Rock legends Bon Jovi announce Dublin RDS show
Their first UK & Ireland tour in six years
One of the planet’s biggest rock bands, Bon Jovi announce their return to Ireland, their 'This House Is Not For Sale' European tour is set to be another blockbuster.
Bon Jovi will play the R.D.S. Stadium, Dublin on Saturday 15 June, 2019. Something of a spiritual home for the band in Ireland, they sold out two consecutive nights at the R.D.S. in June 2011 and have played there 3 times before that.
Tickets for the concert will go on sale on Thursday 8th November at 9.00am.
“Those huge shows, tens of thousands of people all together as one, that’s what we do,” says Jon Bon Jovi.
The success of latest album This House Is Not For Sale, which debuted at the top of charts around the world, was the culmination of a tempestuous period in the band’s 3-decade history. A defiant statement, launched in a series of intimate shows in 2016, the album became the jumping off point for a new era for Jon Bon Jovi and his band.
And that band has evolved since their last global trip. 2013’s Because We Can World Tour, was their third tour in six years to be ranked the #1 top-grossing tour in the world (a feat accomplished by only The Rolling Stones previously).
This will be their first Irish show since 2013 when the band played at Slane Castle.
The band has evolved since their last global trip, 2013’s Because We Can Tour, and features Bon Jovi originals David Bryan and Tico Torres alongside Jon, plus long time bassist Hugh McDonald, co-producer and co-songwriter John Shanks, multi-instrumentalist Everett Bradley, and lead guitarist Phil X, who joined the band on that 2013 tour.
“We’ve become a new, rejuvenated Bon Jovi,” says Jon, “A refreshed line up that kills every night. We sound better than ever and we’re enjoying every minute. We are out there as a band, feeding off each other and the fans, having the time of our lives all over again."
This tour places the spotlight firmly on the music and the songs, the body of work that has propelled Bon Jovi to over 130 million record sales. The band is ready with a choice of around 95 songs that they can change up every night, but have also been playing their all time classics like “You Give Love A Bad Name”, “It’s My Life”, “Wanted Dead Or Alive”, “Bad Medicine”, “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”, “Keep the Faith”, “Always”, “Have A Nice Day” and of course, “Livin’ On A Prayer.