A fan's experience
- Posted on June 21, 2007 11:17 AM
- 2 comments
Bon Jovi
Hyde Park 2003
Review by Juli Migliorini
Back again! This is getting to be a bit of a habit! The 80’s and 90’s held their own magic, but then came the new millennium; Crush 2000, One Wild Night 2001 and now…Bounce 2003.
Saturday 28th June 2003 Hyde Park, London.
A beautiful day for a picnic in the park…the party started early.
7.25pm. Hushed atmosphere on the field… everyone’s in church waiting for the preacher to arrive.
7.30pm. Q. How’d u take 92,000 people from a whisper to a scream?
A. Bounce, Bad Name, Runaway, Everyday…. Living on a Prayer!
On went the guys…..Faith….Wanted (one..just one… of the highlights)…they kept cranking it up. The always awesome Lay your Hands,…..didn’t see anyone not singing, even the next generation knew the words! Saturday Night then…
Older…especially for the ‘older’ brigade, ‘This is for u guy’s..thanks for staying with us’ …JBJ
Richie did ‘I’ll be There’ …the Sambora faithful, myself included, thought Heaven was in the heart of London! Amazing guitar solos too numerous to mention, magical drums, and bass….. bass to shake your soul!
Jon’s back on stage....still looking good in the black leather. In these Arms, in my humble opinion, was possibly the best I’ve ever heard it. Could it get better?
Sleep when I’m Dead - with a twist…sympathy for the devil…great arrangement. I got the Girl..with Jon, Rich and Davies’ daughters dancing on the stage…then...Blood on Blood, for me.. Bon Jovi at their best.
Little bit of fun with 'Dancing in the Street' and 'Rocking all over the World', then as the sun was setting over my home town, and after a prod at Oasis, Jon introduced Ray Davies…an extraordinary 'Lola' followed…a much appreciated performance from one of our older statesmen.
Following that beautiful London sunset the lights and screens came into their own and again the atmosphere intensified.
From the darkened stage came the familiar….‘Is there a doctor in the house?’ and the heat turned up again with 'Bad Medicine', 'Shout', 'These Days'..….'Captain Crash' brought tears to many eyes. Then 3 hours, 3 encores and 30 songs later….an unbelievably heart-wrenching acoustic version of 'Never Say Goodbye' brought an incredible night to a close; leaving everyone wondering if it really was goodbye. In ’83 they said 20 years.
Just as the immense crowd reluctantly began to make their way to the exits a brilliant firework display lit up the sky. Nobody wanted to go home…. 'Bad Name' emanated from Marble Arch underground, and Sunday in Bond Street was like a Bon Jovi convention!
Criticism? The only question I heard at the gig …"where was Always?". Another problem - the box office printed the wrong opening time on the ‘net and worked very slowly. Queues were drastic and resulted in many many people missing the beginning of the band.
Quote of the day: (by popular demand!) ’Haven’t u people got homes to go to?...You’ll find me in jail if I run over here……Aw f**k it…let’s play’…jbj
The guys can be sure the fans will keep the faith until the next time…whenever that may be…. Happy 4th of July to the long haired rock’n’roll band from Jersey…u did America proud.
Did the park Rock?..... Just a bit!
Comments (2)
Yvonna
Croke Park,Dublin.20th May 2006.Munster had just won the Heineken Cup.The 1st good weather we'd had all year.And then,to top it all off, Bon Jovi took to the stage.THE BEST CONCERT EVER!!!!!And we got an extra hour out of it coz someone messed up the times-hope it happens again 7th June 2008 in Punchestown!Can't wait to see the guys again!
Posted on November 20, 2007 9:26 PM
kelly dines
I've been dying 2 c uz in concert I have the DVD 4 my flat but my mum, dad, aunties n uncles got tix 4 ur concert in dublin......I'm sooo jealous! lol!! I live in downpatrick,N.Ireland so can't gt a ticket bt is there any sites I cn gt a ticket off??? Uz will b playin around the time of my 21st bday in june in naas?? ( R THERE NE TIX AVAILABLE???). THANX V.MUCH. XX
Posted on January 12, 2008 4:25 AM
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