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Bon Jovi
25 August 1993
Bayreuth, Germany🇩🇪
🏟️Keep the Faith Tour

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https://youtu.be/Jy_SYC5EzsQ?si=gEEIiA1b8FrT-o-L

For those sensitive to rhythm, logic and symbolism, there is an irresistible rhythm, to the Keep the Faith Tour.
All dates were set within one calendar year, from the snow of Canada’s opening shows in February, all year and the globe around, and then ending as it had started;
With a Canadian Tour in November, December and wrapping up with their fourth annual Christmas concert in Redbank, in December 1993

Many countries hosted both a series of indoor concerts, as well as an open air leg in summer.
And one of those countries, was Germany.

So when Bon Jovi visited Bayreuth, a town North to Nuremberg, it was part of that summer leg of their Europe tour.
There were 7 (!) other Bon Jovi concerts in Germany, between 18 and 29th of August, and among them a concert at the Kanzlers Weide (a meadow) in Minden, which comes with the best story, of the band being stuck in the mud with their limousines. 

But another legendary one was Bayreuth, because judging from the fact Bon Jovi only visited once, this means it wasn’t a regular venue for big concerts.
But we never had that concert! It was not on YouTube.
Until now.

“But is it any good?” I hear you wonder.
Fortunately, it is!
Retrieved and restored by YouTube channel hAnD90, it was made public this month.

Bon Jovi | Legendary Concert at Städtisches Stadion | 30th Anniversay | Bayreuth 1993

from the description box:
“What I like about these shows is the inclusion of the Beatles’s classic “Help!” and Jon’s attitude of adding massive additional lyrics to their In These Arms performances. “

Help! opens the encore, after what feels like an eternity of waiting for the band to return. Building up the tension, and making this piano-driven coversong like it came straight from the heavens. Not in the least due to their harmonies, and Richie Sambora stunningly delivering the second verse.

After Help! Richie Sambora continues to strike a chord, or a lot of them, because he gets to do his own guitar song;
An improv play that sounds particularly fresh and that is deeply intertwined with the cinematic Wanted; Dead or Alive, tonight.
Not two separate songs.

After Wanted they move into the two closers of what was supposed to be the only encore: 1. In These Arms and 2. Livin’ on a Prayer. 

Before In These Arms Jon thanks the audience, on behalf of the band, of Billy Idol, and “Little Angels”, which was the actual band name of the second support act!
Not a creative way of referring to the rest of the band or the crew 😉 

The outro to In These Arms seamlessly crosses over into an acapella intro to Livin’ on a Prayer.
And then the concert was supposed to be over, if it had not been for the band returning!
Probably because the German crowd does not yell “We want more”, but stick to German “Zugabe!”.
I think that did the trick.

The band returns and Jon asks if they don’t need to go home, and go to work tomorrow (just to be sure they want it!) and then says:
“Somebody bring us a pizza from back there I’m starving.”
Before their final song of the night kicks in: “This is for you my friends.”
It is indeed the cover song: With A Little Help From My Friends.

And there ends the only concert Bon Jovi ever gave in Bayreuth, Germany.
It was a night to remember, and now with an actual audio recording;
We can.

Bon Jovi Bayreuth, Germany 1993 , was uploaded on 22 August 2023

 

My (way) better halfs

I want to thank the hAnD90 channel for his prolific work, as well as Jane who diligently keeps an “On this day” archive on Twitter.

Although I have definitely found my own unique voice and way to contribute as a writer within the Bon Jovi fandom, I will be always be less consistent in my content creation and am forever indebted (and inspired!) by their magnificent and consistent contributions.

Thank you guys!
I would order a pizza for you!

 

ABOUT THIS SERIES

From May 2023 and up, there have been many new uploads on the hAnD90 channel;
Multiple of which were previously unavailable, which I will highlight here.

Which is how “Bayreuth, Germany 1993” resurfaced after 30 years.

After creating an overview of all concerts 1983-1996, I have not yet committed to a new project.
My current fan work is to keep those two playlists up to date:

Part I: Bon Jovi concerts on this day 10 June – 5 December (before 1997)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiGoDE3C06ScAo9UN4GyhtQWYfl3d6jMT

“Bayreuth, Germany 1993” has been added to this one.

And:

Part II: Bon Jovi concerts on this day 6 Dec-9 June (before 1997)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiGoDE3C06ScbVI_oPZcf77OtrO_935JD

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New in Bon Jovi concerts before 1997