(It's Hard) Letting You Go in Bristol

This rarely-played These Days track was the biggest surprise of Bon Jovi's June 27, 2011 concert in Bristol. This video popped up shortly afterwards... the start of the song is missing but most of it is here. And it sounds fantastic.



EDIT: Here's another video. :)

Bristol set list

Bon Jovi dropped into the home of Bristol City FC and slipped some nice inclusions into the set, particularly Happy Now, Just Older, Living in Sin... and Letting You Go!

Bristol, England, UK - Ashton Gate Stadium - June 27, 2011
Happy Now
You Give Love a Bad Name
Born To Be My Baby
We Weren't Born To Follow
Just Older
It's My Life
We Got It Goin' On
Raise Your Hands
Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen From Mars
Bad Medicine / Oh, Pretty Woman [Roy Orbison cover] / Treat Her Right [Roy Head & The Traits cover]
Blaze of Glory
Living In Sin
In These Arms
Who Says You Can't Go Home
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Runaway
Have a Nice Day
Keep the Faith

encore:
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
(It's Hard) Letting You Go
Wanted Dead or Alive
Livin' On A Prayer

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LH Magic Memory #15: Lie To Me in Bristol

Firstly, a little housekeeping: I've been reviewing these "Magic Memories" from the Lost Highway tour since it ended in mid-July and I can tell you that there will be 25 Magic Memories in total to coincide with the band's silver anniversary. This is obviously #15 so there are 10 to go including this one. Rest assured I will still find things to write about when this gig wraps up!

Now onto LH Magic Memory #15. It was the June 25, 2008, at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol -- the third last show of the European leg. After playing "Whole Lot of Leavin'", Jon started asking people for song requests. Eventually someone held up a banner for something that hadn't been played this tour and Bon Jovi obliged, performing "Lie to Me" for the first time in 12 years.

Now this is a song that only diehards are likely to know and admittedly, it's probably a song that's not going to pack a huge punch in a stadium if you don't know it. But it's a good emotive song with some killer lyrics. While Tommy and Gina are not specifically mentioned, the song is a continuation of their story -- to which we were first introduced in "Livin' on a Prayer" of course -- and ongoing struggle to make ends meet. And man, Jon's vocal coach is my hero. This is yet another song that I didn't think he would ever sing again, let alone with any real power. But close your eyes and it's like 1996 all over again.


When this cold world comes between us, please tell me you'll be brave
'Cause I can realise the danger when forgiveness fades away
If you don't love me, lie to me
'cause baby, you're the one thing I believe