2015 Live Tour

God no, that's pretty much been the US setlist for the last 5 years. It's like every other show we have heard for the last few tours. Mix it up a bit, start with We Don't Run, ditch Follow/LH and mix in some older singles like OWN/Everyday/Misunderstood/Say It Isn't So.

Whilst they aren't promoing the album, I really wish they would play Fingerprints or Teardrop at some point. It may well be a lull for a stadium gig but I want to hear them.

I agree with you!! Would love to hear Fingerprints or Teardrop especially!!

funny anti-BJ article with a new theory re/the canceled China shows

Cash, credibility and China: Bon Jovi joins the illustrious ranks of Bjork and Maroon 5

https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/2...-and-maroon-5/

Of course it's anti-BJ -- since Mother China rejected them, Baby Hong Kong has to ridicule their so-called "illustrious credibility" under the guise of being "funny." And while Macau bankers and Hong Kong "poodleheads" are ridiculed along with the Taiwanese for their capitalist ways, it's Mother China's allowing them to practice capitalism that keeps their anti-capitalist economy viable!

On female celebrities, it's called a baby bump:

https://www.facebook.com/JohnFrancis...type=2&theater

Just one word: flabbergasted.

Did Taiwan fans give Bon Jovi a bad name in China?
[...]

Wanted in Taiwan, dead or alive

Fans were apparently inspired by American rock band Maroon 5's experience with China. When Beijing recently cancelled their shows after one band member tweeted "Happy Birthday" to the Dalai Lama, the organiser added a concert in Taipei to recoup losses.

Taiwanese Bon Jovi fans were desperate. The band had scheduled only one concert in Taiwan on its Asia tour and tickets had sold out on the first day.

Richie Lin, the leader of Taiwan's biggest Bon Jovi fan club, told the BBC: "I had heard of the news that Maroon 5's concerts in China had been cancelled, then I told everyone that [getting China concerts cancelled] could be a way for us to add a Bon Jovi concert here.

"We used Maroon 5's cancellation as a way to win an extra [Bon Jovi] show here."

Mr Lin refused to say what tactics fans used. But the BBC understands some fans directly emailed Chinese government agencies pictures of Bon Jovi's past concerts.


Giving love a bad name

Of course, nobody knows how big a part their campaign played in influencing the Chinese authorities' decision. But at the heart of this is the love triangle between Taiwanese fans, Bon Jovi, and China.

Lovelorn Taiwanese fans have been jealous over Bon Jovi's keenness to woo Beijing.

For years the band has tried to tap into China, and Jon Bon Jovi recently even learned how to sing one of the best-known songs in Chinese culture, The Moon Represents My Heart.

Meanwhile Bon Jovi has bypassed Taiwan for 20 years, forcing fans to fly elsewhere to see them perform live. Jon Bon Jovi's song was the final straw: he dedicated it to China - but it's a song popularised by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng.

[...]

Perhaps the lessons Taiwanese fans want to teach Bon Jovi are: don't be blinded by money; don't forget your first love in greater China - Taiwan; and get it right by singing The Moon Represents My Heart for the Taiwanese.


http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-34345379



PS @Rocknation: it wasn't a voodoo doll but it has a certain relationship to Richie nonetheless!

I've updated all the links and tourdates in the OP.

That's all been done now, except the thread title which I think will suffice.

Just two words: Communist propaganda.

So a gang of malevolent, jealous Taiwanese fans of an American rock band "forced" the poor, helpless mainland Chinese government to cancel the shows and cause everyone involved to lose face? This just an attempt to deflect blame from the obvious culprit.

While things were still in the planning stages, why didn't anyone at the Ministry of Culture or their other government "agencies" simply go to BonJovi.com and check out their official lyrics and videos? They weren't buried somewhere, and it would have saved everyone a whole lot of embarrassment!

P.S. Did you catch the leader's first name? La Maldición Del Ricardo!

It's not his real name, read the article! Why do you think I wrote:
when I posted the article? What's your cross to bear? Slow-wittedness or attention deficit disorder?


Because every political system has its share of incompetent or unprofessional or lazy or careless employees.