New Jersey Syndicate Tour

New Jersey Syndicate Tour
Tour by Bon Jovi
Start date October 31, 1988
End date February 17, 1990
Bon Jovi concert chronology

The New Jersey Syndicate Tour, Jersey Syndicate Tour, New Jersey Syndicate Brotherhood Tour, or New Jersey Tour, was a concert tour by American hard rock band Bon Jovi that ran from 1988 to 1991. The massive, highly successful world tour was put on in support of the band's multi-platinum 1988 album New Jersey.

Background

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 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 Jersey Syndicate Tour featured vivid pyrotechnics, a catwalk elevated above the crowd (which was for Cameramen filming MN Northstars Hockey at the Met Center in Bloomington,MN where the current Mall of America now stands), and Jon entering the stage through a hole in the stage. 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.

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 those songs were performed somewhat sparingly. With the exception of the song "Runaway" from the first album which is still played regularly to this day, virtually nothing from those albums has been performed live since the conclusion of this tour.

Setlist

Tour footage used in music videos

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.

The band also headlined the Moscow Music Peace Festival during this time.

Tour dates

Date Venue City Country
Europe
October 31, 1988 Royal Dublin Society Simmonscourt Pavilion Dublin Ireland
November 1, 1988
November 4, 1988 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Stuttgart West Germany
November 6, 1988 Festhalle Messe Frankfurt Frankfurt
November 7, 1988 Saarlandhalle Saarbrücken
November 8, 1988 Messe Kassel Kassel
November 10, 1988 Hallenstadion Zurich Switzerland
November 11, 1988
November 13, 1988 Palazzetto Dello Sport Di Firenze Florence Italy
November 14, 1988 Palazzo Dello Sport Rome
November 16, 1988 Palatrussardi Milan
November 17, 1988
November 18, 1988 Frankenhalle Nuremberg West Germany
November 20, 1988 Lé Zenith De Paris Paris France
November 21, 1988 Ahoy Rotterdam Rotterdam Netherlands
November 24, 1988 Drammenshallen Drammen Norway
November 25, 1988 Scandinavium Gothenburg Sweden
November 26, 1988 Johanneshovs Isstadion Stockholm
November 28, 1988 Helsingin Jäähalli Helsinki Finland
December 2, 1988 Scottish Exhibition And Conference Centre Glasgow Scotland
December 3, 1988
December 5, 1988 National Exhibition Centre Birmingham England
December 6, 1988
December 8, 1988 Wembley Arena
Filming for I'll Be There For You video		 London
December 9, 1988
December 11, 1988 National Exhibition Centre Birmingham
December 12, 1988 Wembley Arena
Filming for I'll Be There For You video		 London
December 13, 1988
December 15, 1988 Vorst Nationaal Belgium Germany
December 16, 1988 Westfalenhallen Dortmund West Germany
December 17, 1988 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle Hamburg
December 19, 1988 Olympiahalle München Munich
Asia
December 31, 1988 Tōkyō Dōmu Tokyo Japan
January 1, 1989
January 5, 1989 Ōsaka-Jō Hōru Osaka
January 6, 1989
January 9, 1989
January 10, 1989 Nagoya-Shi Sōgō Taiikukan Nagoya
January 11, 1989
North America
January 13, 1989 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI United States
January 14, 1989
January 15, 1989
January 26, 1989 Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
January 27, 1989 HemisFair Arena San Antonio, TX
January 29, 1989 The Summit Houston, TX
January 30, 1989 Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center Austin, TX
February 1, 1989 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS
February 2, 1989 Louisiana State University Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 3, 1989 Pensacola Civic Center Pensacola, FL
February 4, 1989
February 5, 1989 Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
February 7, 1989 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL
February 9, 1989 Miami Arena Miami, FL
February 10, 1989 Orlando Arena Orlando, FL
February 11, 1989 Estadio Hiram Bithorn San Juan Puerto Rico
February 14, 1989 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL United States
February 15, 1989 Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
February 17, 1989 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
February 18, 1989 Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 20, 1989 Charles M. Murphy Athletic Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 22, 1989 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
February 23, 1989 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 25, 1989 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH
February 26, 1989 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 28, 1989 Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA
March 2, 1989 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
March 3, 1989 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
March 6, 1989 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
March 7, 1989 Capital Centre Landover, MD
March 8, 1989 Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
March 10, 1989 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, NY
March 12, 1989 Centrum In Worcester Worcester, MA
March 13, 1989
March 15, 1989 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
March 21, 1989 The Palace Of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI
March 22, 1989 Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN
March 23, 1989 Notre Dame University Arena South Bend, IN
March 24, 1989 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL
March 25, 1989 Richfield Coliseum Richfield Township, OH
March 26, 1989 Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN
March 28, 1989 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
March 29, 1989 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
April 1, 1989 Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
April 2, 1989 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
April 4, 1989 Met Center Bloomington, MN
April 5, 1989 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE
April 7, 1989 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO
April 8, 1989 Southern Illinois University Arena Carbondale, IL
April 10, 1989 Kansas Coliseum Wichita, KS
April 11, 1989 Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK
April 13, 1989 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
April 15, 1989 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
April 16, 1989 Pan American Center Las Cruches, NM
April 18, 1989 Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque, NM
April 20, 1989 Compton Terrace Chandler, AZ
April 21, 1989 San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, CA
April 22, 1989 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine, CA
April 24, 1989 Thomas And Mack Center Paradise, NV
April 27, 1989 Great Western Forum Inglewood, CA
April 28, 1989
April 29, 1989 Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA
April 30, 1989
May 2, 1989 Salt Palace
Filming for Lay Your Hands On Me video		 Salt Lake City, UT
May 3, 1989
May 5, 1989 Boise State University Pavilion Boise, ID
May 7, 1989 Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
May 8, 1989 Memorial Coliseum
Filming for Lay Your Hands On Me video		 Portland, OR
May 9, 1989
May 10, 1989 Tacoma Dome
Filming for Lay Your Hands On Me video		 Tacoma, WA
May 11, 1989 British Columbia Place Vancouver, BC Canada
May 13, 1989 George M. Sullivan Arena
Filming for Lay Your Hands On Me video		 Anchorage, AK United States
May 14, 1989
May 15, 1989
May 27, 1989 Val Du Lakes Amphitheatre Mears, MI
May 28, 1989 Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI
May 29, 1989 Peoria Civic Center Peoria, IL
May 31, 1989 Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV
June 2, 1989 Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto, ON Canada
June 3, 1989 Montreal Forum Montreal, QC
June 4, 1989 Quebec City Coliseum Quebec City, QC
June 7, 1989 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI United States
June 8, 1989 Pocono Downs Wilkes-Barre, PA
June 11, 1989 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ
June 13, 1989 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA
June 14, 1989
June 16, 1989 Point Stadium Johnstown, PA
June 17, 1989 Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, PA
June 19, 1989 Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
June 20, 1989
June 22, 1989 Old Orchard Beach Ball Park Old Orchard Beach, ME
June 23, 1989 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
June 24, 1989
June 25, 1989 Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Springs, NY
June 28, 1989 Great Woods Center For The Performing Arts Mansfield, MA
June 29, 1989
June 30, 1989
July 2, 1989 Buckeye Lake Music Center Thornville, OH
July 3, 1989 Rubber Bowl Akron, OH
July 5, 1989 Silver Stadium Rochester, NY
July 6, 1989 Niagara Falls Convention And Civic Center Niagara Falls, NY
July 8, 1989 Riverfront Park Manchester, NH
July 9, 1989 Orange County Fairgrounds Middletown, NY
July 11, 1989 Capital Centre Landover, MD
July 12, 1989 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
July 14, 1989 University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN
July 15, 1989 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
July 16, 1989 Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
July 18, 1989 Deer Creek Music Center Noblesville, IN
July 19, 1989 Starwood Amphitheatre Nashville, TN
July 20, 1989 Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA
July 22, 1989 Cajundome Lafayette, LA
July 23, 1989 Senator Nat G. Kiefer University Of New Orleans Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
July 25, 1989 Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre Dallas, TX
July 26, 1989
July 28, 1989 Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre Greenwood Village, CO
July 29, 1989
July 30, 1989 Alfred M. Landon Topeka, KS
July 31, 1989 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE
August 1, 1989 Met Center Bloomington, MN
August 2, 1989 Five Seasons Center Cedar Rapids, IA
August 3, 1989 Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, WI
August 4, 1989
Europe
August 12, 1989 Central Lenin Stadium
Moscow Music Peace Festival '89		 Moscow Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics
August 13, 1989
August 19, 1989 National Bowl
Milton Keynes Festival '89 / Substitute for Monsters Of Rock '89		 Milton Keynes England
North America
August 23, 1989 Castle Farms Charlevoix, MI United States
August 25, 1989 Winnipeg Arena Winnipeg, MB Canada
August 26, 1989 Regina Agridome Regina, SK
August 28, 1989 Olympic Saddledome Calgary, AB
August 29, 1989 Northlands Coliseum Edmonton, AB
August 30, 1989 Saskatchewan Place Saskatoon, SK
September 1, 1989 Casper Events Center Casper, WY United States
September 2, 1989 Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Rapid City, SD
September 3, 1989 Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, SD
September 7, 1989 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine, CA
September 8, 1989 Cal Expo Amphitheatre Sacramento, CA
September 9, 1989
September 10, 1989 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Irvine, CA
September 12, 1989 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, AZ
September 14, 1989 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK
September 15, 1989 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, LA
September 16, 1989 Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
September 17, 1989 Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, MS
September 19, 1989 Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, AL
September 20, 1989 Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center Augusta, GA
September 21, 1989 Albany James H. Gray, Sr. Civic Center Albany, GA
September 23, 1989 Miami Arena Miami, FL
September 24, 1989 Lakeland Civic Center Lakeland, FL
September 25, 1989
September 27, 1989 Mobile Civic Center Mobile, AL
September 28, 1989 Lake Charles Civic Center Lake Charles, LA
September 29, 1989 The Summit Houston, TX
September 30, 1989 Taylor County Expo Center Abilene, TX
October 1, 1989 Sandstone Center For The Performing Arts Bonner Springs, KS
October 2, 1989 Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
October 3, 1989 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
October 4, 1989 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH
Oceania
October 31, 1989 Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane, QLD Australia
November 1, 1989
November 2, 1989 Sydney Entertainment Centre Sydney, NSW
November 3, 1989
November 4, 1989
November 8, 1989 Perth Entertainment Centre Perth, WA
November 11, 1989 Memorial Drive Park Adelaide, SA
November 13, 1989 Melbourne Sports And Entertainment Centre Melbourne, VIC
November 14, 1989
November 18, 1989 Western Springs Stadium Auckland New Zealand
Europe
November 29, 1989 Dramático De Cascais Pavilion Cascais Portugal
December 1, 1989 Palacio De Deportes De La Comunidad De Madrid Madrid Spain
December 2, 1989 Palau Dels Esports De Barcelona Barcelona
December 3, 1989 Velódromo De Anoeta San Sebastián
December 5, 1989 Palais Des Sports De St. Ouen Paris France
December 6, 1989 Ahoy Rotterdam Rotterdam Netherlands
December 7, 1989 Sporthalle Cologne Germany
December 9, 1989 Weser-Ems-Halle Oldenburg
December 10, 1989 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle Hamburg
December 11, 1989 Valby-Hallen Copenhagen Denmark
December 13, 1989 Helsingin Jäähalli Helsinki Finland
December 15, 1989 Stockholm Globe Arena Stockholm Sweden
December 16, 1989 Scandinavium Gothenburg
December 18, 1989 Drammenshallen Drammen Norway
December 21, 1989 Olympiahalle München Munich Germany
December 22, 1989 Hallenstadion Zurich Switzerland
December 23, 1989 Festhalle Messe Frankfurt
Christmas Music Festival '89		 Frankfurt Germany
December 27, 1989 National Exhibition Centre Birmingham England
December 28, 1989
December 29, 1989
December 30, 1989
January 2, 1990 Wembley Arena London
January 3, 1990
January 4, 1990
January 6, 1990 King's Hall Belfast Northern Ireland
January 8, 1990 Point Theatre Dublin Ireland
January 9, 1990
January 10, 1990 Hammersmith Odeon
Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Benefit		 London England
South America
January 27, 1990 Praça Da Apoteose
Rock In Rio '90		 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
February 1, 1990 Estadio José Amalfitani
Derby Rock '90		 Buenos Aires Argentina
February 6, 1990 Estadio Nacional Santiago Chile
February 9, 1990 Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey Mexico
February 10, 1990
February 16, 1990 Estadio Tecnológico Universidad De Guadalajara
On February 17, 1990 the band was forced to play two shows on the same day		 Guadalajara
February 17, 1990
February 17, 1990
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