Runaway Tour

This article is about the 1984 tour by Bon Jovi. For the 2018 tour by Passenger, see Runaway Tour (Passenger).

Runaway Tour

Tour by Bon Jovi
Associated album	Bon Jovi
Start date	April 13, 1984
End date	November 5, 1984
Bon Jovi concert chronology

Tour highlights

In the fall of 1983 Bon Jovi played their first show at Madison Square Garden, New York City, supporting ZZ Top. A "thrilling experience" for the young band, it gave them the confidence to move forward.

Most of the tour, Bon Jovi were the support act for the Scorpions (USA-Tour 1984) and Kiss. However, they headlined at the Syria Mosque Theater, Pittsburgh and the Super Rock Tour in Japan.

"We're known as a hard rock band with a strong and loyal fanbase," Jon Bon Jovi reflected in 1987. "So, even if this all blows up in our face tomorrow, those people who were there for us when we toured with Kiss in '84, and played Donington the next year, will still be there."

"Runaway", "Breakout" and "Get Ready" grew in popularity with fans as they were most often played during the tour.

Set list

Here is the set-list usually used if Bon Jovi were the main act of the concert:

• Breakout
• Come Back
• Roulette
• Shot Through the Heart
• Get Ready
• Runaway

Song	Album	Times
List of Bon Jovi's songs performed on this tour
Runaway	Bon Jovi	63
Roulette	Bon Jovi	63
Breakout	Bon Jovi	63
Shot Through The Heart	Bon Jovi	62
Get Ready	Bon Jovi	62
Come Back	Bon Jovi	60
She Don`t Know Me	Bon Jovi	7
Burning For Love	Bon Jovi	3
Love Lies	Bon Jovi	2

Song	Times
Other songs performed(Covers & Medleys)
Walk Away Renee (The Left Banke cover)	1
I Want to Take You Higher (Sly & The Family Stone cover)	1

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America (From the first support act ever to the club shows)
September 24, 1983	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden
October 1, 1983	Passaic		Capitol Theatre
October 13, 1983	Utica		Stanley Theater
October 16, 1983	Lawrenceville		Rider College
March 3, 1984	Pittsburgh		Syria Mosque
March 10, 1984	Boston		The Metro
March 12, 1984	Harrisburg		The Metron
March 15, 1984	Boston		Paradise Theater
March 16, 1984	Philadelphia		Ripley's Music Hall
March 17, 1984	Syracuse		The Lost Horizon
March 20, 1984	Cleveland		Agora Ballroom
March 22, 1984	Pittsburgh		Heaven
March 29, 1984	Portland		Starry Night
April 1, 1984	San Francisco		The Stone
April 2, 1984	Reseda		Reseda Country Club
North America (Supporting the Scorpions)
April 13, 1984	West Palm Beach	United States	West Palm Beach Auditorium
April 20, 1984	Reno		Lawlor Events Center
April 21, 1984	Sacramento		Cal Expo Amphitheatre
April 22, 1984	Fresno		Selland Arena
April 24, 1984	Inglewood		The Forum
April 25, 1984
April 26, 1984	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
April 28, 1984	Costa Mesa		Pacific Amphitheatre
April 29, 1984	Daly City		Cow Palace
April 30, 1984
May 2, 1984	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
May 4, 1984	Edmonton		Northlands Coliseum
May 5, 1984	Calgary		Stampede Corral
May 7, 1984	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Arena
May 9, 1984	St. Paul	United States	St. Paul Civic Center
May 10, 1984	Sioux Falls		Sioux Falls Arena
May 12, 1984	Wichita		Kansas Coliseum
May 13, 1984	Kansas City		Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
May 15, 1984	Omaha		Omaha Civic Auditorium
May 16, 1984	Cedar Rapids		Five Seasons Center
May 17, 1984	St. Louis		Kiel Auditorium
May 19, 1984	Springfield		Prairie Capital Convention Center
May 20, 1984	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
May 21, 1984
May 23, 1984
May 24, 1984	Kalamazoo		Wings Stadium
May 26, 1984	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
May 27, 1984	Charlevoix		Castle Farms
May 28, 1984	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
May 30, 1984	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
June 1, 1984	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
June 2, 1984	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
June 3, 1984	Binghamton		Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
June 5, 1984	Rochester		Rochester Community War Memorial
June 6, 1984	New York City		Madison Square Garden
June 7, 1984
June 8, 1984
June 9, 1984	Providence		Providence Civic Center
June 10, 1984	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
June 12, 1984	Worcester		The Centrum
June 13, 1984	Portland		Cumberland County Civic Center
June 15, 1984	Glens Falls		Glens Falls Civic Center
June 16, 1984	Allentown		Allentown Fairgrounds
June 17, 1984	Hampton		Hampton Coliseum
June 19, 1984	Charleston		Charleston Civic Center
June 20, 1984	Pittsburgh		Pittsburgh Civic Arena
June 22, 1984	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
June 23, 1984	Fort Wayne		Allen County Coliseum
June 24, 1984	Cincinnati		Cincinnati Gardens
June 26, 1984	Columbus		Ohio Center
June 27, 1984	Toledo		Toledo Sports Arena
June 29, 1984	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
June 30, 1984	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
July 1, 1984	Huntsville		Von Braun Civic Center
July 3, 1984	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
July 4, 1984	Louisville		Louisville Gardens
July 7, 1984	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
July 8, 1984	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
July 10, 1984	St. Petersburg		Bayfront Center
July 11, 1984	Fort Myers		Lee County Civic Center
July 13, 1984	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Estadio Hiram Bithorn
July 14, 1984	Hollywood	United States	Hollywood Sportatorium
July 15, 1984	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 17, 1984	Savannah		Savannah Civic Center
July 18, 1984	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
Asia
August 4, 1984	Nagoya	Japan	Nagoya Stadium
August 6, 1984	Fukuoka		Fukuoka Sports Center
August 8, 1984	Osaka		Osaka Nanko
August 9, 1984
August 11, 1984	Saitama		Seibu Lions Stadium
August 12, 1984
Europe (Supporting Kiss)
September 30, 1984	Brighton	England	Brighton Centre
October 1, 1984	Southampton		Gaumont Theatre
October 2, 1984	St. Austell		Cornwall Coliseum
October 4, 1984	Manchester		Manchester Apollo
October 5, 1984	Glasgow	Scotland	Apollo Theatre
October 6, 1984	Edinburgh		Edinburgh Playhouse
October 7, 1984	Newcastle	England	Newcastle City Hall
October 8, 1984
October 10, 1984	Leicester		De Monfort Hall
October 11, 1984	Ipswich		Gaumont Theatre
October 12, 1984	Stafford		Bingley Hall
October 13, 1984	Leeds		Queen's Hall
October 14, 1984	London		Wembley Arena
October 15, 1984
October 17, 1984	Offenbach	West Germany	Stadthalle Offenbach
October 18, 1984	Munich		Circus Krone
October 19, 1984	Neunkirchen		Hemmerleinhalle
October 21, 1984	Copenhagen	Denmark	Falkoner Teatret
October 22, 1984	Drammen	Norway	Drammenshallen
October 24, 1984	Lund	Sweden	Olympen
October 26, 1984	Stockholm		Johanneshovs Isstadion
October 27, 1984	Gothenburg		Scandinavium
October 29, 1984	Hannover	West Germany	Stadionsporthalle
October 30, 1984	Düsseldorf		Philipshalle
October 31, 1984	Ludwigshafen		Friedrich-Ebert-Halle
November 1, 1984	Lausanne	Switzerland	Halle 18
November 3, 1984	Brussels	Belgium	Vorst Nationaal
November 4, 1984	Zwolle	Netherlands	Ijsselhal
November 5, 1984	Paris	France	Lé Zenith De Paris