This Ain't a Love Song, Romeo and Juliet + more from San Sebastian

Bon Jovi's San Sebastián show (July 29, 2011) brought some nice inclusions... the most notable/anticipated being This Ain't a Love Song!

This Ain't a Love Song

These Days' biggest hit finally made its tour debut on the second last show of the tour. There were fans holding up signs for it in Barcelona but it wasn't played. Hope at least some of those fans got to experience it here. Jon's not moving around much but he sounds great.

Romeo and Juliet / Always

Romeo and Juliet is probably my favourite Dire Straits song so that was a cool surprise. It also segues nicely into Always.

Summertime

Jon seems to have fun with this song. It's not all that well liked, but I actually enjoy it.

Wild in the Streets (partial)

This was as much of the song as I could find but it deserved a showcasing.

I'd Die For You


Hath's Circle Tour Blog has a complete video guide to this show. I'll be posting videos from Lisbon tomorrow. :)

First Summerfest videos

Set list from Summerfest here.

Videos below (is it just me or does the audio seem awfully... jumpy?).

I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU - featuring Richie on lead vocals and fireworks.


SUMMERTIME


HAVE A NICE DAY (my favourite of the "It's My Life clones")


KEEP THE FAITH


WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

LH Magic Memory #16: Frankfurt

The venue reportedly had terrible acoustics but Bon Jovi's Frankfurt show on June 3, 2008 can still lay claims to being one of the best shows of the Lost Highway tour.

WE WILL ROCK YOU / SUMMERTIME
On its own, "Summertime" is a fun little pop rock number that doesn't really reach any great heights. Which is fine; not all songs are designed to blow you away. But pairing it with a classic crowd-pleaser like Queen's "We Will Rock You" gave the "Summertime" performance an extra dimension.


BLOOD MONEY / BLAZE OF GLORY
Two of my favourite songs from Jon's 1990 solo album. I could never get sick of this live combination.


SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL / KEEP THE FAITH
Second half of a highly spirited rock performance.


LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME
A classic New Jersey song that has appeared on official DVDs but is now rarely performed live. Prior to Frankfurt, it was last played in Toronto in December 2007.


IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG / DAMNED
"Damned" had resurfaced out of nowhere in St Paul, USA (March 19, 2008) after a five year absence, and was played for only the second time on the tour. "If Loving You is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right" was a perfect a'cappella intro for it. The video is a little out of sync in places but Jon was on fire.


THESE DAYS
I think this is Jon's favourite song from the album and he was really into it tonight. Lots of showman acting and emotion. Strong vocals. Killer performance.


I was pretty liberal with the videos but these are just a few of the performances from an amazing show full of energy and surprises. That encore is almost worthy of a post in itself. The band was all too aware of the acoustic problems (Jon even apologised for it) and could easily have used it as an excuse to slack off. Bon Jovi fans in Frankfurt and around the world (God bless YouTube) can be very glad they didn't.

Frankfurt, Germany - Commerzbank Arena (3/6/08)
LOST HIGHWAY
BORN TO BE MY BABY
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
SUMMERTIME w/ We Will Rock You
JUST OLDER
CAPTAIN CRASH & THE BEAUTY QUEEN FROM MARS
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD w/ Jumpin' Jack Flash + Mercy
BLOOD MONEY
BLAZE OF GLORY
WHOLE LOT OF LEAVIN'
BED OF ROSES
IN THESE ARMS
WE GOT IT GOIN' ON
IT'S MY LIFE
KEEP THE FAITH w/ Sympathy for the Devil
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU (Richie Sambora lead vocals)
LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME
HAVE A NICE DAY
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
BAD MEDICINE w/ Shout
LIVIN' ON A PRAYER

Encore:
ANY OTHER DAY
DAMNED w/ If Loving You Is Wrong
THESE DAYS
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE