June 19th - Setlist - CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark

Evening folks, this blog post is dedicated to Bon Jovi's rockin' show in Denmark! This show marked the first of a number of shows where Jon, along with the rest of the band, did not venture out on to the catwalk. This was due to Jon's knee injury which he picked up 2 nights previous in Helsinki. He sported a knee brace for numerous dates to follow also as a support. This was a huge disappointment, especially to those who purchased Gold Circle tickets as they are surrounding the outside of the circle. Of course, the view is still fantastic and the concert is still brilliant but being without that closeness to the band would dampen it slightly for me. Jon also presented to the crowd his latest toy - his cane (which he later updated to a daimond skull headed one - typical of a rockstar, no?) Anyhoo, here is the setlist from Horsens, Denmark.

1. Lost Highway
2. You Give Love A Bad Name
3. Born To Be My Baby
4. We Weren't Born to Follow
5. Superman Tonight
6. Runaway
7. It's My Life
8. We Got It Goin' On
9. Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars
10. Bad Medicine/Pretty Woman/Old Time Rock 'n' Roll
11. Lay Your Hands On Me (Richie on vocals)
12. When We Were Beautiful
13. Bed of Roses
14. I'll Be There For You
15. Who Says You Can't Go Home
16. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
17. Work For The Workin' Man (a new song from the Circle which was not played enough IMO!)

This is just a short clip but gets the best of the song!

18. Have A Nice Day

19. Keep The Faith

Encore:

20. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (Bruce Springsteen cover - tribute to Clarence Clemons)

21. Wanted Dead or Alive

22. Livin' On A Prayer

 

Not a special setlist tonight! There has been some amazing sets of 29 song, 24, 26 and so on but tonight, Jon stuck to the 22. Saying that, with his injury, he put in more than 100% and still gave the crowd a night to remember.

 

Next stop? Edinburgh, Scotland!! :)

June 17th - Setlist - Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland

Hi guys! Bon Jovi are still rocking around Europe, showing die hard and new fans that they really are one of the best bands around!! Helsinki had a great setlist but unfortunately, halfway through the gig, Jon tore ligaments in his knee. It was every fan's worst nightmare. Would Jon have to cancel the tour? Was he seriously injured? Would the band survive? It was horrible. I can't imagine having been at the gig and trying to stay calm seeing Jon in sheer agony. Hearing Jon cry out in pain sent shivers through me, no-one like to see someone they love in pain. However, Jon being his typical showman self, he carried on to finish the gig and give the crowd a night to remember. The setlist as follows:

1. Raise Your Hands
2. You Give Love A Bad Name
3. Born To Be My Baby
4. We Weren't Born to Follow
5. In These Arms
6. Lost Highway
7. It's My Life
8. Runaway
9. We Got It Goin' On
10. Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars
11. Bad Medcine/Roadhouse Blues/Shout
12. Love's The Only Rule (it was during this song that Jon got injured. Prepare yourself. Injury happens at 1.22. :( )

13. When We Were Beautiful
14. Bed of Roses
15. I'll Be There For You
16. Who Says You Can't Go Home
17. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
18. No Apologies (one of the more anthem tunes from Greatest Hits - LOVE!)

19. Have A Nice Day
20. Keep The Faith

Encore:

21. Thorn In My Side (Fantastic tune from The Circle album!)

22. Wanted Dead or Alive
23. Wild is the Wind
24. Livin' On A Prayer

Again, great great setlist. My heart really went out to Jon when he got injured but he refused to falter or let his fans down and really gave them a night to remember. Bed of Roses and Wild is the Wind yet again!! Thorn in my Side and No Apologies too which are great songs - I really think both of these should have been played MUCH more on the tour!!

Next stop? Horsens, Denmark!

June 15th - Setlist - Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway

Hi guys, so sorry for the delay with blog posts. Obviously I am behind on blog posts - the Circle has closed, the very successful 2010/2011 Jovi tour has ended. And it was amazing. But, just because it's over does not mean that I am going to stop updating the setlists and talking Jovi!! I think posting setlists, videos, pictures and lots of other Jovi goodies, it helps us to overcome the Jovi blues! So, going back in time, on June 15th, Bon Jovi landed on the shores of Oslo in Norway! Here is the setlist for the lucky fans who danced and sang along to Jovi's hits that night:

1. Raise Your Hands
2. You Give Love A Bad Name
3. Born To Be My Baby
4. We Weren't Born to Follow
5. In These Arms
6. Superman Tonight (one of my favourite songs of Jovi - here is a video from the night).

7. It's My Life
8. Blaze of Glory
9. Damned
10. Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars
11. Bad Medicine/Hot Legs/Pretty Woman
12. Lay Your Hands On Me
13. What Do You Got? (my favourite slow ballad from Jovi's newer hits - can't find video!!).
14. Bed of Roses (*my* song!)
15. Diamond Ring
16. I'll Be There For You
17. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
18. Who Says You Can't Go Home
19. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
20. Love's The Only Rule
21. Have A Nice Day
22. Keep The Faith

Encore:

23. Wild is the Wind (possibly one of *the* best Jovi songs EVER written!)

24. Wanted Dead Or Alive
25. I'd Die For You (a song request that Jon saw on a banner - this is why I LOVE this band!)

26. Livin' On A Prayer

This is one of my favourite setlists of the European tour - having Wild is the Wind AND Bed of Roses alone makes it perfect for me. But having I'd Die For You as a surprise and Superman Tonight too? Fantastic.

Next stop? Helsinki, Finland!

June 12th 2011 - Munich, Germany

Third night in on the Jovi tour in Europe and fans all around the world were treated to the first hour live through a video stream!! It was magical and amazing to see and hear Bon Jovi playing live at that moment and to be a part of the crowd watching! That night also got fans talking as Jon wore his pretty new red jacket.... like/dislike??

Me? I like it!! He also wore this in Dublin on June 29th.... phwoarr!!! But Dublin comes later! For now? Here's the setlist from Munich:

1. Raise Your Hands
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
3. Born To Be My Baby
4. We Weren't Born to Follow
5. In These Arms
6. Runaway
7. It's My Life
8. Blaze of Glory
9. Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars
10. Bad Medicine/Rock You Like A Hurricane/Old Time Rock 'n' Roll
11. The More Things Change
12. Lay Your Hands on Me
13. When We Were Beautiful
14. Bed of Roses
15. I'll Be There For You
16. Bells of Freedom (acoustic)
17. Who Says You Can't Go Home
18. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
19. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
20. Have A Nice Day
21. Keep The Faith

Encore:

22. Dry County
23. Wanted Dead or Alive
24. Always
25. Livin' On A Prayer

Encore 2:

26. These Days
27. Blood on Blood

Next stop? The Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway! :)

Versatile Blogger Award

I have been given a Versatile Blogger Award by Polly McNamara of Miss Polly - thank you Polly!!! :)

The idea is to follow a few requests and pass the award on.

1. Make a post linking back to the person who gave you the award.

2. Share 7 random things about yourself.

3. Award 7 recently discovered bloggers with this award and contact them to let them know they have won.

7 random things about me:

1). I have a mega phobia of spiders (real/toy/televised!!)

2). I love mochas and tea - both of which I used to hate but now am addicted to!

3). I love taking pictures of absolutely anything - different textures fascinate me! Flowers, stone... anything that looks like it would make a pretty picture... or anything that I could make into a pretty picture.

4). I love collecting autographs and meeting celebrities, whether famous or infamous!!

5). I love crime books and am currently in the throes of writing one!

6). I <3 Criminal Minds, Without A Trace and all things American and crime related... well, most of them.

7). Captain Americas is my favourite restaurant!! Yum!!

I would like to nominate the following blogs:

www.soaperstar.blogspot.com - she makes fabby soaps and all things nice and is genuinely the nicest person ever!!

http://athomewithmrsm.blogspot.com - lovely lady who has a great taste in music and makes me drool every time I read her blog posts!!

www.claireallan.com - fab author, fab lady - fabulously funny!!

http://hangingwithbells.blogspot.com - lovely lady from across the water who loves Bon Jovi and loves a good drool over tasty blokes - who doesnt ;)

http://plansandpresents.blogspot.com/ - Ali runs a wedding and event planning business and is possibly one of the hardest working ladies I know!! :)

http://www.thebabblingmummy.co.uk - Claire is a wonderful Mum who blogs straight from the heart!

http://wooks1.wordpress.com/ - Ann-Marie is a fab lady who takes beautiful photos and has a brilliant sense of humour!

June 10th 2011 - Dresden, Germany

Hello again folks, second night of the Jovi European leg and we had some AMAZING songs!!! With three songs that haven't been played since 2008, the fans that were lifting the roof in Dreseden certainly had very good reason!! Here is the setlist - enjoy!

 1. Bounce (first time played since 2008).

2. You Give Love A Bad Name
3. Born To Be My Baby
4. We Weren't Born To Follow
5. Superman Tonight
6. Runaway
7. It's My Life
8. In These Arms
9. Capain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars
10. No Apologies
11. Bad Medicine/Roadhouse Blues
12. Lay Your Hands On Me
13. You Want To Make (A Memory)
14. I'll Be There For You
15. Bells of Freedom (first time played since 2008).

16. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
17. Who Says You Can't Go Home
18. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead/Start Me Up
19. Undivided (first time played since 2008)

20. Have A Nice Day
21. Keep The Faith

Encore:

22. Something To Believe In
23. Wanted Dead or Alive
24. Blood on Blood
25. Livin' On A Prayer

Next stop? Munich, Germany!

June 8th 2011 - Setlist - Zagreb, Croatia

Sorry for the lack of blog posts folks, i'll get back on track! Promise!! The next couple of blog posts are going to be covering the setlists from the gigs Bon Jovi have already played including some videos of the more rare song choices! Enjoy!

 1. Raise Your Hands
 2. You Give Love A Bad Name
 3. Born To Be My Baby
 4. We Weren't Born to Follow
 5. In These Arms
 6. Runaway
 7. It's My Life
 8. Blaze of Glory
 9. Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars
10. We Got It Goin' On
11. Bad Medicine/Pretty Woman
12. Lay Your Hands On Me
13. Bed of Roses
14. I'll Be There For You
15. Something For The Pain
16. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
17. Who Says You Can't Go Home
18. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
19. Love's The Only Rule
20. Have A Nice Day
21. Keep The Faith

Encore:

22. Hey God
23. Wanted Dead or Alive
24. These Days
25. Livin' On A Prayer

Next stop? Dresden, Germany!!