Farewell setlist
So let’s say they get Richie to come back for a farewell tour. What are they going to play ? I mean, pretty much everything from their catalogue is out of reach for Jon nowadays. I remember how we used to say: “he plays a lot of the LH stuff because it’s easy on his vocals”. Not the case anymore. Is Jon going to come to terms with the fact that they are a nostalgia act (at least for the final tour) ?
I guess nobody here believes the repetitive “we are digging deep through the catalogue for this tour” talk anymore, but considering it’s the final tour, could they actually do that ? What are your thoughts ? Cheers Eduardo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
I'll bite. Here would be my ideal, somewhat realistic setlist for a farewell tour with Richie. By putting the songs in order I think it really enhances the setlist structure. Rush did this on their final tour and I loved it. I'd also only want them to do a limited run in stadiums, not a massive multi-year money grab (though that's not what we'd get). Ideally I would want them to do 50 shows max and only cover a handful of US states and European Countries along with Japan and Argentina/Brazil. Doing it that way would truly be going out on top and give all of the diehards a chance to see them.
1. When We Were Us (Or a new song that they write together) 2. This House Is Not For Sale 3. We Weren't Born to Follow/Superman Tonight 4. Lost Highway/We Got it Going On 5. Who Says You Can't Go Home 6. Have a Nice Day 7. It's My Life 8. Just Older 9. These Days/Diamond Ring/Something for the Pain 10. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night 11. In These Arms (David on Vocals) 12. Keep The Faith 13. Dry County/Bed of Roses 14. I'll Be There for You/Lay Your Hands on Me (Richie on Vocals) 15. Blood on Blood (With a video tribute to Alec) 16. Born to Be My Baby/Livin in Sin 17. Bad Medicine (with Shout) Encore 18. Bad Name 19. Wanted (Richie takes some of the vocals) 20. Prayer 21. Runaway Encore 22. Always (though this one probably won't be possible without "help") 23. Never Say Goodbye |
Only songs from This House and 2020. Richie will love it.
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Stuff they would probably have to do on a farewell:
Runaway Bad Name Prayer Wanted Bad Medicine I'll Be There For You It's My Life Who Says Stuff they will probably do: Raise Your Hands Lay Your Hands On Me Born To Be My Baby Blood On Blood Bed Of Roses Keep The Faith I'll Sleep Stuff Jon will want to do: Lost Highway We Got It Going On Born To Follow This House Stuff they might do: Always These Days Never Say Goodbye acoustic would be nice.... So based on that..... I would say... Blood On Blood This House Bad Name Born To Follow Lost Highway It's My Life Born To Be My Baby Bed Of Roses Lay Your Hands On Me (Richie Vocals) We Got It Going On Raise Your Hands Runaway Keep The Faith I'll Be There For You Who Says I'll Sleep Bad Medicine Never Say Goodbye (Acoustic) Always or These Days Wanted Dead Or Alive Prayer Feel like I may be missing something obvious here. I know there isn't anything from 2020, and Jon might want to include something, but the album was pretty much the biggest flop of their career commercially, so I can see them ignoring it. |
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There will never be a Farwell tour and Jon will never retire.
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1. Lost Highway
2. We Weren't Born To Follow 3. You Give Love A Bad Name End of Show, because at this point either Jon or the audience is gone. Both due to a lack of vocals. |
Aloha !
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Jon struggles 1 song into the show. By the time he hits the chorus of the first song he's out of breath and needs to resort to posing and throwing The Smile. He struggled with a 20 show European leg and had to cut shows short ánd had a break after 10 shows. He couldn't finish the last South American tour and had to give David a slot just to catch his breath. Even if this band will go on tour Jon will rely/depend on a little more than just "help". The band have been offered plenty of deals for both a South American tour and a European tour but BJM have declined all offers so far. I've no idea why anyone would want to see this band perform live ever again even if Richie joins the band again. Everyone knows they're done and the only people in Bon Jovi camp refusing to admit they are are on JBJ's payroll. That video of Richie doing his organ solo gymnastics on a guitar shows it'd have nothing to do with the band most people I assume grew up with and started loving in the first place. What's the point of another tour when it'll be one letdown after the other? Salaam Aleikum, Sebastiaan |
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As for the 50 shows number, I guess it doesn't matter if he plays 5 shows or 50, he'll sound similar at all of them. If it were billed as an actual farewell tour though 50 shows over 5 continents would at least keep the demand high while ensuring that most fans who are interested have the chance to see them one more time. My point was mostly that I wouldn't want it to be a 5+ year, 300+ show money grab similar to what Elton John is doing. |
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It was more realistic than some users like to accept though. Gesendet von meinem X30 mit Tapatalk |
People need to chill out...It's just a bit of fun isn't it? No one really knows if there is or isn't going to be a tour, a reunion, a farewell or anything at the mo. There isn't any harm in it. Aside from Richie dressing up as a potato there isn't really much else in the Bon Jovi world to look forward to at the moment! :mrgreen:
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They could do pop-up performances in cities all around the world.
Making it look like a spontaneous, improvised happening, where perfection is not the goal. Just having fun. 5 to 7 songs, sharing vocals, letting the audience sing. Maybe this could even work. ;-) |
As it is now, it’s lip-synced vocals or nothing which I guess opens the possibility for pretty much any song.
But personally I hope Bon Jovi the live band is done and I sincerely hope Richie stays away from Bon Jovi, if it’s not just for writing a few songs or for some box project. Richie was lucky enough to leave the band just prior to Jon’s vocals going south and the 2022 tour is the worst I’ve ever heard a professional lead singer sound. I hope Richie chooses to keep hos dignity and legacy as a member of Bon Jovi when they truly were the greatest thing, but I’m afraid the financial offer that will be given to Richie for a return might beat morale. Just to note - I think Richie’s live performances the last like six-seven years has been a mess as well. But that’s more a lack of rehearaing, not a clear vision and Richie’s none-successfull attempt at being a frontman, a jam-musician and ex-Bon Jovi guitarist at the same time. But he still has the quality in him. For Jon it’s over. |
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Seb nailed it though haha ... Setlist ... Nah I dont think I'd care (At this point nothing sounds good) but I'd always pictured it with "Never Say Goodbye" ... Fin haha
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[wonder when we ll have any official news..
i hope we ll have a reunion ... i think we are getting ahead of ourselves... there is some teasing from the bj camp but we may be wrong.. My take in all these is that a reunion could only work IF jon and Richie sit down together and come up with a couple of good songs together... Sth with a lyrical context that would give a common ground... The money is a huge factor but i dont think it the money alone would make it work.. |
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