2018 / 2019 European Tour rumors

I wonder how they're planning to pull that off. I assumed that the O2 would be off-limits to Azoff's clients. After Azoff allegedly made performing at the LA Forum a requirement for playing MSG, the Staples Center owner, Phil Anschutz, retaliated by tying the O2 to the Staples Center. Or that was the last I heard about it, anyway. This was published July 2017, so things could have changed since then and I just didn't catch the updates.

http://ampthemag.com/the-real/anschu...pissing-match/

Matt said he knows nothing about these dates.

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That's very interesting.

They did play O2, MSG and Staples during the Lost Highway and The Circle tours - was it OK back then because they hadn't started swinging their dicks at that point?

U2 did play MSG and Forum in 2015, BUT also played O2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innoce...xperience_Tour

Corrected for you...

The problem is that Matt can't confirm or deny anything until they are officially announced. He probably knows the full schedule at this point.

My gosh would they just announce the dates already. My friends are tired of me putting off a trip with them, because I’m waiting for dates.

I think that pretty much sums it up.

This article indicates that the bad blood could go back as far as 2008, beginning with a failed merger attempt; but the opening shots in this particular battle were apparently fired in Nov of 2016.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...calates-996041


I've been following Leiweke since he partnered with Jon in the Bills bid because his name just keeps popping up. Leiweke is the man responsible for naming Bon Jovi to the Toronto ACC Hall of Fame in 2013. But just prior to that, he had been Phil Anschutz's right-hand man and CEO of AEG Live, which promoted Bon Jovi tours.

Currently, Leiweke is Azoff's partner in the Oak View Group. They put together the Arena Alliance, where most of the shows on Bon Jovi's last tour were played.

https://www.pollstarpro.com/NewsCont...ticleID=827016

The OVG Board of Directors is interesting, too. Besides Leiweke and Azoff the board includes, among others, Francesca Bodie, Ray Waddell, and Paul Korzilluus. Bodie is Leiweke's daughter, and for quite a while, iirc, she directly handled Bon Jovi tour promotion for AEG Live. She was also the point person for bringing the Toronto partners together with JBJ. Waddell is a writer for Billboard who co-authored the THINFS book.


OVG also recently purchased Pollstar, which effectively blows any "top tour" rankings and such information, as far as I'm concerned, I don't see how any numbers they present could possibly be perceived as objective now.

http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/oak...ar-1202493367/



But going back to the O2, Bon Jovi could still pull it off, I guess. Maybe they'll play Staples, too, as a compromise, if Anschutz will agree to that.

I think they are going to be ready soon

Those Facebook ads are just touts guessing. Name dropping the O2 and giving a three month window and inviting you to buy at inflated odds.

It's intriguing what type of venue they play here. They could easily do a small stadium tour, the major cities less the extra ones. They could do mini festival type shows. They could do indoor dates. Would they price them too high or do too many shows? The O2 residency was a bloodbath and tickets are no cheaper these days.

Either way, I hope they pull their finger out and announce so I can decide what shows to do

I think smaller stadiums, with a fair amount of empty seats would be a sad way to go about it! They should do a packed out arena tour. However, I wouldn't be at all surprised if we do end up getting one night at the O2 in the UK and that's it...