Bon Jovi in Munich 05/07/19

Bon Jovi took their tour to Munich's Olympic Stadium and here's what was played:

Munich, Germany - Olympiastadion - July 5, 2019 set list

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. Roller Coaster
6. Lost Highway
7. Runaway
8. We Weren't Born to Follow
9. Have a Nice Day
10. Keep the Faith
11. These Days
12. Who Says You Can't Go Home
13. In These Arms
14. It's My Life
15. We Don't Run
16. Wanted Dead or Alive
17. Lay Your Hands on Me
18. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
19. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
20. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore:
21. I'll Be There For You
22. Livin' on a Prayer

Videos from Munich

"These Days":

"In These Arms" - David Bryan sang the first verse, though his mic was turned down at the beginning so you couldn't hear him initially:

"Runaway":

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Extras

Phil X posted a picture of himself with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen ahead of the Munich show. I usually only ever see images of Collen on stage with his shirt off so I probably wouldn't have recognised him had X not specified who it was. 🤣

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@bonjovi & @defleppard hang last night before Munich's show tonight. i just HAD to get a shot of the PHILs. me & @therealphilcollen talking string gauges of all things at this very moment. ARE YOU READY, MUNICH???

A post shared by Phil X (@philx1111) on Jul 4, 2019 at 11:20pm PDT

Everett Bradley also posted a picture of himself and Tico Torres with Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen.

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Honored to be amongst rhythmic greatness with BonJovi’s Tico Torres and Def Leppard’s Rick Allen!! #rickallen #ticotorres #drummers #badass #80srock #bonjovitour2019 #igotrhythm

A post shared by Everett Bradley (@everettbradley) on Jul 4, 2019 at 11:45am PDT

Here's vocal coach Mary Jo DuPrey's post from the Bon Jovi/Def Leppard dinner in Munich.

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Having dinner with Bon Jovi AND Def Leppard. Munich.

A post shared by Mary Jo Agresta DuPrey (@maryjoagrestaduprey) on Jul 4, 2019 at 11:55am PDT

And finally, Phil responded to a fan request to demonstrate how he played the "Born Again Tomorrow" solo. Wouldn't mind the band playing this, since this is supposed to still be the This House Is Not For Sale Tour. 😉

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had a fan request a quick lesson on the solo for Born Again Tomorrow from THINFS. here she be.

A post shared by Phil X (@philx1111) on Jul 5, 2019 at 10:22am PDT

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Bon Jovi in Sønderborg 11/06/19

Bon Jovi's This House Is Not For Sale Tour headed to Denmark and here's what was played:

Sønderborg, Denmark - Slagmarken - June 11, 2019 set list

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. Roller Coaster
6. Lost Highway
7. Runaway
8. We Weren't Born to Follow
9. Have a Nice Day
10. Keep the Faith
11. Amen
12. In These Arms
13. It's My Life
14. We Don't Run
15. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
16. Lay Your Hands on Me
17. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen From Mars
18. We Got it Goin' on
19. Blood on Blood
20. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore: 
21. I'd Die For You
22. Livin' on a Prayer

Yes, you read that correctly. No "Wanted Dead or Alive", but "I'd Die For You" was played.

Def Leppard opened for Bon Jovi on this show, the first time they've played together since 1986. I've seen both bands live, but it would be kind of cool to see them on the same bill (probably more so in their respective peaks though). Def Leppard posted these pics on their social media accounts:

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Fun catching up with #BonJovi. 📸 @rsebastyan

A post shared by Def Leppard (@defleppard) on Jun 11, 2019 at 3:44pm PDT

Videos from Sønderborg

"I'd Die For You" (it's only 26 not-great-sounding seconds, but I had to include it since it was the biggest surprise of the night):

"Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" (most of it):

"In These Arms" (partial, with the screen oriented the wrong way but you get the idea):

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Old guys still rock

Last Friday I went to Members Equity Stadium in East Perth to see Def Leppard with special guests Cheap Trick and support act The Galvatrons (a young Melbourne band playing their first stadium gig but if you like your 80s sounds, check them out).

While not surprising, it's worth noting that I was probably one of the youngest people there of their own accord. Robin Zander from Cheap Trick joked about how they didn't have any top 40 songs but were featured in every music video game the world, plus the opening credits to That 70s Show. Def Leppard's Joe Elliott reminded everyone that they were in fact touring a new album. But the sad fact is, despite surviving the 80s better than most of their contemporaries, they are more or less "nostalgia bands". It's a shame because Cheap Trick and Def Leppard both proved they can still put on a spectacular rock show.

How is it Bon Jovi have triumphed where the likes of Def Leppard have merely "survived"? Some Jovi fans call Lepp hasbeens. Some Lepp fans accuse Jovi of being soft and selling out. But at the end of the day, all that happened is that Def Leppard never had an "It's My Life". That song introduced Bon Jovi to a whole new generation that Def Leppard can only dream about. FWIW I don't think "It's My Life" is even that great a song (it's not terrible but it's no masterpiece). But you can't deny the impact it's had on their careers. Jon has said they would walk away if it ever became the "nostalgia tour". If Crush had bombed (bearing in mind that "It's My Life" was the ONLY single from it to reach #1 in any market), would Bon Jovi even be making records?

Something to ponder while you're waiting for LH Magic Memory #20 in the coming days. ;)