The Circle Tour
What’s everyone’s favourite shows of the Circle tour?
1. Sydney Night 3- Epic performance, What do you got? in the rain followed by Something to Believe in and an angry Happy Now. With a great version of I Believe too. 2. Hard Rock Calling, the band completely blew everyone away, stunning version of Always, Hey God and Keep the Faith. Richie was on fire and Jon was class too. 3. Dresden- Bounce, Undived, Something to Believe in, can’t argue with that set list. Great performance again, that summer they were the best band on the planet. Although my personal favourite moment was Hard Letting you go from the 02. I really loved hearing The Circle tracks live too. |
The three you mentioned are definitely in the top tier. Dresden was a big surprise since shows in Eastern Germany always got the "play the set and get out of here" treatment, but the band was up for it that night! Even though ticket sales had been moderate at best.
A few others I'd add (no particular order). Buenos Aires 2010: Great crowd, great band, great setlist Mannheim 2011: The audience recording doesn't really give the vibe away. There just was something in the air that night, the band's vibe to really deliver and the crowd that were in a big party mood. It's also the show where the Wanted performance really stuck in my memory (and it usually doesn't). Lisbon 2011: Jon's vocals were quite straining there, but the effort to really deliver for the final night was there. Great set of rarities and, for me, the second-best tour finish they've done after Helsinki 1996. MSG Night 3 2011: The famous show with the blackout and the band firing on all cylinders to make up for it. Had the first half been rather standard, the second half was anything but that! Vienna 2011: Great energy, great setlist, stunning second encore! There's a whole lot more of shows that I'd rate very good, but not quite up there for one reason or another like Udine 2011, Mohegan Sun 2010, New Meadowlands Stadium Night 2 and 3 in 2010, O2 Arena Night 7 2010, Toronto Night 2 2010, Barcelona 2011 or Sao Paulo 2010. All really nice shows where we'd flip if we got something like that today! Just listing these shows that the band were really living their Indian summer in those 2 years! What a time it has been! :) |
Honestly, I do think Hyde Park 2011 gets overlooked. I think Jon was on really good form that night. I went to the Manchester show the night before and the two shows are like night and day. Manchester was ok but very safe and the weather was awful. Hyde Park just had something special (I didn't go) from listening to it live on the stream that day to listening to it now.
That version of Living On A Prayer I listen too a lot! Jon staying on for a long time and reportedly having to be carried off backstage because he genuinely didn't stop moving. Dublin night 2 2011 as well is a show I watch a fair bit. Sent from my VOG-L29 using Tapatalk |
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So not overlooked. I was stunned when listening to the live broadcast back then! |
Not by you two haha! In general when speaking to fans about 2011.
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Oslo, Norway June 15 2011 is number 1 for me
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Just listening to the start of Dublin Night 2 that band was on fire! I forgot how cool it was when Bounce appeared at a couple of shows.
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The only and first show I went that tour: Peru 2010. Still with Sambora.
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Montreal 2010, night #2 - great setlist, Jon on fire, astonishing vocals throughout, one of the best BOR and Always performances since god knows when, immense Saturday Night, very long show
Philadelphia 2010, night #2 - the whole band just rockin' out like real mofos all the way through the show, awesome medley of Bad Medicine/Bad Case Of Loving You/Shout, again great version of BOR, Only Lonely opening the encore Sao Paulo 2010 - not as epic setlist as in Buenos Aires three days earlier, but still great + insane energy and fantastic vocals, AMAZING crowd Sydney 2010, night #3 - a setlist so stunning and rarity-filled it's crazy, overall Jon's best show vocally since probably Bremen 2000, dynamite performances of STBI, Saturday Night, KTF, Dry County and These Days MSG 2011, night #2 - even though the band really fired up on all cylinders from HAND onwards during night #3 after the mixing board incident had been solved, I've always preferred this one overall; not a single bit of autopilot in sight at any point even though roughly the first third of the setlist was quite predictable, amazing energy, Jon working the crowd like a mad man, again magnificent vocals, one of the very few times I think ILTT actually fit the encore and felt genuine, epic back-to-back performances of Always and These Days, Jon obviously not wanting to leave the stage at all hence the extra long 2nd encore Philadelphia 2011 - Jon's birthday show, energy totally out of control, whole band on absolute fire, truly stunning performances of several songs, IMO best US show in a very long time even with basically no rarities performed; a prime example of how you don't need to have a particularly epic setlist to perform an absolutely kick-ass show Hard Rock Calling 2011 - plain and simply an epic show in every way, no need to really add anything that hasn't been said Mannheim 2011 - after the snooze-fests that were Düsseldorf and Zürich, a more-than-welcome return to the form of the best live band out there; stunning show, several rarities sprinkled throughout the set and a kick-ass performance of Hey God opening the encore Vienna 2011 - again insane energy, whole band really playing for their supper throughout the night, THE essential '11 performances of Saturday Night and Blood On Blood, greatest 2nd encore imaginable Barcelona 2011 - although Jon's vocals were not quite as strong as in many other shows that year (still very good for the most part though), both the energy and setlist were just unbelievable, not forgetting to mention an epic crowd and the atmosphere of the whole band being, to quote Jon, "on one of those kind of moods" that night San Sebastian 2011 - criminally underrated show, Jon's vocals at full force again, an amazing energy and setlist (even though Bobby's solo alone killed Wild In The Streets early on to the show), the highly anticipated return of This Ain't A Love Song and an epic These Days with Romeo And Juliet by Dire Straits as an introduction Lisbon 2011 - the last truly epic show of this band, a bit knackered but overall still very impressive vocals by Jon, absolutely stunning performances of I Believe and TAALS (just to name a few), insane energy and passion, truly a show worth its legendary reputation |
Great post. The Indian summer of the band and a tour I loved following at the time.
If I had to pick 3: Sydney night 3 Hard Rock Calling Dublin night 2 (biased I know but it was amazing and even though first night was great the 2nd night was just amazing. Will never forget it!) Other honourable mentions: Toronto night 2, MSG night 3, Uncasville, Udine, Vienna, Lisbon, San Sebastian...I could go on..... Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk |
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The most underrated show from the 2010-11 tour. It was the best set list Ive ever seen on a Jovi show. Everybody had the feeling that anything could be possible that night. Its an overrated show because the majority of the people who follows the band,went straight from Barcelona to Lisbon. Only locals and a very few foreign people were at that show. I was in Dresden,in Barcelona and in Lisbon,that were mentioned here,and San Sebastian was miles better than those shows The only thing is that there were not people that "make noise" about that show. If that show had been in an other country,and I dont want to say which one,it would be legendary. Shows like Udine or London 11 are very overrated. San Sebastian was,to me,the best show of the european 11 tour. Cmon check that setlist!!! 1- Raise Your Hands 2-You Give Love a Bad Name 3-Wild in the Streets 4-Born to Be My Baby 5-We Weren't Born to Follow 6-It's My Life 7-In These Arms 8-I'd Die for You 9-Summertime 10-Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars 11-Bad Medicine (with “Hot Legs” and “Old Time Rock & Roll”) 12-When We Were Beautiful 13-Living in Sin (with “Chapel Of Love”) 14-I'll Be There for You 15-Who Says You Can't Go Home 16-Thorn in My Side 17-Wild Is the Wind 18-Have a Nice Day 19-Keep the Faith Encore: 20-This Ain't a Love Song 21-Wanted Dead or Alive 22-Livin' on a Prayer Encore 2: 23-These Days 24-Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits cover) 25-Always Encore 3: 26-I Love This Town 27-Twist and Shout |
San Sebastian had a killer setlist, for me actually closely followed by the one in Oslo. And I agree that Udine is generally overrated, Hyde Park was great though. Especially since a good setlist can be enhanced by top performances and a great setlist can be mediocre if the performance is not up there. What spoiled San Sebastian a bit was that many songs hadn't been played in quite a while and they were a bit rusty doing them. Richie was much smoother on TAALS in Lisbon. But still a great concert though.
The only complaint I had was that they were too lazy to do Romeo and Juliet in full :mrgreen: P.S. And them ending the final two shows of the tour with the duo I Love This Town/Twist And Shout was shit. |
Yeah I agree that ending those shows with love this town/ twist and shout was shit haha
I have always thought that Hyde Park was very similar to Munich show. I was at Munich and the show never worked well that 2011 Dresden,was miles better,was an amazing show. But San Sebastian was better than Lisbon,even Barcelona was better than Lisbon. Anyway,that final 3 shows were the best fro the tour. We didnt know at the time,but it was the last time we were seeing Bon Jovi like the best live band on the planet. |
Was anyone at the Bristol 11 show? What did you think?
From the limited videos it looked cool. |
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But that 2011 European leg was so good. Jon's voice was better in mid-2010, but the setlists (bar two off shows) were exciting for most parts and the band was ready to just try the songs and go for them. |
My favourite tour I've attended. I was lucky enough to see the Perth show and two of the three Sydney shows. Highlights...
- Hearing Always in Perth - The rain in Sydney - Something for the Pain returning to the setlist - Finally hearing I Believe live |
Hard rock calling 11 was excellent
What a difference two years makes as 13 was a bit meh and Richie had gone. I went to two nights at the o2. Can’t remember which might have been 2 and 9 not sure. My mate a casual fan got tickets for one night and got the best set out of the 10. He got wild is the wind which is something I’ve never seen in all my shows Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
Would have loved to see them on this tour, although given my age at the time I wouldn't have appreciated it properly. I'd be interested if someone who was at one of the best shows from the tours after this did an in depth comparison. Some of the European shows in both 2013 and 2019 looked like they were pretty good/great, a breakdown comparison from people there would be really interesting.
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Seb had done some lengthy reviews on the 2010/11 tour and one for Milan 2013.
And I had done some extended ones for 2011 and added one for Munich 2013 afterwards. Gotta admit that I had been too lazy to finish Stuttgart and Cologne later on and never posted them. But you still have a comparison: https://drycounty.com/jovitalk/bon-j...of-the-t53164/ |
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Hard Rock Calling is easily the best gig I've ever been to. They were on absolute fire. IBTFY, Hey God and Always were the stand outs for me. I also went to the opening o2 show which was great but in comparison to the shows that followed, it was a pretty safe set list more or less. At least we got Something For The Pain though.
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Another show that gets overshadowed is Sydney Night 2. The band were in amazing form and it was the longest of the three Sydney shows in 2010. Setlist was great as Jon had started to incorporate requests from the fan club earlier in the afternoon.
LAST MAN STANDING YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME BORN TO BE MY BABY WE WEREN'T BORN TO FOLLOW JUST OLDER I'D DIE FOR YOU W/Richie Solo SUPERMAN TONIGHT IT'S MY LIFE NO APOLOGIES WE GOT IT GOIN ON I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD W/ ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD BAD MEDICINE PRETTY WOMAN (Full song started after bad medicine finished) HOMEBOUND TRAIN - RICHIE ON VOCALS LIVING IN SIN W/ CHAPEL OF LOVE NEVER SAY GOODBYE (ACOUSTIC) LOVE FOR SALE SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT (ACOUSTIC) LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME HAVE A NICE DAY WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME KEEP THE FAITH WHEN WE WERE BEAUTIFUL WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE LIVIN ON A PRAYER RUN RUN RUDOLPH IN THESE ARMS LOVES THE ONLY RULE Some days I listen back to night 2 and think that it was the best of the 3 nights in Sydney. |
Great setlist!
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Damn, half of New Jersey got played.
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I've always regarded Sydney night 2 as the overall best night. Such a fun show. Night 3 had more amazing single song performances, but night 2 was a great setlist. Just like New Meadowlands Stadium where night 2 was also better.
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Looking through these set lists makes the stagnant nature of them these days even more disappointing. I'm not asking for thirty songs and Hey God, but a mix up would be nice.
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Night 2 - 27 songs Last Man Standing Just Older I'd Die For You Homebound Train Living In Sin Never Say Goodbye Night 3 - 26 songs I Believe Blaze of Glory Something to Believe In Dry County These Days |
The 2011 Oslo show will always be a special one for me. Still is the best show I have ever seen. There was something very special about that night. Jon was in such a top shape, the band was extremely tight, and the set list was just - wow!
If my mind serves me right, it was the following show that Jon injured his leg. I saw the Horsens, Denmark show as well four days after Oslo and it just wasn't the same. I remember Jon got on stage with a crutch, opening the show with Lost Highway. Kind of knew there and then that it would be a very different show. Jon obviously got up to shape quite soon and ended the Europe run on a high. A real shame for the Denmark show, seeing the Oslo show just four days prior one can't help but wonder what that show could have been with a fit Jon. But just look at that Oslo set list! Is this the only time the band hasn't played a single song from Lost Highway since its release? 1. Raise Your Hands 2. Bad Name 3. Born To Be My Baby 4. We Weren't Born To Follow 5. In These Arms 6. Superman Tonight 7. It's My Life 8. Blaze of Glory 9. Damned w/ If Lovin You Is Wrong 10. Captain Crash 11. Bad Medicine w/ Hot Legs & Pretty Woman 12. Lay Your Hands On Me 13. What Do You Got 14. Bed of Roses 15. Diamond Ring 16. I'll Be There For You 17. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night 18. Who Says You Can't Go Home 19. Sleep When I'm Dead 20. Love's the Only Rule 21. Have a Nice Day 22. Keep the Faith 23. Wild is the Wind 24. Wanted 25. I'd Die For You 26. Prayer 2010-11 will always have a special place in my heart. I'm sure everyone who was on the board back then will agree with me, it was such a treat to follow all the PBPs and wait for all the Youtube clips. Things never really got the same. Even though I will always love and follow Bon Jovi, it has never been the same for me since that evening in Lisbon 2011. |
That encore in Oslo would've killed me! Wild Is The Wind and I'd Die For You have always been amongst my favourite tracks. But the entire set looks great.
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This was my first time seeing Bon Jovi. Only time with Richie. Still on my top 3 list off all the shows of any artists I have seen. My top 3 list: 1 Springsteen Oslo 2012 2 Pearl Jam Oslo 2014 3 Bon Jovi Oslo 2011 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
The last two nights at the o2 were magical ...
Very good Vocals from Jon and very nice sets with some rarities: 25.06.2010: Blood on Blood We Weren't Born to Follow You Give Love a Bad Name Born to Be My Baby Story of My Life In These Arms Superman Tonight Lay Your Hands on Me (Jon on vocals) Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars We Got It Goin' On Bad Medicine Old Time Rock and Roll Homebound Train Hallelujah Blood Money Santa Fe The Last Night I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Work for the Working Man It's My Life Who Says You Can't Go Home Keep the Faith Encore: When We Were Beautiful Wanted Dead or Alive Livin' on a Prayer 26.10.2010 Blood on Blood We Weren't Born to Follow You Give Love a Bad Name Born to Be My Baby Lost Highway In These Arms When We Were Beautiful Blaze of Glory Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars I'll Sleep When I'm Dead We Got It Goin' On Bad Medicine (with Old Time Rock & Roll) Play Video Lay Your Hands on Me Bed of Roses Diamond Ring I'll Be There for You Someday I'll Be Saturday Night (Acoustic) Bullet It's My Life Who Says You Can't Go Home Keep the Faith Encore: Have a Nice Day Wanted Dead or Alive These Days (It's Hard) Letting You Go I Love This Town Livin' on a Prayer |
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Since it fits this setlist discussion:
Setlist: 01. Last Man Standing [0:00] 02. You Give Love A Bad Name [5:58] 03. Born To Be My Baby [9:44] 04. We Weren't Born To Follow [14:52] 05. Just Older [18:50] 06. I'd Die For You [24:02] 07. Superman Tonight [28:39] 08. Jon promising setlist changes [33:45] 09. It's My Life [34:22] 10. No Apologies [38:53] 11. We Got It Goin' On [42:45] 12. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead [47:34] ~ Na Na Na Na [50:57] ~ Rockin' All Over The World [51:42] 13. Bad Medicine [57:16] 14. Pretty Woman [1:03:12] 15. Homebound Train (Richie Sambora on lead vocals) [1:06:50] 16. Living In Sin [1:13:09] ~ Chapel Of Love [1:18:27] 17. Never Say Goodbye (acoustic) [1:20:08] 18. Love For Sale [1:25:53] 19. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night (acoustic) [1:29:51] 20. Lay Your Hands On Me [1:34:21] 21. Have A Nice Day [1:41:13] 22. Who Says You Can't Go Home [1:45:26] 23. Keep The Faith [1:51:11] Encore 1: 24. When We Were Beautiful [2:00:14] 25. Wanted Dead Or Alive [2:06:47] 26. Livin' On A Prayer [2:12:52] Encore 2: 27. Run Run Rudolph [2:20:07] 28. In These Arms [2:25:25] 29. Love's The Only Rule [2:31:26] |
08. Jon promising setlist changes [33:45]
09. It's My Life [34:22] If I had to boil down the band into one quick anecdote, it's that. |
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A few shows that often get overlooked from that tour that are great:
São Paulo Rio Udine Barcelona San Sebastian Maybe my love for Udine and San Sebastian are because of Lie to Me and Romeo and Juliet as intros for Always, but they are great shows anyway. |
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