Bon Jovi in Dublin (night 2) 16/06/19

After performing in Dublin the night before, Bon Jovi headed back to RDS Arena for Round 2. Here's what was played:

Dublin, Ireland - RDS Arena - June 16, 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. (You Want to) Make a Memory
12. Bed of Roses
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. We Got it Goin' on
20. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
21. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore #1: 
22. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
23. I'll Be There For You
24. Livin' on a Prayer
    
    Encore #2: 
25. These Days

Videos from Dublin (night #2)

"Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" - The first two minutes of the video is the crowd waiting for the band to come back on. Song starts at 2:12:

"Make a Memory":

"These Days" - Jon sounds way better on this one than he did the night before:

Feel free to share your thoughts, video links, etc.

Extras

Base Wood Fired Pizza had welcomed JBJ back to Dublin with an offer of free pizza...

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Another reason to love Ireland. Thanks!

A post shared by Jon Bon Jovi (@jonbonjovi) on Jun 14, 2019 at 8:52am PDT

... which he claimed before heading to the UK!

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It is safe to say that the team in @basewoodfiredpizza Ballsbridge are star struck. Thank you @jonbonjovi @bonjovi for dropping in to say hi and for some pizza of course 🍕🥰 it was a pleasure. #basewfp #bonjovi #baseballsbridge #woodfiredpizza #dublin

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Bon Jovi in Dublin (night 1) 15/06/19

Bon Jovi headed to Dublin for the first of two consecutive nights. Here's what was played at the first show:

Dublin, Ireland - RDS Arena - June 15, 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. I'll Be There For You
13. In These Arms
14. It's My Life
15. Blood on Blood
16. Wanted Dead or Alive
17. Lay Your Hands on Me
18. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen From Mars
19. Who Says You Can't Go Home
20. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
21. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore: 
22. These Days
23. Livin' on a Prayer

Videos from Dublin (night #1)

"You Give Love a Bad Name":

"Have a Nice Day"

"These Days":

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Richie Sambora set lists June 26-July 3

Richie Sambora wrapped up the European leg of his tour earlier this month. Here's what was played:

Paris, France - Le Bataclan - June 26, 2014

1. A Song for You - Leon Russell cover
2. Every Road Leads Home to You
3. Nowadays
4. Lay Your Hands on Me
5. Weathering the Storm
6. Burn the Candle Down
7. Stranger in This Town
8. Sugar Daddy
9. You Don't Wanna Know - Orianthi vox
10. Storybook Love - Willy DeVille/Mark Knopfler cover
11. I'll Be There for You
12. Learning How to Fly With a Broken Wing
13. Seven Years Gone
14. Livin' on a Prayer

Encore:
15. The Answer
16. Taking a Chance on the Wind
17. Get Up, Stand Up - Bob Marley cover
18. These Days
19. Rosie
20. Stick to Your Guns
21. Wanted Dead or Alive

London, England - Clapham Common - June 28, 2014 (Calling Festival)

1. Lay Your Hands on Me
2. Nowadays
3. Every Road Leads Home to You
4. Stranger in this Town
5. Learning How to Fly with a Broken Wing
6. Burn the Candle Down
7. Wanted Dead or Alive

Dublin, Ireland - Olympia Theatre - June 30, 2014

1. A Song For You - Leon Russell cover
2. Every Road Leads Home to You
3. Lay Your Hands on Me
4. Stranger in this Town
5. Burn that Candle Down
6. Weathering the Storm
7. Sugar Daddy
8. You Don't Wanna Know - Orianthi vox
9. Learning How to Fly with a Broken Wing
10. Seven Years Gone
11. Storybook Love - Willy DeVille/Mark Knopfler cover
12. I'll Be There For You
13. Wanted Dead or Alive

encore:
14. Livin' on a Prayer - ft Niamh Crowther, Josh Dunford, Brian McGovern, Tania Notara McNamara, Susan Bluechild (opening act contest finalists)
15. Taking a Chance on the Wind
16. These Days

Belfast, Northern Ireland - Ulster Hall - July 1, 2014

1. A Song for You - Leon Russell cover
2. Burn that Candle Down
3. Every Road Leads Home to You
4. Lay Your Hands on Me
5. Stranger in this Town
6. Nowadays
7. Weathering the Storm
8. Sugar Daddy
9. You Don't Wanna Know - Orianthi vox
10. Learning How to Fly with a Broken Wing
11. Seven Years Gone
12. Storybook Love - Willy DeVille/Mark Knopfler cover
13. I'll Be There For You

encore:
14. Lean On Me (Bill Withers cover) - ft. Peter McVeigh, Matthew Duly, Ryan McMullan, Johnny Reid, David Brown Murray (opening act contest finalists)
15. Wanted Dead or Alive / Midnight Rider (Allman Brothers cover)
16. These Days
17. Livin' on a Prayer

Glasgow, Scotland - O2 ABC - July 3, 2014

1. A Song for You (Leon Russell cover)
2. Burn that Candle Down
3. Every Road Leads Home to You
4. Lay Your Hands on Me
5. Stranger in this Town
6. Nowadays
7. Weathering the Storm
8. Sugar Daddy
9. You Don't Wanna Know - Orianthi vox
10. Learning How to Fly with a Broken Wing / Crossroads (Eric Clapton cover, originally by Robert Johnson)
11. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel cover) / Seven Years Gone
12. Storybook Love (Willy DeVille/Mark Knopfler cover)
13. I'll Be There For You

encore:
14. The Answer
15. Bad Company (Bad Company cover) / Wanted Dead or Alive
16. These Days

Were you at these shows?

Bon Jovi Slane set list

Bon Jovi headlined the Slane Concert. Were you at the show?

Slane, County Meath, Ireland - Slane Castle - June 15, 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. Runaway
6. Lost Highway
7. It's My Life
8. Because We Can
9. What About Now
10. We Got It Going On
11. Keep The Faith
12. When We Were Beautiful
13. I'll Be There For You
14. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
15. We Weren't Born To Follow
16. Who Says You Can't Go Home
17. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
    / Rockin' All Over The World - John Fogerty/Status Quo cover
    / Start Me Up - Rolling Stones cover
18. Bad Medicine

Encore:
19. Dry County
20. Wanted Dead or Alive
21. In These Arms
22. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
23. Have A Nice Day
24. These Days
25. Blood On Blood
26. Livin' On A Prayer
27. I Love This Town
28. Always

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?

Videos from Dublin 2

As promised... videos from Bon Jovi's second night in Dublin (June 30, 2011). It's probably fairly obvious from a diehard's perspective why I've picked the songs I've picked to showcase, so I'll let the videos speak for themselves. Your comments, of course, are always welcome.

(My video post for the first Dublin show is here.)

Bounce


Happy Now


Hey God


Damned


Never Say Goodbye


Love for Sale


Bad Medicine medley (partial): Roadhouse Blues and Vertigo


More killer videos at Hath's Circle Tour Blog. Not long now 'til Istanbul!

Videos from Dublin 1

As promised, here's but a sample of Bon Jovi videos from their first of two nights in Dublin (June 29, 2011)...

Bad Medicine / Gloria / Not Fade Away / Oh, Pretty Woman

Jon rattles his skull cane/maracas, hams up his "crippled" state and pays lively tribute to Irish women, while Tico Torres gets to kick off a "jukebox song" in this marathon Bad Medicine medley. Though to be honest, as much as I love Not Fade Away, I'm not sure it works that well here.

Blaze of Glory


Just Older


I'll post videos from the second show in my next post.

As usual, more great video links can be found on Hath's Circle Tour Blog.

Dublin 2 set list

Pretty impressive set for Bon Jovi's second show in Dublin. And there was also another nod to the Irish crowd with a snippet of U2 during Bad Medicine, after they played Gloria the night before.

Dublin, Ireland - RDS Arena - June 30, 2011
Bounce
You Give Love a Bad Name
We Weren't Born to Follow
Lost Highway
Happy Now
In These Arms
It's My Life
Blaze of Glory
Damned
Raise Your Hands
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead / Start Me Up [Rolling Stones cover]
Bad Medicine / Roadhouse Blues [The Doors cover] / Vertigo [U2 cover]
(You Want to) Make a Memory
I'll Be There For You
Never Say Goodbye [acoustic]
Squeeze Box [The Who cover]
Love for Sale
Who Says You Can't Go Home
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
Blood on Blood
Have a Nice Day
Keep the Faith

encore 1:
Hey God
Wanted Dead or Alive
I Love This Town
Livin' on a Prayer

encore 2:
Always
Love's the Only Rule

Check out Hath's Circle Tour Blog for all the concert videos.

Dublin 1 set list

Bon Jovi hit Dublin for the first of two shows before a week-long break.

Dublin, Ireland - RDS Arena - June 29, 2011
Raise Your Hands
You Give Love a Bad Name
Born to Be My Baby
We Weren't Born to Follow
Just Older
It's My Life
Blaze of Glory
We Got It Goin' On
Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
Bad Medicine / Gloria [Them/Van Morrison cover] / Not Fade Away [Buddy Holly cover] / Oh, Pretty Woman [Roy Orbison cover]
Love's the Only Rule
When We Were Beautiful
Bed of Roses
I'll Be There For You
Who Says You Can't Go Home
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
Have a Nice Day
Keep the Faith

encore:
Dry County
Wanted Dead or Alive
These Days
Always
Livin' on a Prayer

Check out Hath's Circle Tour Blog for all the video links.

LH Magic Memory #8: These Days in Punchestown

My 8th Magic Memory (noting that they're not being reviewed in any particular order) took place at Punchestown Racecourse in Kildare, Ireland on June 7, 2008. For the record, this was the show in which that crazy fan jumped Jon during "In These Arms". You can watch that here but, while entertaining, I don't want it to detract too much from another, more special moment in the show. Or "This ain't scratch 'n' sniff, baby!" as Jon puts it. :P

Now onto THE magic memory. It was the final song of the night. Bon Jovi had planned to wrap up the show with "Hallelujah", "Always", "Wanted Dead or Alive", and "Bad Medicine", when they decided to give the Irish fans a second encore. After performing a cover of "Rockin' All Over The World", Jon pulled out the title track from what I personally consider to be the band's best album. Richie Sambora had sung his bluesy rendition of "These Days" on most occasions that it was performed on the Lost Highway tour. The reason being, Jon couldn't sing it anymore. Until the Leipzig show when he showed us diehards (again) that he had his confidence back. Well, Jon went one better in Ireland. IMO he sounded stronger when going for the high notes this time around, despite reportedly suffering from hay fever. And it was such a great song for the band to finish on.



The fiddle during the solo is not everyone's cup of tea, but I don't actually mind it since Lorenza Ponce is a talented violinist. And oddly enough, I think it adds an interesting dimension to this song (whereas it was too overbearing in Newark during some of the other classic Bon Jovi songs). That said, my musical background isn't grounded in rock and I can understand purists hating the violin. ;)