Bon Jovi in Osaka 27/11/18

Bon Jovi followed their Tokyo show with a gig in Osaka. Here's what was played:

Osaka, Japan - Kyocera Dome Osaka - November 27, 2018 set list

1. This House is Not For Sale
2. Knockout
3. You Give Love a Bad Name
4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
5. Lost Highway
6. We Weren't Born to Follow
7. Roller Coaster
8. Who Says You Can't Go Home
9. Born to Be My Baby
10. It's My Life
11. God Bless This Mess
12. We Don't Run
13. Keep the Faith
14. Bed of Roses
15. Lay Your Hands on Me
16. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
17. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore:
18. In These Arms
19. Someday I'll Be Saturday NIght
20. Wanted Dead or Alive
21. Livin' on a Prayer

Videos from Osaka

"This House Is Not For Sale" and "Knockout". If you were following the blog when THINFS came out, you might recall that I... strongly dislike "Knockout". But I thought this outro was cool:

"In These Arms", with Jon throwing to David Bryan on the second verse and John Shanks still playing the guitar solo:

If you have any videos you'd like to share from Osaka, feel free to link to them in the comments.

Were you at the show?

Other notes

Meanwhile, David joined Instagram about three weeks ago and has been uploading some behind-the-scenes posts, like this video, shot on the plane heading to Australia:

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Melbourne Australia. Here we come ....😎💪🎹🥁🎙🎸🎶🎶💥

A post shared by David Bryan (@davidbryanmusic) on Nov 27, 2018 at 6:26pm PST

Dave's sitting next to Matt Bongiovi, who's indicated that this leg will be his final Bon Jovi tour:

Looking forward to my last stint of touring. What better way then a run in Japan and Australia. #bonjovi

— Matthew Bongiovi (@TheMattBongiovi) 18 November 2018

Bon Jovi in Tokyo 26/11/18

After a six-month break, Bon Jovi kicked off the Japan/Australia leg of their This House Is Not For Sale Tour in Tokyo. Here's what was played:

Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Dome - November 26, 2018 set list

1. This House Is Not For Sale
2. Raise Your Hands
3. You Give Love a Bad Name
4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
5. Lost Highway
6. Runaway
7. Roller Coaster
8. When We Were Us
9. Born to Be My Baby
10. It's My Life
11. God Bless This Mess
12. We Don't Run
13. Keep the Faith
14. Bed of Roses
15. Lay Your Hands on Me
16. Who Says You Can't Go Home
17. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
18. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore: 
19. We Weren't Born to Follow
20. Blood on Blood
21. I'll Be There For You
22. Wanted Dead or Alive
23. Livin' on a Prayer

Videos from Tokyo

"Blood on Blood":

"Bed of Roses":

"I'll Be There For You":

If you have any videos from Tokyo you'd like to share, feel free to link to them in the comments.

Were you at the show?

Jon Bon Jovi interview on The Project + Tico Torres' Modern Drummer interview

Lisa Wilkinson & Jon Bon Jovi.
(Photo: lisa_wilkinson/Instagram.)

Ahead of Bon Jovi's upcoming Australian tour, Jon sat down for an interview with The Project's Lisa Wilkinson. Among other things, Jon discussed Richie Sambora, the band's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, marriage, and the cult of celebrity.

Watch the full JBJ interview on Ten Daily.

If that video doesn't work for you, the interview is also on YouTube:

Bon Jovi will be back on the road very soon, with two late November dates in Japan, followed by four stadium shows in Australia in December. Unfortunately, they're not visiting my hometown of Perth, so I'll be heading over to Sydney to see them. That'll be the last show of the Aussie tour so I'm hoping it's a good one. 😉

And because I haven't blogged since the end of the last leg of the tour 😳 ... Tico Torres did an interview with Modern Drummer not too long ago:

MD: What’s your typical day on the road like?

Tico: We usually fly after the show to the next city. Most days I go to the gym to run and stretch to keep my muscles in shape. For indoor shows we go to the venue at 5 p.m. to do soundcheck, and then we have dinner. And then we do a session with our sports guy to stretch and get our heads on track. The set changes every day, so it keeps it moving and fresh. I keep a small pad in my road case, and I run through patterns to warm up my arms and hands before the show.

MD: What kind of warm-ups do you do?

Tico: First I use a portable massager called the Thumper; it loosens up the fascia [connective muscular tissue] from the night before. Then, on a practice pad, I start out with very slow and deliberate motions to stretch the wrists and forearms, the slower the better, until I feel I have full motion and I’m warmed up enough to do singles, paradiddles, triplets, press rolls, etc. If there’s no pad, I like to use a cushion to do slow single-stroke rolls—again, very calculated.

Read Tico's full interview on the Modern Drummer website.

Are you going to any of the shows in Japan or Australia?

Bon Jovi in Montreal 18/05/18 + What next?

Bon Jovi's second of two consecutive nights in Montreal marked a) the end of this leg of the tour, b) possibly the last show of the tour, and c) probably the most surprising set of the tour. They signalled it early -- This is the first show of the This House Is Not For Sale Tour not to open with the title track. Jon started the concert in the crowd, while the B-stage where he's been singing "Amen" and "Bed of Roses" was not used (and those two songs were dropped).

Here's what was played:

Montreal, QC, Canada - Bell Centre - May 18, 2018

1. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
3. This House Is Not For Sale
4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
5. Lost Highway
6. Roller Coaster
7. Because We Can
8. Runaway
9. It's My Life
10. We Weren't Born to Follow
11. We Got It Goin' On
12. Keep the Faith
13. Who Says You Can't Go Home
14. Born to Be My Baby
15. Lay Your Hands on Me
16. New Year's Day
17. I'd Die For You
18. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore #1:
19. (You Want To) Make a Memory
20. In These Arms
21. Wanted Dead or Alive
22. Livin' on a Prayer
    
    Encore #2:
23. Blood on Blood
24. I'll Be There For You

Videos from Montreal, night #2

"Blood on Blood":

"I'll Be There For You":

"I'd Die For You":

"In These Arms":

"New Year's Day":

"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead":

If you'd like to share any videos from the second Montreal show, feel free to link to them in the comments.

At this stage, no other shows have been announced. Jon did mention Japan and Australia to an interviewer at the iHeartRadio Awards, but there was talk (and expectation) of a 2018 European tour, which ultimately fell through. So who knows? Will they make it to the rest of the world? Will there be another album?

Jon's latest Instagram post implies there'll at least be more shows (whether that's for this album cycle or the next) so I guess we'll wait and see...

What a flawless end to the #thinfstour. Thank you to the fans and each city for showing us why @bonjovi fans are the best in the world. We’ll see you soon! #bonjovi Images 📷: @davidbergman

A post shared by Jon Bon Jovi (@jonbonjovi) on May 19, 2018 at 12:48pm PDT

Bon Jovi in Montreal 17/05/18

Bon Jovi returned to Canada for the first of two nights in Montreal to end this leg of the This House Is Not For Sale Tour (and possibly end the tour?). The Montreal shows were originally meant to be in early April but were rescheduled due to illness. Here's what was played for night #1:

Montreal, QC, Canada - Bell Centre - May 17, 2018

1. This House Is Not For Sale
2. Raise Your Hands
3. You Give Love a Bad Name
4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
5. Lost Highway
6. Roller Coaster
7. When We Were Beautiful
8. Who Says You Can't Go Home
9. Born to Be My Baby
10. It's My Life
11. We Weren't Born to Follow
12. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
13. Keep the Faith
14. Amen
15. Bed of Roses
16. Lay Your Hands on Me
17. God Bless This Mess
18. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
19. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore:
20. These Days
21. Runaway
22. Wanted Dead or Alive
23. Livin' on a Prayer

"When We Were Beautiful" made its tour debut, having not been performed by the band since the Because We Can Tour in 2013.

Videos from Montreal, night #1

"When We Were Beautiful":

"These Days":

If you'd like to share any videos from the first Montreal show, feel free to link to them in the comments.

Bon Jovi in Washington, D.C. 14/05/18

Here's what Bon Jovi played in D.C.:

Washington, D.C. - Capital One Arena - May 14, 2018

1. This House Is Not For Sale
2. Raise Your Hands
3. You Give Love a Bad Name
4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
5. Lost Highway
6. Roller Coaster
7. Born to Be My Baby
8. It's My Life
9. We Weren't Born to Follow
10. We Got It Goin' On
11. Keep the Faith
12. Amen
13. Bed of Roses
14. Lay Your Hands on Me
15. God Bless This Mess
16. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
17. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore:
18. I'll Be There For You
19. Who Says You Can't Go Home
20. Wanted Dead or Alive
21. Livin' on a Prayer

Videos from Washington, D.C.

"I'll Be There For You":

"It's My Life":

If you'd like to share any videos from Washington, D.C., feel free to link to them in the comments.

Bon Jovi in Toronto 12/05/18

Here's what Bon Jovi played in Phil X's hometown:

Toronto, ON, Canada - Air Canada Centre - May 12, 2018

1. This House Is Not For Sale
2. Raise Your Hands
3. You Give Love a Bad Name
4. Whole Lot of Leavin'
5. Lost Highway
6. Because We Can
7. Roller Coaster
8. Born to Be My Baby
9. It's My Life
10. We Weren't Born to Follow
11. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
12. Keep the Faith
13. Amen
14. Bed of Roses
15. Lay Your Hands on Me
16. God Bless This Mess
17. In These Arms
18. Bad Medicine
    
    Encore:
19. (You Want To) Make a Memory
20. Wanted Dead or Alive
21. Livin' on a Prayer

Videos from Toronto

"Keep the Faith":

"Bed of Roses". This was shot from in front of the main stage, so you see a lot of Phil X and David Bryan rather than Jon, who's out in the crowd for most of the song:

If you'd like to share any videos from Toronto, feel free to link to them in the comments.