With an ambitious thirty-four new songs under their belt, Bon Jovi planned to make New Jersey a double album. After pushback from the label and the helpful feedback of fifty teenagers in Vancouver, the band narrowed down the offering to a tight twelve songs.

the band wanted fans to look beyond the hype and get to the music. New Jersey offered a stripped down, close-up experience with Bon Jovi.

The New Jersey Syndicate Tour began October 31, 1988 in Dublin, Ireland, and ended February 17, 1990 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The band played twenty-two countries in nearly sixteen months.

Bon Jovi's first headlining performance at Giants Stadium was a massive sell-out show to a crowd of 75,000 fans. Jon, overwhelmed at the homecoming reception, admitted "I'm getting all choked up."

The purpose of the Moscow Music Peace Festival was to promote peace and understanding through rock music, and to raise awareness of drug and alcohol addiction. The two-day event had an attendance of approximately 100,000 people and was broadcast live to 59 countries.