Slippery When Wet Tour
Bon Jovi 1987 tour dates
Bon Jovi played 153 shows in 1987 on the Slippery When Wet Tour. The first was January 2, 1987 in Hershey; the last was October 17, 1987 in Honolulu. Cinderella opened 73 of them and The Choirboys opened 11 of them.
- 153 shows in 1987 (United States 123, Australia 11, Japan 10, Canada 6)
- First: January 2, 1987, Hershey
- Last: October 17, 1987, Honolulu
- Opening acts: Cinderella (73), The Choirboys (11), Keel (10) and Dio (1)
Every night
| Date | Where | On the bill | Night page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2Fri | Hershey, PAHersheypark Arena | This one › | |
| Jan 3Sat | Kingston, PAKingston Armory | This one › | |
| Jan 4Sun | Utica, NYUtica Memorial Auditorium | This one › | |
| Jan 9Fri | Denver, COMcNichols Sports Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jan 10Sat | Albuquerque, NMTingley Coliseum | This one › | |
| Jan 11Sun | El Paso, TXEl Paso County Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jan 13Tue | Tucson, AZTucson Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jan 14Wed | Phoenix, AZArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jan 16Fri | San Diego, CASan Diego Sports Arena | This one › | |
| Jan 17Sat | Las Vegas, NVThomas & Mack Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jan 19Mon | San Bernardino, CANational Orange Showgrounds | This one › | |
| Jan 20Tue | Fresno, CASelland Arena | This one › | |
| Jan 21Wed | Long Beach, CALong Beach Arena | This one › | |
| Jan 23Fri | Reno, NVLawlor Events Center | This one › | |
| Jan 24Sat | Daly City, CACow Palace | This one › | |
| Jan 26Mon | Seattle, WASeattle Center Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jan 27Tue | Seattle, WASeattle Center Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jan 31Sat | Tyler, TXThe Oil Palace | This one › | |
| Feb 2Mon | Dallas, TXReunion Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Feb 3Tue | Corpus Christi, TXBayfront Plaza Convention Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Feb 4Wed | San Antonio, TXSan Antonio Convention Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Feb 6Fri | Lake Charles, LALake Charles Civic Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Feb 7Sat | Houston, TXThe Summitwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Feb 8Sun | Austin, TXFrank Erwin Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Feb 10Tue | Shreveport, LAHirsch Memorial Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Feb 11Wed | Starkville, MSHumphrey Coliseum | This one › | |
| Feb 12Thu | Biloxi, MSMississippi Coast Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Feb 14Sat | Pembroke Pines, FLHollywood Sportatorium | This one › | |
| Feb 15Sun | St. Petersburg, FLBayfront Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Feb 17Tue | Fort Myers, FLLee County Civic Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Feb 18Wed | Jacksonville, FLJacksonville Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Feb 21Sat | San Juan, Puerto RicoHiram Bithorn Stadium | This one › | |
| Feb 24Tue | Oklahoma City, OKMyriad Convention Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Feb 26Thu | Kansas City, MOKemper Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Feb 27Fri | St. Louis, MOKiel Auditoriumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Feb 28Sat | Little Rock, ARBarton Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Mar 4Wed | Chicago, ILUIC Pavilion | This one › | |
| Mar 5Thu | Chicago, ILUIC Pavilion | This one › | |
| Mar 6Fri | Rochester, MNMayo Civic Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Mar 8Sun | Milwaukee, WIMECCA Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Mar 10Tue | Detroit, MICobo Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Mar 11Wed | Detroit, MICobo Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Mar 12Thu | Indianapolis, INMarket Square Arena | This one › | |
| Mar 14Sat | Rockford, ILRockford MetroCentre | This one › | |
| Mar 19Thu | Cincinnati, OHCincinnati Gardenswith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Mar 20Fri | Cincinnati, OHCincinnati Gardenswith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Mar 21Sat | Lexington, KYRupp Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Mar 23Mon | Atlanta, GAOmni Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Mar 24Tue | Atlanta, GAOmni Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Mar 25Wed | Charlotte, NCCharlotte Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Mar 27Fri | Pittsburgh, PACivic Arena | This one › | |
| Mar 28Sat | Buffalo, NYBuffalo Memorial Auditorium | This one › | |
| Mar 30Mon | Richfield Township, OHRichfield Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Mar 31Tue | Huntington, WVHuntington Civic Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Apr 2Thu | Philadelphia, PASpectrumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Apr 3Fri | Hartford, CTHartford Civic Center | This one › | |
| Apr 4Sat | Philadelphia, PASpectrumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Apr 7Tue | Uniondale, NYNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Apr 9Thu | Binghamton, NYBroome County Veterans Memorial Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Apr 10Fri | Troy, NYRPI Field Housewith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Apr 11Sat | Springfield, MASpringfield Civic Center | This one › | |
| Apr 13Mon | Landover, MDCapital Centrewith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Apr 15Wed | Philadelphia, PASpectrumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Apr 16Thu | Philadelphia, PASpectrumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| May 1Fri | Providence, RIProvidence Civic Center | This one › | |
| May 2Sat | Providence, RIProvidence Civic Center | This one › | |
| May 3Sun | Syracuse, NYOnondaga County War Memorial | This one › | |
| May 5Tue | Pittsburgh, PACivic Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| May 6Wed | Richfield Township, OHRichfield Coliseum | This one › | |
| May 8Fri | Richmond, VARichmond Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| May 9Sat | Greensboro, NCGreensboro Coliseum | This one › | |
| May 10Sun | Hampton, VAHampton Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| May 12Tue | Huntsville, ALVon Braun Civic Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| May 13Wed | Knoxville, TNStokely Athletic Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| May 14Thu | Birmingham, ALBJCC Coliseumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| May 16Sat | Nashville, TNStarwood Amphitheatre | This one › | |
| May 17Sun | Des Moines, IAIowa State Fairgrounds Grandstand | This one › | |
| May 18Mon | St. Louis, MOSt. Louis Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| May 20Wed | Fort Wayne, INAllen County War Memorial Coliseum | This one › | |
| May 21Thu | Indianapolis, INMarket Square Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| May 22Fri | Louisville, KYFreedom Hallwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| May 24Sun | Thornville, OHBuckeye Lake Music Center | This one › | |
| May 26Tue | Detroit, MIJoe Louis Arena | This one › | |
| May 27Wed | Detroit, MIJoe Louis Arena | This one › | |
| May 29Fri | Evansville, INRoberts Municipal Stadiumwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| May 30Sat | Rosemont, ILRosemont Horizonwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| May 31Sun | Rosemont, ILRosemont Horizonwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jun 5Fri | Rockford, ILRockford MetroCentrewith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jun 6Sat | Bloomington, MNMet Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jun 7Sun | Bloomington, MNMet Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jun 9Tue | Peoria, ILPeoria Civic Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jun 10Wed | Cedar Rapids, IAFive Seasons Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jun 11Thu | Kansas City, MOKemper Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jun 13Sat | Casper, WYCasper Events Centerwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jun 14Sun | Denver, COMcNichols Sports Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jun 15Mon | Denver, COMcNichols Sports Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jun 17Wed | Salt Lake City, UTSalt Palace | This one › | |
| Jun 18Thu | Salt Lake City, UTSalt Palace | This one › | |
| Jun 20Sat | Irvine, CAIrvine Meadows Amphitheatrewith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jun 21Sun | Irvine, CAIrvine Meadows Amphitheatrewith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jun 22Mon | Irvine, CAIrvine Meadows Amphitheatrewith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jun 25Thu | Mountain View, CAShoreline Amphitheatre | This one › | |
| Jun 26Fri | Mountain View, CAShoreline Amphitheatre | This one › | |
| Jun 27Sat | Mountain View, CAShoreline Amphitheatre | This one › | |
| Jun 29Mon | Portland, ORMemorial Coliseum Complexwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jun 30Tue | Portland, ORMemorial Coliseum Complexwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jul 2Thu | Vancouver, BCBC Place | This one › | |
| Jul 4Sat | Calgary, ABOlympic Saddledomewith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jul 10Fri | East Troy, WIAlpine Valley Music Theatrewith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jul 12Sun | Toronto, ONCanadian National Exhibitionwith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jul 14Tue | Ottawa, ONOttawa Civic Centre | This one › | |
| Jul 15Wed | Quebec City, QCQuebec City Coliseum | This one › | |
| Jul 16Thu | Montreal, QCMontreal Forum | This one › | |
| Jul 18Sat | Pittsburgh, PACivic Arenawith Cinderella | with Cinderella | This one › |
| Jul 21Tue | Landover, MDCapital Centrewith Keel | with Keel | This one › |
| Jul 22Wed | Landover, MDCapital Centrewith Keel | with Keel | This one › |
| Jul 23Thu | Hershey, PAHersheypark Arenawith Keel | with Keel | This one › |
| Jul 25Sat | Erie, PAErie Veterans Memorial Stadiumwith Keel | with Keel | This one › |
| Jul 27Mon | Mansfield, MAGreat Woods Center for the Performing Artswith Keel | with Keel | This one › |
| Jul 28Tue | Mansfield, MAGreat Woods Center for the Performing Artswith Keel | with Keel | This one › |
| Jul 29Wed | Mansfield, MAGreat Woods Center for the Performing Artswith Keel | with Keel | This one › |
| Aug 1Sat | New York City, NYMadison Square Garden | This one › | |
| Aug 2Sun | New York City, NYMadison Square Garden | This one › | |
| Aug 3Mon | New York City, NYMadison Square Garden | This one › | |
| Aug 6Thu | East Rutherford, NJMeadowlands Arenawith Keel | with Keel | This one › |
| Aug 7Fri | East Rutherford, NJMeadowlands Arenawith Keel | with Keel | This one › |
| Aug 9Sun | Uniondale, NYNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseumwith Keel | with Keel | This one › |
| Aug 22Sat | Castle Donington, United KingdomDonington Parkwith Dio, Metallica and Anthrax | with Dio, Metallica and Anthrax | This one › |
| Sep 5Sat | Melbourne, AustraliaMelbourne Entertainment Centrewith The Choirboys | with The Choirboys | This one › |
| Sep 6Sun | Melbourne, AustraliaMelbourne Entertainment Centrewith The Choirboys | with The Choirboys | This one › |
| Sep 7Mon | Melbourne, AustraliaMelbourne Entertainment Centrewith The Choirboys | with The Choirboys | This one › |
| Sep 9Wed | Melbourne, AustraliaMelbourne Entertainment Centrewith The Choirboys | with The Choirboys | This one › |
| Sep 10Thu | Melbourne, AustraliaMelbourne Entertainment Centrewith The Choirboys | with The Choirboys | This one › |
| Sep 12Sat | Brisbane, AustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centrewith The Choirboys | with The Choirboys | This one › |
| Sep 14Mon | Sydney, AustraliaSydney Entertainment Centrewith The Choirboys | with The Choirboys | This one › |
| Sep 15Tue | Sydney, AustraliaSydney Entertainment Centrewith The Choirboys | with The Choirboys | This one › |
| Sep 16Wed | Sydney, AustraliaSydney Entertainment Centrewith The Choirboys | with The Choirboys | This one › |
| Sep 17Thu | Sydney, AustraliaSydney Entertainment Centrewith The Choirboys | with The Choirboys | This one › |
| Sep 18Fri | Sydney, AustraliaSydney Entertainment Centrewith The Choirboys | with The Choirboys | This one › |
| Sep 19Sat | Auckland, New ZealandWestern Springs Stadium | This one › | |
| Sep 24Thu | Tokyo, JapanNippon Budokan | This one › | |
| Sep 25Fri | Tokyo, JapanNippon Budokan | This one › | |
| Sep 28Mon | Tokyo, JapanNippon Budokan | This one › | |
| Sep 29Tue | Tokyo, JapanNippon Budokan | This one › | |
| Sep 30Wed | Tokyo, JapanNippon Budokan | This one › | |
| Oct 1Thu | Yokohama, JapanYokohama Bunka Taiikukan | This one › | |
| Oct 3Sat | Nagoya, JapanNagoya-shi Sōgō Taiikukan | This one › | |
| Oct 5Mon | Osaka, JapanOsaka-jō Hall | This one › | |
| Oct 6Tue | Osaka, JapanOsaka-jō Hall | This one › | |
| Oct 7Wed | Shizuoka, JapanShizuoka-shi Bunka Hall | This one › | |
| Oct 15Thu | Honolulu, HIBlaisdell Arena | This one › | |
| Oct 16Fri | Honolulu, HIBlaisdell Arena | This one › | |
| Oct 17Sat | Honolulu, HIBlaisdell Arena | This one › |
Who opened for Bon Jovi in 1987
- Cinderella: 73 nights, January 9, 1987 to August 22, 1987
- The Choirboys: 11 nights, September 5, 1987 to September 18, 1987
- Keel: 10 nights, July 21, 1987 to August 9, 1987
- Dio: 1 nights, August 22, 1987 to August 22, 1987
- Metallica: 1 nights, August 22, 1987 to August 22, 1987
- Anthrax: 1 nights, August 22, 1987 to August 22, 1987
- W.A.S.P.: 1 nights, August 22, 1987 to August 22, 1987
Opening acts change by leg, and some nights had local openers nobody wrote down. If a night matters, check its ticket stub or the local paper.
Questions
How many shows did Bon Jovi play in 1987?
153, from January 2, 1987 in Hershey to October 17, 1987 in Honolulu.
Who opened for Bon Jovi in 1987?
Cinderella on 73 nights, The Choirboys on 11 nights and Keel on 10 nights. The list above shows the opener for each night.
Is there a recording of my Bon Jovi 1987 show?
For any night, our gift uses a recording of that exact night when one exists, or the closest nights from the same tour, labeled.
Were you there?
Pick the night above and we’ll turn it into a gift: live music from this tour, the setlist, and the story of the night, written to them by name. $89. Full refund if we can’t confirm the night.
Find the nightUpdated October 31, 2026. Dates, venues and opening acts checked against Wikipedia’s Slippery When Wet Tour article and Billboard Boxscore. Cancelled shows are left out. Look up any opening act