Concert Tour Name: | Jersey Syndicate Tour |
Artist: | Bon Jovi |
Album: | New Jersey |
Number Of Legs: | 8 |
Number Of Shows: | 61 in Europe 7 in Asia 151 in North America 10 in Australasia 9 in South America 238 total |
Last Tour: | Slippery When Wet Tour (1986–87) |
This Tour: | New Jersey Syndicate Tour (1988–90) |
Next Tour: | Keep the Faith Tour (1993) |
The Jersey Syndicate Tour (also known as The Brotherhood on Tour and New Jersey: The Tour) was the fourth concert tour by American band Bon Jovi, that ran from 1988 to 1990. The massive, highly successful world tour was put on in support of the band's fourth studio album New Jersey (1988).
The tour was the band's first major world tour taking them to new continents of Australia and Europe. Bon Jovi also made history in becoming one of the first North American bands to play Russia, with two performances there at the Moscow Music Peace Festival on August 12–13, 1989.[1]
The tour was very grueling and exhausting and led to the band's hiatus at the tour's conclusion. Bon Jovi had toured heavily since 1984 and the tour put pressures on the band's relationships with each other and their families, on their health, and their emotions. The tour was often noted for its extended musical performances of songs, which would often run twice the length of the album track as well as raw emotional vocal performances by Jon Bon Jovi. Jon had to enlist the help of a vocal coach to help sustain his voice and lead guitarist Richie Sambora would often help out more on the high notes. The band would also perform some of their songs in acoustic format, signaling a change in musical style and maturation of the band.
The concert performances on the tour featured vivid pyrotechnics, a catwalk elevated above the crowd, and an elevator in the middle of the stage that allowed Jon to seemingly materialize out of nowhere during a pyro blast. Prior to the band taking the stage Emerson Lake & Palmer's Karn Evil 9 First Impression Part Two was played at full volume over the PA. The concerts also required extensive security due to the band's iconic status as major rock stars of the time.
In addition, Bon Jovi shot the music videos for "Lay Your Hands on Me", "I'll Be There for You", and "Blood on Blood" during performances on the tour, and recorded footage for their video releases Access All Areas and New Jersey: The Videos on this tour.
This was the last tour by the band to feature a notable amount of material from their first two albums. After the band hit it big with the album Slippery When Wet, they began to phase their pre-stardom material out of their live sets because according to interviews it did not match the standards set by the material on their later releases. Even on this tour only "Runaway" and "Get Ready" from Bon Jovi and "Tokyo Road" from were performed except for one performance of "Silent Night" at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1990.[2]
With the exception of "Runaway", which is still played regularly to this day, virtually nothing from those albums has been performed since the tour's conclusion (though a notable exception is on "The Circle Tour" in 2010 in which Get Ready, Shot Through the Heart, Tokyo Road, Roulette and Only Lonely were played).
The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on March 15, 1989, at the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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Europe[6] | |||||
October 31, 1988 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Simmonscourt | rowspan=30 | |
November 1, 1988 | |||||
November 4, 1988 | Stuttgart | West Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | ||
November 6, 1988 | Frankfurt | Festhalle Frankfurt | |||
November 7, 1988 | Saarbrücken | Saarlandhalle | |||
November 10, 1988 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | ||
November 11, 1988 | |||||
November 13, 1988 | Florence | Italy | Palasport | ||
November 14, 1988 | Rome | Palazzo dello Sport | |||
November 16, 1988 | Milan | Palatrussardi | |||
November 17, 1988 | |||||
November 20, 1988 | Paris | France | Zénith de Paris | ||
November 21, 1988 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Sportpaleis von Ahoy | ||
November 24, 1988 | Drammen | Norway | Drammenshallen | ||
November 25, 1988 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | ||
November 26, 1988 | Stockholm | Johanneshovs Isstadion | |||
November 28, 1988 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsingin Jäähalli | ||
December 2, 1988 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC Concert Hall 4 | ||
December 3, 1988 | |||||
December 5, 1988 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena | ||
December 6, 1988 | |||||
December 8, 1988 | London | Wembley Arena | |||
December 9, 1988 | |||||
December 11, 1988 | Birmingham | NEC Arena | |||
December 12, 1988 | London | Wembley Arena | |||
December 13, 1988 | |||||
December 15, 1988 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National | ||
December 16, 1988 | Dortmund | West Germany | Westfalenhallen | ||
December 17, 1988 | Hamburg | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | |||
December 19, 1988 | Munich | Olympiahalle | |||
Asia | |||||
December 31, 1988 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome | rowspan=7 | |
January 1, 1989 | |||||
January 5, 1989 | Osaka | Osaka-Jo Hall | |||
January 6, 1989 | |||||
January 7, 1989 | |||||
January 9, 1989 | Nagoya | Nagoya Rainbow Hall | |||
January 10, 1989 | |||||
North America[7] [8] | |||||
January 13, 1989 | Honolulu | United States | Blaisdell Arena | rowspan=3 | |
January 14, 1989 | |||||
January 15, 1989 | |||||
January 26, 1989 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | 16,761 / 19,000 | $311,351 | |
January 27, 1989 | San Antonio | San Antonio Convention Center | 13,659 / 13,659 | $195,930 | |
January 29, 1989 | Houston | The Summit | 16,223 / 16,509 | $278,285 | |
January 30, 1989 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | 15,277 / 15,277 | $217,309 | |
February 1, 1989 | Biloxi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | 13,100 / 13,100 | $224,613 | |
February 2, 1989 | Baton Rouge | LSU Assembly Center | 11,772 / 11,772 | $199,877 | |
February 4, 1989 | Pensacola | Pensacola Civic Center | 12,010 / 12,010 | $209,178 | |
February 5, 1989 | Tallahassee | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center | 11,420 / 11,420 | $196,123 | |
February 7, 1989 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 11,676 / 11,676 | $200,288 | |
February 9, 1989 | Miami | Miami Arena | 15,741 / 15,741 | $291,209 | |
February 10, 1989 | Orlando | Orlando Arena | 14,749 / 14,749 | $258,108 | |
February 11, 1989 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | Estadio Hiram Bithorn | ||
February 14, 1989 | Birmingham | United States | BJCC Coliseum | 15,500 / 15,500 | $267,545 |
February 15, 1989 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | 15,816 / 15,816 | $292,596 | |
February 17, 1989 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | |||
February 19, 1989 | Chapel Hill | Dean Smith Center | 19,376 / 19,376 | $329,360 | |
February 20, 1989 | Murfreesboro | Murphy Athletic Center | 11,314 / 11,314 | $192,338 | |
February 22, 1989 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | 11,122 / 11,122 | $190,740 | |
February 23, 1989 | Knoxville | Thompson–Boling Arena | 13,600 / 14,672 | $238,000 | |
February 26, 1989 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | 14,635 / 18,000 | $270,748 | |
February 28, 1989 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | |||
March 2, 1989 | Providence | Providence Civic Center | 14,029 / 14,029 | $259,537 | |
March 3, 1989 | Syracuse | Carrier Dome | rowspan=3 | ||
March 6, 1989 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | |||
March 7, 1989 | Landover | Capital Centre | |||
March 8, 1989 | Philadelphia | Spectrum | 18,263 / 18,263 | $308,805 | |
March 10, 1989 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 17,165 / 17,165 | $341,728 | |
March 12, 1989 | Worcester | The Centrum in Worcester | 25,003 / 25,003 | $462,556 | |
March 13, 1989 | |||||
March 15, 1989 | East Rutherford | Brendan Byrne Arena | |||
March 21, 1989 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | 19,812 / 19,812 | $396,240 | |
March 22, 1989 | Evansville | Roberts Municipal Stadium | 10,353 / 10,353 | $182,423 | |
March 24, 1989 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | 17,122 / 17,122 | $342,440 | |
March 25, 1989 | Richfield Township | The Coliseum at Richfield | 18,160 / 18,160 | $326,880 | |
March 26, 1989 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | 16,632 / 16,632 | $291,060 | |
March 28, 1989 | Iowa City | Carver–Hawkeye Arena | 11,570 / 11,570 | $200,596 | |
March 29, 1989 | Champaign | Assembly Hall | |||
April 1, 1989 | Milwaukee | Bradley Center | 17,994 / 17,994 | $334,685 | |
April 2, 1989 | Ames | Hilton Coliseum | 11,957 / 11,957 | $203,269 | |
April 4, 1989 | Bloomington | Metropolitan Sports Center | 16,071 / 16,071 | $296,574 | |
April 5, 1989 | Omaha | Omaha Civic Auditorium | 12,000 / 12,000 | $201,076 | |
April 7, 1989 | St. Louis | St. Louis Arena | 16,776 / 16,776 | $293,832 | |
April 8, 1989 | Carbondale | SIU Arena | 9,780 / 9,780 | $166,260 | |
April 10, 1989 | Park City | Britt Brown Arena | 12,000 / 12,000 | $210,000 | |
April 11, 1989 | Oklahoma City | Myriad Convention Center | 14,348 / 14,348 | $245,490 | |
April 13, 1989 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | |||
April 15, 1989 | Lubbock | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum | 10,600 / 10,600 | $169,406 | |
April 16, 1989 | Las Cruces | Pan American Center | 10,963 / 12,547 | $186,025 | |
April 18, 1989 | Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum | 10,656 / 10,656 | $184,345 | |
April 20, 1989 | Chandler | Compton Terrace | 16,000 / 16,000 | $257,153 | |
April 21, 1989 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | 12,603 / 13,781 | $210,735 | |
April 22, 1989 | Irvine | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | 15,000 / 15,000 | $306,880 | |
April 24, 1989 | Las Vegas | Thomas & Mack Center | 10,145 / 10,145 | $177,537 | |
April 25, 1989 | Inglewood | Great Western Forum | 31,580 / 31,580 | $528,101 | |
April 26, 1989 | |||||
April 29, 1989 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | 35,284 / 37,878 | $648,770 | |
April 30, 1989 | |||||
May 2, 1989 | Salt Lake City | Salt Palace | rowspan=2 | ||
May 3, 1989 | |||||
May 5, 1989 | Boise | BSU Pavilion | 9,566 / 12,428 | $132,876 | |
May 7, 1989 | Pullman | Beasley Coliseum | 9,493 / 12,520 | $170,663 | |
May 8, 1989 | Portland | Memorial Coliseum | 21,492 / 21,492 | $354,849 | |
May 9, 1989 | |||||
May 10, 1989 | Tacoma | Tacoma Dome | 23,141 / 28,855 | $430,920 | |
May 11, 1989 | Vancouver | Canada | BC Place | rowspan=5 | |
May 13, 1989 | Anchorage | United States | Sullivan Arena | ||
May 14, 1989 | |||||
May 15, 1989 | |||||
May 27, 1989 | Mears | Val Du Lakes Amphitheatre | |||
May 28, 1989 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | 17,877 / 19,868 | $357,540 | |
May 29, 1989 | Peoria | Peoria Civic Center | 8,305 / 8,305 | $153,643 | |
May 31, 1989 | Charleston | Charleston Civic Center | 10,899 / 11,000 | $190,733 | |
June 2, 1989 | Toronto | Canada | CNE Grandstand | 21,312 / 21,312 | $431,883 |
June 3, 1989 | Montreal | Montreal Forum | 15,207 / 15,207 | $272,459 | |
June 4, 1989 | Quebec City | Colisée de Québec | 13,873 / 14,320 | $248,558 | |
June 7, 1989 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center | 13,816 / 13,816 | $255,596 |
June 8, 1989 | Plains Township | Pocono Downs | |||
June 9, 1989 | Hershey | Hersheypark Stadium | 20,041 / 20,041 | $370,760 | |
June 11, 1989 | East Rutherford | Giants Stadium | 72,641 / 72,641 | $1,474,788 | |
June 13, 1989 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | 30,828 / 30,828 | $592,209 | |
June 14, 1989 | |||||
June 16, 1989 | Johnstown | Point Stadium | 12,653 / 14,000 | $225,506 | |
June 19, 1989 | Philadelphia | Spectrum | 29,083 / 29,083 | $516,557 | |
June 20, 1989 | |||||
June 22, 1989 | Old Orchard Beach | Seashore Performing Arts Center | |||
June 23, 1989 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | 30,101 / 30,101 | $544,515 | |
June 24, 1989 | |||||
June 25, 1989 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Speedway | rowspan=6 | ||
June 28, 1989 | Mansfield | Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts | |||
June 29, 1989 | |||||
June 30, 1989 | |||||
July 2, 1989 | Thornville | Buckeye Lake Music Center | |||
July 3, 1989 | Akron | Rubber Bowl | |||
July 5, 1989 | Rochester | Silver Stadium | 16,367 / 30,000 | $319,156 | |
July 6, 1989 | Niagara Falls | Niagara Falls Civic Center | rowspan=3 | ||
July 8, 1989 | Manchester | Riverfront Park | |||
July 9, 1989 | Middletown | Orange County Fair Speedway | |||
July 11, 1989 | Landover | Capital Centre | 14,808 / 15,000 | $273,948 | |
July 12, 1989 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | 10,352 / 12,500 | $170,808 | |
July 14, 1989 | Chattanooga | UTC Arena | 11,852 / 11,852 | $202,440 | |
July 15, 1989 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | 12,123 / 12,123 | $224,276 | |
July 16, 1989 | Columbia | Carolina Coliseum | 11,983 / 11,983 | $210,345 | |
July 18, 1989 | Noblesville | Deer Creek Music Center | rowspan=3 | ||
July 19, 1989 | Nashville | Starwood Amphitheatre | |||
July 20, 1989 | Atlanta | Lakewood Amphitheatre | |||
July 22, 1989 | Lafayette | Cajundome | 10,200 / 10,200 | $182,503 | |
July 23, 1989 | New Orleans | UNO Lakefront Arena | 10,601 / 10,601 | $193,362 | |
July 25, 1989 | Dallas | Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre | 14,887 / 20,000 | $268,022 | |
July 28, 1989 | Greenwood Village | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre | rowspan=2 | ||
July 29, 1989 | |||||
July 30, 1989 | Topeka | Landon Arena | 9,864 / 9,864 | $162,755 | |
July 31, 1989 | Omaha | Omaha Civic Auditorium | 12,000 / 12,000 | $206,376 | |
August 1, 1989 | Bloomington | Metropolitan Sports Center | 17,325 / 17,325 | $301,643 | |
August 2, 1989 | Cedar Rapids | Five Seasons Center | 10,000 / 10,000 | $170,110 | |
August 4, 1989 | East Troy | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | 30,353 / 40,000 | $579,956 | |
Europe[9] | |||||
August 12, 1989 | Moscow | Soviet Union | Central Lenin Stadium | rowspan=3 | |
August 13, 1989 | |||||
August 19, 1989 | Milton Keynes | England | |||
North America[10] | |||||
August 23, 1989 | Charlevoix | United States | Castle Farms Music Theatre | rowspan=3 | |
August 25, 1989 | Winnipeg | Canada | Winnipeg Arena | ||
August 26, 1989 | Regina | Regina Agridome | |||
August 28, 1989 | Calgary | Olympic Saddledome | 14,445 / 15,000 | $288,560 | |
August 29, 1989 | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum | |||
August 30, 1989 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan Place | 10,454 / 10,454 | $218,498 | |
September 1, 1989 | Casper | United States | Casper Events Center | ||
September 2, 1989 | Rapid City | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center | 11,000 / 11,000 | $199,930 | |
September 3, 1989 | Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls Arena | |||
September 7, 1989 | Irvine | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | 30,000 / 30,000 | $632,773 | |
September 8, 1989 | Sacramento | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | 28,000 / 28,000 | $551,485 | |
September 9, 1989 | |||||
September 10, 1989 | Irvine | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | |||
September 12, 1989 | Phoenix | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 14,000 / 14,000 | $251,636 | |
September 14, 1989 | Tulsa | Tulsa Convention Center | rowspan=5 | ||
September 15, 1989 | Shreveport | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | |||
September 16, 1989 | Little Rock | Barton Coliseum | |||
September 17, 1989 | Jackson | Mississippi Coliseum | |||
September 19, 1989 | Huntsville | Von Braun Civic Center | |||
September 20, 1989 | Augusta | Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center | 9,000 / 9,000 | $161,857 | |
September 21, 1989 | Albany | Albany Civic Center | 11,347 / 12,300 | $207,290 | |
September 23, 1989 | Miami | Miami Arena | 15,649 / 15,649 | $277,680 | |
September 24, 1989 | Lakeland | Jenkins Arena | 19,516 / 19,516 | $351,288 | |
September 25, 1989 | |||||
September 27, 1989 | Mobile | Mobile Civic Center | 15,000 / 15,000 | $262,500 | |
September 28, 1989 | Lake Charles | Lake Charles Civic Center | |||
September 29, 1989 | Houston | The Summit | 14,966 / 16,000 | $263,336 | |
September 30, 1989 | Abilene | Taylor County Coliseum | rowspan=2 | ||
October 1, 1989 | Bonner Springs | Sandstone Center for the Performing Arts | |||
October 2, 1989 | Columbia | Hearnes Center | 8,209 / 8,209 | $134,345 | |
October 3, 1989 | Louisville | Freedom Hall | 14,712 / 14,712 | $257,460 | |
October 4, 1989 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | 15,372 / 15,372 | $275,946 | |
Oceania | |||||
October 31, 1989 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | rowspan=10 | |
November 1, 1989 | |||||
November 2, 1989 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |||
November 3, 1989 | |||||
November 4, 1989 | |||||
November 8, 1989 | Perth | Perth Entertainment Centre | |||
November 11, 1989 | Adelaide | Memorial Drive Park | |||
November 13, 1989 | Melbourne | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | |||
November 14, 1989 | |||||
November 18, 1989 | Auckland | New Zealand | Western Springs Stadium | ||
Europe | |||||
November 29, 1989 | Cascais | Portugal | Pavilhão Dramático de Cascais | rowspan=28 | |
December 1, 1989 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid | ||
December 2, 1989 | Barcelona | Palau dels Esports de Barcelona | |||
December 3, 1989 | San Sebastián | Velódromo de Anoeta | |||
December 5, 1989 | Paris | France | Le Grande Nef | ||
December 6, 1989 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Sportpaleis von Ahoy | ||
December 7, 1989 | Cologne | West Germany | Kölner Sporthalle | ||
December 9, 1989 | Oldenburg | Weser-Ems Halle | |||
December 10, 1989 | Hamburg | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | |||
December 11, 1989 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Valby-Hallen | ||
December 13, 1989 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsingin Jäähalli | ||
December 15, 1989 | Stockholm | Sweden | Stockholm Globe Arena | ||
December 16, 1989 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | |||
December 18, 1989 | Drammen | Norway | Drammenshallen | ||
December 21, 1989 | Munich | West Germany | Olympiahalle | ||
December 22, 1989 | Zurich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | ||
December 23, 1989 | Frankfurt | West Germany | Festhalle Frankfurt | ||
December 27, 1989 | Birmingham | England | NEC Areana | ||
December 28, 1989 | |||||
December 29, 1989 | |||||
December 30, 1989 | |||||
January 2, 1990 | London | Wembley Arena | |||
January 3, 1990 | |||||
January 4, 1990 | |||||
January 6, 1990 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | King's Hall | ||
January 8, 1990 | Dublin | Ireland | Point Theatre | ||
January 9, 1990 | |||||
January 10, 1990 | London | England | Hammersmith Apollo | ||
Latin America[11] | |||||
January 19, 1990 | São Paulo | Brazil | Estádio do Morumbi | rowspan=5 | |
January 26, 1990 | Rio de Janeiro | Praça da Apoteose | |||
January 28, 1990 | Bogotá | Colombia | Estadio El Campín | ||
February 1, 1990 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | |||
February 6, 1990 | Santiago | Chile | Estadio Nacional | ||
February 9, 1990 | Monterrey | Mexico | Estadio Tecnológico | rowspan=4 | |
February 10, 1990 | |||||
February 16, 1990 | Guadalajara | Estadio Tecnológico | |||
February 17, 1990 | |||||
< | --Date--> | < | --City, (State or Country)--> | < | --Venue--> | < | --Reason/Additional Info--> |
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January 7, 1989 | Osaka, Japan | Osaka-jō Hall | Cancelled | ||||
February 25, 1989 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Riverfront Coliseum | Cancelled | ||||
March 21, 1989 | Auburn Hills, Michigan | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Moved to the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan | ||||
March 22, 1989 | Notre Dame, Indiana | Joyce Center | Cancelled | ||||
March 28, 1989 | Rosemont, Illinois | Rosemont Horizon | Cancelled | ||||
May 6, 1989 | Spokane, Washington | Spokane Coliseum | Rescheduled to May 7, 1989, and moved to the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington | ||||
May 31, 1989 | Ottawa, Canada | Ottawa Civic Centre | Cancelled | ||||
June 1, 1989 | Niagara Falls, New York | Niagara Falls Civic Center | Rescheduled to July 6, 1989 | ||||
June 6, 1989 | Old Orchard Beach, Maine | Seashore Performing Arts Center | Rescheduled to June 22, 1989 | ||||
February 10, 1990 | Querétaro City, Mexico | Estadio Corregidora | Cancelled | ||||
February 11, 1990 | Querétaro City, Mexico | Estadio Corregidora | Cancelled | ||||
February 13, 1990 | Mexico City, Mexico | Estadio Azulgrana | Cancelled | ||||