Because We Can was a concert tour by American rock band, Bon Jovi. The tour was in support of the band's twelfth studio album What About Now. The tour was named after the lead single from What About Now. All five major continents were visited during the 2013 tour. The tour saw the band travel to Wales for the first time in 12 years since their 2001 One Wild Night Tour and was also the first time in 18 years since their 1995 These Days Tour that the band returned to Africa for two dates in South Africa. Furthermore, the tour also saw the band travel to Cologne performing in the Müngersdorfer Stadion also for the first time in 12 years since their 2001 tour, this tour was the first time in the band's 30-year history that they visited Bulgaria and Poland. The tour ranked 1st on Pollstar's annual "Top 100 Mid Year Worldwide Tours". It earned $142.1 million from 60 shows. At the end of 2013, the tour placed 1st on Pollstar's "Top 100 Worldwide Tours", grossing $259.5 million from 102 shows.
This is the band's last tour to feature guitarist Richie Sambora, as he left the band during the initial leg and first show in Canada in March, informing the band via management just hours before the show took place. He would not return for the remainder of the dates.
The J. Geils Band played opening act for some shows in the summer dates.
Setlist "That's What the Water Made Me" "You Give Love a Bad Name" "Raise Your Hands" "Born to Be My Baby" "Lost Highway" "Whole Lot of Leavin'" "It's My Life" "Because We Can" "What About Now" "We Got It Going On" "Keep the Faith" "Amen" "Bed of Roses" "Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars" "We Weren't Born to Follow" "Who Says You Can't Go Home" "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (with snippets of "Start Me Up" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash") "Bad Medicine" (with snippets of "Shout" and "Old Time Rock and Roll") Encore "Runaway" "Wanted Dead or Alive" "Have a Nice Day" "Livin' on a Prayer" Encore 2 "Always" Encore 3 "These Days"
Opening acts The J. Geils Band (July 12–20, 25–27) Kid Rock (in Australia except December 15)
Tour dates + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue Date City Country Venue Attendance RevenueNorth AmericaFebruary 10, 2013Washington, D.C.United StatesVerizon Center16,876 / 16,876 $2,096,190February 13, 2013MontrealCanadaBell Centre35,917 / 35,917 $4,048,253February 14, 2013February 17, 2013TorontoAir Canada Centre36,497 / 36,497 $4,004,040February 18, 2013February 20, 2013OttawaCanadian Tire Centre15,533 / 15,533 $1,331,394February 21, 2013PittsburghUnited StatesConsol Energy Center16,369 / 16,369 $1,600,731February 23, 2013University ParkBryce Jordan Center11,811 / 11,811 $929,424February 24, 2013BuffaloFirst Niagara Center16,754 / 16,754 $1,367,933February 27, 2013AtlantaPhilips Arena14,306 / 14,306 $1,579,947March 1, 2013TampaAmalie Arena17,034 / 17,034 $1,772,346March 2, 2013SunriseBB&T Center17,629 / 17,629 $1,797,352March 5, 2013CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena16,122 / 16,122 $1,432,775March 6, 2013NashvilleBridgestone Arena14,149 / 14,149 $1,336,154March 9, 2013ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena19,050 / 19,050 $1,725,305March 10, 2013ColumbusNationwide Arena16,880 / 16,880 $1,508,860March 13, 2013St. LouisScottrade Center16,120 / 16,120 $1,262,376March 14, 2013LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center17,881 / 17,881 $1,485,170March 16, 2013Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy Arena14,160 / 14,160 $1,172,534March 17, 2013LubbockUnited Spirit Arena13,255 / 13,255$1,201,105North AmericaApril 2, 2013CalgaryCanadaScotiabank Saddledome15,464 / 15,464 $1,888,961April 3, 2013EdmontonRexall Place15,739 / 15,739 $1,797,778April 5, 2013WinnipegMTS Centre14,550 / 14,550 $1,649,710April 7, 2013Saint PaulUnited StatesXcel Energy Center17,034 / 17,034 $1,996,645April 8, 2013OmahaCenturyLink Center Omaha14,036 / 14,036 $856,051April 10, 2013AustinFrank Erwin Center15,649 / 15,649 $1,378,590April 11, 2013DallasAmerican Airlines Center16,140 / 16,140 $1,891,752April 13, 2013Kansas CitySprint Center16,390 / 16,390 $1,455,693April 14, 2013Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena13,629 / 13,629 $1,151,079April 16, 2013DenverPepsi Center16,052 / 16,052 $1,461,182April 17, 2013Salt Lake CityEnergySolutions Arena16,004 / 16,004 $1,233,763April 19, 2013Los AngelesStaples Center16,585 / 16,585 $2,203,669April 20, 2013Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena13,782 / 13,782 $2,816,950April 23, 2013GlendaleJobing.com Arena13,951 / 13,951 $1,339,701April 25, 2013San JoseHP Pavilion16,631 / 16,631 $1,570,930Africa / EuropeMay 7, 2013Cape TownSouth AfricaCape Town Stadium35,407 / 35,407 $2,611,492May 11, 2013JohannesburgFNB Stadium65,182 / 65,182 $9,052,059May 14, 2013SofiaBulgariaVasil Levski National Stadium47,266 / 47,266 $3,378,335May 17, 2013ViennaAustriaTrabrennbahn Krieau50,513 / 50,513 $4,800,870May 18, 2013MunichGermanyOlympic Stadium64,284 / 64,284 $5,288,256May 21, 2013OsloNorwayTelenor Arena17,657 / 17,657 $2,667,533May 22, 2013BergenKoengen22,024 / 22,024 $3,347,583May 24, 2013StockholmSwedenStockholm Olympic Stadium31,947 / 31,947 $3,713,393May 26, 2013TampereFinlandRatina Stadion22,595 / 22,595 $3,109,136June 6, 2013CopenhagenDenmarkParken Stadium31,078 / 31,078 $3,158,064June 8, 2013ManchesterEnglandEtihad Stadium41,501 / 41,501 $4,067,566June 9, 2013BirminghamVilla Park35,413 / 35,413 $3,218,037June 12, 2013CardiffWalesCardiff City Stadium29,171 / 29,171 $2,367,351June 13, 2013SunderlandEnglandStadium of Light41,649 / 41,649 $2,612,563June 15, 2013SlaneIrelandSlane Castle45,094 / 45,094 $4,616,246June 16, 2013NewportEnglandSeaclose ParkJune 18, 2013BerlinGermanyWaldbühne 22,967 / 22,967 $1,998,785June 19, 2013GdańskPolandPGE Arena Gdańsk31,167 / 31,167 $3,218,718June 21, 2013StuttgartGermanyCannstatter Wasen26,522 / 26,522 $2,575,716June 22, 2013CologneMüngersdorfer Stadion42,476 / 42,476 $3,572,843June 24, 2013PragueCzechiaEden Arena27,386 / 27,386 $2,873,947June 26, 2013LisbonPortugalBela Vista Park28,864 / 28,864 $2,567,847June 27, 2013MadridSpainVicente Calderón Stadium43,677 / 43,677 $1,551,294June 29, 2013MilanItalyStadio Giuseppe Meazza51,531 / 51,531$4,788,512June 30, 2013BernSwitzerlandStade de Suisse28,868 / 28,868 $3,477,918July 3, 2013GlasgowScotlandHampden Park34,733 / 34,733 $2,533,766July 5, 2013LondonEnglandHyde Park44,013 / 44,013$4,563,848North AmericaJuly 12, 2013ChicagoUnited StatesSoldier Field45,178 / 45,178 $4,690,204July 18, 2013DetroitFord Field43,142 / 43,142 $2,638,975July 20, 2013FoxboroughGillette Stadium45,912 / 45,912 $3,514,571July 22, 2013Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center14,015 / 14,015 $814,776July 23, 2013DarienDarien Lake Performing Arts Center11,571 / 11,571 $535,872July 25, 2013East RutherfordMetLife Stadium95,991 / 95,991$9,594,635July 27, 2013South America / North AmericaSeptember 20, 2013Rio de JaneiroBrazilRock in Rio90,000September 22, 2013São PauloEstádio do Morumbi63,198 / 63,198 $5,695,137September 24, 2013SantiagoChileEstadio Monumental David Arellano34,818 / 34,818 $2,302,796September 26, 2013Buenos AiresArgentinaJosé Amalfitani Stadium38,130 / 38,130 $4,080,422September 29, 2013Mexico CityMexicoForo Sol35,222 / 35,222 $2,464,370October 2, 2013VancouverCanadaRogers Arena16,142 / 16,142 $1,489,300October 5, 2013TacomaUnited StatesTacoma Dome17,357 / 17,357 $1,255,004October 6, 2013SpokaneSpokane Veterans Memorial Arena11,254 / 11,254 $1,434,849October 8, 2013FresnoSave Mart Center12,463 / 12,463 $1,017,003October 9, 2013AnaheimHonda Center14,399 / 14,399 $1,157,071October 11, 2013Los AngelesStaples Center14,257 / 14,257 $1,336,636October 12, 2013Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena13,425 / 13,425 $1,817,412October 15, 2013San AntonioAT&T Center13,798 / 13,798 $999,709October 16, 2013DallasAmerican Airlines Center13,694 / 13,694 $1,158,010October 18, 2013North Little RockVerizon Arena15,422 / 15,422 $1,318,705October 20, 2013LincolnPinnacle Bank Arena13,936 / 13,936 $1,013,624October 22, 2013Green BayResch Center9,178 / 9,178 $1,323,163October 23, 2013ChicagoUnited Center13,560 / 13,560 $1,146,614October 25, 2013UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena9,091 / 9,091 $2,043,338November 1, 2013TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre35,859 / 35,859 $3,423,340November 2, 2013November 5, 2013PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWells Fargo Center16,177 / 16,177$1,448,021November 6, 2013RaleighPNC Arena15,899 / 15,899 $1,004,941November 8, 2013MontrealCanadaBell Centre18,131 / 18,131 $1,927,699Japan / AustraliaDecember 3, 2013OsakaJapanOsaka Dome21,937 / 21,937 $2,467,931December 4, 2013TokyoTokyo Dome40,000 / 40,000 $4,458,661December 7, 2013MelbourneAustraliaEtihad Stadium91,505 / 91,505 $12,170,951December 8, 2013December 11, 2013AdelaideAAMI Stadium39,368 / 39,368 $4,451,035December 12, 2013PerthPerth Arena14,062 / 14,062 $2,975,768December 14, 2013SydneyANZ Stadium60,510 / 60,510 $8,079,581December 15, 2013Sydney Entertainment Centre11,113 / 11,113 $1,408,400December 17, 2013BrisbaneSuncorp Stadium42,316 / 42,316 $5,869,331
Cancelled shows + List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation Date City Country Venue ReasonJuly 14, 2013ClevelandUnited StatesFirstEnergy StadiumUnknownSeptember 18, 2013AsunciónParaguayJockey Club del ParaguayLogistical reasonsSeptember 18, 2013CórdobaArgentinaEstadio Mario Alberto KempesRecuperation time for band member
Personnel
Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals, guitar, maracas for Keep the Faith, tambourine for Hey God Richie Sambora – lead guitar, backing vocals, talkbox (Last show with the band on March 17) David Bryan – keyboards, backing vocals Hugh McDonald – bass, backing vocals Tico Torres - drums, percussion
Additional musicians Bobby Bandiera – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals (Last show with the band on December 17) Phil X – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, talkbox (substitute for Richie Sambora since April 3) Rich Scannella – drums, percussion (substitute for Tico Torres who was awaiting gall bladder surgery from September 20 to October 6)
Notes
See also List of highest-grossing concert tours
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