines	Naval Base Subic Bay
January 16, 1991	Luzon	Philippines	Clark Air Base
Oceania
January 22, 1991	Sydney	Australia	Sydney Entertainment Centre
January 23, 1991
January 26, 1991
January 27, 1991
January 30, 1991
February 1, 1991
February 2, 1991
February 6, 1991	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
February 8, 1991
February 9, 1991
February 12, 1991	Adelaide		Memorial Drive Park
February 16, 1991	Perth		Subiaco Oval
February 20, 1991	Melbourne		National Tennis Centre
February 21, 1991
February 24, 1991
February 25, 1991
February 28, 1991
March 2, 1991	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
March 4, 1991
March 5, 1991
March 10, 1991
North America
March 19, 1991	Mexico City	Mexico	Palacio de los Deportes^[3]
March 20, 1991
March 23, 1991
March 24, 1991
Post-tour shows
August 8, 1991	Montauk	United States	Deep Hallow Ranch
August 9, 1991	Montauk		Deep Hallow Ranch
October 21, 1991^[b]	New York City		Madison Square Garden
October 22, 1991 ^[b]	New York City		Madison Square Garden

Setlist[edit]

This setlist is from the June 22, 1990 show at Yankee Stadium. It does not represent all the dates throughout the tour.^[5]

"Storm Front"
"Allentown"
"Prelude/Angry Young Man"
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
"The Downeaster "Alexa""
"Goodnight Saigon"
"I Go to Extremes"
"Pressure"
"My Life"
"An Innocent Man"
"Shameless"
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
"Shout"
"Uptown Girl"
"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
"You May Be Right"
"Only the Good Die Young"
"Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"
"A Matter of Trust"
"Big Shot"
"New York State of Mind"
"Piano Man"

Personnel[edit]

Billy Joel – lead vocals, piano, keyboards, harmonica, rhythm guitar
Mark Rivera – saxophone, flute, clarinet, vocals, percussion, keyboards, rhythm guitar
Schuyler Deale – bass guitar, vocals
David Brown – lead guitar, vocals
Mindy Jostyn – violin, guitar (December 2, 1989 – March 17, 1990)
Tommy Brynes – rhythm guitar (March 31, 1990 – March 24, 1991)
Jeff Jacobs – keyboards
Crystal Taliefero – percussion, saxophone, guitar.
Liberty DeVitto – drums, percussion

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c The concerts on August 29, September 4, and September 5 at the Jones Beach Theater were benefit shows for the Bays and Baymen.
^ ^a ^b The concerts on October 21 and 22 at Madison Square Garden were benefit shows for the Walden Woods Project.

References[edit]

^ Wild, David (January 25, 1990). "Billy Joel on Fire, Again: The Rolling Stone Interview". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^ "'Billy Joel: Live At Yankee Stadium' In Cinemas Worldwide In October". Billy Joel. August 3, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Reflections Of Yankee Stadium: June 22nd and 23rd, 1990". Billy Joel Official Site. 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
^ ^a ^b "STORM FRONT' ROLLS IN // He might tour because he has to, but Billy Joel has fun". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
^ "Billy Joel Setlist at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx". setlist.fm. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

[Concert_for_the_Bays_and_Baymen-5] The concerts on August 29, September 4, and September 5 at the Jones Beach Theater were benefit shows for the Bays and Baymen.

[Walden_Woods_Benefit-6] The concerts on October 21 and 22 at Madison Square Garden were benefit shows for the Walden Woods Project.

[RSJan1990-1] Wild, David (January 25, 1990). "Billy Joel on Fire, Again: The Rolling Stone Interview". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[2] "'Billy Joel: Live At Yankee Stadium' In Cinemas Worldwide In October". Billy Joel. August 3, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[Reflections-3] "Reflections Of Yankee Stadium: June 22nd and 23rd, 1990". Billy Joel Official Site. 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2024-01-07.

[TBT-4] "STORM FRONT' ROLLS IN // He might tour because he has to, but Billy Joel has fun". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-01-07.

[7] "Billy Joel Setlist at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx". setlist.fm. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

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Studio albums	Cold Spring Harbor Piano Man Streetlife Serenade Turnstiles The Stranger 52nd Street Glass Houses The Nylon Curtain An Innocent Man The Bridge Storm Front River of Dreams Fantasies & Delusions
Live albums	Songs in the Attic Kontsert 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert 12 Gardens Live Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
Compilations	Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection Greatest Hits Volume III The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 The Ultimate Collection The Essential Billy Joel Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel My Lives The Hits
Singles	"She's Got a Way" / "Everybody Loves You Now" "Piano Man" / "You're My Home" "Worse Comes to Worst" "Travelin' Prayer" "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" "The Entertainer" "I've Loved These Days" / "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" "Just the Way You Are" / "Vienna" "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" "Only the Good Die Young" "She's Always a Woman" "The Stranger" "My Life" "Big Shot" "Honesty" "Until the Night" "All for Leyna" "You May Be Right" "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" "Don't Ask Me Why" "Sometimes a Fantasy" "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) "She's Got a Way" (Live) "Pressure" "Allentown" "Goodnight Saigon" "Tell Her About It" "Uptown Girl" "An Innocent Man" "The Longest Time" "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" "This Night" "Keeping the Faith" "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" "The Night Is Still Young" "Modern Woman" "A Matter of Trust" "This Is the Time" "Baby Grand" "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) "We Didn't Start the Fire" "Leningrad" "I Go to Extremes" "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" "That's Not Her Style" "And So It Goes" "Shameless" "All Shook Up" "The River of Dreams" "No Man's Land" "All About Soul" "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" "To Make You Feel My Love" "All My Life" "Christmas in Fallujah" "Turn the Lights Back On"
Other songs	"Captain Jack" "Los Angelenos" "Root Beer Rag" "New York State of Mind" "Prelude/Angry Young Man" "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" "Zanzibar" "Laura" "Scandinavian Skies" "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
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Films	Oliver & Company The Last Play at Shea
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