The legendary rock group Bon Jovi is scheduled to end their massive tour at the end of this month. The New Jersey rockers have been on their record breaking “Circle Tour” since February 11, 2010. The tour was the highest grossing tour of 2010 according to Billboard’s annual Top 25 concert tours, and is doing exceedingly well this year as well. At the end of the tour, the band will have played a total of 144 shows in arenas and stadiums all around the world. The band, consisting of lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboard player David Bryan, and drummer Tico Torres, had initially promised to play songs spanning their entire career, and they didn’t disappoint. In addition to playing the smash hits Livin’ On a Prayer, It’s My Life, You Give Love a Bad Name, I’ll Be There For You, they played songs that are less known by fans, like Diamond Ring, Let It Rock, Just Older, Roulette, and many more.
Each show lasted an average of 3 hours, during which time the band made a stadium feel like an intimate place. This is partly due to the enormous record breaking screen behind the band. The sound system can generate more than 800,000 watts of sound, and 905 kilowatts of power are used for one stadium show. A feature of the Circle Tour was that the band changed the setlist every night. They would open and close their shows with different songs, which is indicative of their versatility.
The tour will wrap up on July 31 in Lisbon Portugal, at Bela Vista Park. After the completion of the tour, the band will take a hiatus, and later decide what to do next. Who knows, we may see a new Bon Jovi album in the near future.