# The Circle Tour

The Circle Tour was a worldwide concert tour in 2010 by American rock band Bon Jovi to promote their 11th studio album The Circle (2009). The tour started in North America and progressed to Europe, South America, Asia and Australia. It included a 12-night run at the O2 Arena in London and four nights in East Rutherford, New Jersey to celebrate the opening of the Meadowlands Stadium. The tour was the #1 top-grossing concert tour for 2010 in the United States.
Bon Jovi also played a free performance for fans and former season ticket holders of the Jon Bon Jovi-owned arena football team The Philadelphia Soul on March 24, 2010, a few hours before the band's show at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center. The band ended the first year of the tour in Australasia, playing two shows in New Zealand and eight shows in Australia.

## Background

Bon Jovi started the stadium leg of the 2010 Circle Tour by playing the inaugural show at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Three sold-out shows on May 26, 27, and 29 prompted the addition of another tour date at the venue at the start of the second North American leg on July 9.
The band played a free performance for fans and former season ticket holders of the Jon Bon Jovi-owned arena football team The Philadelphia Soul on March 24, a few hours before the band's show at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center. On June 7 they became the first band to play on the roof of the O$_2$ Arena in London, England. The performance was shown outside on a large screen with a PA system. Trained mountaineers helped the group to reach the top of the roof, which was 58 meters above the ground.
The tour featured a circle-shaped stage with five large robots, choreographed to move with the music and onstage production, which each had a 6' by 9' Nocturne/ Vidicon LED screen attached to their articulated arms. They were provided by RoboScreen and designed by Andy Flessas.

## Opening acts

Bon Jovi held a contest, called SuperBAND Tonight, in which North American bands competed for a chance to perform as their opening act at some of the concerts. The winners were announced in a press release. More information can be found at: Bon Jovi's The Circle Tour Announces Winners of Contest.
* Dashboard Confessional supported the February, March, and some of the April dates.
* Fuel supported the Hersheypark Stadium show on May 19
* Kid Rock supported the O2 Arena shows on June 22, 23, 25 and 26.
* OneRepublic supported the O2 Arena shows on June 17, 19 and 20.
* Kid Rock supported on July 9, 15, 17, 20, 21, 24, 28, 30 and 31.
* Train was the special guest on the first night at the Meadowlands Stadium. Gavin DeGraw was the special guest for the second night, and OneRepublic was the special guest on the third.

## Setlist

* Blood on Blood
* We Weren't Born to Follow
* You Give Love a Bad Name
* Born to Be My Baby
* Lost Highway
* Whole Lot of Leavin'
* When We Were Beautiful
* Superman Tonight
* We Got It Goin' On
* I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
* Bad Medicine (with snippets of Shout)
* It's My Life
* Lay Your Hands on Me (Richie Sambora on lead vocals)
* (You Want to) Make a Memory
* Bed of Roses
* I'll Be There For You
* Someday I'll Be Saturday Night (acoustic)
* Keep the Faith
* Work for the Working Man
* Who Says You Can't Go Home
* Love's the Only Rule

### Encore

* Runaway
* Wanted Dead or Alive
* Livin' on a Prayer

## Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
| North America |||||||
| February 11, 2010 | Honolulu | United States | Blaisdell Arena | Kings of Spade Mike Corrado Band | 15,291 / 15,291 | $1,496,330 |
| February 12, 2010 | Honolulu | United States | Blaisdell Arena | Kings of Spade Mike Corrado Band | 15,291 / 15,291 | $1,496,330 |
| February 19, 2010 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena | Dashboard Confessional | 26,917 / 26,917 | $2,412,550 |
| February 20, 2010 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena | Dashboard Confessional | 26,917 / 26,917 | $2,412,550 |
| February 22, 2010 | San Jose | United States | HP Pavilion at San Jose | Dashboard Confessional | 14,244 / 14,244 | $1,361,125 |
| February 24, 2010 | Glendale | United States | Jobing.com Arena | Dashboard Confessional | 13,973 / 13,973 | $1,416,502 |
| February 26, 2010 | Anaheim | United States | Honda Center | Dashboard Confessional | 27,024 / 27,024 | $2,654,472 |
| February 27, 2010 | Anaheim | United States | Honda Center | Dashboard Confessional | 27,024 / 27,024 | $2,654,472 |
| March 2, 2010 | Sacramento | United States | ARCO Arena | Dashboard Confessional | 14,337 / 14,337 | $1,187,851 |
| March 4, 2010 | Los Angeles | United States | Staples Center | Dashboard Confessional | 16,698 / 16,698 | $1,737,009 |
| March 6, 2010 | Las Vegas | United States | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Dashboard Confessional | 14,803 / 14,803 | $2,666,025 |
| March 8, 2010 | Denver | United States | Pepsi Center | Dashboard Confessional | 14,934 / 14,934 | $1,314,691 |
| March 9, 2010 | Omaha | United States | Qwest Center Omaha | Dashboard Confessional | 14,980 / 14,980 | $1,122,623 |
| March 11, 2010 | Wichita | United States | Intrust Bank Arena | Dashboard Confessional | 13,675 / 13,675 | $1,064,673 |
| March 13, 2010 | Fargo | United States | Fargodome | Dashboard Confessional | 22,398 / 22,398 | $1,515,395 |
| March 15, 2010 | Kansas City | United States | Sprint Center | Dashboard Confessional | 15,792 / 15,792 | $1,318,327 |
| March 17, 2010 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Dashboard Confessional Kid Rock | 18,663 / 18,663 | $1,326,375 |
| March 19, 2010 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | Dashboard Confessional | 37,526 / 37,526 | $4,024,240 |
| March 20, 2010 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | Dashboard Confessional | 37,526 / 37,526 | $4,024,240 |
| March 23, 2010 | Philadelphia | United States | Wachovia Center | Dashboard Confessional | 36,697 / 36,697 | $3,421,575 |
| March 24, 2010 | Philadelphia | United States | Wachovia Center | Dashboard Confessional | 36,697 / 36,697 | $3,421,575 |
| March 26, 2010 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | Dashboard Confessional | 20,324 / 20,324 | $2,444,366 |
| March 27, 2010 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | Dashboard Confessional | 20,324 / 20,324 | $2,444,366 |
| March 29, 2010 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Verizon Center | Dashboard Confessional | 17,287 / 17,287 | $1,860,756 |
| April 7, 2010 | Saint Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center | Select Three Four Forty Alison Scott | 32,574 / 32,574 | $2,768,554 |
| April 8, 2010 | Saint Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center | Select Three Four Forty Alison Scott | 32,574 / 32,574 | $2,768,554 |
| April 10, 2010 | Dallas | United States | American Airlines Center | The Dallahachie Boys The Zack King Band | 33,032 / 33,032 | $3,352,099 |
| April 11, 2010 | Dallas | United States | American Airlines Center | The Dallahachie Boys The Zack King Band | 33,032 / 33,032 | $3,352,099 |
| April 13, 2010 | Tulsa | United States | BOK Center | Dashboard Confessional | 17,053 / 17,053 | $1,276,475 |
| April 15, 2010 | Atlanta | United States | Philips Arena | Dashboard Confessional | 16,510 / 16,510 | $1,815,719 |
| April 17, 2010 | Tampa | United States | St. Pete Times Forum | Dashboard Confessional | 18,298 / 18,298 | $1,777,817 |
| April 18, 2010 | Sunrise | United States | BankAtlantic Center | Dashboard Confessional | 17,808 / 17,808 | $1,803,620 |
| April 21, 2010 | Nashville | United States | Bridgestone Arena | Dashboard Confessional | 15,925 / 15,925 | $1,623,900 |
| April 22, 2010 | Charlotte | United States | Time Warner Cable Arena | Dashboard Confessional | 16,913 / 16,913 | $1,499,578 |
| May 19, 2010 | Hershey | United States | Hersheypark Stadium | Fuel | 24,956 / 24,956 | $1,691,915 |
| May 26, 2010 | East Rutherford | United States | New Meadowlands Stadium | Train Gavin DeGraw OneRepublic Kid Rock | 206,099 / 206,099 | $21,386,437 |
| May 27, 2010 | East Rutherford | United States | New Meadowlands Stadium | Train Gavin DeGraw OneRepublic Kid Rock | 206,099 / 206,099 | $21,386,437 |
| May 29, 2010 | East Rutherford | United States | New Meadowlands Stadium | Train Gavin DeGraw OneRepublic Kid Rock | 206,099 / 206,099 | $21,386,437 |
| Europe |||||||
| June 4, 2010 | Madrid | Spain | Ciudad del Rock | — | — | — |
| June 5, 2010 | Scheveningen | Netherlands | Royal Beach | — | — | — |
| June 7, 2010 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena | OneRepublic Kid Rock | 187,696 / 187,696 | $18,178,036 |
| June 8, 2010 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena | OneRepublic Kid Rock | 187,696 / 187,696 | $18,178,036 |
| June 10, 2010 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena | OneRepublic Kid Rock | 187,696 / 187,696 | $18,178,036 |
| June 11, 2010 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena | OneRepublic | 187,696 / 187,696 | $18,178,036 |
| June 13, 2010 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena | OneRepublic Kid Rock | 187,696 / 187,696 | $18,178,036 |
| June 16, 2010 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | OneRepublic | 15,906 / 15,906 | $1,395,370 |
| June 17, 2010 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena | OneRepublic Kid Rock | | |
| June 19, 2010 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena | OneRepublic Kid Rock | | |
| June 20, 2010 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena | OneRepublic Kid Rock | | |
| June 22, 2010 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena | OneRepublic Kid Rock | | |
| June 23, 2010 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena | OneRepublic Kid Rock | | |
| June 25, 2010 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena | OneRepublic Kid Rock | | |
| June 26, 2010 | London | England | The O$_2$ Arena | OneRepublic Kid Rock | | |
| North America |||||||
| July 9, 2010 | East Rutherford | United States | New Meadowlands Stadium | Train Gavin DeGraw OneRepublic Kid Rock | | |
| July 11, 2010 | Saratoga Springs | United States | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Soraia | 14,625 / 14,625 | $998,776 |
| July 12, 2010 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center | Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes | 14,065 / 14,065 | $1,036,312 |
| July 14, 2010 | Calgary | Canada | Pengrowth Saddledome | Zoo Lion Kid Rock | 15,859 / 15,859 | $1,949,462 |
| July 15, 2010 | Edmonton | Canada | Commonwealth Stadium | Kid Rock | 40,451 / 40,451 | $2,811,477 |
| July 17, 2010 | Winnipeg | Canada | Canad Inns Stadium | Kid Rock | 36,865 / 36,865 | $2,890,829 |
| July 20, 2010 | Toronto | Canada | Rogers Centre | Kid Rock | 85,494 / 85,494 | $6,976,612 |
| July 21, 2010 | Toronto | Canada | Rogers Centre | Kid Rock | 85,494 / 85,494 | $6,976,612 |
| July 23, 2010 | Louisville | United States | Churchill Downs | — | — | — |
| July 24, 2010 | Foxborough | United States | Gillette Stadium | Kid Rock | 51,138 / 51,138 | $4,418,585 |
| July 28, 2010 | Regina | Canada | Mosaic Stadium | Kid Rock | 33,070 / 33,070 | $2,969,495 |
| July 30, 2010 | Chicago | United States | Soldier Field | Kid Rock | 95,959 / 95,959 | $8,606,259 |
| July 31, 2010 | Chicago | United States | Soldier Field | Kid Rock | 95,959 / 95,959 | $8,606,259 |
| Latin America |||||||
| September 24, 2010 | Mexico City | Mexico | Foro Sol | Moderatto | 44,124 / 44,124 | $2,972,317 |
| September 26, 2010 | San José | Costa Rica | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá | — | — | — |
| September 29, 2010 | Lima | Peru | Estadio Universidad San Marcos | Jhovan | 45,193 / 45,193 | $3,415,764 |
| October 1, 2010 | Santiago | Chile | Estadio Nacional de Chile | Lucybell | 46,983 / 46,983 | $3,069,075 |
| October 3, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | River Plate Stadium | Los Tipitos | 37,633 / 37,633 | $4,222,698 |
| October 6, 2010 | São Paulo | Brazil | Estádio do Morumbi | Fresno | 55,833 / 55,833 | $5,537,022 |
| October 8, 2010 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Praça da Apoteose | Fresno | 15,529 / 32,400 | $1,718,300 |
| North America |||||||
| October 15, 2010 | Gulf Shores | United States | Gulf Shores Public Beach | — | — | — |
| November 9, 2010 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Late Show with David Letterman CBS | — | — | — |
| November 10, 2010 | New York City | United States | Times Square Best Buy | — | — | — |
| Asia |||||||
| November 30, 2010 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome | — | 60,313 / 60,313 | $8,054,976 |
| December 1, 2010 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome | — | 60,313 / 60,313 | $8,054,976 |
| Oceania |||||||
| December 4, 2010 | Wellington | New Zealand | Westpac Stadium | Black River Drive | 18,692 / 18,692 | $2,710,672 |
| December 5, 2010 | Auckland | New Zealand | Vector Arena | — | 10,755 / 10,755 | $1,756,427 |
| December 7, 2010 | Perth | Australia | Patersons Stadium | Village Kid | 29,644 / 29,644 | $4,620,178 |
| December 10, 2010 | Melbourne | Australia | Rod Laver Arena | The Scarlets | 14,723 / 14,723 | $3,558,135 |
| December 11, 2010 | Melbourne | Australia | Etihad Stadium | The Scarlets | 54,414 / 54,414 | $8,139,185 |
| December 14, 2010 | Brisbane | Australia | Suncorp Stadium | The Smart | 39,424 / 39,424 | $6,113,852 |
| December 17, 2010 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Football Stadium | October Rage | 103,843 / 103,843 | $15,502,107 |
| December 18, 2010 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Football Stadium | October Rage | 103,843 / 103,843 | $15,502,107 |
| December 19, 2010 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Football Stadium | October Rage | 103,843 / 103,843 | $15,502,107 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,909,234 / 1,926,105 | $201,100,000 |

## Personnel
### Bon Jovi

* Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals, guitar, maracas for Keep the Faith and Bullet, tambourine for Hey God
* Richie Sambora – lead guitar, lead vocals for Lay Your Hands on Me, backing vocals, talk box
* Hugh McDonald – bass, backing vocals
* Tico Torres – drums, percussion, backing vocals for Love For Sale
* David Bryan – keyboards, backing vocals

### Additional personnel

* Bobby Bandiera – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Jeff Kazee – Hammond organ, keyboards, backing vocals (one-off show in March and another show in June as a substitute for David Bryan who was attending the Tony Awards)