Richie Sambora's Every Road contest winners

Richie Sambora has finally revealed the winners of his Every Road Leads Home to You cover contest.

The winner was of the signed guitar is Valentin with his ukulele/accordion/percussion/vocal cover:


There were also four runners-up.

Kowy (acoustic guitars)


violemunram (vocal/acoustic guitar)


Ben Jonathan (vocals/guitar/bass/drums)


John 'the Stickman' Muggianu (drums)


Congratulations to the winners! Which cover was your favourite?

You can also check out other entries at this link.

Bon Jovi Darien set list 23/7/13

After their controversial show with the Kings of Suburbia in Saratoga, Bon Jovi reverted to something closer to a typical band set. What's Left of Me from What About Now also got a run, as did The Radio Saved My Life Tonight from the box set. There were reportedly issues with the sound and screen, compounding a rain delay and early curfew, but only Love's the Only Rule (which was meant to open the encore) was omitted from the printed set list.

Were you at the show?

Darien, NY, US - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - July 23, 2013

1. That's What the Water Made Me
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
3. The Radio Saved My Life Tonight
4. Runaway
5. Lost Highway
6. Whole Lot of Leavin'
7. It's My Life
8. Because We Can
9. What About Now
10. What's Left of Me
11. We Got It Goin' On
12. Keep the Faith
13. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
14. We Weren't Born to Follow
15. Who Says You Can't Go Home
16. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
17. Bad Medicine
18. Wanted Dead or Alive
19. Have a Nice Day
20. Livin' on a Prayer

Bon Jovi / Kings of Suburbia Saratoga set list 22/7/13

Bon Jovi was joined by the Kings of Suburbia (Jon's backup band for his solo/benefit gigs) at this show in Saratoga Springs. The set ended up being what you would typically get at one of those solo gigs. Some fans loved the surprise, while others were fuming.

Were you at this concert? What did you think of it?

Saratoga Springs, NY, US - Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) - July 22, 2013

1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles cover (Bobby Bandiera on lead vocals)
2. Ain't Nothin' But a House Party - The Showstoppers cover
3. You Give Love a Bad Name
4. Born to Be My Baby
5. Lost Highway
6. It's My Life
7. Because We Can
8. Under Pressure - Queen/David Bowie cover
9. I'm Your Man - Leonard Cohen cover
10. Amen
11. Not Running Anymore
12. The Fighter
13. Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison cover (Bobby Bandiera on lead vocals)
14. The Letter - The Box Tops cover
15. We Weren't Born to Follow
16. Who Says You Can't Go Home
17. Baba O'Riley - The Who cover (Bobby Bandiera on lead vocals)
18. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
19. Bad Medicine
Encore:
20. Wanted Dead or Alive
21. Livin' on a Prayer
22. 634-5789 - Wilson Pickett cover
23. Old Time Rock 'n' Roll - Bob Seger cover

Jon's brother Matt tweeted about the show:

Great fun for all the guys doing something different and out of he box. Reminds me of the old days. Back to the roots of the jersey shore

— Matthew Bongiovi (@MatthewBongiovi) July 23, 2013

@unicornyankee sometimes you just need to have some fun and the boys had some fun.

— Matthew Bongiovi (@MatthewBongiovi) July 23, 2013

@CoryKarma were you there? I have 30 tweets saying how fun and different it was and 2 not happy. No need for people to get shitty with me

— Matthew Bongiovi (@MatthewBongiovi) July 23, 2013

@Ra_nae @unicornyankee @CoryKarma only for 2 shows. Not the new norm

— Matthew Bongiovi (@MatthewBongiovi) July 23, 2013

Bon Jovi Foxboro set list 20/7/13

Bon Jovi's Because We Can Tour continued in Foxborough. Were you at the show?

Foxborough, MA, US - Gillette Stadium - July 20, 2013

1. That's What the Water Made Me
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
3. Raise Your Hands
4. Born to Be My Baby
5. Lost Highway
6. It's My Life
7. Because We Can
8. What About Now
9. We Got it Going On
10. Keep the Faith
11. (You Want to) Make a Memory
12. Bed of Roses
13. Runaway
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
    / Start Me Up - Rolling Stones cover
18. Bad Medicine
Encore:
19. Wanted Dead or Alive
20. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
21. Have a Nice Day
22. Livin' on a Prayer
Encore 2:
23. Always
24. Old Time Rock 'n' Roll - Bob Seger cover
25. I love This Town

I try not to dwell too much on Jon being a good looking guy, since that's not a factor in why I like the band and I don't really think it should be for anyone else either. But this video of Jon changing shirts to put on a Boston Strong tee that had been thrown on stage during Bad Medicine was doing the rounds when I logged on this morning.

Bon Jovi Detroit set list 18/7/13

Bon Jovi's North American tour continued in Detroit. Were you at the show?

Detroit, MI, US - Ford Field - July 18, 2013

1. That's What the Water Made Me
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
3. Raise Your Hands
4. Born to Be My Baby
5. Lost Highway
6. It's My Life
7. Because We Can
8. What About Now
9. We Got It Goin' On
10. Keep the Faith
11. (You Want to) Make a Memory
12. Bed of Roses
13. Runaway
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
    / Dancing in the Street - Martha and the Vandellas/Bowie & Jagger cover
18. Bad Medicine
    / Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison cover

Encore:
19. Wanted Dead or Alive
20. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
21. Have a Nice Day
22. Livin' on a Prayer

Tico Torres interview with Modern Drummer (Part 3)

The third and final instalment of Modern Drummer's interview with Tico Torres is now up.

Part 1 and Part 2 were posted earlier.

In Part 3, Tico talks about his musical influences, his work with the Amazon Conservation Team, and "playing for the song".

Bon Jovi's Tico Torres Visits Modern Drummer Online (Interview Part 3)

Bon Jovi Chicago set list 12/7/13

Bon Jovi's tour resumed in Chicago. Unlike the previous two legs, there was no official announcement ahead of this leg about the unavailability of Richie Sambora. Were you at the show?

Chicago, IL, US - Soldier Field - July 12, 2013

1. That's What the Water Made Me
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
3. Raise Your Hands
4. Born to Be My Baby
5. Lost Highway
6. It's My Life
7. Because We Can
8. What About Now
9. We Got It Going On
10. Keep the Faith
11. (You Want To) Make a Memory
12. Bed of Roses
13. In These Arms
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
    / Dancing in the Street - Martha & the Vandellas/Jagger & Bowie cover
18. Bad Medicine
    / Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison cover

Encore:
19. Runaway
20. Wanted Dead or Alive
21. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
22. Have a Nice Day
23. Livin' on a Prayer
24. Always
25. I Love This Town