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).

Setlist
This setlist is from the December 29 show at Nassau Coliseum. It does not represent all the dates throughout the tour.


 * 1) "Chain Gang" (Opening Music)
 * 2) "Allentown"
 * 3) "My Life"
 * 4) "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
 * 5) "Piano Man"
 * 6) "Don't Ask Me Why"
 * 7) "The Stranger"
 * 8) "Scandinavian Skies"
 * 9) "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
 * 10) "She's Always a Woman"
 * 11) "Pressure"
 * 12) "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
 * 13) "Just The Way You Are"
 * 14) "Goodnight Saigon"
 * 15) "Stiletto"
 * 16) "Until the Night"
 * 17) "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
 * 18) "Sometimes a Fantasy"
 * 19) "Big Shot"
 * 20) "You May Be Right"
 * 21) "Only the Good Die Young"
 * 22) "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