Tico Torres explained: "It looks like we're doing a lot more stuff in the round to have some people around us as well, which I think we always loved ... to have actual fans behind you as you're playing, and it's quite simple and it's movable," he said.

This is the first Bon Jovi tour that marks bassist Hugh McDonald and guitarist Phil X as official band members.

During the performance on April 5, 2017, in Pittsburgh, Jon was still battling a sore throat because of the cold, but he insisted that the band played the concert that night.

Artists uploaded videos of themselves performing their own music and concert promoter Live Nation selected ten finalists.

[18] Melissa Ruggieri from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said that "While this isn’t Bon Jovi’s flashiest tour, it solidifies their standing as one of rock’s most resilient acts".

"[20] Cindy Watts form The Tennessean said for concert in Bridgestone Arena in Nashville that "there was also a finely-honed, record-setting rock band that proved its music, just like its singer, is ageless".

[22] Markos Papadatos from Digital Journal for concert on April 13, 2017. said that "Bon Jovi's live show at Madison Square Garden garnered an A rating".

[23] For the same concert, Jay Lustig from Asbury Park Press said that "Bon Jovi’s muscles may ache but he still, at 55, has an athletic, energetic stage presence.

[24] Chris Jordan, also from Asbury Park Press, said that Bon Jovi "delivered — a Garden party, with memories of the past and eyes on the future.

The band sold total of 359,055 tickets from 23 arena performances during a seven-week time period beginning with the February 8th opener through the end of March.