7800 Fahrenheit Tour

This article summarizes Bon Jovi's 7800 Fahrenheit Tour that occurred in 1985.

Tour highlights

This tour was a great experience for Bon Jovi as they made headlines around Asia and Europe especially in Japan. Bon Jovi played in their first "Monsters of Rock Festival" ever at Castle Donington and were the first band to participate in the new Farm Aid.

Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi became famous for his gravely voice and high pitched screams during this tour. They were on tour from April to December 1985, this was a longer tour than their first tour. During this tour Bon Jovi won "Kerrang: [...] Object Of The Year 1985" as his camera friendly looks inspired women.

Set list

Bon Jovi had the pretty much the same set list all through the tour apart from festivals and Bon Jovi did add a couple of extra songs occasionally to the set list during the tour. The songs were "King of the Mountain", "Always Run to You" and "Roulette" but this is the set list from The Famous concert in Japan:

  • Tokyo Road
  • Breakout
  • Only Lonely
  • She Don't Know Me
  • Bang Bang/Shot Through the Heart
  • Silent Night
  • The Hardest Part Is the Night
  • In and Out of Love
  • Runaway

Encore:

  • Burning for Love
  • Get Ready

Tour dates

Date

City

Country

Venue

Asia

April 20, 1985

Tokyo

Japan

Nakano Sunplaza

April 21, 1985

April 24, 1985

Nagoya

Nagoya City Public Hall

April 25, 1985

Osaka

Osaka Koseinekin Hall

April 28, 1985

Tokyo

Shibuya Public Hall

April 29, 1985

April 30, 1985

May 2, 1985

Sapporo

Hokkaido Koseinekin Hall

Europe

May 7, 1985

Paris

France

D'Elorado

May 10, 1985

Mannheim

West Germany

Kulturhaus

May 14, 1985

Helsinki

Finland

Kulltuuritalo

May 15, 1985

Stockholm

Sweden

Göta Lejon

May 18, 1985

Tilburg

Netherlands

Tilburg Arena

May 20, 1985

Manchester

England

Manchester Apollo

May 21, 1985

Birmingham

Odeon Theater

May 23, 1985

London

Hammersmith Odeon

May 24, 1985

Newcastle

Mayfair Ballroom

May 25, 1985

Edinburgh

Scotland

Edinburgh Playhouse

North America

June 20, 1985

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

United States

Milwaukee Arena

June 22, 1985

Detroit, Michigan

Hart Plaza

June 29, 1985

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Summerfest

July 4, 1985

Charlevoix, Michigan

The Castle
Opening for Ratt

July 9, 1985

Columbus, Ohio

Battelle Hall
Opening for Ratt

July 22, 1985

Kansas City, Missouri

Starlight Theater
Opening for Ratt

Europe (Monsters of Rock)

August 17, 1985

Castle Donington

England

Donington Park

North America

August 21, 1985

Chattanooga, Tennessee

United States

UTC Arena

August 24, 1985

Dallas, Texas

Cotton Bowl

September 5, 1985

Portland, Oregon

Memorial Coliseum

September 15, 1985

Grand Forks, North Dakota

Ralph Engelstad Arena
Opening for Ratt

September 22, 1985

Champaign, Illinois

Memorial Stadium

September 28, 1985

Detroit, Michigan

Joe Louis Arena
Opening for Ratt

September 29, 1985

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Opening for Ratt

October 18, 1985

East Rutherford, New Jersey

Giants Stadium

November 13, 1985

Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville Civic Coliseum
Opening for Ratt

November 29, 1985

Troy, New York

Houston Field House

November 30, 1985

Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham Racecourse

December 10, 1985

North Fort Myers, Florida

Lee County Civic Center

December 11, 1985

Hollywood, Florida

Sportatorium

December 13, 1985

San Juan

Puerto Rico

Roberto Clemente Coliseum

December 16, 1985

Fort Worth, Texas

United States

Tarrant County Convention Center

December 18, 1985

Houston, Texas

The Summit

December 20, 1985

Amarillo, Texas

Civic Center

December 21, 1985

El Paso, Texas

El Paso County Coliseum

December 27, 1985

San Bernardino, California

Orange Pavilion

December 28, 1985

Inglewood, California

Great Western Forum

December 31, 1985

San Diego, California

San Diego Sports Arena