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The Lost Highway Tour has seen the band perform songs rarely heard live since the These Days Tour, for example [Hey God] and [Always] in its original version. |
The Lost Highway Tour has seen the band perform songs rarely heard live since the These Days Tour, for example [Hey God] and [Always] in its original version. |
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The band also spontanously played Stick To Your Guns, from the [New Jersey (Bon Jovi album)|New Jersey] album for the first time in twenty years at the Amsterdam gig, after Jon Bon Jovi noticed seventeen banners held up in the front row with the lyrics to the song printed on them. |
The band also spontanously played Stick To Your Guns, from the [[New Jersey (Bon Jovi album)|New Jersey]] album for the first time in twenty years at the Amsterdam gig, after Jon Bon Jovi noticed seventeen banners held up in the front row with the lyrics to the song printed on them. |
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== The band == |
== The band == |
Revision as of 21:32, 18 June 2008
Tour by Bon Jovi | |
Start date | October 25, 2007 |
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End date | TBA (currently July 20, 2008) |
Legs | TBA (currently 5) |
No. of shows | TBA (currently 98 + 13 pre tour and charity shows) |
Bon Jovi concert chronology |
The Lost Highway Tour is a worldwide concert tour by American rock band Bon Jovi, currently taking place in support of their tenth studio album Lost Highway. Originally planned as a 2008 greatest hits tour, the tour was changed to promote Lost Highway after the album's unprecedented worldwide success, reaching #1 in several countries in June 2007.
Immediately after the album's release, the band performed ten promotional summer concerts in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, the U.K. and Japan. The tour began proper in October 2007 with ten concerts that would mark the opening of New Jersey's Prudential Center, before doing a tour of Canada and then tours of Japan, Australasia, the U.S. and Europe in 2008.[1] Bon Jovi also played their first concert in New Zealand in 12 years as part of the tour.[2]
Support
For the run at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, the support acts were My Chemical Romance, Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Daughtry, and The All-American Rejects, with each support act playing two of the ten dates. Hedley opened for Bon Jovi during the Canadian leg of the tour, forcing them to postpone their headlining Canadian tour until early 2008. Daughtry will be opening for Bon Jovi during the second North American leg of the tour. The Feeling have been announced as supporting Bon Jovi at four of the summer dates in the United Kingdom.
Tour Highlights
The Lost Highway Tour has seen the band perform songs rarely heard live since the These Days Tour, for example [Hey God] and [Always] in its original version.
The band also spontanously played Stick To Your Guns, from the New Jersey album for the first time in twenty years at the Amsterdam gig, after Jon Bon Jovi noticed seventeen banners held up in the front row with the lyrics to the song printed on them.
The band
- Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Richie Sambora – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Hugh McDonald – bass, backing vocals
- Tico Torres – drums, percussion
- David Bryan – keyboards, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Bobby Bandiera - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Kurt Johnston - pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
- Lorenza Ponce - violin, viola, backing vocals
Kurt Johnston did not perform with the band on the Japan/Australia/U.S. leg of the tour.
Tour dates
Pre-tour summer concerts and charity shows
- 26.05.2007 - Tiger Jam X - Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- 08.06.2007 - San Juan Music Festival - José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico1
- 24.06.2007 - The O2, London, United Kingdom - with special guests Goldspot
- 28.06.2007 - Kobe World Memorial Hall, Kobe, Japan
- 30.06.2007 - Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
- 05.07.2007 - Summerfest - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- 07.07.2007 - Live Earth - East Rutherford, Giants Stadium, New Jersey, USA
- 11.07.2007 - Calgary Stampede - Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- 12.07.2007 - Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - with special guests Tupelo Honey and Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans
- 20.07.2007 - Cheyenne Frontier Days - Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
- 21.07.2007 - Country Jam USA - Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
- 03.12.2007 - Royal Variety Performance - Empire Threate, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- 12.02.2008 - Stand Up For a Cure - Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York, USA
1 Played without Richie Sambora due to him entering a rehabilitation facility.[3][4]
Leg 1 (New Jersey & Canada)
- 25.10.2007 - Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey - with special guests My Chemical Romance
- 26.10.2007 - Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey - with special guests My Chemical Romance
- 28.10.2007 - Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey - with special guests Big & Rich
- 30.10.2007 - Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey - with special guests Big & Rich
- 01.11.2007 - Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey - with special guest Gretchen Wilson
- 03.11.2007 - Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey - with special guest Gretchen Wilson
- 04.11.2007 - Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey - with special guests Daughtry
- 07.11.2007 - Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey - with special guests Daughtry
- 09.11.2007 - Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey - with special guests The All-American Rejects
- 10.11.2007 - Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey - with special guests The All-American Rejects
- 14.11.2007 - Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec - with special guests Hedley
- 15.11.2007 - Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec - with special guests Hedley
- 17.11.2007 - Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario - with special guests Hedley
- 19.11.2007 - John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario - with special guests Hedley
- 06.12.2007 - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario - with special guests Hedley
- 07.12.2007 - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario - with special guests Hedley
- 09.12.2007 - MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba - with special guests Hedley
- 10.12.2007 - Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - with special guests Hedley
- 12.12.2007 - Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta - with special guests Hedley
- 13.12.2007 - Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta - with special guests Hedley
- 15.12.2007 - General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia - with special guests Hedley
- 16.12.2007 - General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia - with special guests Hedley
Leg 2 (Japan, Australia & New Zealand)
- 11.01.2008 - Nagoya Dome, Nagoya, Japan
- 13.01.2008 - Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 14.01.2008 - Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
- 16.01.2008 - Kyocera Dome, Osaka, Japan
- 19.01.2008 - Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 21.01.2008 - Acer Arena, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 22.01.2008 - Acer Arena, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 25.01.2008 - Subiaco Oval, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- 27.01.2008 - AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
Leg 3 (North America)
Throughout this leg of the tour, the opening act will be Daughtry.
- 18.02.2008 - Qwest Center, Omaha, Nebraska
- 20.02.2008 - The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan
- 21.02.2008 - Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 23.02.2008 - United Center, Chicago, Illinois
- 24.02.2008 - United Center, Chicago, Illinois
- 26.02.2008 - United Center, Chicago, Illinois
- 28.02.2008 - Verizon Center, Washington, DC
- 02.03.2008 - Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 03.03.2008 - Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 05.03.2008 - Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 07.03.2008 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
- 08.03.2008 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
- 10.03.2008 - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
- 12.03.2008 - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
- 13.03.2008 - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
- 15.03.2008 - Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 16.03.2008 - Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
- 18.03.2008 - Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 19.03.2008 - Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 31.03.2008 - Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
- 02.04.2008 - HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
- 04.04.2008 - Honda Center, Anaheim, California
- 05.04.2008 - Honda Center, Anaheim, California
- 08.04.2008 - HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
- 09.04.2008 - Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
- 11.04.2008 - Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, Arizona
- 12.04.2008 - MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
- 14.04.2008 - American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- 15.04.2008 - Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 17.04.2008 - Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- 19.04.2008 - Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota
- 20.04.2008 - Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
- 22.04.2008 - Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- 24.04.2008 - Sommet Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- 26.04.2008 - BankAtlantic Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 27.04.2008 - St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- 30.04.2008 - Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
- 01.05.2008 - Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Leg 4 (Middle East & Europe)
- 20.05.2008 - Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- 22.05.2008 - Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany - with special guest Gianna Nannini
- 24.05.2008 - Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany - with special guest Gianna Nannini
- 25.05.2008 - Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany - with special guest Gianna Nannini
- 28.05.2008 - HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg, Germany - with special guest Gianna Nannini
- 29.05.2008 - Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany - with special guest Gianna Nannini
- 31.05.2008 - Rock in Rio Lisboa - Parque da Bela Vista, Lisbon, Portugal[5]
- 01.06.2008 - Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain - with special guests No Way Out
- 03.06.2008 - Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany - with special guest Gianna Nannini
- 04.06.2008 - Magna Racino, Ebreichsdorf, Austria - with special guests Sunrise Avenue
- 07.06.2008 - Punchestown Racecourse, Kildare, Ireland - with special guests Razorlight and Kid Rock
- 11.06.2008 - St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England - with special guests Hours Til Autumn
- 13.06.2008 - Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands - with special guest VanVelzen
- 14.06.2008 - King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
- 16.06.2008 - Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
- 18.06.2008 - Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
- 19.06.2008 - Gammel Estrup, Randers, Denmark
- 21.06.2008 - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland - with special guests The Feeling and Logan
- 22.06.2008 - City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England - with special guests The Feeling
- 24.06.2008 - Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England - with special guests The Feeling
- 25.06.2008 - Ashton Gate, Bristol, England
- 27.06.2008 - Twickenham Stadium, London, England - with special guests Biffy Clyro
- 28.06.2008 - Twickenham Stadium, London, England - with special guests The Feeling
Leg 5 (North America)
- 06.07.2008 - Sarnia Bayfest - Centennial Park, Sarnia, Ontario
- 07.07.2008 - The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan - with special guests The All-American Rejects
- 09.07.2008 - TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts - with special guests The All-American Rejects
- 10.07.2008 - TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts - with special guests The All-American Rejects
- 14.07.2008 - Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York - with special guests The All-American Rejects
- 15.07.2008 - Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York - with special guests The All-American Rejects
Tour grossings
The first 22 shows grossed 41.4 million dollars, placing their tour at #11 on the list for top grossing tours of 2007. Bon Jovi’s 10-night run to open the new Prudential Center in Newark, NJ was the #1 Grossing event in 2007 and the #6 Grossing event "of all time" in North America! According to Pollstar. The bands 5 night stand at Toronto's Air Canada Centre set the record for the most number of shows in one tour at that venue, beating the previous record of 4 held by the band, as well as U2, The Spice Girls, and The Police.
References
- ^ "Official tour press release". Island Def Jam. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
- ^ "Bon Jovi to play one-off Christchurch show". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ "Bon Jovi guitarist goes into rehab" - BBC News
- ^ "Sambora Wraps Up Stay in Treatment" - Yahoo Music
- ^ "Bon Jovi to headline Rock in Rio - Lisboa 2008". BonJovi.com. Retrieved 2008-01-16.