Expectations for the 2018 Tour

Based on the podcast Jon did today, the tour starts in March and will be 30 or 40 shows in the Spring. No more big tours. He could have done stadiums last year and just didn’t want to. A couple of songs will be released. A new record will probably come in about a year.

Did he talk about tour dates in Europe?

He did not mention any specific locations for the next tour. He talked openly about how miserable the WAN and Asian tours were. Things are definitely better now.

Thanks, I haven’t listened to the podcast yet, but have been very impatient for dates. I can’t believe the tour starts in 2 months and they still haven’t released them.

27 dates, including 2 nights at MSG.

• PEPSI CENTER 03/14/2018 DENVER, CO
• VIVINT SMART HOME ARENA 03/16/2018 SALT LAKE CITY, UT
• T-MOBILE ARENA 03/17/2018 LAS VEGAS, NV
• VERIZON ARENA 03/20/2018 LITTLE ROCK, AR
• AT&T CENTER 03/22/2018 SAN ANTONIO, TX
• TOYOTA CENTER 03/23/2018 HOUSTON, TX
• SMOOTHIE KING CENTER 03/25/2018 NEW ORLEANS, LA
• AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER 03/26/2018 DALLAS, TX
• TD GARDEN 04/02/2018 BOSTON, MA
• BELL CENTRE 04/04/2018 MONTREAL, QC
• PRUDENTIAL CENTER 04/07/2018 NEWARK, NJ
• PRUDENTIAL CENTER 04/08/2018 NEWARK, NJ
• AMWAY CENTER 04/18/2018 ORLANDO, FL
• PHILIPS ARENA 04/20/2018 ATLANTA, GA
• SPECTRUM CENTER 04/21/2018 CHARLOTTE, NC
• PNC ARENA 04/24/2018 RALEIGH, NC
• UNITED CENTER 04/26/2018 CHICAGO, IL
• XCEL ENERGY CENTER 04/28/2018 ST. PAUL, MN
• BMO HARRIS BRADLEY CENTER 04/29/2018 MILWAUKEE, WI
• PPL CENTER 05/02/2018 ALLENTOWN, PA
• WELLS FARGO CENTER 05/03/2018 PHILADELPHIA, PA
• MOHEGAN SUN ARENA 05/05/2018 UNCASVILLE, CT
• CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE 05/07/2018 OTTAWA, ON
• MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 05/09/2018 NEW YORK, NY
• MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 05/10/2018 NEW YORK, NY
• AIR CANADA CENTRE 05/12/2018 TORONTO, ON
• CAPITAL ONE ARENA 05/14/2018 WASHINGTON, DC

Tickets on sale next week

http://bonjovi.com/

I’m a bit frustrated because they are playing several shows within driving distance, but would all require a day or two off work, which I don’t have thanks to so many sick days already used this school year.

The best plan at the moment seems to be Houston on a Friday hit New Orleans that Sunday and get docked two days’ pay. I have yet to see the band in TX or LA somehow after all these years.

Ugh. I don’t want to get fired for excessive absences though. How would I afford more concerts?

Orlando here I come!!

F*** f*** f*** f***ity f***!

I'm going to Orlando with my family on February 22 and we'll leave back to Finland on March 9. I was hoping that they would kick off the tour earlier (at the start of March), so we maybe would've had the opportunity to see the guys live again, but no. The biggest act I've seen overseas so far was Foreigner in 2016, but I was really hoping to see Jovi again, having not seen them since Helsinki '11... shame.

Might sit this round out. No shows near me and not sure I am up for traveling for it this time. I may regret this if the show morphs from last years set, but for now I'm assuming it will be quite similar to St Louis last year.

I'm not missing it this time! I'm planning on going to Minnesota. I do wonder though why they planned another date in multiple places from 2017. Does it have something to do with those locations being bigger markets/venues so more people can attend? Also, wonder why all the other dates pretty much go on sale next week but Minnesota not until mid Feb.