The post-New Jersey era was a rollercoaster. With the dust from the road barely settled, the band went on a soul-searching hiatus. Jon, Richie, and David made waves with other projects, longtime manager Doc McGhee was replaced with newly-formed Bon Jovi Management, the Seattle sound was profoundly changing the music industry, and questions swirled around Bon Jovi's future. It would take a few years apart, a bonding trip to St. Thomas, a mediator, and some serious redefining of what the band was and wanted to be in the 90s to get Bon Jovi ready to create its next chapter, Keep the Faith.

Keep The Faith

Chapters

Date

Album

1992

Tour

1992

Legacy

1993

Album —

The release showcased the band's continuing evolution while staying true to their roots.

This is obviously Bon Jovi making their mark into the 90s. We took a lot of extra time and care to further our music and make sure that we didn't stay in one spot.

Richie Sambora, 1992

"Keep the Faith" Lyrics

"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" Lyrics

"Dry County" Memo Book

"In These Arms" Handwritten Lyrics

It’s our theme song because we work so hard… Add seventy more shows? Sure, we’ll do it. We’ll sleep when we’re dead.

Richie Sambora, 1992

"I Believe" Lyrics

Keep the Faith Liner Notes

"Dry County" (Short Version - c. 1992)

I got home way too late, in no condition to write a song, and there was a piano in my room...

Jon to BWBJ, 2024

"Bed Of Roses" Handwritten Lyric Print (Ltd. Signed / Framed)

$1,500.00

"Bed Of Roses" Handwritten Lyric Print (Ltd. Signed / Framed)

$1,500.00

Bob Rock moved from engineer into the producer seat for Bon Jovi's fifth studio album Keep the Faith. Jon later explained to NPR: "The genre of music that we were a part of was now going away and here was this sign of faith, which is all we really had to go forward with. We went into the '90s with a clear objective, and that was to believe in each other and in what it was that we were all about."

"Fear" (Demo - 1992)

"Water Into Wine" (Demo - c. 1992)

Keep the Faith Track Rankings

"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (Rough Mix - 1992)

"Radio Saved My Life Tonite" (Rough Mix - 1992)

"4th of July" (Rough Mix - c. 1992)

6:21

Keep The Faith Behind-the-Scenes Video

If you believe in yourself, anything in the world is possible.

Jon Bon Jovi, 1993

Promotional Photos

1:0

Showbiz Tonight

Keep the Faith Spanish Poster

Backstage with Jon Bon Jovi - Volume 4, Issue 4

Keep the Faith Coupon

Saturday Night Live Photoshoot

The Singles

"Bed of Roses" Limited Edition 12-Inch Record

"Bed of Roses" Music Video

"In These Arms" (Rough Mix - August 11, 1992)

"I Believe" Music Video Stills

"Dry County" Music Video Shoot

6:46

"Keep the Faith" Music Video

4:57

"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" Video

4:43

“I Believe” Video

Tour —

Spreading the Faith

On October 12, 1992, nearly two and a half years after the New Jersey Syndicate Tour closed shop, Bon Jovi was ready to spread the Faith all around the world. Where better to start this resurrection than Asbury Park’s Fast Lane—the very place where the band first learned their trade? This intimate club show ignited promotional performances in Toronto, New York, Paris, Madrid, and London, before finally landing in Bethlehem, PA. Here, Bon Jovi began again, whipping up a year-long revival of rock and roll for 180 shows in over 30 countries.

Keep the Faith Promotional Tour Binder

"Prayer '94" (Rough Mix - October 6, 1992)

Tour Art Designs

An Evening with Bon Jovi Promotional Items

"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (Live - October 24, 1992)

The Last Interview

Those three hours on stage are the greatest high in the world.

Tico Torres to Cigar Aficionado

October 12, 1992 – August 8, 1993

Keep the Faith Tour

Tour Itinerary: Keep The Faith 1992

Keep the Faith Tour Backstage

Keep the Faith Tour Binder

Keep The Faith Retail Booklet, 1992

This is the first tour that we've become a great band...Everyone's playing great individually, better than ever before. But the best thing is that everyone knows the mission.

Jon Bon Jovi, 1993

3:28

Inside Edition Footage

Tour Merch Designs

Balmain Jeans T-Shirt

Bon Jovi Baseball Cap

Keep The Faith World Tour Jersey

Flaming Heart Merch

We're on our own now. It's five grown-up guys who are supporting and managing ourselves...And have no one to congratulate or blame but ourselves.

Jon Bon Jovi, 1993

6:36

Orlando Arena, 1993

Jon and Richie joined Bruce Springsteen on the song "Glory Days" at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany.

Maebashi, Japan 1993 Show Poster

$85.00

Maebashi, Japan 1993 Show Poster

$85.00

August 18 - December 20, 1993

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour USA Tank

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour Poster

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour Program

Tour Pass - I'll Sleep When I'm Dead - V.I.P. Pass

Flying to Portugal

Tour Tickets

The final sprint of Bon Jovi's Keep the Faith tour, also known as the I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour, spanned from mid-August through December 1993. The band performed for the faithful worldwide as they careened through Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and Canada, before finally touching down back home. Who needs sleep, anyway?

Bon Jovi is coming to town – with probably the biggest rock and roll extravaganza ever seen in Hong Kong.

South China Morning Post, August 11, 1993

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour Tickets

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour, Sydney

Australia Thank You

I couldn't wait to get back over here, playing all these big open-air places. It's going to be a lot of fun for us.

Jon to MTV, September 1993

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Bon Jovi South America

Legacy —

Awards for Keep the Faith

With Keep the Faith, Bon Jovi leapt into the '90s with a 2x Platinum certification in the U.S., providing some rock and roll resilience amidst grunge's musical conquest. The album charted at number one in the UK, proving that the band could evolve while remaining true to their core musical values and still ignite a global fanbase.