Bon Jovi in Columbus 18/03/17

Shortly after the news broke that rock 'n' roll pioneer Chuck Berry had died at the age of 90, Bon Jovi hit the stage in Columbus, Ohio on their This House Is Not For Sale Tour. Here's what was played:

Set list: Columbus, OH, USA - Nationwide Arena - 18 March 2017

1. This House Is Not For Sale
2. Knockout
3. You Give Love a Bad Name
4. Lost Highway
5. Whole Lot of Leavin'
6. Roller Coaster
7. We Weren't Born to Follow
8. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead / Johnny B. Goode [Chuck Berry cover]
9. We Got It Going On
10. Who Says You Can't Go Home
11. It's My Life
12. We Don't Run
13. God Bless This Mess
14. Scars on This Guitar
15. The Devil's in the Temple
16. Lay Your Hands on Me
17. Born to Be My Baby
18. Have a Nice Day
19. Bad Medicine
20. Keep the Faith
    
    Encore:
21. Raise Your Hands
22. Wanted Dead or Alive
23. Livin' on a Prayer

One of Chuck Berry's best known songs, the semi-autobiographical "Johnny B. Goode" was performed in tribute. "Raise Your Hands" was also played for only the second time this tour despite being listed as an audible at every show.

Videos from Columbus

"Johnny B. Goode":

 

UPDATE 20/03/17: "Raise Your Hands":

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

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Living in Sin - Live in Columbus, Ohio

Bon Jovi played Living in Sin for the first time on the Because We Can Tour during their March 10 show in Columbus. Here's a video.



Do you think they should play it more often?

Bon Jovi Columbus set list 10/3/13

Bon Jovi's Columbus show saw Living in Sin -- a top 10 single which should have been on the Greatest Hits, by the way -- make its tour debut. Great to see Always stay in the set. :)

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Columbus, OH, US - Nationwide Arena - March 10, 2013

1. You Give Love A Bad Name
2. Raise Your Hands
3. Lost Highway
4. Because We Can
5. That's What The Water Made Me
6. It's My Life
7. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
8. When We Were Beautiful
9. What About Now
10. We Got It Goin' On
11. Runaway
12. Keep The Faith
13. Amen
14. Living In Sin / Chapel Of Love [Dixie Cups cover]
15. I'll Be There For You
16. We Weren't Born To Follow
17. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead / Oh, Pretty Woman [Roy Orbison cover]
18. Who Says You Can't Go Home
19. Bad Medicine

Encore:
20. (You Want To) Make A Memory
21. Wanted Dead Or Alive
22. Born To Be My Baby

Encore 2:
23. Have A Nice Day
24. Livin' On A Prayer

Encore 3:
25. Always

Videos from Columbus and Uncasville

Not too long now before Bon Jovi plays in Des Moines, so let's catch up on a few videos from the previous two shows.

From Columbus, Ohio (May 10, 2011)...

Wanted Dead or Alive

Jon rests a fan's JBJ and Richie Sambora dolls on his guitar during Wanted.
To David Bryan: "No that's not you! It's me!" Poor Dave! :P

Who Says You Can't Go Home (partial)

Why the heck would I put Who Says, I hear you ask! Well, it's less for the song and more for the funny moment where Jon stops the song in the middle to have a chat to event security guard Troy about how women stick their boobs in his face trying to take photos. Everyone is out of time when Jon tells the band to resume the song from the second chorus, but he doesn't give anyone the Infamous Stink-Eye. ;)

I'll Be There For You

Filmed from the pit (i.e. from behind Jon) as Jon is out on the platform. Additional lyrics (I think -- corrections welcome as always):

I'll be there for you
If you want me to
I'll be the air for you
I'll do anything
Well, I'll be there for you
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
Oh, I'll be there for you
If you want me to be
Through this driving rain
I'll take the weight of the world off your shoulders
Just call
Just call my name
Just tell me, my friend, that you'll be comin' back again
And I'll be there
I can hear you
Let me hear you
Let me hear you sing!

And from Uncasville (May 7, 2011)...

Last Man Standing

I guess Have a Nice Day is considered fairly mediocre in many circles, but it's an album that means a lot to me personally so it's been good to see this played semi-regularly since The Circle Tour, even if I'm not 100% sold on it as an opener, and there are other HAND songs I prefer.

So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star

This Byrds cover was rather unexpected. Not sure if it has special significance or if Jon just felt like throwing it in. Prior to this, Rock 'n' Roll Star was last performed at the Jon Bon Jovi and Friends Starland Ballroom show in January.

More videos on Hath's Circle Tour Blog.

Columbus set list

This was Bon Jovi's first show in Columbus since the Have a Nice Day tour. Lost Highway seems to be opening the show a lot this leg, while it's nice to see Blood on Blood getting a run in places other than the opening spot.

Columbus, Ohio, USA - Nationwide Arena - May 10, 2011
Lost Highway
You Give Love A Bad Name
Born To Be My Baby
We Weren't Born To Follow
Runaway
It's My Life
Work for The Working Man
We Got It Goin' On
Bad Medicine / Roadhouse Blues [The Doors cover] / Old Time Rock & Roll [Bob Seger cover]
Lay Your Hands On Me
(You Want To) Make a Memory
Bed Of Roses
I'll Be There For You
Who Says You Can't Go Home
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Blood On Blood
Have A Nice Day
Keep The Faith

Encore:
When We Were Beautiful
Wanted Dead Or Alive
Livin' On A Prayer

Check out Hath's Circle Tour Blog for all the video links for this show in due course.