the Bon Jovi thread

[R4tfink]

Ive got my good friend Scott to thank for that! He rules. I advise you all to befriend him immediately!

[Karma_Police]

I'd love to see Bon Jovi. I'm sure they put on a great show. I like the old stuff but the new stuff kinda sucks. more so because they put out a decent tune like Have a Nice day and then follow it up with shite like Who Says You Can't Go Home. That's terrible.

[badapple81]

I can see where you are coming from, for example Crush had 'It's My Life' followed up by 'Say It Isn't So' 

I do like Who Says You Can't Go Home but I think another radio friendly tune like Complicated would have been a good choice.

Single selection has been poor over the last few albums, Bounce included.

[badapple81]

BON JOVI - TORONTO ROCKS Night #1
(Sunday, January 22, 2006)
Well, it wasn't easy getting to Toronto for the band but it was worth the trip. In the wee hours of Saturday, January 21st, the band was flying from Buffalo, NY (where they'd finished a show) up to Hamilton, Ontario in order to take up residency in Toronto for a week for sold out shows at the Air Canada Centre. But a routine, short flight was not smooth flying -- upon landing in Hamilton, amidst severe weather and slick runway conditions, the band's Boeing 707 overshot the runway and skidded into the mud. Everyone on board was OK - no injuries. But it was a bit of a scare for all. Everyone deplaned and the show in Toronto went on as planned last night (Saturday, January 21st.) Check out the KICK ASS SET LIST:

LAST MAN STANDING
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
RUNAWAY
JUST OLDER
COMPLICATED
BORN TO BE MY BABY
THE STORY OF MY LIFE
WILD IS THE WIND
NOVOCAINE
I WON'T BACK DOWN (Tom Petty cover)
HAVE A NICE DAY
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME BLAZE OF GLORY (acoustic)
BED OF ROSES (acoustic)
BAD MEDICINE
RAISE YOUR HANDS
LIVIN' ON A PRAYER

encores:
WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE
BLOOD ON BLOOD
KEEP THE FAITH
TREAT HER RIGHT
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

Again, Toronto - thank you for your hospitality! It was an incredible night and good to know that despite a scary landing, the band, their staff and the flight crew are all AOK, safe, sound, healthy. Toronto has 3 more shows coming!

[badapple81]

Great to see Wild Is The Wind! That would have been awesome!!!

When are you going Malcolm?

[R4tfink]

Wild is the wind? Is that a song? I thought it was Wild in the streets!

Oh, and Bon Jovis efforts after These Days have inevitably been shit...maybe 3-4 good tracks and then the rest bullshit filler.

Its for the old school i go, that and to see one man have 90,000 people in the palm of his hands is truely awe inspiring!

[badapple81]

Wild Is The Wind is from New Jersey? ? You know, the old school ?

[Malcolm]

Ya i didnt post the setlist for the Toronto shows yet cause they are incomplete..There were more songs performed..So ill post the sets for all the shows soon

[D]

Have A Nice Day is almost fillerless.

Arron if u havent listened to the entire CD u shoud man.

Who Says U cant Go Home is probably my least fav on that record but I wanna be Loved,Complicated, I am, Novocaine,Welcome to Wherever you are all kick ass and pick up Dirty Little Secret which is a bonus in europe I think??

Dirty little secret is the best song on the CD and its awesome.

[badapple81]

Yep DLS is a song I skipped past until I heard it live on audio, then went back to it cos it sounded great. I think Jon recorded songs on the album that he knew he could sing live.

Just on the lyrics for a moment.. one thing I notice on this album compared to the Crush & Bounce is that a lot of the songs talk about accepting yourself and where you are in life and building/changing from that.. rather than perhaps previous themes of changing your life all together etc. I don't know, that's what I take from the album and relate to, cos I've arrived at the stage of my life where I am accepting more and working from that. Anyone else feel the same?

[Malcolm]

Heres the official setlists for the fitst two nights

JANUARY 21, 2006

Air Canada Center
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

LAST MAN STANDING
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
RUNAWAY
JUST OLDER
COMPLICATED
BORN TO BE MY BABY
THE STORY OF MY LIFE
WILD IS THE WIND
NOVOCAINE
HAVE A NICE DAY
I WON'T BACK DOWN (Tom Petty cover)
HAVE A NICE DAY
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
ITS MY LIFE
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU (acoustic)
BLAZE OF GLORY (acoustic)
BED OF ROSES (acoustic)
BAD MEDICINE
RAISE YOUR HANDS
LIVIN' ON A PRAYER

ENCORE
WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE
BLOOD ON BLOOD
KEEP THE FAITH
TREAT HER RIGHT
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

[Malcolm]

2nd Night

JANUARY 23, 2006

Air Canada Center
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

LAST MAN STANDING
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
COMPLICATED
WILD IN THE STREETS
THE STORY OF MY LIFE
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
RUNAWAY
BORN TO BE MY BABY
THE RADIO SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT
LIVING IN SIN
I WON'T BACK DOWN (Tom Petty cover)
HAVE A NICE DAY
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
ITS MY LIFE
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU (acoustic)
BLAZE OF GLORY (acoustic)
ALWAYS (acoustic)
BAD MEDICINE
RAISE YOUR HANDS
LIVIN' ON A PRAYER

ENCORE
WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE
CAPTIAN CRASH & THE BEAUTY QUEEN FROM MARS
SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT
JUST OLDER
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

[badapple81]

Not sure which setlist I like more! Wild Is The Wind first night and Living In Sin 2nd    

[Malcolm]

Ill do a short review now..I cant remember the whole set so ill get a hold of it and go through each song later.. and delete this post with the actiual review..Opened with Last Man Standing...Played for a solid 2 1/2 hours..did two encores..Crowd was amazing for all the big hits and was still very loud on the not so big hits..Highlights were Last Man Standing,You Give Love A Bad Name,Have A Nice Day,It's My Life,Bad Medicine,Livin On A Prayer,Welcome To Wherever You Are (2nd best song of the night,awsome live),Wanted Dead Or Alive (best song of the night), Richie sang 2nd verse right into his solo..amazing
and prolly the biggest suprise of the night was when they played Heroes by David Bowie..It was awsome..then they played Runaway and Treat Her Right

[badapple81]

Ill do a short review now..I cant remember the whole set so ill get a hold of it and go through each song later.. and delete this post with the actiual review..Opened with Last Man Standing...Played for a solid 2 1/2 hours..did two encores..Crowd was amazing for all the big hits and was still very loud on the not so big hits..Highlights were Last Man Standing,Shot Through The Heart,Have A Nice Day,It's My Life,Bad Medicine,Livin On A Prayer,Welcome To Wherever You Are (2nd best song of the night,awsome live),Wanted Dead Or Alive (best song of the night), Richie sang 2nd verse right into his solo..amazing
and prolly the biggest suprise of the night was when they played Heroes by David Bowie..It was awsome..then they played Runaway and Treat Her Right

Do you mean Shot Through The Heart as in from the self titled Bon Jovi album?!?!?!?!?! I've been listening to that song all week, just tonight on the way home from work! That would be a dream to hear Bon Jovi play that out of the blue live! Rarity!! I gather you mean You Give Love A Bad Name tho?

Who Say's You Can't Go Home sounds awesome live.. I love the extended 'it's alright' ending they do live.

[Malcolm]

Sry ya I ment YGLABN and ya Who Says You Cant Go Home is good live but I prefer the country version and the extended its alright did nothing for me

[Malcolm]

K heres the setlist and my review

BON JOVI: Night #3 in TORONTO
(Jan 25)
BON JOVI wrapped up a 3-night stand in Toronto (the 4th sold out show will be at the end of this month) with a great show last night (January 24th) - check out the set list:

LAST MAN STANDING- Started from smaller stage at other end of arena..Huge video screen flipped around with smirk on it...Possibly the best opening to a concert ive ever seen..

YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME-Crowd went nuts for this song

COMPLICATED-Alright song,Not really a faviourite
WILD IN THE STREETS-Didnt know this song
THE STORY OF MY LIFE-Alright song
EVERYDAY-Was very happy to hear this song
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD-Love it
BORN TO BE MY BABY-Love it
JUST OLDER-Definetly there anthem,great live song
BELLS OF FREEDOM-Said it was only the 2nd or 3rd timer they played,excellent live song
HAVE A NICE DAY-Got the crowd going again,awsome single
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME-Crowd loved it,great song
IT'S MY LIFE-crowd went absolutely nuts,was louder then the band at times
SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT (acoustic)-wished they had of played the regular version...after each line u just wanted to kick into and rock

BLAZE OF GLORY (acoustic)-From a little platform in the crowd,different from the starting one,awsome tune
BED OF ROSES (acoustic)-made his way back to the stage,shaking hands
BAD MEDICINE-awsome live tune,crowd was really into it
RAISE YOUR HANDS-awsome live tune,everyone had there hands in the air
LIVIN' ON A PRAYER-amazing,crwd was crazy,amazing to hear 20,000 people screaming,so loud

encores:
WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE- 2nd best song of the night,should be a staple in the set from here on in
LAST CIGARETTE-awsome live song,shows tico smoking during the beginning from behind his kit
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE-They asked everyone to rise for the playing of there national anthem,best song of the night
HEROES (David Bowie cover)-Huge suprise here..Love this tune,this is why there so great to see live,could play anything
BOUNCE-also a huge suprise,love this song and is great live
RUNAWAY-i didnt think theyd play this so late in the set,great song
TREAT HER RIGHT-had never heard it but was great

I give the show about a 4 of 5...go check em out if u get the chance..Awsome band..great show

Highlights:
Wanted Dead Or Alive
Welcome To Wherever You Are
Heroes
Last Man Standing
Its My Life

[Malcolm]

BON JOVI's HAVE A NICE DAY World Tour wraps up the 2nd leg of arena dates on March 11 in Las Vegas.

In April, BON JOVI head to JAPAN to play baseball stadiums:
- APRIL 8 - TOKYO DOME
- APRIL 9 - TOKYO DOME
- APRIL 12 - NAGOYA DOME
- APRIL 14 - OSAKA DOME
- APRIL 15 - OSAKA DOME
- APRIL 18 - SAPPORO DOME

In May, BON JOVI heads to Europe for a month's worth of stadium concerts:
- MAY 13 - LTU Stadium in Dusseldorf, Germany
- MAY 15 - Stadion in Linz, Austria
- MAY 17 - Schlosplatz in Koblenz, Germany
- MAY 20 - Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland
- MAY 24 - Hessentag in Hessisch Lichtenau, Germany
- MAY 25 - Goffertpark in Nijmegan, Holland
- MAY 27 - Cannstatter Wasen in Stuttgart, Germany
- MAY 28 - Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany
- MAY 30 - Olympiaworld in Innsbruck, Austria
- MAY 31 - Stade De Suisee in Bern, Switzerland
- JUNE 3 - Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland
- JUNE 4 - City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England
- JUNE 7 - Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England
- JUNE 9 - St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England
- JUNE 10 - Wembley Stadium in London, England
- JUNE 11 - Wembley Stadium in London, England
BON JOVI will be the first headliners at the new Wembley Stadium (and they were the last rock act to play the old Wembley Stadium) -- See you in London!

[Malcolm]

BON JOVI performed the last of four sold-out shows on the Have A Nice Day tour in Toronto, Ontario. Here then is the final set list from T.O.:

LAST MAN STANDING
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
CAPTAIN CRASH & THE BEAUTY QUEEN FROM MARS
WILD IN THE STREETS
STORY OF MY LIFE
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
BORN TO BE MY BABY
JUST OLDER
I WANT TO BE LOVED
HAVE A NICE DAY
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
IT'S MY LIFE
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU (acoustic)
BLAZE OF GLORY (acoustic)
BED OF ROSES (acoustic)
KEEP THE FAITH
RAISE YOUR HANDS
LIVIN' ON A PRAYER

encores:
WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE
IN THESE ARMS
BAD MEDICINE
SHOUT
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

Thank you Toronto for your hospitality and for greeting the band each night with such love. Next up: Mohegan Sun on Wednesday!

I am kind of dissapointed with this setlist to be honest..I thaught they would do something really special for Toronto since they gave them 4 sold out shows..I thaught theyd play extra long or something..Oh well

[Rob]

Shit they played Wild In The Streets.  That's cool...one of my favorite Jovi tunes.  Its one of his most Springsteenest songs.