STACEY WOOD - The Dominion Post Last updated 05:00 06/12/2010
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| ANDREW GORRIE/The Dominion Post BLAZE OF GLORY: More than 35,000 pack Westpac Stadium on Saturday night to hear the band led by Jon Bon Jovi. |
A whirlwind visit from Bon Jovi answered all their Wellington fans' prayers, with a show that wowed even the band's most veteran followers.
The classic American rockers played to a near-sellout crowd of more than 35,000 at Westpac Stadium on Saturday night, a few short hours after they arrived in the capital.
Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and the rest of the band arrived late in the afternoon and were back in their private jet after the show, travelling to Auckland to play last night at Vector Arena.
Frontman Bon Jovi took time midway through their Wellington gig to pay tribute to the 29 men who died in the Pike River Mine disaster, saying they had "just been trying to put food on their families' tables". The band dedicated their performance of When We Were Beautiful to the miners.
Bon Jovi fans Maxine Collins and Debbie Allison could not settle for just one night, and followed the band to Auckland yesterday. Armed with energy drinks and throat lozenges, Ms Collins spent yesterday afternoon watching video she took of the Wellington concert, before heading to Vector Arena.
Last night's concert was the Tauranga woman's 10th Bon Jovi gig this year. In May, she spent three weeks in the United States on a fan club tour, and saw the band perform in their home state of New Jersey.
She said the atmosphere at Saturday night's Wellington concert was just as good. "I think the Kiwis really did themselves proud. I just about lost my voice and I'm sure I will tonight."
Ms Allison, who owns a necklace made from one of the band's guitar strings, said she would never pass up the chance for a double dose of her favourite band. "I'm just a huge fan."
She said the band played a good mix of classics like Livin' On A Prayer, and material from their later albums.
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