Best and worst shows of the tour

That's the spirit

Personally I loved the 2 very early Philadelphia shows I saw since they contained the most of the new Circle tracks. Since I really loved the album those shows have a special place in my heart.

Then I'd go with MSG night 3 (night 2 gets a special mention for These Days), Sydney night 3 and New Meadowlands night 2.

I would love to have been at some of the O2 shows especially when they did Hard Letting You Go. Sydney Night 3, the Hawaiian shows and the Chicago stadium shows are the ones I'd kill to be at.

NMS Night 4 was mediocre at best and then on top of that Jon gets hurt.

I loved the first two Philly shows back in 2010, I got to hear Only Lonely and the most tracks off the Circle. The last MSG show and Night 2 and 3 at NMS . They make my top 5 show, that I have seen.

Tulsa was pretty bad... wosrt I've been to

And Chicago Soldier Field night 2 was the best I've been to.

I think it was Buenos Aires that I would have picked to be at... Or any of the Canada shows.

The show I would have most wanted to be at, Sydney night #3: I Believe, Thorn, Hallelujah (in a driving rainstorm), Happy Now, Something To Believe In, Dry County, and These Days.

Worst show? Bon Jovi on their worst night beats most bands at their best.

So bloody right you are!!

I agree with you there...

But at times they can be two different bands. To me, the autopilot is the worst. Jon has been playing Bad Name for over 25 years now and every move he does, he has been doing for... well... 25 years. I don't mind mistakes live but when they just go through the motions and you can tell the smiles are fake, it kind of makes me want my money back.

One of my most memorable BJ moments was when Jon stopped Say It Isn't So during the 2nd verse because he screwed up the lyrics. He laughed, admitted it, and counted them off back into the chorus. He could have just let the music play an extra 4 bars (or until he remembered it) but instead he stopped the band. He handled it like a pro and it will always be something I will remember fondly.

I agree with you, those moments can be special. He did a similar thing in Milwaukee on the Lost Highway tour when he forgot the lyrics to Who Says. Even worse because of how many times they've played it. But he laughed it off ("my own damn song . . . ").

I enjoyed the latest Milwaukee show immensely (despite no Richie) partly because Jon seemed to be having such a good time.

Of the ones I went to on this tour: O2 Night 2 was the best for me. After the usual setlist on night 1, the 2nd night was where we would see if they changed things up, and they sure did. What was even better than bursting into Dry County was that 11pm came and instead of closing the show with Prayer, Tico smashed the beginning of Always. The concert didn't seem to end, was a highight of the residency.

My least favourite of the residency shows I did was the 22nd June didnt really have much to it bar Garageland.

Of all the shows, the Sydney one in the rain was the most awesome looking concert Id seen and the setlist was brilliant too.

I agree.

Dawn

Mohegan #3 was the best show/setlist in the states BY FAR (doesn't even matter that it was short)


Set List - 03/04/11 - Uncasville, CT
March 4, 2011
RADIO SAVED MY LIFE
WE WEREN’T BORN TO FOLLOW
LOST HIGHWAY
WHOLE LOT OF LEAVIN'
THORN IN MY SIDE
WILD IN THE STREETS
I GOT THE GIRL
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE
SUMMMERTIME
BLAZE OF GLORY
IN THESE ARMS
SUPERMAN TONIGHT
LIVING IN SIN
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
BAD NAME
IT’S MY LIFE
WANTED
BAD MEDICINE
PRAYER
HEY GOD
RAISE YOUR HANDS

Worst show/setlist was NMS #4