Bon Jovi was the opening Openness act on the European leg , with Queensrÿche , W.A.S.P. , Krokus and Dokken opening shows in North America .

The Crush Tour Traveling was a worldwide concert tour Traveling by American rock band Bon Jovi , supporting Supporting their multi-platinum album `` Crush '' .

During it , Bon Jovi became Becoming the last rock band to play at the old Wembley Stadium , with two sold-out concerts Social_event , before it was rebuilt .

`` The `` Crush '' tour was when U2 came to our show with their management , '' noted Know Jon Bon Jovi in 2007 , `` and said Communication to our manager , 'We wish we had `` that '' ' – meaning a generation of kids in the audience ; not just the guys who 'd grown Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale up with us in the '80s .

Bon Jovi also played a special free performance for fans and former season ticket holders of the Jon Bon Jovi-owned arena football team The Philadelphia Soul on March 24 at 5:00pm a few hours before the band 's show Social_event at Philadelphia 's Wachovia Center .

Many famous performers took part in the charity event , including The Who , Bruce Springsteen , Alicia Keys , Bon Jovi , Eric Clapton , Billy Joel , The Rolling Stones , Roger Waters , Chris Martin , Michael Stipe , Kanye West , Eddie Vedder , and , for the first time in eighteen years , the surviving members of Nirvana ( Dave Grohl , Krist Novoselic and touring member Pat Smear ) who performed Participation together in a collaboration with Paul McCartney during his show-closing set .