| Tour by Bon Jovi | |
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| Associated album | What About Now |
|---|---|
| Start date | February 10, 2013 |
| End date | December 17, 2013 |
| Legs | 7 |
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| Box office | US $269.5 million ($339.43 million in 2023 dollars)[1] |
| Bon Jovi concert chronology | |
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.[2] 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.[3] At the end of 2013, the tour placed 1st on Pollstar's "Top 100 Worldwide Tours", grossing $259.5 million from 102 shows.[4]
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.[5] He would not return for the remainder of the dates.
The J. Geils Band played opening act for some shows in the summer dates.[6]
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Announcing Bon Jovi: Because We Can – The Tour". Bonjovi.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ "Pollstar Top 100 Worldwide Tours: Mid-Year 2013" (PDF). Pollstar. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Pollstar Top 100 Worldwide Tours 2013" (PDF). Pollstar. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ Janine Rubenstein. "The Night Richie Sambora Left Bon Jovi: "He Just Didn't Come to Work"". People.com. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Bon Jovi Because We Can tour announces the J. Geils Band will perform at Detroit show". Archived from the original on 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2015-09-06.