[TwinFan]

2013 setlist:

1. That's What the Water Made Me
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
3. Raise Your Hands
4. Born to Be My Baby
5. Lost Highway
6. Whole Lot of Leaving
7. It's My Life
8. Because We Can
9. What About Now
10. We Got it Going On
11. Keep the Faith
12. (You Want to) Make A Memory
13. Bed of Roses
14. Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars
15. We Weren't Born to Follow
16. Who Says You Can't Go Home
17. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead / Start Me Up / Pretty Woman
18. Bad Medicine with Shout teaser

Encore:
19. Runaway
20. Wanted Dead or Alive
21. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
22. Have a Nice Day
23. Livin' on a Prayer

Encore 2:
24. Always
25. These Days

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Well, here's night 1 at the Meadowlands. Who knows what to expect or not. Hopefully it'll be a special pair of shows for their homecoming. The last time they played this venue was on July 9, 2010, which was the disaster of a show with Richie's ****ups, Jon's mood and his broken leg. Here was THAT set...

1. Raise Your Hands
2. We Weren't Born To Follow
3. You Give Love A Bad Name
4. Born To Be My Baby
5. Superman Tonight
6. In These Arms
7. When We Were Beautiful
8. Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars
9. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
10. We Got It Going On
11. Bad Medicine
~ Old Time Rock and Roll (with Kid Rock)
12. Loves the Only Rule
13. Lay Your Hands On Me (Richie Sambora on lead vocals)
14. Open All Night
15. I'll Be There For You
16. Squeezebox (acoustic)
17. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night (acoustic)
18. Have A Nice Day
19. Work For The Working Man
20. It's My Life
21. Who Says You Can't Go Home
22. Keep The Faith

Encore
23. Wanted Dead or Alive
24. I Love This Town
25. Glad All Over
26. Livin' On A Prayer

However, the last time the boys played the New York City area was May 6, 2011, when they played the Nassau Coliseum, approximately 20 miles east of New York City proper on Long Island. That show also lacked Richie. Here was that setlist.

01. Lost Highway
02. We Weren't Born to Follow
03. You Give Love a Bad Name
04. Born to Be My Baby
05. Superman Tonight
06. The More Things Change
07. It's My Life
08. Runaway
09. We Got It Going On
10. Bad Medicine ~ Roadhouse Blues ~ Old Time Rock and Roll
11. Lay Your Hands On Me
12. What Do You Got?
13. Bed of Roses
14. I'll Be There For You
15. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night (with Lorenze Ponce)
16. Who Says You Can't Go Home
17. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead ~ Dancing in the Streets ~ Start Me Up
18. Have a Nice Day
19. Keep the Faith

Encore:
20. In These Arms
21. Wanted Dead or Alive
22. Livin' on a Prayer

So it's been a while since New York / New Jersey had a show with Richie (February 2011 at MSG). Hopefully the band can deliver these nights.

[Serpephone]

sooo excited! can't wait!

[Supersonic]

Aloha !

That last show at the Meadowlands, together with Foxborough 2010, were the worst shows I've seen in North America, and ultimately made me realize that no matter what venue or location Jon is playing there, it won't make a difference in regards to the quality of the performances. I've got zero expectations for this one and have never regretted not going after seeing 4 shows in the Metlife Stadium 3 years ago.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

[milomom]

I don't wish another show like that night 4 show on anyone. The setlist was a disappointment because they did none of the goodies that they'd done at the O2, but in the grand scheme of U.S. setlists, it definitely wasn't as bad as it can get. IMO there was something major wrong that night. There was absolutely no magic whatsoever. It's hard to explain, but it was as if there were no connections among the people on the stage and no connection between the stage and the audience. The show was history long before Jon hurt his leg.

Poor Kathleen had a house full of pissed off Jovi fans that night. Yikes. *HouseGuestsFromHell

[Miracle]

Originally Posted by milomom

I don't wish another show like that night 4 show on anyone. The setlist was a disappointment because they did none of the goodies that they'd done at the O2, but in the grand scheme of U.S. setlists, it definitely wasn't as bad as it can get. IMO there was something major wrong that night. There was absolutely no magic whatsoever. It's hard to explain, but it was as if there were no connections among the people on the stage and no connection between the stage and the audience. The show was history long before Jon hurt his leg.

Poor Kathleen had a house full of pissed off Jovi fans that night. Yikes. *HouseGuestsFromHell

I still remember that car ride home from the venue.

[Kathleen]

Originally Posted by milomom

I don't wish another show like that night 4 show on anyone. The setlist was a disappointment because they did none of the goodies that they'd done at the O2, but in the grand scheme of U.S. setlists, it definitely wasn't as bad as it can get. IMO there was something major wrong that night. There was absolutely no magic whatsoever. It's hard to explain, but it was as if there were no connections among the people on the stage and no connection between the stage and the audience. The show was history long before Jon hurt his leg.

Poor Kathleen had a house full of pissed off Jovi fans that night. Yikes. *HouseGuestsFromHell

It wasn't just the guests that were pissed off LOL. We were all disappointed and grouchy. You are right though - there was no magic that night at all. I have been at plenty of vanilla shows that still had some magic - but not that one There was no communication between the band members on stage or with the audience. Maybe we just expected too much.

[Crushgen24/88]

Originally Posted by milomom

I don't wish another show like that night 4 show on anyone. The setlist was a disappointment because they did none of the goodies that they'd done at the O2, but in the grand scheme of U.S. setlists, it definitely wasn't as bad as it can get. IMO there was something major wrong that night. There was absolutely no magic whatsoever. It's hard to explain, but it was as if there were no connections among the people on the stage and no connection between the stage and the audience. The show was history long before Jon hurt his leg.

Poor Kathleen had a house full of pissed off Jovi fans that night. Yikes. *HouseGuestsFromHell

Couldn't have put it better. What a shitstorm that show was.
Bought a ticket for the 25th on a whim after finding it cheap and having the night off from work. Not expecting anything really, but it'll be my only show this tour so hopefully it's good.

[Jonny G]

Originally Posted by Crushgen24/88

Couldn't have put it better. What a shitstorm that show was.
Bought a ticket for the 25th on a whim after finding it cheap and having the night off from work. Not expecting anything really, but it'll be my only show this tour so hopefully it's good.

Email I got from the fan club says Bon Jovi aren't on stage until 9pm!? Is that usual for a US show cos after 3 UK shows this tour I was all geared up for a 3hr one again as part of my New York holiday. I know they have support playing but seems a short set is on the cards. Glad I've not shelled out for the Runaway Tour package!

[Jonty]

Mmmmm praying for good weather now!! After travelling from UK for this I'd hate for a storm to make it short!! Thought it was a 8.30 for BJ?

[Crushgen24/88]

Originally Posted by Jonny G

Email I got from the fan club says Bon Jovi aren't on stage until 9pm!? Is that usual for a US show cos after 3 UK shows this tour I was all geared up for a 3hr one again as part of my New York holiday. I know they have support playing but seems a short set is on the cards. Glad I've not shelled out for the Runaway Tour package!

That's pretty normal for US stadium shows. They pretty much never go on before the sun goes down, which is about 8:45 this time of year.