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These Days Tour

These Days Tour

1995–96 concert tour by Bon Jovi

These Days Tour was Bon Jovi's concert tour during 1995-96. Van Halen opened as a special guest for Bon Jovi on twenty of the European stadium dates during the second leg promoting their album Balance. The last of the three Wembley Stadium gigs was filmed for the DVD Live From London. The band played 131 shows in 35 countries all across the world.[1][2] The tour was the first with current bassist Hugh McDonald.

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Personnel

  • Jon Bon Jovi - lead vocals, guitar, maracas for Keep the Faith, tambourine for Hey God
  • Richie Sambora - lead guitar, backing vocals, talkbox, lead vocals for Stranger In This Town
  • Hugh McDonald - bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tico Torres - drums, percussion, lead vocals for Crazy
  • David Bryan - keyboards, backing vocals, tambourine for Something to Believe In

Set list

The set list varied on a nightly basis on this tour, but usually featured several songs from the These Days album, such as "Hey God", "Something for the Pain", and "This Ain't a Love Song". It also included many of their hits from the 1980s such as "Livin' on a Prayer", "You Give Love a Bad Name", and "Bad Medicine".

  1. "Livin' on a Prayer"
  2. "You Give Love a Bad Name"
  3. "Hey God"
  4. "Keep the Faith"
  5. "Always"
  6. "Bed of Roses"
  7. "Blood on Blood"
  8. "Blaze of Glory" (cover)
  9. "Runaway"
  10. "Something for the Pain"
  11. "Lay Your Hands on Me"
  12. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night"
  13. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (with snippets of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone")
  14. "Bad Medicine" / "Shout"
Encore
  2. "Always"
  3. "These Days"
  4. "With a Little Help from My Friends" (cover)
Encore 2
  2. "Wanted Dead or Alive"
  3. "This Ain't a Love Song"

Tour dates

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Box office score data

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The total attendance of the 3 South African shows was 182,000.[7]

Cancelled dates

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References

  1. [1]
    "Google Sites".
  2. [2]
    Moskowitz, David (2015). The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. Abc-Clio. ISBN 9781440803406.
  3. [3]
    Billboard, Vol. 107, Num. 35, 2 September 1995. 2 September 1995.
  4. [4]
    Billboard, Vol. 107, Num. 33, 19 August 1995. 19 August 1995.
  5. [5]
    Billboard, Vol. 107, Num. 45, 11 November 1995. 11 November 1995.
  6. [6]
    Billboard, Vol. 108, Num. 31, 3 August 1996. 3 August 1996.
  7. [7]
    Billboard, Vol. 108, Num. 14, 6 April 1996. 6 April 1996.
  8. [8]
    https://bjtours.jimdofree.com/tours/1995-crossroads/1995-11-14-burswood-dome-perth-australia/ [dead link]
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