Past Performances 1987

Highlights (November 28): Piano Overture / Sweet Life / It's A Long Way Up / Brooklyn Blues / Accordion Medley (Born In The USA, Like A Virgin, I'm So Excited, Sunrise Sunset) / Cloudburst / I Am Your Child / Ships / Dirt Cheap / Sweet Heaven (I'm In Love Again) / Can't Smile Without You / The Best Seat In The House / Mandy / You're Looking Hot Tonight / I'm Your Man / Big Fun / Dancin' Fool / Stompin' At The Savoy / Summertime (Debra Byrd) / Hey Mambo / Paradise Cafe (reprise) / Stardust / Swing Street / Medley of Hits (One Voice, I Write The Songs, The Old Songs, Bandstand Boogie, I Don't Want To Walk Without You, Even Now, Some Kind Of Friend, New York City Rhythm, Copacabana (At The Copa), Read 'Em And Weep, When I Wanted You, Somewhere Down The Road, This One's For You, Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again, Ready To Take A Change Again, It's A Miracle, Let's Hang On, Somewhere In The Night, Could It Be Magic, I Made It Through The Rain, Looks Like We Made It, Daybreak, I Write The Songs (reprise)) / When The Good Times Come Again / Big Fun (reprise) / Please Don't Be Scared

First Show (December 3) - Justine (of Chicago, IL) (11/1/2004)

Favorite Show: Barry is a consummate live performer! - Stephen J. Abramson (Los Angeles, CA) (7/28/2000)

First Show - Lora Bentley (Cincinnati, OH) (5/23/2002)

My first Barry Manilow concert! I won the tickets by sending in my favorite Barry Manilow song to a local radio station. I was also drawn from all the winners for the grand prize...dinner, limo ride to the concert and two front row tickets and backstage passes! I was able to meet Barry in person and take pictures! It was an amazing night. I gave my other two tickets to my girlfriend and her mom. Barr was so kind to me. - Terri Miller (of Kentucky) (3/21/2011)

It was the first and only time I was fortunate enough to have front row seats... who cared that it was a metal folding chair, I was floating on air anyway! The lights dimmed, Barry walked out unannounced, took his place at the piano (which was maybe only four feet directly in front of me) and proceeded to play the most amazing medley of songs one could ever imagine. It was a magical time for me. - Pam Lila (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) (12/25/2011)

December 16 Highlights: (Sound check) / Medley of hits on Yamaha Grand Piano (instrumental) / Sweet Life / It's A Long Way Up / Brooklyn Blues / Accordion Segment followed by Sunrise, Sunset / Cloudburst / I Am Your Child / Ships / Dirt Cheap (Medley) / Sweet Heaven (I'm In Love Again) / Can't Smile Without You / The Best Seat In The House / Mandy / You're Lookin' Hot Tonight/I'm Your Man / Big Fun / Dancin' Fool / Stompin' At The Savoy / Summertime / Hey Mambo / Swing Street / Gonzo Hits Medley (22 minutes) / When The Good Times Come Again / Big Fun (Reprise)

First Show - Donna Marie Taylor (Ironton, Missouri) (5/13/99, 12/6/2011)

Barry Manilow is a most amazing performer and musician. His style is sincere and you live every emotion with every song he performs. I especially like the way the concert flows with constant music - one never loses interest (not even my husband!). When we left the concert we walked by this bus and there were men standing around the bus. I asked one of the men if this was Barry Manilow's bus. Yes it is! May I touch it? And he let me. I was so thrilled and I'm 67 years old! We love Barry Manilow!! - Kay Jones (Scott City, Missouri) (4/9/2011)

December 27 (Sunday: It was the first trip of many to see Barry in concert in America. The shows on the Big Fun Tour were different from what we had seen Barry do before in concert. It was presented more like a theatre show than a concert. I think it was the first time he had used the back-up singers and members of the band playing roles in the show to interpret the songs, so much that this tour eventually became the Live On Broadway show. It told the story of Barry's life in words and music. It also presented Barry in a different light - he was very confident and he could showcase all of his skills as an all round consummate performer. I remember it as being a show full of everything from happiness to sadness and every emotion in between, and once again Barry amazed us with his showmanship. Another highlight of the shows that we saw that week was being at a show on New Year's Eve, which Barry also presented in his own unique style. - Lynn Bailey (England, UK) (4/24/2010)

First Show - Barbara Brothers (Long Beach, California) (9/9/2013)

I loved the concert because it was my birthday gift from a fellow Manilow fan at college. Oh I remember the screams when I opened that card! The whole day was electric. Then came the night and the excitement of fellow fans waiting for the curtain to rise... I remember Barry opening with "Looks Like We Made It." I cried screamed and sang at the same time. The night only got better. Heck, it was New Year's Eve! The finale and the ballons and confetti. Magical Manilow! - Jackie Davis (of California) (11/9/2013)