Bon Jovi Sofia set list 14/5/13

Jon Bon Jovi's voice hasn't been in the best shape lately but his hay fever/allergies killed it during this show in Bulgaria. After Bed of Roses, he was forced to skip chunks of songs; David Bryan had to sing In These Arms; and the concert ended after 20 songs with no encores.

Jon apologised to the crowd before Wanted Dead or Alive.


After the show, Matt Bongiovi sent out a couple of tweets about the situation:

Jon is good. We feel allergies got best of him 2/3's through set. Still 2 hour show. He feels bad to have to cut.The audience was AMAZING

— Matthew Bongiovi (@MatthewBongiovi) May 14, 2013

@joviholic31 it hit during the show. Tons of junk in the air their. You could actually see it in the lights.

— Matthew Bongiovi (@MatthewBongiovi) May 14, 2013

Sofia, Bulgaria - Vasil Levski National Stadium - May 14, 2013

1. That's What the Water Made Me
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
3. Born to Be My Baby
4. Raise Your Hands
5. Lost Highway
6. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
7. It's My Life
8. Because We Can
9. What About Now
10. We Got It Going On
11. Keep the Faith
    / Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones cover
12. When We Were Beautiful
13. I'll Be There For You
14. Bed of Roses
15. Runaway
16. We Weren't Born to Follow
17. Who Says You Can't Go Home
18. In These Arms - David Bryan on lead vocals
19. Livin' on a Prayer
20. Wanted Dead or Alive

European dates added to Bon Jovi tour

Bon Jovi has added a string of dates in Europe as part of next year's Because We Can Tour, including headlining the Slane Castle Concert in June.

Here's Jon in Slane:


The latest shows to be announced are:

• May 14, 2013 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Levski Stadium
• May 21, 2013 - Oslo, Norway - Valle Hovin
• May 22, 2013 - Bergen, Norway - Koengen
• May 24, 2013 - Stockholm, Sweden - Olympic Stadium
• May 26, 2013 - Tampere, Finland - Ratina Stadium
• June 6, 2013 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Parken Stadium
• June 8, 2013 - Manchester, United Kingdom - Etihad Stadium
• June 9, 2013 - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Villa Park
• June 12, 2013 - Cardiff, United Kingdom - City Stadium
• June 13, 2013 - Sunderland, United Kingdom - Stadium of Light
• June 15, 2013 - Dublin, Ireland - Slane Castle
• June 30, 2013 - Berne, Switzerland - Stadt de Suisse
• July 3, 2013 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Hampden Park

I didn't realise there was an Etihad Stadium in Manchester until I looked at these dates (There is one in Melbourne, Australia)... It's not that bizarre; obviously Etihad Airways sponsors both venues but it's funny what random things you learn through Bon Jovi. ;)

Anyway, the dates above join previously announced shows in Canada and South Africa.

Will you be heading to any shows in Europe?