Bon Jovi in Bucharest 21/07/19

For the last European show of the This House Is Not For Sale Tour, Bon Jovi headed to Bucharest. Here's what was played:

Bucharest, Romania - Piața Constituției - July 21, 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. Whole Lot of Leavin'
6. Lost Highway
7. Runaway
8. We Weren't Born to Follow
9. Have a Nice Day
10. Keep the Faith
11. Amen
12. Roller Coaster
13. It's My Life
14. We Don't Run
15. Wanted Dead or Alive
16. Lay Your Hands on Me
17. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen From Mars
18. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore #1:
19. Livin' on a Prayer
    
    Encore #2:
20. I'd Die For You
21. Twist and Shout [The Top Notes/The Isley Brothers/The Beatles cover]

The band wraps up this leg of the tour in Tel Aviv, before a couple of months off.

Selected videos from Bucharest

"I'd Die For You" - This is pretty rough, but I can't not post the video given it's the closest thing to a rarity in this set despite being played at the previous show in Klagenfurt:

"Twist and Shout" - Jon apologised to the crowd for not being quite up to speed before the final song:

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Bon Jovi in Klagenfurt 19/07/19

Bon Jovi followed up Vienna with another Austrian show, this time performing in Klagenfurt for the first time. This was the set:

Klagenfurt, Austria - Wörthersee Stadion - July 19, 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. Whole Lot of Leavin'
6. Lost Highway
7. Runaway
8. We Weren't Born to Follow
9. Have a Nice Day
10. Keep the Faith
11. Amen
12. Bed of Roses
13. I'd Die For You
14. It's My Life
15. Knockout
16. Wanted Dead or Alive
17. Lay Your Hands on Me
18. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen From Mars
19. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore: 
20. Always
21. Livin' on a Prayer

I realised "Knockout" was played for the first time this year, but I still think the song sucks (despite continuing to enjoy most of the album) so I don't care. 😜

Selected videos from Klagenfurt

"I'd Die For You" - Good to see something different. This was a belated performance for someone who's been requesting the song at previous shows:

"Always" - There were a couple of false starts after David Bryan made some uncharacteristic mistakes at the beginning:

"Bed of Roses" featuring two dance partners:

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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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Bon Jovi in Montreal 18/05/18 + What next?

Bon Jovi's second of two consecutive nights in Montreal marked a) the end of this leg of the tour, b) possibly the last show of the tour, and c) probably the most surprising set of the tour. They signalled it early -- This is the first show of the This House Is Not For Sale Tour not to open with the title track. Jon started the concert in the crowd, while the B-stage where he's been singing "Amen" and "Bed of Roses" was not used (and those two songs were dropped).

Here's what was played:

Montreal, QC, Canada - Bell Centre - May 18, 2018

1. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
3. This House Is Not For Sale
4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
5. Lost Highway
6. Roller Coaster
7. Because We Can
8. Runaway
9. It's My Life
10. We Weren't Born to Follow
11. We Got It Goin' On
12. Keep the Faith
13. Who Says You Can't Go Home
14. Born to Be My Baby
15. Lay Your Hands on Me
16. New Year's Day
17. I'd Die For You
18. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore #1:
19. (You Want To) Make a Memory
20. In These Arms
21. Wanted Dead or Alive
22. Livin' on a Prayer
    
    Encore #2:
23. Blood on Blood
24. I'll Be There For You

Videos from Montreal, night #2

"Blood on Blood":

"I'll Be There For You":

"I'd Die For You":

"In These Arms":

"New Year's Day":

"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead":

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

At this stage, no other shows have been announced. Jon did mention Japan and Australia to an interviewer at the iHeartRadio Awards, but there was talk (and expectation) of a 2018 European tour, which ultimately fell through. So who knows? Will they make it to the rest of the world? Will there be another album?

Jon's latest Instagram post implies there'll at least be more shows (whether that's for this album cycle or the next) so I guess we'll wait and see...

What a flawless end to the #thinfstour. Thank you to the fans and each city for showing us why @bonjovi fans are the best in the world. We’ll see you soon! #bonjovi Images 📷: @davidbergman

A post shared by Jon Bon Jovi (@jonbonjovi) on May 19, 2018 at 12:48pm PDT

Bon Jovi in San Antonio 22/03/18

Bon Jovi's This House Is Not For Sale Tour arrived in San Antonio and brought with it a couple of changes at last... The most notable being "I'd Die For You", which made its tour debut. "Make a Memory" was also played for the first time this year. Here's the full set list:

San Antonio, TX, USA - AT&T Center - March 22, 2018

1. This House Is Not For Sale
2. Knockout
3. You Give Love a Bad Name
4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
5. Lost Highway
6. When We Were Us
7. Born To Be My Baby
8. Who Says You Can't Go Home
9. It's My Life
10. We Weren't Born to Follow
11. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
12. We Got It Goin' On
13. Keep the Faith
14. Amen
15. Bed of Roses
16. Lay Your Hands on Me
17. God Bless This Mess
18. Have a Nice Day
19. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore:
20. (You Want To) Make a Memory
21. I'd Die For You
22. Wanted Dead or Alive
23. Livin' on a Prayer

Looks like any surprises that may occur are going to happen in the encore, but here's hoping for a shake-up in the main set too.

Videos from San Antonio

It was pretty slim pickings for videos at the time of writing this post, especially on YouTube, but there were some on other platforms.

Dawn streamed the show via Facebook Live from the end of "Lay Your Hands on Me" onwards. (The encore starts at about 23:35 and "I'd Die For You" begins at about 28:30.):


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

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

Videos from Oslo

A couple of videos from Bon Jovi's June 15 concert in Oslo. Haven't been able to find a video of Damned yet, but hopefully someone did capture it.

Wild is the Wind

There's a bit of a goof here and Jon sends a death stare in the Richie Sambora direction. But I love that they played this!

I'd Die For You

Not exactly my favourite Slippery When Wet song but I love them playing it anyway. Speaking of verses and choruses, the verses crap all over the chorus of this song... JMHO. ;)

Bed of Roses

Camera work's a bit shaky but it's right up close so you can have one of those "OMG Jon is looking right at me" moments. Haha. :P

Diamond Ring / I'll Be There For You

Nice view of Richie doing his thang. He's also using an electric guitar for Diamond Ring.

Visit Hath's Circle Tour Blog for all the videos from the show in due course.

More Sydney 2nd night videos

Here are some more videos from Bon Jovi's second Sydney show (December 18, 2010).

Last Man Standing - I'm not 100% sold on this as an opener, but I do like the song so I'm glad they brought it back on this tour.


Just Older + I'd Die For You - I've always wondered why "Just Older" wasn't a single. It's nice to get a Slippery When Wet album track too.


Homebound Train - This is a perfect Richie Sambora song, both vocally and... guitarily (yes, I just coined a word). Suits him much better than "Lay Your Hands on Me".


Lay Your Hands on Me - Jon on lead vocals, the way it was supposed to be. ;)


Wanted Dead or Alive - I don't showcase "Wanted" on the blog too often, since it's played at every show anyway, but this was basically a duet between the crowd and Richie. A few people have mentioned that David Bryan looks annoyed about Richie getting to sing the second verse. I don't think I'd read too much into his expression though.


In These Arms - If there was one "major" criticism about the three-night stand in Sydney, it would be that neither of the big ballads "Always" and "Bed of Roses" were played. They did at least get "In These Arms" though.

Videos from London June 10-11 + June 8 review

LET IT ROCK - As Joe Biden might say, this is a big f***ing deal. Bon Jovi played "Let It Rock" at The O2 last night (June 11, 2010). It was obviously the song's tour debut, and I didn't think it had been performed at all in the past 10 years... but I've since been told that "Let It Rock" was last played in Osaka, Japan on January 8, 1991. A very big f***ing deal, then.

Here's a video of the first couple of minutes...


Here's a lower quality video of the full song...


And let's not forget the awesome-ness of the night before (June 10, 2010)...

HEY GOD - Now that's rock! :)


I'D DIE FOR YOU


NEVER SAY GOODBYE


LIVING IN SIN


And because I can, some more videos from June 11.
OH, PRETTY WOMAN


OPEN ALL NIGHT (partial)


Still waiting for "Radio Saved My Life Tonight".

Finally, here's a fan review of the second night at The O2 by Roger Allen from Fanzeyreview:

Bon Jovi are back to their spiritual home of London for a virtual month residency at the O2 Arena. This is all part of The Circle Tour in support of the same name titled cd that hit the stores last year. The band has come a long way since I first saw them in London in 1988/89 for the New Jersey tours.

Check out the review and his website at this link.

Even more Meadowlands videos

A selection of videos from the third night (May 29, 2010)...

DRY COUNTY - Sounds stronger than it did the first night. Amazing song.


I'D DIE FOR YOU


JUST OLDER


JUMPIN' JACK FLASH / I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD


SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT (electric) - Cool jam near the end.


DIAMOND RING


IN THESE ARMS


And a couple of earlier videos that I didn't post here or here...

RAISE YOUR HANDS from the first night (tour debut)


BED OF ROSES from the second night - This isn't the first time they've played "Roses" this tour but this is probably the best performance of it, vocally at least. Jon's going for (and hitting) the original notes as opposed to singing the This Left Feels Right melody over electric instruments.

LH Magic Memory #24: Manchester

The second last Magic Memory in this series takes us to June 22, 2008 in the City of Manchester, UK. This was probably the last real epic show of the tour. I'm not saying the concerts that followed weren't good, but Bon Jovi sets a high standard for live shows, and Manchester lasted a marathon two hours and 40 minutes. The show was full of great performances, plus a great set that combined hits and crowd pleasers with some gems for the diehards.

LIVIN' ON A PRAYER - A bit rough but I think it captures the crowd's anticipation and enthusiasm, as well as Jon's showman qualities.


I'D DIE FOR YOU - Always nice to see a Slippery When Wet rarity live.


LAST CIGARETTE - The first (and only) time this was played on the Lost Highway tour and a great surprise to see live. I thought this was lyrically one of the more clever songs from Have a Nice Day. The trippy Beach Boys-style bridge is cool too, but I still wish Jon would give up the smokes.


DIAMOND RING - Jon and Richie gazing lovingly into each other's eyes and declare to the world: "You're my queen and I'm your king".... Oh, I'm kidding. ;) But the two of them share the mic in this beautiful rendition.


ALWAYS - Could never get tired of this being back in the set!


DRY COUNTY - Words cannot express how much I love "Dry County". Just watch. :)



Manchester, UK - City of Manchester Stadium (22/6/08)
LIVIN' ON A PRAYER
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
LOST HIGHWAY
BORN TO BE MY BABY
CAPTAIN CRASH & THE BEAUTY QUEEN FROM MARS
I'D DIE FOR YOU
LAST CIGARETTE
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD w/ Jumpin' Jack Flash + Twist & Shout
BLAZE OF GLORY
WHOLE LOT OF LEAVIN'
DIAMOND RING
ALWAYS
IN THESE ARMS
BLOOD ON BLOOD
IT'S MY LIFE
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU (Richie)
DRY COUNTY
HAVE A NICE DAY
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
KEEP THE FAITH
BAD MEDICINE w/ Shout

Encore:
WE GOT IT GOIN' ON
ANY OTHER DAY
I LOVE THIS TOWN

SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

Just one more left in this series and a wrap-up, but never fear, there are always worthwhile things to blog about in Jovi land. ;)