Sunday, May 20, 2018

Bon Jovi in Montreal 18/05/18 + What next?

Bon Jovi's second of two consecutive nights in Montreal marked a) the end of this leg of the tour, b) possibly the last show of the tour, and c) probably the most surprising set of the tour. They signalled it early -- This is the first show of the This House Is Not For Sale Tour not to open with the title track. Jon started the concert in the crowd, while the B-stage where he's been singing "Amen" and "Bed of Roses" was not used (and those two songs were dropped).

Here's what was played:

Montreal, QC, Canada - Bell Centre - May 18, 2018
  1. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  2. You Give Love a Bad Name
  3. This House Is Not For Sale
  4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
  5. Lost Highway
  6. Roller Coaster
  7. Because We Can
  8. Runaway
  9. It's My Life
  10. We Weren't Born to Follow
  11. We Got It Goin' On
  12. Keep the Faith
  13. Who Says You Can't Go Home
  14. Born to Be My Baby
  15. Lay Your Hands on Me
  16. New Year's Day
  17. I'd Die For You
  18. Bad Medicine

    Encore #1:
  19. (You Want To) Make a Memory
  20. In These Arms
  21. Wanted Dead or Alive
  22. Livin' on a Prayer

    Encore #2:
  23. Blood on Blood
  24. I'll Be There For You

Videos from Montreal, night #2

"Blood on Blood":

"I'll Be There For You":

"I'd Die For You":

"In These Arms":

"New Year's Day":

"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead":

If you'd like to share any videos from the second Montreal show, feel free to link to them in the comments.

At this stage, no other shows have been announced. Jon did mention Japan and Australia to an interviewer at the iHeartRadio Awards, but there was talk (and expectation) of a 2018 European tour, which ultimately fell through. So who knows? Will they make it to the rest of the world? Will there be another album?

Jon's latest Instagram post implies there'll at least be more shows (whether that's for this album cycle or the next) so I guess we'll wait and see...

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Bon Jovi in Montreal 17/05/18

Bon Jovi returned to Canada for the first of two nights in Montreal to end this leg of the This House Is Not For Sale Tour (and possibly end the tour?). The Montreal shows were originally meant to be in early April but were rescheduled due to illness. Here's what was played for night #1:

Montreal, QC, Canada - Bell Centre - May 17, 2018

  1. This House Is Not For Sale
  2. Raise Your Hands
  3. You Give Love a Bad Name
  4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
  5. Lost Highway
  6. Roller Coaster
  7. When We Were Beautiful
  8. Who Says You Can't Go Home
  9. Born to Be My Baby
  10. It's My Life
  11. We Weren't Born to Follow
  12. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  13. Keep the Faith
  14. Amen
  15. Bed of Roses
  16. Lay Your Hands on Me
  17. God Bless This Mess
  18. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
  19. Bad Medicine

    Encore:
  20. These Days
  21. Runaway
  22. Wanted Dead or Alive
  23. Livin' on a Prayer
"When We Were Beautiful" made its tour debut, having not been performed by the band since the Because We Can Tour in 2013.

Videos from Montreal, night #1



If you'd like to share any videos from the first Montreal show, feel free to link to them in the comments.

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Bon Jovi in Washington, D.C. 14/05/18

Here's what Bon Jovi played in D.C.:

Washington, D.C. - Capital One Arena - May 14, 2018

  1. This House Is Not For Sale
  2. Raise Your Hands
  3. You Give Love a Bad Name
  4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
  5. Lost Highway
  6. Roller Coaster
  7. Born to Be My Baby
  8. It's My Life
  9. We Weren't Born to Follow
  10. We Got It Goin' On
  11. Keep the Faith
  12. Amen
  13. Bed of Roses
  14. Lay Your Hands on Me
  15. God Bless This Mess
  16. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  17. Bad Medicine

    Encore:
  18. I'll Be There For You
  19. Who Says You Can't Go Home
  20. Wanted Dead or Alive
  21. Livin' on a Prayer
Videos from Washington, D.C.


"It's My Life":

If you'd like to share any videos from Washington, D.C., feel free to link to them in the comments.

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Bon Jovi in Toronto 12/05/18

Here's what Bon Jovi played in Phil X's hometown:

Toronto, ON, Canada - Air Canada Centre - May 12, 2018

  1. This House Is Not For Sale
  2. Raise Your Hands
  3. You Give Love a Bad Name
  4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
  5. Lost Highway
  6. Because We Can
  7. Roller Coaster
  8. Born to Be My Baby
  9. It's My Life
  10. We Weren't Born to Follow
  11. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  12. Keep the Faith
  13. Amen
  14. Bed of Roses
  15. Lay Your Hands on Me
  16. God Bless This Mess
  17. In These Arms
  18. Bad Medicine

    Encore:
  19. (You Want To) Make a Memory
  20. Wanted Dead or Alive
  21. Livin' on a Prayer
Videos from Toronto



"Bed of Roses". This was shot from in front of the main stage, so you see a lot of Phil X and David Bryan rather than Jon, who's out in the crowd for most of the song:

If you'd like to share any videos from Toronto, feel free to link to them in the comments.

Saturday, May 12, 2018

RSO album Radio Free America out now

RSO's debut album, Radio Free America, was officially released on May 11. It contains songs from their EPs, Rise and Making History, a couple of songs that were released ahead of Valentine's Day, as well as new tracks "Hellbound Train" and "Blues Won't Leave Me Alone".

Here's the full track list:
  1. Making History
  2. We Are Magic
  3. Rise
  4. Take Me
  5. Masterpiece
  6. Walk With Me
  7. I Don't Wanna Have to Need You Now
  8. Truth
  9. Together on the Outside
  10. Good Times
  11. Forever All the Way
  12. I Got You Babe [Sonny & Cher cover]
  13. One Night of Peace [Modern Mix]
  14. Blues Won't Leave Me Alone
  15. Hellbound Train [Savoy Brown cover]


Friday, May 11, 2018

Bon Jovi in New York 10/05/18

Bon Jovi returned to Madison Square Garden to play the second of two consecutive shows. Here's the set list from night 2:

New York City, NY, USA - Madison Square Garden - May 10, 2018
  1. This House Is Not For Sale
  2. Raise Your Hands
  3. You Give Love a Bad Name
  4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
  5. Lost Highway
  6. Roller Coaster
  7. Who Says You Can't Go Home
  8. Born to Be My Baby
  9. It's My Life
  10. We Weren't Born to Follow
  11. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  12. Keep the Faith
  13. Amen
  14. Bed of Roses
  15. Lay Your Hands on Me
  16. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
  17. When We Were Us
  18. Bad Medicine

    Encore:
  19. In These Arms
  20. (You Want To) Make a Memory
  21. Wanted Dead or Alive
  22. These Days
  23. Livin' on a Prayer
"These Days" and "Captain Crash" made their second appearances of the year. "In These Arms" was listed as an audible, but ended up being played.

Videos from New York City, night #2

Jon talks about Bon Jovi opening for ZZ Top at Madison Square Garden before performing "When We Were Us":


If you'd like to share any videos from MSG, feel free to link to them in the comments.

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Bon Jovi in New York 9/05/18

Bon Jovi headed back to New York for the first of two consecutive MSG shows. Here's what they played:

New York City, NY, USA - Madison Square Garden - May 9, 2018

  1. This House Is Not For Sale
  2. Raise Your Hands
  3. You Give Love a Bad Name
  4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
  5. Lost Highway
  6. Roller Coaster
  7. Who Says You Can't Go Home
  8. Born to Be My Baby
  9. It's My Life
  10. We Weren't Born to Follow
  11. We Got It Goin' On
  12. Keep the Faith
  13. Amen
  14. Bed of Roses
  15. Lay Your Hands on Me
  16. God Bless This Mess
  17. Runaway
  18. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  19. Bad Medicine

    Encore:
  20. I'll Be There For You
  21. Wanted Dead or Alive
  22. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
  23. Livin' on a Prayer
"Saturday Night" made its second appearance of the year.

Videos from New York City, night #1




If you'd like to share any videos from MSG, feel free to link to them in the comments.

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Bon Jovi in Ottawa 7/05/18

The biggest surprise of Bon Jovi's Ottawa show was arguably the exclusion of "Who Says You Can't Go Home". 😉 "Make a Memory" also made another appearance in the encore. Here's the full set list:

Ottawa, ON, Canada - Canadian Tire Center - May 7, 2018

  1. This House Is Not For Sale
  2. Raise Your Hands
  3. You Give Love a Bad Name
  4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
  5. Lost Highway
  6. Roller Coaster
  7. Born to Be My Baby
  8. It's My Life
  9. We Weren't Born to Follow
  10. We Got It Goin' On
  11. Keep the Faith
  12. Amen
  13. Bed of Roses
  14. Lay Your Hands on Me
  15. Runaway
  16. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  17. Bad Medicine

    Encore:
  18. (You Want To) Make a Memory
  19. Wanted Dead or Alive
  20. Livin' on a Prayer
Videos from Ottawa



Monday, May 7, 2018

Bon Jovi in Uncasville 5/05/18

Bon Jovi's previous concert at Mohegan Sun Arena, a little over a year ago, was the "playback scandal" show that came about a week before Jon was diagnosed with bronchitis. Fortunately, nothing like that happened this time around. (It was, however, a very short set.) Here's what the band played:

Uncasville, CT, USA - Mohegan Sun Arena - May 5, 2018

  1. This House Is Not For Sale
  2. Raise Your Hands
  3. You Give Love a Bad Name
  4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
  5. Lost Highway
  6. Born to Be My Baby
  7. Who Says You Can't Go Home
  8. It's My Life
  9. We Weren't Born to Follow
  10. We Got It Goin' On
  11. Keep the Faith
  12. Amen
  13. Bed of Roses
  14. Lay Your Hands on Me
  15. God Bless This Mess
  16. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  17. Bad Medicine

    Encore:
  18. Wanted Dead or Alive
  19. Livin' on a Prayer
Videos from Uncasville

Most of "Amen" and "Bed of Roses":

"Livin' on a Prayer":

If you'd like to share any videos from Uncasville, feel free to link to them in the comments.

Friday, May 4, 2018

Bon Jovi in Philadelphia 3/05/18

Bon Jovi headed to Philadelphia to celebrate radio station WMMR's 50th birthday. Ahead of the show, Jon was talking up his connection to Philly and hinting that the next Soul Kitchen would be located there.

Anyway, here's what the band played:

Philadelphia, PA, USA - Wells Fargo Center - May 3, 2018

  1. This House Is Not For Sale 
  2. Raise Your Hands
  3. You Give Love a Bad Name
  4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
  5. Lost Highway
  6. Roller Coaster
  7. Born to Be My Baby
  8. Who Says You Can't Go Home
  9. It's My Life
  10. We Weren't Born to Follow
  11. We Got It Goin' On
  12. Keep the Faith
  13. Amen
  14. Bed of Roses
  15. Lay Your Hands on Me
  16. Runaway
  17. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  18. Bad Medicine

    Encore:
  19. I'll Be There For You
  20. Wanted Dead or Alive
  21. Livin' on a Prayer
"I'll Be There For You" made its second appearance of the year.

Videos from Philadelphia



If you'd like to share any videos from Philly, feel free to link to them in the comments.

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Bon Jovi in Allentown 2/05/18

Bon Jovi (as a band) hadn't played in Allentown since 1984, when they were Scorpions' support act. Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora played solo shows there in the 90s, but either way it's been a while. One might have expected a very predictable set list for Bon Jovi's first ever headlining gig there. It turned out to be the most surprising set of the year (so far). Here's what they played:

Allentown, PA, USA - PPL Center - May 2, 2018

  1. This House Is Not For Sale
  2. Raise Your Hands
  3. You Give Love a Bad Name
  4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
  5. Lost Highway
  6. In These Arms
  7. Born to Be My Baby
  8. Who Says You Can't Go Home
  9. It's My Life
  10. We Weren't Born to Follow
  11. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
  12. Keep the Faith
  13. Amen
  14. Bed of Roses
  15. Lay Your Hands on Me
  16. Runaway
  17. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
  18. Bad Medicine

    Encore:
  19. Dry County
  20. Wanted Dead or Alive
  21. Livin' on a Prayer

"Dry County" made its tour debut, having not been played since the Because We Can Tour. "Saturday Night" and "Captain Crash" were played for the first time this year. "In These Arms" made its second appearance of 2018. And "We Got It Goin' On" was dropped (which I'm not at all sad about, but it was a surprise given it's pretty much been a staple for over a decade now).

Videos from Allentown

"Dry County". Won't lie, this is pretty rough vocally, though I think Jon sounds marginally better as the song progresses. But I love the song so much I probably wouldn't have cared if I were there:

"In These Arms". A decent performance by current standards. The camera pans to Phil X during the solo but it's definitely John Shanks playing it:

UPDATE: "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night":

If you'd like to share any videos from Allentown, feel free to link to them in the comments. 🙂