Have A Nice Day Tour
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| Tour by Bon Jovi | ||
| Start date | November 2, 2005 | |
| End date | July 29, 2006 | |
| Legs | 4 | |
| Shows | 89 | |
| Bon Jovi tour chronology | ||
| Bounce Tour (2002-2003) |
Have A Nice Day Tour (2005-2006) |
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The Have A Nice Day Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American rock band Bon Jovi. It took place between November 2005 and July 2006, and commenced two months after the release of their ninth studio album Have A Nice Day.
The tour was a significant commercial success, as the group played to 2,002,000 fans, and the tour grossed a total of $131 million. The tour was the third-highest-grossing tour of the year, just behind The Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang World Tour and Madonna's Confessions Tour. The Japanese leg of the tour broke attendance records held by a Western music act; the shows there sold more tickets than the Stones' and U2's recent tours combined.
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[edit] The show
The set lists greatly varied between concerts, so after each show its set list was posted on the official website. Most concerts began with the song "Last Man Standing" from the Have a Nice Day record, with the show beginning as Jon Bon Jovi suddenly appeared on a small platform in the middle of the audience at the far end from the stage, followed by "You Give Love A Bad Name". "Livin' on a Prayer" was almost always played as the finalé before any encores.
At some shows, Jennifer Nettles performed with the band in the song "Who Says You Can't Go Home".
On one show in the National Bowl at Milton Keynes, 1500 fans sat in the bar watching England play and win their first-round match in the 2006 FIFA World Cup; Jon Bon Jovi performed the encore in a red England 'away' top.
At the concert in Düsseldorf, Germany, the band played their longest song, "Dry County", for the first time in over ten years.
The final concert of the tour at New Jersey's Giants Stadium was the only concert at which the band played the Have a Nice Day song "I Am", so that they would fulfill their commitment of playing every song from the album on the tour.
At several of the band's summer stadium shows, the band was known to play extremely long setlists, some of them running nearly three hours, totaling approximately 25 songs, including encores that sometimes had as much as seven songs.
[edit] Opening acts
For the first North American leg of the tour as well as the United Kingdom dates of the European leg, each city had a local band open for Bon Jovi; the band had decided this for a chance to promote local talent. Canadian band Nickelback, who had great success with their latest release (All The Right Reasons) supported Bon Jovi on the European leg of the tour, as well as on the band's summer stadium tour in North America.
[edit] Personnel
- Jon Bon Jovi–lead vocals, guitar
- Richie Sambora–lead guitar, vocals
- David Bryan–keyboards, backing vocals
- Tico Torres–drums
[edit] Additional personnel
- Hugh McDonald–bass guitar, backing vocals
- Bobby Bandiera–guitar, backing vocals
- Jeff Kazee–keyboards, backing vocals
[edit] Tour dates
[edit] Leg 1 (North America)
- 2 November 2005 Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA
- 4 November 2005 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 5 November 2005 United Center, Chicago, IL
- 8 November 2005 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
- 9 November 2005 Shottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
- 11 November 2005 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
- 12 November 2005 Qwest Center, Omaha, NE
- 16 November 2005 Kohl Center, Madison, WI
- 18 November 2005 The Palace At Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI
- 19 November 2005 The Palace At Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI
- 26 November 2005 Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT
- 28 November 2005 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- 29 November 2005 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- 2 December 2005 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 3 December 2005 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 6 December 2005 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
- 7 December 2005 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 9 December 2005 TD Banknorth Gadren, Boston, MA
- 10 December 2005 TD Banknorth Gadren, Boston, MA
- 12 December 2005 Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
- 14 December 2005 Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 15 December 2005 Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 17 December 2005 M.C.I. Center, Washington, DC
- 19 December 2005 Continental Airlines Arena, E., Rutherford, NJ
- 21 December 2005 Continental Airlines Arena, E., Rutherford, NJ
- 22 December 2005 Continental Airlines Arena, E., Rutherford, NJ
- 14 January 2006 Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK
- 15 January 2006 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
- 17 January 2006 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
- 18 January 2006 Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte, NC
- 20 January 2006 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
- 21 January 2006 Air Canada Centre,Toronto, Canada
- 23 January 2006 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
- 24 January 2006 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
- 27 January 2006 XCEL Center, St. Paul, MN
- 28 January 2006 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
- 30 January 2006 Air Canada Centre,Toronto, Canada
- 1 February 2006 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
- 2 February 2006 MCI Center, Washington, DC
- 4 February 2006 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
- 8 February 2006 Bi Lo Center, Greenville, SC
- 10 February 2006 Sunrise, FL
- 14 February 2006 Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, TN
- 15 February 2006 Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA
- 16 February 2006 Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 17 February 2006 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
- 18 February 2006 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
- 21 February 2006 Toyota Center, Houston, TX
- 23 February 2006 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
- 25 February 2006 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA
- 27 February 2006 HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA
- 1 March 2006 Save Mart Center, Fresno, CA, USA
- 3 March 2006 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 5 March 2006 Rose Garden, Portland, OR
- 6 March 2006 Seattle, WA
- 9 March 2006 Glendale Arena,Glendale, AZ
- 11 March 2006 MGM Grand Arena,Las Vegas, NV
[edit] Leg 2 (Japan)
- 8 April 2006 Tokyo
- 9 April 2006 Tokyo
- 12 April 2006 Nagoya
- 14 April 2006 Osaka
- 15 April 2006 Osaka
- 18 April 2006 Sapporo
[edit] Leg 3 (Europe)
- 13 May 2006 Düsseldorf, Germany
- 15 May 2006 Linz, Austria
- 17 May 2006 Koblenz, Germany
- 20 May 2006 Dublin, Ireland
- 24 May 2006 Hessisch Lichtenau, Germany
- 25 May 2006 Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- 27 May 2006 Stuttgart, Germany
- 28 May 2006 München, Germany
- 30 May 2006 Innsbrück, Austria
- 31 May 2006 Bern, Switzerland
- 3 June 2006 Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- 4 June 2006 Manchester, England, UK
- 7 June 2006 Coventry, England, UK
- 9 June 2006 Southampton, England, UK
- 10 June 2006 Milton Keynes, England, UK
- 11 June 2006 Milton Keynes, England, UK
- 13 June 2006 Hull, England, UK
The UK dates at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes were originally meant to be at the new Wembley Stadium in London, however they were moved when the completion of the stadium was delayed until 2007.
[edit] Leg 4 (North America)
- 10 July 2006 Seminole Hard Rock Live, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 13 July 2006 Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 15 July 2006 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia. PA
- 18 July 2006 Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ
- 19 July 2006 Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ
- 21 July 2006 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
- 23 July 2006 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA
- 27 July 2006 Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA
- 29 July 2006 Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ
