Sambora tweets and JBJ mentors on X Factor

Well, it's Richie Sambora's 54th birthday so... Happy birthday, Rich. He's been sending more cryptic tweets lately.

Sorry I haven't tweeted much lately. Been really treasuring my time with my daughter. And I feel funny cause I got no new news to report...

— Richie Sambora (@TheRealSambora) July 9, 2013

For those of you who need my artistic vision and soul.. Aftermath is a pretty accurate depiction of who I am..best work I'm my life..

— Richie Sambora (@TheRealSambora) July 9, 2013

Music is a relationship. I've tried my heart out to give you all that is inside me. All I can say is Aftermath is the path to know who I am.

— Richie Sambora (@TheRealSambora) July 10, 2013

Meanwhile, Jon Bon Jovi will be a mentor on the upcoming series of The X Factor Australia alongside new judge Redfoo of LMFAO fame.


Host Luke Jacobz tweeted this photo of himself and Jon.

Bon Jovi to tour Japan

Bon Jovi will be in Japan in December just ahead of their Australian leg, which is set to mark the end of the Because We Can Tour. Two dates have been announced:

• Dec 3 - Osaka, JP - Osaka Dome
• Dec 4 - Tokyo, JP - Tokyo Dome

Bon Jovi BST Hyde Park set list 5/7/13

Bon Jovi wrapped up the European leg of their tour at the British Summer Time Hyde Park Festival. It was a pretty solid festival set with a good encore, but apparently Phil X copped the infamous stinkeye from Jon at the start of Born to Be My Baby. Were you at the show?

EDIT: Phil has since accepted responsibility for the Born to Be My Baby incident.

I've been reading some tweets regarding the BTBMB video from Hyde Park. people gotta lay off JBJ. i was completely at fault.

— Phil X (@TheRealPhilX) July 7, 2013

London, UK - Hyde Park - July 5, 2013

1. Rockin' All Over The World - John Fogerty/Status Quo cover
2. You Give Love A Bad Name
3. That's What The Water Made Me
4. Raise Your Hands
5. Born To Be My Baby
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. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
13. In These Arms
14. Captain Crash & 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
18. Bad Medicine
    / Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison cover
    / Roadhouse Blues - The Doors cover
Encore:
19. Dry County
20. Wanted Dead Or Alive
21. Love's The Only Rule
22. Have A Nice Day
23. Livin' On A Prayer
24. Always
25. These Days
26. Blood on Blood

Richie Sambora was officially ruled out of the South Africa and Europe shows at the end of April, so we might get another announcement about his availability (of lack thereof) ahead of the next run of North American shows, which begin in just a few days (July 12). Or maybe Richie himself will weigh in, now that he's talking a little.

Bon Jovi Glasgow set list 3/7/13

Short Bon Jovi show in Glasgow. Were you there?

Glasgow, Scotland - Hampden Park - July 3, 2013

1. That's What The Water Made Me
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
3. Raise Your Hands
4. Runaway
5. Lost Highway
6. Whole Lot Of Leavin'
7. It's My Life
8. Because We Can
9. What About Now
10. We Got It Going On
11. Keep The Faith
12. Superman Tonight
13. In These Arms - David Bryan vox (2nd verse)
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
18. Bad Medicine
    / Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison cover
    / Roadhouse Blues - The Doors cover

Encore:
19. Wanted Dead Or Alive
20. Have A Nice Day
21. Livin' On A Prayer

Bon Jovi Berne set list 30/6/13

Possibly the most interesting main set of the Bon Jovi tour so far (Recent shows have been pretty static until the encore). This show in Switzerland also included the tour premiere of Jon's Golden Globe-nominated song "Not Running Anymore". Were you at the concert?

Berne, Switzerland - Stade de Suisse Wankdorf - June 30, 2013

1. Rockin' All Over The World - John Fogerty/Status Quo cover
2. That's What The Water Made Me
3. You Give Love A Bad Name
4. Raise Your Hands
5. I'd Die For You
6. Lost Highway
7. Army Of One
8. It's My Life
9. Because We Can
10. What About Now
11. The Radio Saved My Life Tonight
12. Undivided
13. Not Running Anymore
14. What's Left Of Me
15. In These Arms
16. Captain Crash And The Beauty Queen From Mars
17. We Weren't Born To Follow
18. Who Says You Can't Go Home
19. Keep The Faith
20. Bad Medicine

encore:
21. Diamond Ring
22. I'll Be There For You
23. Wanted Dead Or Alive
24. Blood On Blood
25. Have A Nice Day
26. Livin' On A Prayer
27. These Days

Tico Torres interview with Modern Drummer (Part 2)

Part 2 of Modern Drummer Online's interview with Tico Torres is now up.

Tico talks about learning from jazz drummers Joe Morello and Elvin Jones, the creative process in the recording studio, using Ahead drumsticks and avoiding carpal tunnel syndrome.

Bon Jovi's Tico Torres Visits Modern Drummer Online (Interview Part 2)


If you missed Part 1, you can watch it at this link.

Italian Bon Jovi fans rock (Because We Can)

Check out this impressively choreographed tribute from the fans at Bon Jovi's Milan concert on June 29, 2013. Jon's attempts to get a significant proportion of the crowd singing "Because We Can" finally worked, too... although he managed to forget the lyrics himself and had to start the song again.


Jon was, in his own words, "crying like a little girl" afterwards.


Tour photographer David Bergman captured this panorama from the rafters.