Music Feeds LIVE: Richie Sambora + Orianthi

After a delayed start, Richie Sambora and Orianthi, with Luke Ebbin on percussion, had a jam in the studio for Music Feeds Live today. You can watch the stream in full via YouTube.

Music Feeds LIVE: Richie Sambora + Orianthi


Here's what they played:

• Norwegian Wood [The Beatles cover]
• You Don't Wanna Know - Orianthi
• Seven Years Gone

Bon Jovi Brisbane set list 17/12/13

"Thank you, goodnight, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year," said Jon at the end of a three-hour show in Brisbane. And with that, Bon Jovi signed off on the tumultuous Because We Can tour. The final show was streamed live around the world via the Telstra and Bon Jovi websites.

Were you there in person, or watching online?


Brisbane, QLD, Australia - Suncorp Stadium - December 17, 2013

1. That's What the Water Made Me
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
3. Raise Your Hands
4. Lost Highway
5. Whole Lot of Leavin'
6. It's My Life
7. Because We Can
8. What About Now
9. We Got It Going On
10. Keep the Faith
11. Amen
12. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - acoustic
13. Diamond Ring
14. (You Want To) Make a Memory
15. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
16. Born to Be My Baby
17. We Weren't Born to Follow
18. Who Says You Can't Go Home
19. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
    / Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones cover
    / Start Me Up - Rolling Stones cover
    / Wipe Out - The Surfaris cover (Tico Torres solo)
    / Highway to Hell - AC/DC cover (Phil X vox)
20. Bad Medicine
encore 1:
21. I'll Be There For You
22. Wanted Dead or Alive
23. Have a Nice Day
24. In These Arms
25. Livin' on a Prayer
encore 2:
26. These Days
27. Always
28. Run Run Rudolph - Chuck Berry cover
29. I Love This Town

Bon Jovi Tampere set list 26/5/13

Nice to see Bon Jovi starting to play songs from the What About Now album they're supposed to be promoting. Here's their set from Finland. Were you at the show?

Tampere, Finland - Tampere Ratina Stadium - May 26, 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. Lost Highway
6. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
7. It's My Life
8. Because We Can
9. What About Now
10. Runaway
11. We Got It Going On
12. Keep The Faith
13. (You Want To) Make A Memory
14. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - acoustic
15. Last Man Standing
16. We Weren't Born To Follow
17. Who Says You Can't Go Home
18. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
19. Bad Medicine
    / Roadhouse Blues - The Doors cover
Encore 1:
20. In These Arms
21. Wanted Dead Or Alive
22. Have a Nice Day
23. Livin' on a Prayer
Encore 2:
24. I'm With You
25. What's Left Of Me
Encore 3:
26. These Days
27. Always

The first 40 minutes of the show were streamed live.


Meanwhile, Phil X is now popular enough to have his own Twitter impersonator, although the fake Phil tweets predominantly in Portuguese and now has "PARODY ACCOUNT" in their bio after the real Phil objected to someone trying to be him.

"Bon Jovi: 'Live' from Lisbon" Encore

From BonJovi.com:

DON'T MISS THE STREAM OF Bon Jovi: 'Live' from Lisbon Encore on Sept 21st!
September 14, 2011

Make sure to watch Bon Jovi: 'Live' from Lisbon Encore, the stream of Bon Jovi's last show of the 2011 tour performed in Lisbon, Portugal on July 31st!! The legendary performance will stream Wednesday, September 21st for fans worldwide on BonJovi.com and Facebook.com/BonJovi!

There will be 3 airings so tune in to any or all of the times below to catch this unforgettable show!

First Airing: 8:00PM EST (Sydney) // 7:00PM JST (Tokyo) // 6:00AM EDT (New York)
Second Airing: 8:00PM BST (London) // 3:00PM EDT
Third Airing: 8:00PM EDT // 7:00PM CDT // 6:00PM MDT // 5:00PM PDT

The wording is a bit ambiguous so whether that means they're broadcasting the whole show, or just the encore, or just selected highlights isn't entirely clear. I don't think I'm going to get home in time to catch it anyway so if anyone wants to record it, that'd be nice. ;)

Hard Rock Calling audio and video

Bon Jovi blew us away at Hard Rock Calling in London on June 25. I don't know if there's any chance of an official live release, but it'd sure be nice.

Absolute Radio has a photo gallery from the show. They are also streaming Blaze of Glory, Born to Be My Baby, It's My Life, Livin' on a Prayer and Always until July 26, 2011.

There's also a fan recording of the full audio stream here. Various other fan recordings are floating around for download.

And finally, here are some fan videos. :)

Hey God

Considering this is the opening track of my favourite album, I recognised the intro of the song when I heard it coming through my headphones during the live stream, but I don't think I really believed what I was hearing until Jon started singing.

Bad Medicine / Oh, Pretty Woman

Jon squeezing Richie Sambora's butt at about 3:27.

Hallelujah

Some people bag it for being too slow or over-emoted but I don't care; I love Bon Jovi's version of Hallelujah. I never really appreciated the song until Bon Jovi started doing this in 2007... now I love the original as well as many of the cover versions. Though I have to admit, Jon looks rather pained here.

Dry County

If you follow the blog, you'll probably already know I'm a sucker for this song.

Livin' on a Prayer / Always


For more videos, check out Hath's Circle Tour Blog.

Munich set list + webcast

The first hour (10 songs) of Bon Jovi's concert in Munich was streamed live via Ustream. There was a nice nod to German rockers the Scorpions during Bad Medicine. Always finally returned to the set and I was also surprised to see Bells of Freedom played again.

Munich, Bavaria, Germany - Olympic Stadium - June 12, 2011
Raise Your Hands
You Give Love A Bad Name
Born To Be My Baby
We Weren't Born To Follow
In These Arms
Runaway
It's My Life
Blaze of Glory
Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
Bad Medicine / Rock You Like a Hurricane [Scorpions cover] / Old Time Rock and Roll [Bob Seger cover]
The More Things Change
Lay Your Hands On Me
When We Were Beautiful
Bed of Roses
I'll Be There For You
Bells of Freedom [acoustic]
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
Always
Livin' on a Prayer
These Days
Blood on Blood

And in case you missed it or want to watch again, the full webcast (including the pre-show in the crowd hosted by Obie O'Brien) is now on YouTube:


Hath's Circle Tour Blog will have more videos from the show as they come.

Live stream from Munich

Bon Jovi will be streaming the first half-hour of their Munich concert:

2010's biggest tour is rolling back into Europe this month and Bon Jovi will be giving fans across the globe a chance to experience the live show from the comfort of their homes!

The record breaking band will be streaming the first 30 minutes of their show live from the awesome Olympic Stadium, Munich, in front of an 80,000 strong crowd and millions watching via the internet, courtesy of Ustream.

Just click on any of these links** to watch at www.bonjovi.com on June 12, 2011, at:
10:00am (Los Angeles, PST)
1:00pm (New York, EST)
6:00pm (London, GMT)
7:00pm (Berlin, CEST)

Or use this link to embed the stream onto a web page:
http://www.ustream.tv/bonjovi

**What links? I'm glad they've included GMT though; I've always thought they should do this because it makes it much easier for anyone outside of the US to figure out when something is happening!

Perth is in the GMT+8 timezone though, so whether I'll stay up past 2am for what may or may not be anything special remains to be seen. Then again, the last time Bon Jovi played in Munich, they floored everyone by covering a Duffy song. ;)

New tour dates + Feb 9 live stream

From BonJovi.com:

February 9th Tour Kick-Off to be Streamed LIVE to Hundreds of Media Websites Through NDN

Ustream Powers Additional Viewing Opportunities
Tickets for Select Dates On Sale Beginning Friday, February 11th

Due to overwhelming popular demand, Bon Jovi has just added another leg to their 2011 Tour, with newly scheduled concerts in Montreal, Atlanta, Orlando, Houston, Memphis, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Columbus, and more (see BonJovi.com/Tour full itinerary). Tickets for select dates will go on sale beginning Friday, February 11th.

The 2011 tour is set to kick off on February 9th at Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA and once again Bon Jovi will utilize the latest in web-based video technology to engage their fans worldwide, as a portion of the show will be broadcast LIVE via a free webcast. Cutting-edge digital video company News Distribution Network (NDN) will deliver the video to hundreds of the world’s top online media websites; and Ustream, the leader in live video will provide additional viewing opportunities.

NDN will stream the live concert to their publisher sites, which includes newspaper websites, online media outlets and radio websites, as Bon Jovi opens the digital doors to their State College performance on Wednesday, February 9th starting at 7:30 pm EST / 6:30 pm CST / 5:30 pm MST / 4:30 pm PST. Fans worldwide can tune in and rock out along with the group on the campus of Penn State University. To watch the band rock the Bryce Jordan Center LIVE, click BonJovi.com, Facebook.com/BonJovi, ustream.tv/BonJovi, or live.newsinc.com/bonjovi. Viewers can also see the webcast by logging on to the websites of top national newspapers such as San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Chicago Sun-Times, New Jersey Star-Ledger, Boston Herald, New York Daily News, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and many more.

The new dates for the 2011 tour are:

• May 3 ---- Ottawa, ON ---- Scotiabank Place
• May 4 ---- Montreal, QB ---- Bell Centre
• May 7 ---- Uncasville, CT ---- Mohegan Sun
• May 10 ---- Columbus, OH ---- Nationwide Arena
• May 12 ---- Des Moines, IA ---- Wells Fargo Arena
• May 14 ---- Atlanta, GA ---- Philips Arena
• May 15 ---- Orlando, FL ---- Amway Center
• May 17 ---- Houston, TX ---- Toyota Center
• May 19 ---- Memphis, TN ---- FedEx Forum
• May 21 ---- Milwaukee, WI ---- Bradley Center
• May 22 ---- St. Louis, MO ---- Scottrade Center

Live webcast from Melbourne on December 11

A press release has just come out today about a live webcast from Etihad Stadium:

Bon Jovi is having a LIVE webcast all the way from Etihad Stadium on Saturday December 11 – 8pm (EDST)

As an Australian exclusive, Bon Jovi in partnership with News Limited, MCM Media and Movideo will stream LIVE the first 30min of their Melbourne concert this Saturday December 11 from Etihad Stadium at 8pm (EDST). Through the websites below, fans all over Australia will be able to have a taste of a LIVE Bon Jovi concert in their own home.

Exclusive LIVE Bon Jovi Webcast
Saturday December 11 - 8pm (EDST)
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au
http://www.couriermail.com.au
http://www.heraldsun.com.au
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au
http://www.perthnow.com.au
News.com.au
http://www.take40.com
http://www.bonjovi.com

Read the rest here. The media release also names "No Apologies" as the new single "out now".

And for anyone who's wondering, I believe 8pm EDST is equivalent to GMT+11. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Not Fade Away from Best Buy Theater

Here's Bon Jovi opening the November 10 YouTube webcast from New York City with "Not Fade Away". Maybe I'm affected by the fact that this was the rarest thing the band played, but I reckon this is a great opener for an intimate venue. Amazing build-up. How good is that Bo Diddley beat? And the only way Jon's one-and-a-half minute emotional death stare for the camera could be improved is if he glued his eyes open so he couldn't blink. :P

New York City (YouTube webcast) set list

Bon Jovi's promo gig at Times Square today was broadcast live on YouTube (and will be replayed twice every six hours for 24 hours, but I'm not sure of the times). The set was a pretty vanilla (and familiar!) from a diehard's perspective, especially after fans were asked to send requests, but obviously they were only planning to play stuff from the Greatest Hits which they can claim they did. I did actually think we'd get more 90s representation though. Oh well. It was a good performance.

New York City, USA - Best Buy Theater - November 10, 2010
Not Fade Away [Buddy Holly cover]
You Give Love a Bad Name
We Weren't Born to Follow
Lost Highway
It's My Life
What Do You Got?
When We Were Beautiful
Wanted Dead or Alive
Who Says You Can't Go Home?
Keep the Faith
Livin' on a Prayer

ENCORE:
Have a Nice Day
Bad Medicine / Oh, Pretty Woman [Roy Orbison cover] / Shout! [Isley Brothers cover]

Greatest Hits worldwide, Bon Jovi movie review, VEVO webcast, iheartradio

With the release of Bon Jovi's Greatest Hits and The Ultimate Collection (the 2-disc version) in North America on November 9, it should now be available worldwide. I actually only received mine today, having pre-ordered it along with The Ultimate Video Colletion, but seeing as it wasn't a brand new studio album, waiting a few days wasn't such a big deal. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet but Hath posted Catte's review of the DVD over at her blog.

Hath's blog also features a review of the Bon Jovi movie that screened in the US on November 8.

There was also a webcast last night courtesy of VEVO and Letterman. I didn't get to see it but I've been told Richie Sambora was on fire. Did anyone record this by any chance? ;) Apparently the set list was:

You Give Love a Bad Name
We Weren't Born To Follow
Lost Highway
It's My Life
What Do You Got?
When We Were Beautiful
Wanted Dead or Alive
Who Says You Can't Go Home?
Keep The Faith
Bad Medicine / Shout! [Isley Brothers cover]
Livin' on a Prayer

A four-song "stripped" set for iheartradio was also broadcast on 450 US radio stations. If you're in the US you should be able to watch the performances here.

Making November 10 a special event

So, most of us probably know about the November 10 Best Buy Theater/YouTube webcast, for which we the fans have been invited to help pick the set list. Anyway, Bon Jovi diehard Dante made an appeal on my Facebook page yesterday, for everyone to request rare songs in order to make it "a great bon jovi show not an ordinary show". Dante's suggestions included "Something to Believe In", "Only Lonely, "Let It Rock", "Dry County", "Hey God", "One Wild Night", "I Get a Rush", "Any Other Day", "Thorn In My Side", "Brokenpromiseland", and pretty much anything from Bounce.

I think most of us do want, and perhaps even expect, something special for the diehards. And a lot of people on Bon Jovi's YouTube channel have requested rarities. What isn't entirely clear to me is whether or not Jon considers Bon Jovi's entire discography to be fair game on the night, or whether he's just going to pick from tracks that are on the Greatest Hits.

Nevertheless, all we can do is log into YouTube, request a rarity and vote up or "like" the requests that feature rare songs, and hope for the best. We have two days left!

This is what I submitted (It sounds a bit cheesy but I don't care):

Something to Believe In both reflects me in my darkest hour and elevates me to greater heights.

Please give us something to believe in, Bon Jovi. :)

I also requested "Hey God", "Dry County", "Brokenpromiseland", and "Hardest Part is the Night" in another submission.

Pick the set list, watch it live!

So for anyone who didn't get the memo... the November 10 show at Best Buy Theater is going to be streamed live on YouTube... You can also submit your requests via the Moderator tool on Bon Jovi's YouTube channel and vote on people's suggestions. (You have until Monday, November 8th at 5:00PM ET to do this).

which Bon Jovi song from their vast catalog inspires you the most?

You can submit your song requests from all over the world right here. You can submit with either a text request OR (even better) with a video request explaining why that Bon Jovi song is your particular favorite. Other fans will then be able to vote on all of the suggestions and the most popular picks will rise to the top. So get your video cameras ready and tell us what to play! Tell everyone the song title FIRST and then go on to tell us why it's your favorite. You can submit your favorite song now through Monday, November 8th at 5pm ET. On November 10th, tune in to our live streaming concert right here on the Bon Jovi channel on YouTube to hear YOUR top picks of our greatest hits.

According to Bon Jovi's Twitter page:

We will be showing the performance twice more after it airs live on the Bon Jovi YouTube channel for those of you watching around the world!

One of my criticisms about Bon Jovi in the past has been their sometimes dinosaur-like use of the Internet and social media, especially for a band that's so hell bent on staying relevant, so it's nice to see them trying things like this.

Seems Bon Jovi's performance on the Late Show with David Letterman on November 9 is also being broadcast live to (presumably American) iPhones and iPod Touch users via the VEVO app.