Have a Nice Day Tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Have a Nice Day Tour


image_caption = Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina, January 18 2006
artist = Bon Jovi
start_date = November 2, 2005
end_date = July 29, 2006
number_of_legs = 4
number_of_shows = 89
last_tour = Bounce Tour
(2002-2003)
this_tour = Have a Nice Day Tour
(2005-2006)
next_tour = Lost Highway Tour
(2007-2008)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 $191 million. The tour was the third-highest-grossing tour of 2006 taking in just over $131 million, just behind The Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang World Tour and Madonna's Confessions Tour.

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.

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.

Personnel

*Jon Bon Jovi–lead vocals, acoustic guitar
*Richie Sambora–lead guitar, backing vocals
*Hugh McDonald–bass guitar, backing vocals
*Tico Torres–drums, percussion
*David Bryan–keyboards, piano, backing vocals

Additional personnel

*Bobby Bandiera–rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Jeff Kazee–keyboards, backing vocals

Tour dates

North America

*02/11/2005 flagicon|United States Wells Fargo Arena - Des Moines, IA
*04/11/2005 flagicon|United States United Center - Chicago, IL
*05/11/2005 flagicon|United States United Center - Chicago, IL
*08/11/2005 flagicon|United States Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, OH
*09/11/2005 flagicon|United States Value City Arena - Columbus, OH
*11/11/2005 flagicon|United States Target Center - Minneapolis, MN
*12/11/2005 flagicon|United States Qwest Center - Omaha, NE
*16/11/2005 flagicon|United States Kohl Center - Madison, WI
*18/11/2005 flagicon|United States Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI
*19/11/2005 flagicon|United States Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI
*26/11/2005 flagicon|United States Mohegan Sun - Uncasville, CT
*28/11/2005 flagicon|United States Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
*29/11/2005 flagicon|United States Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
*02/12/2005 flagicon|United States Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, PA
*03/12/2005 flagicon|United States Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, PA
*06/12/2005 flagicon|United States Mellon Arena - Pittsburgh, PA
*07/12/2005 flagicon|United States Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
*09/12/2005 flagicon|United States TD Banknorth Garden - Boston, MA
*10/12/2005 flagicon|United States TD Banknorth Garden - Boston, MA
*12/12/2005 flagicon|United States Pepsi Arena - Albany, NY
*14/12/2005 flagicon|Canada Bell Centre - Montreal, QB
*15/12/2005 flagicon|Canada Bell Centre - Montreal, QB
*17/12/2005 flagicon|United States Verizon Center - Washington, DC
*19/12/2005 flagicon|United States Izod Center - East Rutherford, NJ
*21/12/2005 flagicon|United States Izod Center - East Rutherford, NJ
*22/12/2005 flagicon|United States Izod Center - East Rutherford, NJ
*14/01/2006 flagicon|United States Ford Center - Oklahoma City, OK
*15/01/2006 flagicon|United States American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX
*17/01/2006 flagicon|United States Philips Arena - Atlanta, GA
*18/01/2006 flagicon|United States Charlotte Bobcats Arena - Charlotte, North Carolina
*20/01/2006 flagicon|United States HSBC Arena - Buffalo, NY
*21/01/2006 flagicon|Canada Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON
*23/01/2006 flagicon|Canada Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON
*24/01/2006 flagicon|Canada Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON
*27/01/2006 flagicon|United States Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN
*28/01/2006 flagicon|United States Bradley Center - Milwaukee, WI
*30/01/2006 flagicon|Canada Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON
*01/02/2006 flagicon|United States Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT
*02/02/2006 flagicon|United States Verizon Center - Washington, DC
*04/02/2006 flagicon|United States Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, NJ
*08/02/2006 flagicon|United States BI-LO Center - Greenville, SC
*10/02/2006 flagicon|United States BankAtlantic Center - Sunrise, FL
*14/02/2006 flagicon|United States Sommet Center - Nashville, TN
*15/02/2006 flagicon|United States Arena at Gwinnett Center - Atlanta, GA
*16/02/2006 flagicon|United States BankAtlantic Center - Sunrise, FL
*17/02/2006 flagicon|United States St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa, FL
*18/02/2006 flagicon|United States St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa, FL
*21/02/2006 flagicon|United States Toyota Center - Houston, TX
*23/02/2006 flagicon|United States Pepsi Center - Denver, CO
*25/02/2006 flagicon|United States Honda Center - Anaheim, CA
*27/02/2006 flagicon|United States HP Pavilion at San Jose - San Jose, CA
*01/03/2006 flagicon|United States Save Mart Center - Fresno, CA
*03/03/2006 flagicon|United States Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA
*05/03/2006 flagicon|United States Rose Garden Arena - Portland, OR
*06/03/2006 flagicon|United States Key Arena - Seattle, WA
*09/03/2006 flagicon|United States Glendale Arena - Glendale, AZ
*11/03/2006 flagicon|United States MGM Grand Arena - Las Vegas, NV

Japan

*08/04/2006 flagicon|Japan Tokyo Dome - Tokyo, Japan
*09/04/2006 flagicon|Japan Tokyo Dome - Tokyo, Japan
*12/04/2006 flagicon|Japan Nagoya Dome - Nagoya, Japan
*14/04/2006 flagicon|Japan Osaka Dome - Osaka, Japan
*15/04/2006 flagicon|Japan Osaka Dome - Osaka, Japan
*18/04/2006 flagicon|Japan Sapporo Dome - Sapporo, Japan

Europe

*13/05/2006 flagicon|Germany LTU Arena - Düsseldorf, Germany
*15/05/2006 flagicon|Austria Linzer Stadion - Linz, Austria
*17/05/2006 flagicon|Germany Schloßplatz - Koblenz, Germany
*20/05/2006 flagicon|Ireland Croke Park - Dublin, Ireland
*24/05/2006 flagicon|Germany Hessentag - Hessisch Lichtenau, Germany
*25/05/2006 flagicon|Netherlands Goffert Park - Nijmegen, Netherlands
*27/05/2006 flagicon|Germany Cannstatter Wasen - Stuttgart, Germany
*28/05/2006 flagicon|Germany München Stadion - München, Germany
*30/05/2006 flagicon|Austria Olympia Stadium - Innsbruck, Austria
*31/05/2006 flagicon|Switzerland Stade de Suisse - Berne, Switzerland
*03/06/2006 flagicon|United Kingdom Hampden Park - Glasgow, Scotland
*04/06/2006 flagicon|United Kingdom City of Manchester Stadium - Manchester, England
*07/06/2006 flagicon|United Kingdom Ricoh Arena - Coventry, England
*09/06/2006 flagicon|United Kingdom St. Mary's Stadium - Southampton, England
*10/06/2006 flagicon|United Kingdom National Bowl - Milton Keynes, England
*11/06/2006 flagicon|United Kingdom National Bowl - Milton Keynes, England
*13/06/2006 flagicon|United Kingdom KC Stadium - Kingston upon Hull, EnglandThe UK dates at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes and KC Stadium in Kingston upon Hull 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.

North America

*10/07/2006 flagicon|United States Seminole Hard Rock Live - Fort Lauderdale, FL
*13/07/2006 flagicon|Canada Parc Jean-Drapeau - Montreal, QC
*15/07/2006 flagicon|United States Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
*18/07/2006 flagicon|United States Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ
*19/07/2006 flagicon|United States Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ
*21/07/2006 flagicon|United States Soldier Field - Chicago, IL
*23/07/2006 flagicon|United States Heinz Field - Pittsburgh, PA
*27/07/2006 flagicon|United States Gillette Stadium - Foxboro, MA
*29/07/2006 flagicon|United States Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ

External links

* [http://bonjovi.aeglive.com/ Official tour website]