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Because We Can (concert tour)

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Because We Can was a concert tour by American rock band, Bon Jovi. The tour was in support of the band's twelfth studio album What About Now. The tour was named after the lead single from What About Now. All five major continents were visited during the 2013 tour.[2] The tour saw the band travel to Wales for the first time in 12 years since their 2001 One Wild Night Tour and was also the first time in 18 years since their 1995 These Days Tour that the band returned to Africa for two dates in South Africa. Furthermore, the tour also saw the band travel to Cologne performing in the Müngersdorfer Stadion also for the first time in 12 years since their 2001 tour, this tour was the first time in the band's 30-year history that they visited Bulgaria and Poland. The tour ranked 1st on Pollstar's annual "Top 100 Mid Year Worldwide Tours". It earned $142.1 million from 60 shows.[3] At the end of 2013, the tour placed 1st on Pollstar's "Top 100 Worldwide Tours", grossing $259.5 million from 102 shows.[4]

Because We Can
Tour by Bon Jovi
Promotional advertisement for tour
Associated albumWhat About Now
Start dateFebruary 10, 2013 (2013-02-10)
End dateDecember 17, 2013 (2013-12-17)
Legs7
No. of shows
  • 61 in North America
  • 25 in Europe
  • 7 in Oceania
  • 5 in South America
  • 2 in Africa
  • 2 in Asia
  • 102 in total
Box officeUS $269.5 million ($339.43 million in 2023 dollars)[1]
Bon Jovi concert chronology

This is the band's last tour to feature guitarist Richie Sambora, as he left the band during the initial leg and first show in Canada in March, informing the band via management just hours before the show took place.[5] He would not return for the remainder of the dates.

The J. Geils Band played opening act for some shows in the summer dates.[6]

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 Leavin'"
  7. "It's My Life"
  8. "Because We Can"
  9. "What About Now"
  10. "We Got It Going On"
  11. "Keep the Faith"
  12. "Amen"
  13. "Bed of Roses"
  14. "Captain Crash & 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" (with snippets of "Start Me Up" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash")
  18. "Bad Medicine" (with snippets of "Shout" and "Old Time Rock and Roll")
Encore
  2. "Runaway"
  4. "Wanted Dead or Alive"
  6. "Have a Nice Day"
  8. "Livin' on a Prayer"
Encore 2
  2. "Always"
Encore 3
  2. "These Days"

Opening acts

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
North America[11][12]
February 10, 2013Washington, D.C.United StatesVerizon Center16,876 / 16,876$2,096,190
February 13, 2013MontrealCanadaBell Centre35,917 / 35,917$4,048,253
February 14, 2013
February 17, 2013TorontoAir Canada Centre36,497 / 36,497$4,004,040
February 18, 2013
February 20, 2013OttawaCanadian Tire Centre15,533 / 15,533$1,331,394
February 21, 2013PittsburghUnited StatesConsol Energy Center16,369 / 16,369$1,600,731
February 23, 2013University ParkBryce Jordan Center11,811 / 11,811$929,424
February 24, 2013BuffaloFirst Niagara Center16,754 / 16,754$1,367,933
February 27, 2013AtlantaPhilips Arena14,306 / 14,306$1,579,947
March 1, 2013TampaAmalie Arena17,034 / 17,034$1,772,346
March 2, 2013SunriseBB&T Center17,629 / 17,629$1,797,352
March 5, 2013CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena16,122 / 16,122$1,432,775
March 6, 2013NashvilleBridgestone Arena14,149 / 14,149$1,336,154
March 9, 2013ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena19,050 / 19,050$1,725,305
March 10, 2013ColumbusNationwide Arena16,880 / 16,880$1,508,860
March 13, 2013St. LouisScottrade Center16,120 / 16,120$1,262,376
March 14, 2013LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center17,881 / 17,881$1,485,170
March 16, 2013Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy Arena14,160 / 14,160$1,172,534
March 17, 2013LubbockUnited Spirit Arena13,255 / 13,255$1,201,105
April 2, 2013CalgaryCanadaScotiabank Saddledome15,464 / 15,464$1,888,961
April 3, 2013EdmontonRexall Place15,739 / 15,739$1,797,778
April 5, 2013WinnipegMTS Centre14,550 / 14,550$1,649,710
April 7, 2013Saint PaulUnited StatesXcel Energy Center17,034 / 17,034$1,996,645
April 8, 2013OmahaCenturyLink Center Omaha14,036 / 14,036$856,051
April 10, 2013AustinFrank Erwin Center15,649 / 15,649$1,378,590
April 11, 2013DallasAmerican Airlines Center16,140 / 16,140$1,891,752
April 13, 2013Kansas CitySprint Center16,390 / 16,390$1,455,693
April 14, 2013Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena13,629 / 13,629$1,151,079
April 16, 2013DenverPepsi Center16,052 / 16,052$1,461,182
April 17, 2013Salt Lake CityEnergySolutions Arena16,004 / 16,004$1,233,763
April 19, 2013Los AngelesStaples Center16,585 / 16,585$2,203,669
April 20, 2013Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena13,782 / 13,782$2,816,950
April 23, 2013GlendaleJobing.com Arena13,951 / 13,951$1,339,701
April 25, 2013San JoseHP Pavilion16,631 / 16,631$1,570,930
South Africa[12]
May 7, 2013Cape TownSouth AfricaCape Town Stadium35,407 / 35,407$2,611,492
May 11, 2013JohannesburgFNB Stadium65,182 / 65,182$9,052,059
Europe[13][14][15]
May 14, 2013SofiaBulgariaVasil Levski National Stadium47,266 / 47,266$3,378,335
May 17, 2013ViennaAustriaTrabrennbahn Krieau50,513 / 50,513$4,800,870
May 18, 2013MunichGermanyOlympic Stadium64,284 / 64,284$5,288,256
May 21, 2013OsloNorwayTelenor Arena17,657 / 17,657$2,667,533
May 22, 2013BergenKoengen22,024 / 22,024$3,347,583
May 24, 2013StockholmSwedenStockholm Olympic Stadium31,947 / 31,947$3,713,393
May 26, 2013TampereFinlandRatina Stadion22,595 / 22,595$3,109,136
June 6, 2013CopenhagenDenmarkParken Stadium31,078 / 31,078$3,158,064
June 8, 2013ManchesterEnglandEtihad Stadium41,501 / 41,501$4,067,566
June 9, 2013BirminghamVilla Park35,413 / 35,413$3,218,037
June 12, 2013CardiffWalesCardiff City Stadium29,171 / 29,171$2,367,351
June 13, 2013SunderlandEnglandStadium of Light41,649 / 41,649$2,612,563
June 15, 2013SlaneIrelandSlane Castle45,094 / 45,094$4,616,246
June 16, 2013[a]NewportEnglandSeaclose Park——
June 18, 2013BerlinGermanyWaldbühne22,967 / 22,967$1,998,785
June 19, 2013GdańskPolandPGE Arena Gdańsk31,167 / 31,167$3,218,718
June 21, 2013StuttgartGermanyCannstatter Wasen26,522 / 26,522$2,575,716
June 22, 2013CologneMüngersdorfer Stadion42,476 / 42,476$3,572,843
June 24, 2013PragueCzech RepublicEden Arena27,386 / 27,386$2,873,947
June 26, 2013LisbonPortugalBela Vista Park28,864 / 28,864$2,567,847
June 27, 2013MadridSpainVicente Calderón Stadium43,677 / 43,677$1,551,294
June 29, 2013MilanItalyStadio Giuseppe Meazza51,531 / 51,531$4,788,512
June 30, 2013BernSwitzerlandStade de Suisse28,868 / 28,868$3,477,918
July 3, 2013GlasgowScotlandHampden Park34,733 / 34,733$2,533,766
July 5, 2013[b]LondonEnglandHyde Park44,013 / 44,013$4,563,848
North America[14]
July 12, 2013ChicagoUnited StatesSoldier Field45,178 / 45,178$4,690,204
July 18, 2013DetroitFord Field43,142 / 43,142$2,638,975
July 20, 2013FoxboroughGillette Stadium45,912 / 45,912$3,514,571
July 22, 2013Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center14,015 / 14,015$814,776
July 23, 2013DarienDarien Lake Performing Arts Center11,571 / 11,571$535,872
July 25, 2013East RutherfordMetLife Stadium95,991 / 95,991$9,594,635
July 27, 2013
Latin America[14]
September 20, 2013[c]Rio de JaneiroBrazilRock in Rio——
September 22, 2013[d]São PauloEstádio do Morumbi63,198 / 63,198$5,695,137
September 24, 2013SantiagoChileEstadio Monumental David Arellano34,818 / 34,818$2,302,796
September 26, 2013Buenos AiresArgentinaJosé Amalfitani Stadium38,130 / 38,130$4,080,422
September 29, 2013Mexico CityMexicoForo Sol35,222 / 35,222$2,464,370
North America[14][20]
October 2, 2013VancouverCanadaRogers Arena16,142 / 16,142$1,489,300
October 5, 2013TacomaUnited StatesTacoma Dome17,357 / 17,357$1,255,004
October 6, 2013SpokaneSpokane Veterans Memorial Arena11,254 / 11,254$1,434,849
October 8, 2013FresnoSave Mart Center12,463 / 12,463$1,017,003
October 9, 2013AnaheimHonda Center14,399 / 14,399$1,157,071
October 11, 2013Los AngelesStaples Center14,257 / 14,257$1,336,636
October 12, 2013Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena13,425 / 13,425$1,817,412
October 15, 2013San AntonioAT&T Center13,798 / 13,798$999,709
October 16, 2013DallasAmerican Airlines Center13,694 / 13,694$1,158,010
October 18, 2013North Little RockVerizon Arena15,422 / 15,422$1,318,705
October 20, 2013LincolnPinnacle Bank Arena13,936 / 13,936$1,013,624
October 22, 2013Green BayResch Center9,178 / 9,178$1,323,163
October 23, 2013ChicagoUnited Center13,560 / 13,560$1,146,614
October 25, 2013UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena9,091 / 9,091$2,043,338
November 1, 2013TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre35,859 / 35,859$3,423,340
November 2, 2013
November 5, 2013PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWells Fargo Center16,177 / 16,177$1,448,021
November 6, 2013RaleighPNC Arena15,899 / 15,899$1,004,941
November 8, 2013MontrealCanadaBell Centre18,131 / 18,131$1,927,699
Japan[20]
December 3, 2013OsakaJapanOsaka Dome21,937 / 21,937$2,467,931
December 4, 2013TokyoTokyo Dome40,000 / 40,000$4,458,661
Australia[20]
December 7, 2013MelbourneAustraliaEtihad Stadium91,505 / 91,505$12,170,951
December 8, 2013
December 11, 2013AdelaideAAMI Stadium39,368 / 39,368$4,451,035
December 12, 2013PerthPerth Arena14,062 / 14,062$2,975,768
December 14, 2013SydneyANZ Stadium60,510 / 60,510$8,079,581
December 15, 2013Sydney Entertainment Centre11,113 / 11,113$1,408,400
December 17, 2013BrisbaneSuncorp Stadium42,316 / 42,316$5,869,331


Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
July 14, 2013ClevelandUnited StatesFirstEnergy StadiumUnknown[21]
September 18, 2013AsunciónParaguayJockey Club del ParaguayLogistical reasons[22]
September 18, 2013CórdobaArgentinaEstadio Mario Alberto KempesRecuperation time for band member[23]

Personnel

Band

Additional musicians

  • Bobby Bandiera – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals (Last show with the band on December 17)
  • Phil X – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, talkbox (substitute for Richie Sambora since April 3)
  • Rich Scannella – drums, percussion (substitute for Tico Torres who was awaiting gall bladder surgery from September 20 to October 6)

Notes

See also

References

External links

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