Bon Jovi in Werchter (TW Classic) 14/07/19 #TWC19

Bon Jovi headed to Belgium for the TW Classic festival. Here's what was played:

Werchter, Belgium - Festivalpark - July 14, 2019

1. This House is Not For Sale
2. Raise Your Hands
3. You Give Love a Bad Name
4. Born to Be My Baby
5. Whole Lot of Leavin'
6. Lost Highway
7. Runaway
8. We Weren't Born to Follow
9. Have a Nice Day
10. Keep the Faith
11. Blood on Blood
12. Roller Coaster
13. It's My Life
14. We Don't Run
15. Wanted Dead or Alive
16. Lay Your Hands on Me
17. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
18. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore:
19. Livin' on a Prayer

Very short set, though I acknowledge it was a festival. But still.

Videos from Werchter

"Blood on Blood":

"Wanted Dead or Alive":

Extras

John Fogerty was also part of the TWC 2019 line-up. JBJ and Tico Torres are repping Bon Jovi in this pic:

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Two legends getting ready to hit the stage tonight in Werchter, Belgium at the #TWC19. John Fogerty & Bon Jovi 🙌

A post shared by Bon Jovi (@bonjovi) on Jul 14, 2019 at 11:34am PDT

Everett Bradley posted a fun picture of himself with Fogerty's drummer Kenny Aronoff, who also played on JBJ's solo albums:

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Ran into the famed drummer from John Fogerty & John Cougar Mellencamp, college buddy IU music school @kennyaronoff!

A post shared by Everett Bradley (@everettbradley) on Jul 15, 2019 at 3:30pm PDT

And Tico's talents apparently include targeting Phil X and John Shanks with bread as they wander around Brussels 🤣:

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when you & a couple of buddies ( @john_shanks & @deangrillodc ) are walking down a street in Brussels & someone is dropping pieces of bread on you & you look up & it's THIS guy.

A post shared by Phil X (@philx1111) on Jul 15, 2019 at 4:14am PDT

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Garageland, Wild is the Wind, Never Say Goodbye from Belgium

Now that Bon Jovi's Circle/Greatest Hits/Open Air Tour is done and dusted, it's time to catch up on those last few video posts. ;) Starting with Belgium.

By all reports, Bruges (July 24, 2011) was a funny old show but the band did play some cool stuff. Here's a sample.

Garageland

What I love about this video is that each band member gets some air time. Wish this song had been on Crush.

Wild is the Wind

Um, Tico... what was that (at about 2:14)? :P

Never Say Goodbye

The forgotten Slippery When Wet single, but it's always appreciated when it pops up.

More videos over at Hath's Circle Tour Blog. And more to be posted here at Blame It On The Love, too.

Bruges set list

Shortish set for Bon Jovi's Belgium show... Had some really nice inclusions from a diehard's perspective but from what I've read and been told the show was just "okay" as opposed to great. I'd love to hear comments from anyone else who was there, though.

Bruges, Belgium - Zeebrugge Beach - July 24, 2011
Happy Now
You Give Love a Bad Name
Blood On Blood
We Weren't Born To Follow
Lost Highway
Whole Lot Of Leavin'
It's My Life
The More Things Change
Raise Your Hands
Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
Bad Medicine / Hot Legs [Rod Stewart cover]
Bed Of Roses
I'll Be There For You
Who Says You Can't Go Home
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Garageland
Have A Nice Day
Keep The Faith

encore:
Wild Is The Wind
Never Say Goodbye
Wanted Dead Or Alive
Livin' On A Prayer

As per usual, Hath's Circle Tour Blog will have all the videos in due course.

LH Magic Memory #11: Dry County in Brussels

Well, I did promise something special... though it was Bon Jovi that did all the delivering at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium on June 14, 2008. They produced an amazing set list for this show but the crowning moment was the epic "Dry County" which was played for the first time on the tour. The song had returned on the Have a Nice Day tour after a 10-year absence but Jon's voice was usually too thin to really do it justice. Enter the Lost Highway tour, Belgium. There seems to be something weird going on with Jon's microphone at times but his vocals are much stronger and he's singing it with more feeling.



This is my favourite Bon Jovi song. Lyrically, it's socially aware and full of pain and passion. Musically, the other band members get to showcase their talents with deeply expressive, almost haunting instrumental parts (most notably Richie Sambora's killer guitar solos). All these parts come together to rattle your bones, and I don't mean like "We Got It Going On" which I just realised wasn't played at this show. Put simply, there are songs and then there are masterpieces; and "Dry County" belongs in the second category.

I did mention that that the band delivered an amazing set, so here's the full set list with gems and/or rarities in bold:

Brussels, Belgium - Koning Boudewijn Stadion (14/6/08)
LOST HIGHWAY
BORN TO BE MY BABY
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
RAISE YOUR HANDS
ONE WILD NIGHT
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD w/ Rockin' All Over The World & Start Me Up
STORY OF MY LIFE
ANY OTHER DAY
IN THESE ARMS
CAPTAIN CRASH
HAVE A NICE DAY
IT'S MY LIFE
KEEP THE FAITH
BLAZE OF GLORY
BLOOD ON BLOOD
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU (Richie)
DRY COUNTY
LAST MAN STANDING
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
LIVIN' ON A PRAYER

ENCORE:
LIVIN' IN SIN
WANTED
BAD MEDICINE w/ Shout