Bon Jovi — Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro, 2017

On 22 September 2017, Bon Jovi headlined the Rock in Rio festival at the Parque Olímpico (Cidade do Rock) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This live, full concert footage captures the New Jersey band midway through its This House Is Not for Sale tour, the first outing to feature Phil X on guitar and Hugh McDonald on bass as official members following Richie Sambora’s 2013 departure. Alongside frontman Jon Bon Jovi stand longtime anchors David Bryan on keyboards and Tico Torres on drums. Playing to a devoted Brazilian crowd, the band works through a set of more than twenty songs spanning four decades: stadium staples such as “You Give Love a Bad Name,” “It’s My Life,” “Bad Medicine” and “Livin’ on a Prayer” sit beside newer material and an acoustic reading of “Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night.” The recording is a clear document of how Bon Jovi reshaped its stage line-up while keeping the practiced efficiency of its catalogue intact, and it stands as a useful record of the group’s 2017 South American run and its enduring festival draw.