[StickToYourGuns45]

My first show of the tour! Although the setlists haven't been as great as I would like I'm still pretty pumped.

This is the first time Bon Jovi have played ANZ Stadium. It has a capacity of 83,500 and does not seem to be anywhere near sold out. The last time the band played in Sydney was on the 19th of December, 2010. They did three shows to end The Circle Tour, with the 2nd and 3rd shows having pretty good setlists.

The setlist from the 19/12/2010 was:

1. RAISE YOUR HANDS
2. YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
3. BORN TO BE MY BABY
4. WE WEREN’T BORN TO FOLLOW
5. I BELIEVE
6. THORN IN MY SIDE
7. BLAZE OF GLORY
8. IT’S MY LIFE
9. NO APOLOGIES
10. WE GOT IT GOIN’ ON
11. CAPTAIN CRASH AND THE BEAUTY QUEEN FROM MARS
12. BAD MEDICINE W/ ROADHOUSE BLUES
13. LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME – RICHIE ON LEAD VOCALS
14. HALLELUJAH
15. WHAT DO YOU GOT
16. (MAMA’S GOT A) SQUEEZEBOX
17. LOVE FOR SALE
18. SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN
19. HAPPY NOW
20. SOMEDAY I’LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT
21. I LOVE THIS TOWN
22. KEEP THE FAITH

23. DRY COUNTY
24. WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
25. LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER

26. THESE DAYS

[SuperBrad]

That was the greatest show of the tour ! It pelted with rain but they played on . No one cared .... Sensational .

[Savvi]

Yep, that Sydney show was the greatest. Still to this day I cant believe that I managed to hear I Believe. I thought I was in for 0% chance of hearing it.

I think this show will be a standard set list with one or two nice surprises. Probably These Days and possible Please Come Home For Christmas.

Hope you have a great time Mike!

[StickToYourGuns45]

Originally Posted by Savvi

Hope you have a great time Mike!

Cheers Mate!

[SuperBrad]

Thinking positive . Tomorrow night will be better than 2010 . Anyone here in the pit ?

[Juz]

Due to the configuration the capacity for tonight is 60,000. If they pulled in 50,000 for Adelaide it should be easy to get a full house in Sydney. I will be shocked if there are any empty seats, despite many still available on Ticketek. There will be a last minute rush on tickets. The same thing happened on night 3 of the SFS show in 2010 (which was the best concert I have ever seen). I am in diamond for tonight.

[Walleris]

Originally Posted by Savvi

Yep, that Sydney show was the greatest. Still to this day I cant believe that I managed to hear I Believe. I thought I was in for 0% chance of hearing it.

I think this show will be a standard set list with one or two nice surprises. Probably These Days and possible Please Come Home For Christmas.

Hope you have a great time Mike!

Please Come Home For Christmas??? What are you smoking? That song is hard to sing, the Jovi version has some high notes.

Even with his decent voice in 2010, Jon still opted for Run Run Rudolph, so I think that's all you can expect.

Anyway, I hope I'm wrong (I'm not), have a great show!

[StickToYourGuns45]

Originally Posted by Walleris

Please Come Home For Christmas??? What are you smoking? That song is hard to sing, the Jovi version has some high notes.

Even with his decent voice in 2010, Jon still opted for Run Run Rudolph, so I think that's all you can expect.

Anyway, I hope I'm wrong (I'm not), have a great show!

Maybe it is I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas?? However it has been mentioned that Please Come Home For Christmas was soundchecked in Perth.

[SuperBrad]

I just listened to kid rock souncheck outside venue ..... I expect bon jovi still soundcheck ? Hoping soonish ?

[StickToYourGuns45]

Originally Posted by SuperBrad

I just listened to kid rock souncheck outside venue ..... I expect bon jovi still soundcheck ? Hoping soonish ?

I think I read somewhere that Jovi were doing sound check at around 4:30. Keep us updated!!!