I heart Bon Jovi

So, tonight Jaime and I went to a real legit rock concert (as long as you consider Bon Jovi a legit Rock band). It was really fun... so much fun that I might catch them on my little jaunt with KD to Arizona when they play in Glendale. I have to check with my hostess and see if she's up for it.

Daughtry opened the evening and although he was fairly good, the guitars were turned up too loud and we couldn't understand much of what he said when he was talking. Hopefully, he'll learn a bit from Bon Jovi while out on the road (mainly that you don't have to crank up the guitars and turn up the distortion to put on a good show). Also, the live versions of his songs are a bit harder than on the album. I would give him a B-.

We were happily surprised that the switch from Daughtry to Bon Jovi took only 15 minutes. I don't know that I have ever been to a concert (except Jingle Ball with its revolving stage) where the transition took less than 30 minutes.


I wanted to share with you the highlight of the evening. It wasn't singing along to fabulous favorites like Livin' on a Prayer, Wanted: Dead or Alive, You Give Love a Bad Name, Blaze of Glory, or a Richie Sambora version of I'll be There for you. Though they were all pretty awesome; there's nothing like hearing almost 20,000 people screaming "Whoah, living on a prayer."


No, my favorite part was the first encore song. The concert rocked all night long, but for the first encore song the group came out with an acoustic set-up and sang a beautiful rendition of one of our favorite OC songs.



This isn't the concert version, but the quality is a lot better on this clip. Anyway, it was gorgeous and the first time the crowd was almost silent all night.

The only thing less that 100% perfect with the Bon Jovi set was Jon Bon Jovi's dance moves. They are a cross between his big hair 80's moves, funny 80's aerobics videos, and Southern baptist church services. But he still looks amazing (*** side note for the ladies only*** especially his booty) as he creeps closer to 50 years old.


I was looking forward to this concert (thanks for the great X-mas gift mom!)- it was everything I could wish for... tons of Bon Jovi's greatest hits from the late 80's and early 90's along with a nice assortment of their cool new music. They sang 25 songs and their set lasted 2 1/2 hours. All in all it was a wonderful concert!