These Days Tour

{{Short description|1995–96 concert tour by Bon Jovi}}

{{Infobox concert

|concert_tour_name = These Days Tour

|artist = Bon Jovi

|start_date = April 26, 1995

|end_date = July 19, 1996

|number_of_legs = 6

|number_of_shows = 55 in Europe
45 in North America
6 in Oceania
3 in Africa
7 in South America
16 in Asia
132 in total

|last_tour = Crossroad Promo Tour
(1994)

|this_tour = These Days Tour
(1995–1996)

|next_tour = Crush Tour
(2000)

}}

These Days Tour was Bon Jovi's concert tour during 1995-96. Van Halen opened as a special guest for Bon Jovi on twenty of the European stadium dates during the second leg promoting their album Balance. The last of the three Wembley Stadium gigs was filmed for the DVD Live From London. The band played 131 shows in 35 countries all across the world.{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/musicconcertguide/bon-jovi-tour-history/1995-1996-these-days-tour|title = Google Sites}}{{Cite book|last=Moskowitz|first=David|date=2015|title=The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World|publisher=Abc-Clio|isbn=9781440803406|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8XG9CgAAQBAJ&dq=%22These+Days+Tour%22+%22bon+jovi%22&pg=PA102}} The tour was the first with current bassist Hugh McDonald.

Personnel

  • Jon Bon Jovi - lead vocals, guitar, maracas for Keep the Faith, tambourine for Hey God
  • Richie Sambora - lead guitar, backing vocals, talkbox, lead vocals for Stranger In This Town
  • Hugh McDonald - bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tico Torres - drums, percussion, lead vocals for Crazy
  • David Bryan - keyboards, backing vocals, tambourine for Something to Believe In

Set list

The set list varied on a nightly basis on this tour, but usually featured several songs from the These Days album, such as "Hey God", "Something for the Pain", and "This Ain't a Love Song". It also included many of their hits from the 1980s such as "Livin' on a Prayer", "You Give Love a Bad Name", and "Bad Medicine".

  1. "Rockin' in the Free World"
  2. "Livin' on a Prayer"
  3. "You Give Love a Bad Name"
  4. "Hey God"
  5. "Keep the Faith"
  6. "These Days"
  7. "Lie To Me"
  8. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night"
  9. "Something for the Pain"
  10. "Because the Night"(cover)
  11. "Damned"
  12. "Blaze of Glory"
  13. "Lay Your Hands on Me"
  14. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (with snippets of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone")
  15. "Bad Medicine" / "Shout"

;Encore:

  1. "Always"
  2. "Wanted Dead or Alive"
  3. "Blood on Blood"

;Encore 2:

  1. "Runaway"
  2. "This Ain't a Love Song"

Tour dates

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|+List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue

scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Date

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Country

! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Venue

colspan="4"|Asia
April 26, 1995

|Mumbai

|India

|Andheri Sports Complex

April 28, 1995

|Taipei

|Taiwan

|Taipei Municipal Stadium

April 30, 1995

|Quezon City

|Philippines

|Araneta Coliseum

May 2, 1995

|Bangkok

|Thailand

|Royal Thai Army Stadium

May 4, 1995

|Kuala Lumpur

|Malaysia

|Stadium Negara

May 6, 1995

|Jakarta

|Indonesia

|Taman Impian Jaya Ancol

May 8, 1995

|colspan="2"|Singapore

|National Stadium

May 10, 1995

|Seoul

|South Korea

|Olympic Stadium

May 13, 1995

|Fukuoka

|rowspan="3"|Japan

|Fukuoka Dome

May 16, 1995

|Nishinomiya

|Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium

May 18, 1995

|Tokyo

|Tokyo Dome

colspan="4" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; font-weight: bold" | Europe
May 23, 1995

|Milan

|Italy

|Expo Arena Milano Concerti

May 26, 1995

|rowspan="2"|Bremen

|rowspan="2"|Germany

|rowspan="2"|Weserstadion

May 27, 1995
May 28, 1995

|Nijmegen

|Netherlands

|Goffertpark

May 30, 1995

|Essen

|rowspan="6"|Germany

|Georg-Melches-Stadion

June 1, 1995

|Chemnitz

|Sportforum

June 3, 1995

|Munich

|Olympiastadion

June 4, 1995

| Adenau

| Nürburgring

June 6, 1995

| rowspan="2"|Berlin

| rowspan="2"|Waldbühne

June 7, 1995
June 10, 1995

| Basel

| Switzerland

| St. Jakob Stadium

June 11, 1995

| Spielberg

| Austria

| Österreichring

June 13, 1995

| Barcelona

| Spain

| Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc

June 15, 1995

| Lisbon

| Portugal

| Estádio José Alvalade

June 17, 1995

| Werchter

| Belgium

| Werchter Open Air Park

June 18, 1995

| Lahr

| Germany

| Flughafen Lahr

June 21, 1995

| Cardiff

| Wales

| Cardiff Arms Park

June 23, 1995

| rowspan="3"|London

| rowspan="5"|England

| rowspan="3"|Wembley Stadium

June 24, 1995
June 25, 1995
June 27, 1995

| Gateshead

| Gateshead International Stadium

June 28, 1995

| Sheffield

| Don Valley Stadium

June 30, 1995

| rowspan="2"|Paris

| rowspan="2"|France

| rowspan="2"|Hippodrome de Longchamp

July 1, 1995
July 2, 1995

| Dublin

| Ireland

| RDS Arena

July 4, 1995

| Stockholm

| Sweden

| Sjöhistoriska Museet

July 6, 1995

| Rotterdam

| Netherlands

| Stadion Feijenoord

July 7, 1995

| Odense

| Denmark

| Dyrskuepladsen

July 8, 1995

| Turku

| Finland

| Ruissalo

colspan="4" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; font-weight: bold" | North America
July 21, 1995

| rowspan="3"|Wantagh

| rowspan="7"|United States

| rowspan="3"|Jones Beach Amphitheatre

July 22, 1995
July 23, 1995
July 25, 1995

| Camden

| Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre

July 27, 1995

| Burgettstown

| Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre

July 30, 1995

| Mansfield

| Great Woods Center

August 1, 1995

| Saratoga Springs

| Saratoga Performing Arts Center

August 2, 1995

| rowspan="2"|Montreal

| rowspan="4"|Canada

| rowspan="2"|Montreal Forum

August 3, 1995
August 5, 1995

| Grand Falls-Windsor

| Centennial Park

August 7, 1995

| Halifax

| Garrison Grounds At Citadel Hill

August 9, 1995

| Columbia

| rowspan="14"|United States

| Merriweather Post Pavilion

August 11, 1995

| Milwaukee

| Marcus Amphitheater

August 12, 1995

| Tinley Park

| New World Music Theatre

August 15, 1995

| Minneapolis

| Target Center

August 16, 1995

| Bonner Springs

| Sandstone Amphitheater

August 18, 1995

| Morrison

| Red Rocks Amphitheater

August 20, 1995

| Park City

| Wolf Mountain Amphitheatre

August 23, 1995

| Maryland Heights

| Riverport Amphitheatre

August 24, 1995

| Noblesville

| Deer Creek Music Center

August 26, 1995

| Clarkston

| Pine Knob Music Theatre

August 27, 1995

| Cincinnati

| Riverbend Music Center

August 29, 1995

| Scranton

| Montage Mountain Amphitheater

August 30, 1995

| Cuyahoga Falls

| Blossom Music Center

September 1, 1995

| Syracuse

| New York State Fair

September 3, 1995

| Toronto

| Canada

| Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

September 4, 1995

| Hartford

| rowspan="13"|United States

| The Meadows Music Theatre

September 10, 1995

| Tampa

| USF Sun Dome

September 12, 1995

| rowspan="2"|Charlotte

| rowspan="2"|Blockbuster Pavilion

September 13, 1995
September 15, 1995

| Raleigh

| Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre

September 16, 1995

| Atlanta

| Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre

September 19, 1995

| Chattanooga

| UTC Arena

September 20, 1995

| Nashville

| Starwood Amphitheatre

September 23, 1995

| The Woodlands

| Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

September 24, 1995

| Dallas

| Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre

September 26, 1995

| Phoenix

| Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion

September 29, 1995

| Inglewood

| Great Western Forum

September 30, 1995

| Concord

| Concord Pavilion

October 3, 1995

| Vancouver

| rowspan="4"|Canada

| General Motors Place

October 4, 1995

|Edmonton

|Northlands Coliseum

October 5, 1995

| Saskatoon

| Saskatchewan Place

October 7, 1995

| Winnipeg

| Winnipeg Arena

colspan="4" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; font-weight: bold" | Latin America
October 22, 1995

| Mexico City

| Mexico

| Palacio de los Deportes

October 24, 1995

| Caracas

| Venezuela

| Estadio Independencia De La Rinconada

October 27, 1995

| Rio de Janeiro

| rowspan="3"|Brazil

| Praça da Apoteose

October 28, 1995

| São Paulo

| Pista de Atletismo Ibirapuera

October 29, 1995

| Curitiba

| Pedreira Paulo Leminski

October 31, 1995

| Quito

| Ecuador

| Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa

November 2, 1995

| Bogotá

| Colombia

| Estadio El Campín

November 4, 1995

| Buenos Aires

| Argentina

| Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti

colspan="4" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; font-weight: bold" | Oceania
November 8, 1995

| Auckland

| New Zealand

| Ericsson Stadium

November 10, 1995

| rowspan="2"|Melbourne

| rowspan="5"|Australia

| rowspan="2"|Olympic Park Stadium

November 11, 1995
November 12, 1995

| Adelaide

| Adelaide Street Circuit

November 17, 1995

| Brisbane

| Brisbane Stadium

November 18, 1995

| Sydney

| Eastern Creek International Raceway

colspan="4" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; font-weight: bold" | Africa
November 28, 1995

| Cape Town

| rowspan="4"|South Africa

| Green Point Stadium

November 30, 1995

| rowspan="2"|Johannesburg

| rowspan="2"|Johannesburg Stadium

December 1, 1995
December 3, 1995

| Durban

| Kings Park Stadium

colspan="4" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; font-weight: bold" | Asia
May 14, 1996

| Fukuoka

| rowspan="5"|Japan

| Fukuoka Dome

May 16, 1996

| Osaka

| Hankyu Nishinomiya Sutajiamu

May 18, 1996

| rowspan="3"|Yokohama

| rowspan="3"|Yokohama Stadium

May 19, 1996
May 20, 1996
colspan="4" style="background-color: #f0f0f0; font-weight: bold" | Europe
June 1, 1996

| Madrid

| rowspan="3"|Spain

| Estadio Vicente Calderón

June 4, 1996

| Gijón

| Estadio El Molinón

June 5, 1996

| Pamplona

| Estadio El Sadar

June 8, 1996

| Landgraaf

| rowspan="2"|Netherlands

| Megaland

June 9, 1996

| Enschede

| Het Rutbeek

June 11, 1996

| Bettembourg

| Luxembourg

| Krakelshaff

June 13, 1996

| Erfurt

| rowspan="3"|Germany

| Steigerwaldstadion

June 15, 1996

| Hannover

| Niedersachsenstadion

June 16, 1996

| Stuttgart

| Cannstatter Wasen

June 18, 1996

| Budapest

| Hungary

| Óbudai-sziget

June 20, 1996

| Wiener Neustadt

| rowspan="2"|Austria

| Flugplatz Wiener Neustadt

June 21, 1996

| Wels

| Wels Air Base

June 23, 1996

| Zürich

| Switzerland

| Letzigrund

June 28, 1996

| rowspan="2"|Cologne

| rowspan="3"|Germany

| rowspan="2"|Müngersdorfer Stadion

June 29, 1996
June 30, 1996

| Frankfurt

| Waldstadion

July 2, 1996

| Ostend

| Belgium

| Wellingtonrenbaan

July 3, 1996

| Paris

| France

| Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy

July 6, 1996

| rowspan="2"|Milton Keynes

| rowspan="3"|England

| rowspan="2"|National Bowl

July 7, 1996
July 9, 1996

| Manchester

| Maine Road

July 11, 1996

| Glasgow

| Scotland

| Ibrox Stadium

July 13, 1996

| Dublin

| Ireland

| RDS Arena

July 14, 1996

| Wolfsburg

| rowspan="2"|Germany

| Volkswagen Festival Site

July 16, 1996

| Nuremberg

| Frankenstadion

July 19, 1996

| Helsinki

| Finland

| Helsinki Olympic Stadium

=Box office score data=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="width:225px;"| Venue

! style="width:150px;"| City

! style="width:200px;"| Tickets Sold / Available

! style="width:150px;"| Gross Revenue

Jones Beach Theatre

|Wantagh

|32,586 / 32,586{{cite book| title=Billboard, Vol. 107, Num. 35, 2 September 1995|date = 2 September 1995| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=amusement&pg=PA19}}

|$1,140,510

Montreal Forum

|Montreal

|31,251 / 31,984{{cite book| title=Billboard, Vol. 107, Num. 33, 19 August 1995|date = 19 August 1995| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xgsEAAAAMBAJ&q=amusement&pg=PA10}}

|$856,612

Palacio de los Deportes

|Mexico City

|41,996 / 41,996{{cite book| title=Billboard, Vol. 107, Num. 45, 11 November 1995|date = 11 November 1995| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=bon+jovi&pg=PT22}}

|$1,161,203

RDS

|Dublin

|30,000 / 30,000{{cite book| title=Billboard, Vol. 108, Num. 31, 3 August 1996|date = 3 August 1996| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wwcEAAAAMBAJ&q=amusement&pg=PA12}}

|$1,075,000

The total attendance of the 3 South African shows was 182,000.{{cite book| title=Billboard, Vol. 108, Num. 14, 6 April 1996|date = 6 April 1996| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=bon+jovi&pg=PA109}}

=Cancelled dates=

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|+ List of cancelled concerts showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation

scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Date

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Venue

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Reason

November 14, 1995

| Perth (cancelled)https://bjtours.jimdofree.com/tours/1995-crossroads/1995-11-14-burswood-dome-perth-australia/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

|Australia

| Burswood Dome

|Unknown

References