Have a Nice Day Tour

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. The tour supported their ninth studio album Have a Nice Day.

Have a Nice Day Tour
Tour by Bon Jovi
LocationNorth America, Asia, Europe
Associated albumHave a Nice Day
Start dateNovember 2, 2005 (2005-11-02)
End dateJuly 29, 2006 (2006-07-29)
No. of shows89
Box officeUS $131.4 million ($198.6 in 2023 dollars)[1]
Bon Jovi concert chronology

The tour was a significant commercial success – the group played to about 2 million fans and the tour grossed a total of $132 million.[2] It was the third-highest-grossing tour of 2006, just behind the Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang World Tour and Madonna's Confessions Tour.

The show edit

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.

For the early North American and United Kingdom dates, 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 dates of the tour, as well as on the band's summer stadium tour in North America.

Set list edit

Typical set-list:

  1. "Last Man Standing"
  2. "You Give Love a Bad Name"
  3. "Complicated"
  4. "Born to Be My Baby"
  5. "Story of My Life"
  6. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"
  7. "Runaway"
  8. "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight"
  9. "Novocaine"
  10. "I Won't Back Down" (Tom Petty cover)
  11. "Have a Nice Day"
  12. "Who Says You Can't Go Home?"
  13. "It's My Life"
  14. "I'll Be There for You"
  15. "Blaze of Glory" (cover)
  16. "Bed of Roses"
  17. "Bad Medicine"
  18. "Raise Your Hands"
  19. "Livin' on a Prayer"

Encore:

  1. "Welcome to Wherever You Are"
  2. "In These Arms"
  3. "Everyday"
  4. "Wanted Dead or Alive"
  5. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night"

Tour dates edit

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, attendance (tickets sold / total available) and gross revenue[3][4]
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendance (tickets sold / total available)Revenue
North America
November 2, 2005Des MoinesUnited StatesWells Fargo ArenaN/A13,499 / 13,499$926,882
November 4, 2005ChicagoUnited Center30,908 / 30,908$2,442,056
November 5, 2005
November 8, 2005ClevelandQuicken Loans ArenaN/AN/A
November 9, 2005ColumbusValue City Arena12,015 / 12,015$829,168
November 11, 2005MinneapolisTarget Center13,684 / 13,684$960,181
November 12, 2005OmahaCenturyLink Center Omaha14,788 / 14,788$1,051,694
November 16, 2005MadisonKohl Center12,462 / 12,462$827,653
November 18, 2005Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills30,169 / 30,169$1,990,713
November 19, 2005
November 26, 2005UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena7,889 / 8,212$751,635
November 28, 2005New York CityMadison Square Garden30,040 / 30,040$2,420,274
November 29, 2005
December 2, 2005PhiladelphiaWachovia Center31,134 / 31,134$2,579,183
December 3, 2005
December 6, 2005PittsburghMellon Arena12,633 / 12,633$969,090
December 7, 2005UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,771 / 14,000$1,052,653
December 9, 2005BostonTD Banknorth Garden27,941 / 27,941$2,230,413
December 10, 2005
December 12, 2005AlbanyPepsi Arena12,060 / 12,060$809,463
December 14, 2005MontrealCanadaBell Centre29,860 / 29,860$2,542,409
December 15, 2005
December 17, 2005Washington, D.C.United StatesMCI Center15,128 / 15,128$1,179,297
December 19, 2005East RutherfordIzod Center52,075 / 52,075$3,915,607
December 21, 2005
December 22, 2005
January 14, 2006Oklahoma CityFord Center15,236/ 15,236$1,068,439
January 15, 2006DallasAmerican Airlines Center15,373 / 15,373$1,105,187
January 17, 2006AtlantaPhilips Arena14,262 / 14,262$1,095,715
January 18, 2006CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena14,628 / 14,628$938,136
January 20, 2006BuffaloFirst Niagara Center15,124 / 15,124$972,789
January 21, 2006TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre65,690 / 65,690$5,871,898
January 23, 2006
January 24, 2006
January 27, 2006Saint PaulUnited StatesXcel Energy Center15,531 / 15,531$1,204,593
January 28, 2006MilwaukeeBMO Harris Bradley Center15,106 / 15,106$1,023,297
January 30, 2006TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre[a][a]
February 1, 2006UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan Sun Arena8,284 / 8,284$812,395
February 2, 2006Washington, D.C.Verizon Center14,911 / 14,911$1,158,696
February 4, 2006Atlantic CityBoardwalk Hall12,752 / 12,942$1,112,210
February 8, 2006GreenvilleBi-Lo Center11,575 / 11,575$689,595
February 10, 2006SunriseBankAtlantic Center14,895 / 14,895$1,123,956
February 14, 2006NashvilleGaylord Entertainment Center14,980 / 14,980$1,138,949
February 15, 2006DuluthArena at Gwinnett Center10,852 / 10,852$935,394
February 17, 2006TampaSt. Pete Times Forum29,498 / 29,498$2,130,484
February 18, 2006
February 21, 2006HoustonToyota Center12,723 / 12,723$800,988
February 23, 2006DenverPepsi Center14,023 / 14,023$1,012,082
February 25, 2006AnaheimArrowhead Pond13,056 / 13,056$935,066
February 27, 2006San JoseHP Pavilion at San Jose13,076 / 13,076$949,183
March 1, 2006FresnoSave Mart Center11,734 / 11,734$841,575
March 3, 2006Los AngelesStaples Center13,753 / 13,753$1,007,231
March 5, 2006PortlandRose Garden13,240 / 13,240$863,768
March 6, 2006SeattleKeyArena12,649 / 12,649$949,10
March 9, 2006GlendaleGlendale Arena14,885 / 14,885$1,124,277
March 11, 2006ParadiseMGM Grand Garden Arena14,230 / 14,230$1,573,953
Asia
April 8, 2006TokyoJapanTokyo DomeN/AN/A
April 9, 2006
April 12, 2006NagoyaNagoya Dome
April 14, 2006OsakaOsaka Dome
April 15, 2006
April 18, 2006SapporoSapporo Dome
Europe
May 13, 2006DüsseldorfGermanyLTU ArenaNickelback47,862 / 47,862$3,325,809
May 15, 2006LinzAustriaLinzer Stadion32,002 / 32,002$2,063,255
May 17, 2006KoblenzGermanySchloßplatz26,509 / 26,509$1,524,278
May 20, 2006DublinIrelandCroke Park81,327 / 81,327$6,414,434
May 24, 2006Hessisch LichtenauGermanyHessentag29,007 / 29,007$1,579,140
May 25, 2006NijmegenNetherlandsGoffert Park39,815 / 39,815$2,594,671
May 27, 2006StuttgartGermanyCannstatter Wasen63,020 / 63,020$3,654,201
May 28, 2006MunichOlympiastadion71,467 / 71,467$4,622,221
May 30, 2006InnsbruckAustriaOlympia Stadium25,660 / 25,660$1,734,771
May 31, 2006BernSwitzerlandStade de Suisse38,762 / 38,762$3,354,198
June 3, 2006GlasgowScotlandHampden Park42,488 / 42,488$2,853,220
June 4, 2006ManchesterEnglandEtihad Stadium58,698 / 58,698$3,744,610
June 7, 2006CoventryRicoh Arena36,293 / 36,293$2,300,799
June 9, 2006SouthamptonSt. Mary's Stadium34,783 / 34,783$2,365,643
June 10, 2006Milton KeynesNational Bowl185,112 / 85,112$6,489,043
June 11, 2006
June 13, 2006HullKC Stadium1N/AN/A
North America
July 10, 2006HollywoodUnited StatesSeminole Hard Rock LiveN/A
July 13, 2006MontrealCanadaParc Jean-DrapeauNickelback21,150 / 21,150$1,483,759
July 15, 2006PhiladelphiaUnited StatesCitizens Bank Park39,409 / 44,238$2,764,310
July 18, 2006East RutherfordGiants Stadium164,975 / 164,975$11,352,051
July 19, 2006
July 21, 2006ChicagoSoldier Field52,612 / 52,612$3,988,455
July 23, 2006PittsburghHeinz FieldN/AN/A
July 27, 2006FoxboroughGillette Stadium45,874 / 45,874$3,384,804
July 29, 2006East RutherfordGiants Stadium[b][b]
TOTAL[5]1,823,834$131,388,461

^Note 1 : These performances were originally scheduled at the new Wembley Stadium in London (the band were due to be the first band to play at the new stadium, having closed the old stadium with their Crush Tour in August 2000), however they were moved when the completion of the stadium was delayed until 2007.

Personnel edit

Sambora (left), Bon Jovi (right) in Dublin, May 2006

Bon Jovi

Additional musicians

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b The score data is representative of the four shows in Toronto, Ontario at the Air Canada Centre on January 21, January 23, January 24, and January 30 respectively.
  2. ^ a b The score data is representative of the three shows in East Rutherford, New Jersey at the Giants Stadium on July 18, July 19, and July 29 respectively.

References edit

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Waddell, Ray (December 10, 2010). "Bon Jovi: Billboard's Top Touring Act of the Year". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. ^ North America box score:
  4. ^ "Billboard, Vol. 118, Num. 33". August 19, 2006.
  5. ^ "Billboard, Vol. 118, Num. 51". December 23, 2006.

External links edit