The Joe Jackson Archive

Big World Tour

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Click on a date to see a set list for that concert.
Opening acts are given in square brackets (for abbreviations see bottom of page).


Club Tour prior to recording

Line-up:
Joe Jackson (voc, p, recorder, accordion, melodica)
Rick Ford (b, ac g, voc)
Vinnie Zummo (g, voc)
Gary Burke (dr)

Before the recording of Big World JJ played a total of 16 gigs at small venues to prepare his band. The following gigs were part of this 'club tour':

Tue,17 Dec. 1985 USNew York, NY, CBGB's
Sat,28 Dec. 1985USAsbury Park, NJ, The Stone Pony
Sun,29 Dec. 1985 USNew York, NY, Danceteria
Thu,2 Jan. 1986USNew York, NY, Sounds Of Brazil   [PG]
Fri,3 Jan. 1986USSpring Valley, NY, Club Manhattan
Mon,6 Jan. 1986USHoboken, NJ, Maxwell's
Wed,8 Jan. 1986USHoboken, NJ, Maxwell's
Thu,9 Jan. 1986USStaten Island, NY, The Wave
Sun,12 Jan. 1986USWilkes-Barre, PA, The Station
Mon,13 Jan. 1986USGlen Mills, PA, Pulsations
Thu,16 Jan. 1986USOyster Bay, Long Island, NY, The Heartbreak
Fri,17 Jan. 1986USRandolph, NJ, Obsessions
Sat,18 Jan. 1986USTrenton, NJ, City Gardens

Concerts during which Big World was recorded

Line-up:
Joe Jackson (voc, p, recorder, accordion, melodica)
Rick Ford (b, ac g, voc)
Vinnie Zummo (g, voc)
Gary Burke (dr)
Joy Askew (bk voc)
Nikki Gregoroff (bk voc)
Peter Hewlett (bk voc)
Curtis King, Jr. (bk voc)

Thu,23 Jan. 1986USNew York, NY, Roundabout Theatre (early show)
Thu,23 Jan. 1986USNew York, NY, Roundabout Theatre (late show)
Fri,24 Jan. 1986USNew York, NY, Roundabout Theatre (early show)
 Fri,24 Jan. 1986USNew York, NY, Roundabout Theatre (late show)
Sat,25 Jan. 1986USNew York, NY, Roundabout Theatre (early show)
Sat,25 Jan. 1986USNew York, NY, Roundabout Theatre (late show)


Big World Tour proper

Line-up:
Joe Jackson (voc, alto sax, p)
Rick Ford (b, voc)
Vinnie Zummo (g, accord, synth, organ) (until 27 Sep. 1986)
Tom Teeley (g, voc) (from Oct. 1986)
Gary Burke (dr)

Entries in italics and preceded by "—" are not concerts but TV/radio performances, often with different line-ups.

Sat,12 Apr. 1986USTV: Saturday Night Live (filmed in New York, NY)
Apr.? 1986USTV: Nightlife with David Brenner (filmed in New York, NY)
Thu,1 May 1986SEStockholm, Göta Lejon
Sun,4 May 1986DEDüsseldorf, Philipshalle
Mon,5 May 1986DEMunich, Deutsches Museum
7? May 1986CHMontreux, Montreux Pop Festival (?)
Fri,9 May 1986DEFrankfurt, Eissporthalle
Sat,10 May 1986DEHamburg, Sporthalle
May 1986DKCopenhagen
Mon,12 May 1986ITMilan, Teatro tenda Lampugnano
May? 1986ITTV: RAI (filmed in Rome?)
Wed,14 May 1986FRMontpellier, Zénith
Thu,15 May 1986FRBordeaux, Patinoire Mériadeck
Sat,17 May 1986FRParis, Le Zénith
Sun,18 May 1986FRParis, Le Zénith
Mon,19 May 1986BEBrussels, Forest National
Tue,20 May 1986NLAmsterdam, Carré
Wed,21 May 1986NLRotterdam, Ahoy
Thu,22 May 1986NLRotterdam, Ahoy
Sat,24 May 1986UKLondon, Wembley Arena
May? 1986UKTV: Wogan (filmed in London)
Tue,27 May 1986UKBirmingham, Odeon Theatre
Wed,28 May 1986UKManchester, Apollo Theatre
Mon,9 June 1986CAOttawa, National Arts Centre
Tue,10 June 1986CAMontreal, Place des Arts
Fri,13 June 1986CAToronto, Kingswood Music Theatre (open air)
Sat,14 June 1986USClarkston, MI, Pine Knob Music Theatre (open air)
Sun,15 June 1986USPoplar Creek, IL, Poplar Creek Music Theater (open air)
Tue,17 June 1986USMinneapolis, MN, Orpheum Theatre
Fri,20 June 1986CAVancouver, Expo Theatre (open air; during Expo 86 World's Fair)
Sat,21 June 1986CAVancouver, Expo Theatre (open air; during Expo 86 World's Fair)
Sun,22 June 1986USSeattle, WA, Seattle Center Arena
Wed,25 June 1986 USTV: The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (filmed in Burbank, CA)
Thu,26 June 1986USUniversal City, CA, Universal Amphitheatre
Fri,27 June 1986USUniversal City, CA, Universal Amphitheatre
Sat,28 June 1986USBerkeley, CA, Greek Theatre (open air)
Mon,30 June 1986USPark City, UT, Park West Ski Area
Wed,2 July 1986USMorrison, CO, Red Rocks Amphitheatre (open air)
Sat,5 July 1986USDallas, TX, Bronco Bowl
Sun,6 July 1986USHouston, TX, Southern Star Amphitheater (open air)
Tue,8 July 1986USAtlanta, GA, Fox Theatre
Sat,12 July 1986USColumbia, MD, Merriweather Post Pavilion (open air)
Mon,14 July 1986USMansfield, MA, Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts (open air)
Tue,15 July 1986USPhiladelphia, PA, The Spectrum
Thu,17 July 1986USNew York, NY, Radio City Music Hall
Fri,18 July 1986USNew York, NY, Radio City Music Hall
Sat,19 July 1986USNew York, NY, Radio City Music Hall
Sat,27 Sep. 1986USNew York, NY, Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden ('Save the Beacon Theatre' benefit)
Oct. 1986JPNagoya, City Hall
Thu,16 Oct. 1986JPOsaka, Festival Hall
Mon,20 Oct. 1986JPTokyo, Nakano Sun Plaza
 Tue,21 Oct. 1986JPTokyo, Nakano Sun Plaza
Nov. 1986AUMelbourne, State Theatre
Nov. 1986AUAdelaide, Thebarton Theatre
Wed,5 Nov. 1986AUSydney, Entertainment Centre
Thu,6 Nov. 1986AUSydney, Entertainment Centre
Nov. 1986AUPerth
Mon,10 Nov. 1986DEBerlin, Eissporthalle
Wed,12 Nov. 1986DEMünster, Halle Münsterland
Thu,13 Nov. 1986DEHamburg, Musikhalle
Sat,15 Nov. 1986FRLille, Bourse du travail
Sun,16 Nov. 1986FRParis, Le Zénith
Mon,17 Nov. 1986FRQuimper, Salle Omnisports
Nov.? 1986FRTV: Décibels (filmed in Rennes)
Thu,20 Nov. 1986ESBarcelona, Studio 54
Fri,21 Nov. 1986ESMadrid, Pabellón Deportivo del Real Madrid
Mon,24 Nov. 1986ITLyon, Bourse du travail
Tue,25 Nov. 1986ITLyon, Bourse du travail
Thu,27 Nov. 1986FRNice, Théâtre de Verdure
Fri,28 Nov. 1986CHLausanne, Palais de Beaulieu
Sat,29 Nov. 1986ITMilan, Palatrussardi
Sun,30 Nov. 1986ITPadova, Palasport
Mon,1 Dec. 1986ITBologna, Palasport
Tue,2 Dec. 1986ITRome
Wed,3 Dec. 1986ITFlorence, Palasport
Sun,7 Dec. 1986ATVienna, Kurhalle Oberlaa
Tue,9 Dec. 1986DEStuttgart, Liederhalle
Wed,10 Dec. 1986DELudwigshafen, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle
Fri,12 Dec. 1986BEGenk, Limburghal
Sat,13 Dec. 1986NLArnhem, Rijnhal
Sun,14 Dec. 1986NLArnhem, Rijnhal


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