Bon Jovi in Manchester: Garageland + I'd Die For You

Bon Jovi played "Garageland" and "I'd Die For You" for the first time on the Because We Can tour in Manchester on June 8, 2013.

Garageland (including a thank you speech from Jon)


I'd Die For You

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.

Garageland and Miss 4th of July up on BonJovi.com

As we move into the final themed week on BonJovi.com, a couple of treats have been released, both live from London's O2 arena. I'm now almost certain the whole "70 songs at the O2" thing was planned specifically to provide content for the current tour hiatus.

Anyway, watch the video of "Garageland" on the official videos page. I love this track; it should have been on Crush (I would probably have dropped "She's a Mystery" or "Save the World").

And another one of my favourite box set tracks... Listen to "Miss Fourth of July" and get the MP3 at this link.

Videos from London (O2 #9-10)

I'm several hours later with some of these videos than I'd intended, but it's been a pretty crazy 24 hours or so in Australian politics; in summary, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd fell on his sword, Julia Gillard was sworn in as the country's first female PM, and I was glued to the TV most of the day. Not to mention the Socceroos are out of the World Cup.

Now that we got that out of the way... I have some videos of Bon Jovi at the O2 for you. These are from June 22 (Show #9) and June 23 (Show #10).

DAMNED - Decent first effort of the tour... but more please, Jon.


I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS - with special guest Bob freakin' Geldof! I love this song and this was a really cool moment.


GARAGELAND - "Nothin' ever felt so right... It was us, those guitars and a Saturday night!" Possibly one of my favourite box set songs actually. :)


WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE - with an acoustic "In and Out of Love" riff intro. ;)

JBJ & Friends at Starland (videos)

Videos from the February 23 Backstage gig at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. Featuring Jon Bon Jovi, Everett Bradley, and the Asbury Jukes minus Southside Johnny. (Have I missed anyone?)

The full set can be found here. It may not have been Bon Jovi the band, but to experience these songs must have been an incredible treat for those in attendance. And Jon seems very relaxed.

SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK 'N' ROLL STAR (The Byrds cover)


THIS TIME IT'S FOR REAL (Southside Johnny cover)


I GET A RUSH


GARAGELAND


DON'T LEAVE ME TONIGHT


HEAD OVER HEELS


MIDNIGHT IN CHELSEA


JANIE DON'T YOU TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN


EVERY WORD WAS A PIECE OF MY HEART


BANG A DRUM (partial)


I don't normally embed so many videos in one post but this is, in all likelihood, a once in a lifetime kind of show. I'm still pinching myself.

LH Magic Memory #23: Garageland in Anaheim

Magic Memory #23 from the Lost Highway tour takes us to the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The date is April 5, 2008 when a gem from the 2004 box set 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong is being played for only the fourth time.

To be honest, I was going to review the Toronto performance of "Garageland" from March 12 (the first time it was played this tour) but couldn't find a complete embeddable video of it. Jon's speech at the beginning of this Anaheim video is funnier though. ;)



"Garageland" is one of those songs that sounds better live than on the recording, particularly on the Lost Highway tour with Jon's superior vocals. It also has more energy live. That said, if it's an outtake from Crush -- Obie O'Brien and the band admit they didn't keep great records so we can't be sure when most of the box set material was written/recorded -- I wish it had made the album. It's a cool rocking song that segues beautifully into "Just Older".

Just two more Magic Memories to go... stay tuned!