New Jersey Syndicate Tour

New Jersey Syndicate Tour

Tour by Bon Jovi
Start date	October 30, 1988 Dublin, Ireland
End date	February 17, 1990 Guadalajara, Mexico
Legs	10
No. of shows	65 in Europe 130 in North America 12 in Asia 7 in Oceania 6 in South America 232 in Total
Bon Jovi concert chronology

The New Jersey Syndicate Tour, Jersey Syndicate Tour, New Jersey Syndicate Brotherhood Tour, or New Jersey Tour, was a concert tour by American hard rock band Bon Jovi that ran from 1988 to 1990. The massive, highly successful world tour was put on in support of the band's multi-platinum 1988 album New Jersey.

Background

The tour was very grueling and exhausting and led to the band's hiatus at the tour's conclusion. Bon Jovi had toured heavily since 1984 and the tour put pressures on the band's relationships with each other and their families, on their health, and their emotions. The tour was often noted for its extended musical performances of songs, which would often run twice the length of the album track as well as raw emotional vocal performances by Jon Bon Jovi. Jon had to enlist the help of a vocal coach to help sustain his voice and Richie Sambora would often help out more on the high notes. The band would also perform some of their songs in acoustic format, signaling a change in musical style and maturation of the band.

The concert performances on the Jersey Syndicate Tour featured vivid pyrotechnics, a catwalk elevated above the crowd, and Jon entering the stage through a hole in the stage. The concerts also required extensive security due to the band's iconic status as major rock stars of the time.

Tour footage used in music videos

In addition, Bon Jovi shot the music videos for "Lay Your Hands on Me", "I'll Be There for You", and "Blood on Blood" during performances on the tour, and recorded footage for their video releases Access All Areas and New Jersey: The Videos on this tour.

The band also headlined the Moscow Music Peace Festival during this time.

Tour dates

Leg 1: Europe

• 30 October 1988- RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 31 October 1988- RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 1 November 1988 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 4 November 1988 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 6 November 1988 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 8 November 1988 Messehalle, Kassel, Germany, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 10 November1988- Hallen Stadion, Zurich, Switzerland, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 11 November1988- Hallen Stadion, Zurich, Switzerland, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 13 November1988-Palasport, Florence, Italy, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 14 November1988-Palaeur, Rome, Italy, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 15 November1988- Palatrussardi, Milan, Italy, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 16 November1988- Palatrussardi, Milan, Italy, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 18 November1988- Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 20 November1988- Le Zenith, Paris, France, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 21 November1988- Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 24 November1988- Drammenhallen, Oslo, Norway, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 25 November 1988 - Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 26 November 1988 - Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 28 November 1988 -Icehall (Jäähalli), Helsinki, Finland, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 2 December 1988 - Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, (Support Act Dan Reed Network)

• 3 December 1988 - Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, (Support Act Dan Reed Network)

• 5 December 1988 - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England, (Support Act Dan Reed Network)

• 6 December 1988 - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England, (Support Act Dan Reed Network)

• 8 December 1988 - Wembley Arena, London, England, (Support Act Dan Reed Network)

• 9 December 1988 - Wembley Arena, London, England, (Support Act Dan Reed Network)

• 11 December 1988 - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England, (Support Act Dan Reed Network)

• 12 December 1988 - Wembley Arena, London, England, (Support Act Dan Reed Network)

• 13 December 1988 - Wembley Arena, London, England, (Support Act Dan Reed Network)

• 15 December 1988 - Forest National, Brussels, Belgium, (Support Act Lita Ford)

• 16 December 1988 - Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany, (Support Act Cinderella, Scorpions)

• 19 December 1988 - Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, (Support Act Cinderella, Scorpions)

Leg 2: Japan/Hawaii

• 31 December 1988 - Heat Beat Live, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
• 1 January 1989 - Heat Beat Live, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
• 5 January 1989 - Castle Hall, Osaka, Japan
• 6 January 1989 - Castle Hall, Osaka, Japan
• 9 January 1989 - Castle Hall, Osaka, Japan
• 10 January 1989 - Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan
• 11 January 1989 - Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan
• 13 January 1989 - Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
• 14 January 1989 - Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
• 15 January 1989 - Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, HI, USA

Leg 3: North America

• 26 January 1989 - Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, USA, (Support Act Skid Row)

• 27 January 1989 - HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, TX, USA, (Support Act Skid Row)

• 29 January 1989 - Summit, Houston, TX, USA, (Support Act Skid Row)

• 30 January 1989 - Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX, USA, (Support Act Skid Row)

• 1 February 1989 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS, USA, (Support Act Skid Row)

• 2 February 1989 - LSU Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, (Support Act Skid Row)

• 4 February 1989 - Civic Center, Pensacola, FL, USA, (Support Act Skid Row)

• 5 February 1989 - Leon County Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL, USA, (Support Act Skid Row)

• 7 February 1989 - Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL, USA
• 9 February 1989 - Miami Arena, Miami, FL, USA
• 10 February 1989 - Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL, USA
• 11 February 1989 - Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
• 14 February 1989 - Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham, AL, USA
• 15 February 1989 - Omni, Atlanta, GA, USA
• 17 February 1989 - Coliseum, Charlotte, NC, USA
• 18 February 1989 - Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
• 20 February 1989 - Murphy Center, Murfreesboro, TN, USA
• 22 February 1989 - Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN, USA
• 23 February 1989 - Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN, USA
• 26 February 1989 - Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY, USA
• 28 February 1989 - Coliseum, Hampton, VA, USA
• 2 March 1989 - Civic Center, Providence, RI, USA
• 3 March 1989 - Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
• 6 March 1989 - Civic Center, Hartford, CT, USA
• 7 March 1989 - Capitol Center, Landover, MD, USA
• 8 March 1989 - Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
• 10 March 1989 - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA
• 12 March 1989 - Centrum, Worcester, MA, USA
• 13 March 1989 - Centrum, Worcester, MA, USA
• 15 March 1989 - Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
• 21 March 1989 - Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI, USA
• 22 March 1989 - Roberts Stadium, Evansville, IN, USA
• 24 March 1989 - Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL, USA
• 25 March 1989 - Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH, USA
• 26 March 1989 - Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN, USA
• 28 March 1989 - University Of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
• 29 March 1989 - Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL, USA
• 1 April 1989 - Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA
• 2 April 1989 - Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA, USA
• 4 April 1989 - Metro Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
• 5 April 1989 - Civic Center, Omaha, NE, USA
• 7 April 1989 - Arena, St. Louis, MO, USA
• 8 April 1989 - SIU Arena, Carbondale, IL, USA
• 10 April 1989 - Kansas Coliseum, Wichita, KS, USA
• 11 April 1989 - The Myriad, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
• 13 April 1989 - Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO, USA
• 15 April 1989 - Municipal Auditorium, Lubbock, TX, USA
• 16 April 1989 - Pan Am Center, Las Cruces, NM, USA
• 18 April 1989 - Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM, USA
• 20 April 1989 - Compton Terrace, Phoenix, AZ, USA
• 21 April 1989 - Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA
• 22 April 1989 - Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA, USA
• 24 April 1989 - Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA
• 26 April 1989 - The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 27 April 1989 - The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 29 April 1989 - Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA, USA
• 29 April 1989 - Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA, USA
• 2 May 1989 - Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
• 3 May 1989 - Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
• 5 May 1989 - B.S.U. Pavilion, Boise, ID, USA
• 7 May 1989 - Washington State, Pullman, WA, USA
• 8 May 1989 - Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA
• 10 May 1989 - Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA, USA (video shoot for "Lay Your Hands On Me")
• 11 May 1989 - B.C. Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Leg 4: North America

• 27 May 1989 - Val du Lakes, Hart, MI, USA
• 28 May 1989 - Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI, USA
• 29 May 1989 - Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, IL, USA
• 31 May 1989 - Civic Center, Charleston, WV, USA
• 2 June 1989 - CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 3 June 1989 - Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada
• 4 June 1989 - Coliseum, Quebec city, QC, Canada
• 6 June 1989 - Seashore Performing Arts Center, Old Orchard Beach, ME, USA (Rained Out; Rescheduled)
• 7 June 1989 - Civic Center, Providence, RI, USA
• 8 June 1989 - Poccono Downs Race Track, Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
• 11 June 1989 - Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
• 13 June 1989 - Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
• 14 June 1989 - Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
• 16 June 1989 - Point Stadium, Johnstown, PA, USA
• 17 June 1989 - Hershey Stadium, Hershey, PA, USA
• 19 June 1989 - Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
• 20 June 1989 - Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
• 21 June 1989 - Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
• 23 June 1989 - Civic Center, Hartford, CT, USA
• 24 June 1989 - Civic Center, Hartford, CT, USA
• 25 June 1989 - Race Track, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
• 28 June 1989 - Great Woods, Mansfield, MA, USA
• 29 June 1989 - Great Woods, Mansfield, MA, USA
• 5 July 1989 - Silver Stadium, Rochester, NY, USA
• 6 July 1989 - Convention Center, Niagara Falls, ON, USA
• 8 July 1989 - Riverfront park, Manchester, NH, USA
• 9 July 1989 - Orange County Fairground, Middletown, NY, USA
• 11 July 1989 - Capitol Center, Landover, MD, USA
• 12 July 1989 - Coliseum, Richmond, VA, USA
• 19 July 1989 - Starwood Amphitheatre, Nashville, TN, USA
• 20 July 1989 - Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA USA
• 23 July 1989 - Kiefer U.N.O Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA USA
• 28 July 1989 - Fiddler's Green, Denver, CO, USA
• 30 July 1989 - Expo Center, Topeka, KS, USA
• 31 July 1989 - Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE, USA
• 1 August 1989 - Met Center, Bloomington, MN, USA
• 2 August 1989 - Five Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
• 4 August 1989 - Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI, USA

Leg 5: Moscow Music Peace Festival and Milton Keynes

• 12 August 1989 - Moscow Music Peace Festival, Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Russia (featuring Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Skid Row, Cinderella, The Scorpions, etc.)
• 13 August 1989 - Moscow Music Peace Festival, Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Russia (featuring Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Skid Row, Cinderella, The Scorpions, etc.)
• 19 August 1989 - National Bowl, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom (substitute for Monsters of Rock festival, featuring Europe, Vixen, Skid Row, etc. Guests Steven Tyler and Joe Perry joined Bon Jovi onstage and perform the song "Walk This Way")

Leg 6: North America

• 23 August 1989 - The Castle, Charlevoix, MI, USA
• 25 August 1989 - Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
• 26 August 1989 - Agridome, Regina, SK, Canada
• 28 August 1989 - Saddledome, Calgary, AB, Canada
• 29 August 1989 - Coliseum, Edmonton, AB, Canada
• 30 August 1989 - Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
• 1 September 1989 - Event Center, Casper, WY, USA
• 2 September 1989 - Rushmore Plaza, Rapid City, SD, USA
• 3 September 1989 - Arena, Sioux Falls, SD, USA
• 7 September 1989 - Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA, USA
• 8 September 1989 - Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA, USA
• 9 September 1989 - Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA, USA
• 10 September 1989 - Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA, USA
• 12 September 1989 - Vetrans Memorial Colesium, Phoenix, AZ, USA
• 14 September 1989 - Convention Center, Tulsa, OK, USA
• 15 September 1989 - Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, LA, USA
• 16 September 1989 - Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR, USA
• 17 September 1989 - Coliseum, Jackson, MS, USA
• 19 September 1989 - Von Braun Center, Huntsville, AL, USA
• 21 September 1989 - Civic Center, Albany GA, USA
• 23 September 1989 - Civic Center, Lakeland, FL, USA
• 27 September 1989 - Civic Center, Mobile, AL, USA
• 4 October 1989 - Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Leg 7: Australia/New Zealand

• 30 October 1989 - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
• 31 October 1989 - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane Australia
• 3 November 1989 - Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
• 4 November 1989 - Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
• 11 November 1989 - Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia
• 13 November 1989 - Melbourne Entertainment Centre, Melbourne, Australia
• 14 November 1989 - Melbourne Entertainment Centre, Melbourne, Australia
• 18 November 1989 - Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand

Leg 8: Europe

• 29 November 1989 - Cascais, Portugal
• 1 December 1989 - Palacio de Desportes, Madrid, Spain
• 2 December 1989 - Barcelona, Spain
• 3 December 1989 - Velodromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain
• 4 December 1989 - Virgin Megastore, Paris, France (free acoustic show)
• 5 December 1989 - Palais des Sports, Paris, France
• 6 December 1989 - Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• 7 December 1989 - Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
• 8 December 1989 - Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
• 9 December 1989 - Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Germany
• 11 December 1989 - Copenhagen, Denmark
• 13 December 1989 - Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finland
• 15 December 1989 - Globen Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
• 16 December 1989 - Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 18 December 1989 - Oslo, Norway
• 21 December 1989 - Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
• 22 December 1989 - Zurich, Switzerland
• 23 December 1989 - Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany

Leg 9: England/Northern Ireland/Ireland

• 2 January 1990 - Wembley Arena, London, England
• 3 January 1990 - Wembley Arena, London, England
• 4 January 1990 - Wembley Arena, London, England
• 6 January 1990 - Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• 7 January 1990 - Point Depot, Dublin, Ireland
• 8 January 1990 - Point Depot, Dublin, Ireland
• 10 January 1990 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
• 11 January 1990 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
• 12 January 1990 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
• 13 January 1990 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
• 14 January 1990 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
• 15 January 1990 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
• 16 January 1990 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England

Leg 10: Latin America

• 18 January 1990 - Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 28 January 1990 - Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 1 February 1990 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 6 February 1990 - Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
• 9 February 1990 - Monterrey, Mexico
• 10 February 1990 - Monterrey, Mexico
• 16 February 1990 - Guadalajara, Mexico
• 17 February 1990 - Guadalajara, Mexico

Benefit Shows and Brief Japan Tour

• 23 December 1990 - Christmas Benefit, Count Basie Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA
• 31 December 1990 - Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
• 3 January 1991 - Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan
• 5 January 1991 - Rainbow hall, Nagoya, Japan
• 6 January 1991 - Osaka Castle Hall, Osaka, Japan
• 9 January 1991 - Osaka Castle Hall, Osaka, Japan
• 21 December 1991 - Christmas Benefit, Count Basie Theater, Red Bank, NJ, USA