Bon Jovi: Request a song for the live show November 10th

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Bon Jovi LIVE on YouTube Nov. 10th! Send in a request via Moderator 

Bon Jovi fans have the exclusive opportunity to shape the set list of the November 10th Best Buy Theater webcast performance right here on YouTube!

On November 9th in the U.S. and Canada Bon Jovi will release their brand new GREATEST HITS album, which will transport listeners back in time through the band's worldwide monster hits, and offer a bridge to the future with the debut of four brand new tracks. In celebration of this release we want to know: which Bon Jovi song from their vast catalog inspires you the most?

You can submit your song requests from all over the world right here. You can submit with either a text request OR (even better) with a video request explaining why that Bon Jovi song is your particular favorite. Other fans will then be able to vote on all of the suggestions and the most popular picks will rise to the top. So get your video cameras ready and tell us what to play! Tell everyone the song title FIRST and then go on to tell us why it's your favorite. You can submit your favorite song now through Monday, November 8th at 5pm ET. On November 10th, tune in to our live streaming concert right here on the Bon Jovi channel on YouTube to hear YOUR top picks of our greatest hits.

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I have an idea. Since Jon has subjected us to Who Says You Can't Go Home so many times lets pay him back. The crowds in London were close, but with a WORLDWIDE voting audience lets see if we can get Bon Jovi to play:

IN AND OUT OF LOVE or EDGE OF A BROKEN HEART

I know I dream the impossible dream, but it's possible.  Tweet your friends, post on Facebook, share it on Backstage, let's see if the unstoppable force (aka every Bon Jovi Fan on the face of the Earth) can stop the impenetrable ego (aka Jon Bon Jovi).

WE CAN DO IT!!!

Bon Jovi: Live on Letterman

I guess I'll DVR this.

"LIVE ON LETTERMAN," PRESENTED BY AT&T, CONTINUES WITH BRAD PAISLEY, BON JOVI AND RASCAL FLATTS IN NOVEMBER

Multiplatform Concert Webcast Series Brings Headliners to the Ed Sullivan Theater for an Intimate Live Show

Performances Available Through CBS Properties and the VEVO Platform, Including Live Streaming on VEVO's Mobile App

CBS Interactive Music Group's flagship music webcast series, LIVE ON LETTERMAN, presented by AT&T, continues hosting the biggest names in music throughout the month of November. Featured acts will include Grammy winning, multi-talented country sensation Brad Paisley on Wednesday, Nov. 3 (8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT), acclaimed Jersey rockers Bon Jovi on Tuesday, Nov. 9 (8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT), and best-selling country act Rascal Flatts on Monday, Nov. 15 (9:00 PM, ET/6:00 PM, PT).

LIVE ON LETTERMAN, the celebrated music program broadcast live from the famed Ed Sullivan Theater, home of the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, engages with fans and audiences nationwide streaming live online and on-demand at http://www.cbs.com/late_night/liveonletterman/ . The artists' webcasts will follow the taping of their performances on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, which will be broadcast later the same evening from 11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT, on the CBS Television Network.

CBS supports the webcast across the Company's multiple assets, including:

Live and on-demand concert streaming on the LATE SHOW website

Broadcasts on select CBS RADIO stations throughout the country

Live and on-demand availability through CBS Television Station websites, TV.com, and ETonline.com

Promotion on Last.fm and mp3.com

Additional live and on-demand access to the concert is available through CBS Interactive Music Group's distribution partner VEVO, which includes VEVO.com, VEVO on YouTube and VEVO's mobile app on iPhone and iPod touch. LIVE ON LETTERMAN is the first series to be streamed live on the VEVO app. Launched in August, VEVO's free App is the leading provider of high quality music videos and original music programming within the iTunes App Store. Named "App of the Week" by the iTunes store during its first week of release, the App has been installed over three million times since launch and has delivered over 21 million video views to date. VEVO will expand to other mobile platforms, including Android and iPad, in the coming months.

For more information on the series, or to watch previous webcasts from artists such as Tim McGraw, John Mayer, Mary J. Blige, MGMT, Sheryl Crow, Katy Perry, Gorillaz and My Morning Jacket, please visit the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN website.

Country music superstar Brad Paisley is a consummate singer, songwriter, guitarist and entertainer who has earned three GRAMMY® Awards, 13 Academy of Country Music Awards and 13 Country Music Association Awards. Paisley has released eight critically-acclaimed studio albums and has 17 #1 hits – the last 13 consecutive. His last album, American Saturday Night, was ranked as TIME magazine's 2009 #1 album of the year in any genre of music. His next album, Hits Alive, which will be released Tuesday, Nov. 2, will include original studio tracks as well as live performances from his concerts.

For almost three decades, Bon Jovi – led by lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, and drummer Tico Torres – have earned their reputation on the road as ambassadors of American rock ‘n' roll, performing for more than 34 million fans around the globe. On Tuesday, Nov. 9, the band will release Bon Jovi Greatest Hits, a standard single disc featuring 16 of the band's classic smash hits and two new tracks, "No Apologies" and "What Do You Got?" Also available will be Bon Jovi Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Collection, a 2-CD deluxe 28-song package featuring fan favorites, alongside two more new songs, "This Is Love, This Is Life" and "The More Things Change."

Rascal Flatts – Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney – have had 11 #1 singles since the launch of their career and have more titles in Billboard's Top 100 Songs of the Decade than any other group in the country format. In the last 10 years, the band has sold more than 20 million albums and 25 million digital downloads, while all six of their studio albums have made Billboard's Top 100 Country Albums of the Decade listing. The band will release a new album, Nothing Like This, with Big Machine Records on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Next year, Rascal Flatts will receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

About CBS Interactive Music Group

The CBS Interactive Music Group is comprised of a diverse collection of leading consumer music brands readily accessible across a variety of broadband, mobile and digital platforms by a worldwide audience of more than 45 million unique monthly users. Home to such properties as Radio.com, Last.fm, and mp3.com, the CBS Interactive Music Group provides unmatched access for music fans to interact with material from the biggest names in the industry, as well as discover new and breaking artists and share their personal taste in music with friends and other like-minded fans.

In addition, the CBS Interactive Music Group powers both AOL Radio and Yahoo! Music Radio bringing a total of more than 600 mainstream and specialty stations to the masses. The division also has established content partnerships with VEVO, the web's leading premium music video and entertainment service, and Xbox Live, the popular gaming platform. For more information please visit http://www.cbsimg.com.

Bon Jovi: CONFIRMED US Dates!!!

****EDITED CONFIRMED DATES*******
No On Sale info yet.

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2/9/11 State College Bryce Jordan Center
2/11/11 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center
2/14/11 Toronto Air Canada Centre
2/18/11 Montreal Bell Centre
2/21/11 Raleigh RBC Center
2/24/11 NYC Madison Square Garden
2/25/11 NYC Madison Square Garden
2/27/11 Washington DC Verizon Center
3/1/11 Boston TD Garden
3/2/11 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
3/4/11 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
3/8/11 Chicago United Center
3/17/11 San Antonio AT&T Center
3/19/11 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
3/22/11 Salt Lake City Energy Solutions Arena
3/25/11 Vancouver Rogers Arena

Stay tuned for more details and for pre-sale & VIP Packages information

Here we go get your credit cards ready!!

Wed February 09, 2011 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center
Fri February 11, 2011 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
Mon February 14, 2011 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Fri February 18, 2011 Montreal, QB Bell Centre
Mon February 21, 2011 Raleigh, NC RBC Center
Thur February 24, 2011 New York City, NY Madison Square Garden
Sun February 27, 2011 Washington DC Verizon Center
Tue March 01, 2011 Boston, MA TD Garden
Wed March 02, 2011 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Fri March 04, 2011 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Tue March 08, 2011 Chicago, IL United Center
Thur March 17, 2011 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Sat March 19, 2011 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Events Center
Tue March 22, 2011 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
Fri March 25, 2011 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena

These dates are NOT CONFIRMED.  Vegas & NYC are because of the FC trips.  Orlando has been bounced about but is not listed.

One thing I would like to point out the tour starts off AFTER February 6th, which is that big football game in Dallas this year (which the Cowboys won't be playing in).  Is Bon Jovi Big game bound?  And there's no show on March 14th, which is the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductions.  Interesting.

Bon Jovi: More European Dates Rumored & X Factor (UK) appearance

More European dates are rumored and an X-Factor appearance.

Bon Jovi set to play Murrayfield Scotland in 2011

Bon Jovi are set to return to Scotland in 2011. This year they played a residency at the O2 Arena in London playing 20 odd dates in June. Bon Jovi are set to return to play outdoors, and are lining up a huge outdoor conccert at the home of Scottish Rugby Murrayfield in June 2010. They wanted to play at Hampden Park but Take That have secured Hampden Park. The US Rockers Bon Jovi fronted by Jon Bon Jovi, will play other live dates in the UK with Wembley almost a dead cert. The Bon Jovi Wembley date is expected to be 29th July 2011. Before this Bon Jovi are to perform live on the X Factor Results show on 31st October 2010, it is therefore expected that Bon Jovi Stadium Concerts will go on sale on Friday 5th November 2010. An Bon Jovi UK Tour announcement is expected on 27th October 2010.

So they will FINALLY get to play Wembley Stadium in its new incarnation, since it wasn't finished last time.

And The X Factor Simon Cowell's UK talent competition that's brought us Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle and the Jabawockies. Awesome.

Bon Jovi: It's an Idea that will never happen, Bon Jovi plays each album in concert

Last weekend during our Gutter Girls weekend we were discussing the Bon Jovi shows we've been to over the years and songs we've heard surprises, etc.

One of the things we all thought was a great idea was a series of shows at a small venue with minimal production and during these shows Bon Jovi played 1 album in its entirety.

Now here's the thing when you buy your ticket it tells you what album is going to be played that night.  So if you don't want to hear 7800 and you buy the ticket to the 7800 night, its your own damned fault, scalp the ticket or keep your mouth shut.  And yes Jon does have to show up that night.

Now for us fans who are obsessive there should be a "box set" of tickets where you can get all the shows (for a discount cause times are tough they're just getting tougher, whole world is rough its just getting rougher...  Oh wait that's Bruce.  Sorry) and you get a little collectible box where all your ticket stubs can be displayed like the ultimate Bon Jovi fan badge of honor, I saw all the albums played in their entirety and lived to tell the tale.

Of course Crossroads and the GH are exempt because you know they're not full studio albums.

So what do you think? 

I doubt it would happen, but it's a good idea and has anything like this ever been done before?  I know Bruce played specific albums during his residence at MSG but was it on the ticket stub?

Which shows would you be particularly excited about?

Bon Jovi: UnConfirmed Tour Dates

It looks like Bon Jovi is going to places they haven't been in a long time (my house would be nice I have a pool and Jacuzzi and the neighbors are quiet since they foreclosed on their house, but I digress).

Stop # 1 Greece.  The home of democracy and 50 thousand types of yogurt. 

Allegedly the date is 7/20/2011 at the OAKA aka The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens
Source 

Stop #2 Taiwan

American rock act might play Taiwan next year

2010/10/19 23:05:37

Taipei, Oct. 19 (CNA) The American rock band Bon Jovi might stage a concert in Taiwan next year, 15 years since the band's last visit in 1995, Universal Music said in a press release Tuesday.

Jon Bon Jovi, the lead singer of the band, has expressed the hope of visiting Taiwan in 2011, depending on the band's schedule, according to the press release. The band has played in Taiwan twice, in 1993 and 1995.

The band, formed in 1983, has performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans and is considered in some circles as the most successful band in the world. (By Tsai Hsin-hua and Maia Huang) ENDITEM/J

Bon Jovi: Interview from Argentina w/Jon & Richie

"The songs change from place to place..."  REALLY??

Jon needs to actually look at the set list from night to night, changing out 1 or 2 songs and doing a different cover is not really a change is it?



Here's the translated page courtesy of Google.

Bon Jovi: "We look forward to playing in Argentina"

Bebe Contepomi traveled to the United States to interview Bon Jovi, in exclusive Telenoche. The Argentine fans are eager to see them live in our country. "We are eager to play in Argentina. Long time no go, well I'm happy to be back. We are eager to go. Yes, I remember the pitch. And also, buying works of art. I really liked, "he told Jon Bon Jovi, lead singer of the band.

For his part, guitarist Richie Sambora recalled his last visit to the country. "We bought many works of art.  We ate good food and we all agreed on the court. Buy works of art ... is a great city, very bohemian. "

The American group shows are very good in its staging. "There were two shows alike. … The scenarios ... It is a good production and the songs change with each show and never know which ones are going to do.  Never know, do not even think. Everyone knows the reputation of the band: full of hits shows long and we guarantee they're going to go well. "

On the musical style that Bon Jovi development in recent years, the singer said that "we were very prolific in the last decade.  We made five records and now, the Greatest Hits. I think every day is an opportunity to write a song.  You only have to open some more eyes and pay attention to what you're listening. Every day is a reminder of how we see it, and there is always something to say and see.  "The circle" was a vision of what was happening in the world and write about it.The Greatest Hits is a celebration and the songs are more for partying.  They are more about life and love, rather than on current problems such as "The Circle". Every day there are opportunities to write. "

The validity of the band is no secret.  "The great secret is to continue being yourself.  Writing songs, be who you are as an artist. Some will like and others not, to some like a disk, and another not. Also, the constant search for evolution.  Jon and I want to keep evolving and learning, still do. I think that's one reason why we stayed together.  Not only had fun, but it is a quest to keep learning and evolving. If there were such a search, it would be fun, "said the guitarist.

It only remains to wait for the group to Argentina and the chance to see them live on 3 October in River.

Bon Jovi: My Favorite T-shirt from the Circle Tour

In the Bon Jovi store they have my Favorite shirt from the Tour.  After the show in Tampa I was on my way home and stopped at my Local McDonald's for $1 sweet tea & a small fries, and they guy in the window told me his Mom went to the show.  And I told him his mom should get him this shirt.  Yes it stuck with me.

But I alas, could not buy it as I do not have children (Thank God!  But do dogs count??)

Here is my favorite Shirt from the Circle Tour

There's a couple of you that this could apply to, they should also make, My Wife Went to Bon Jovi and didn't want to come back, My Girlfriend went to BON JOVI and didn't come back.

The possibilities are endless.

Bon Jovi: Free Concert Tickets Go Fast!!!

Well. Tickets were distributed locally for folks in the Gulf Shores area. But if you are a member of Backstage with Jon Bon Jovi you could get 2 free tickets & early access!

Yeah I got those too!

Here's some info, watch this and ask, Is anyone going to see Brad Paisley?

Free Concert Tickets Go Fast!

By Pat Peterson Reporter

3:11 pm

Hundreds of music fans lined up outside three ticket distribution centers to score free Bon Jovi and Brad Paisley concert tickets...many of them spent the night outside the ticket booths, waiting for them to open at 8am Saturday.

In Orange Beach, several people set up shop Friday night at 8pm...making sure they were able to get tickets. Others arrived an hour before the ticket booth opened. City officials say everyone in line was able to get free tickets and report no major problems during distribution.

Foley and Gulf Shores were also designated ticket distribution centers. City officials there also report a problem-free event.

Bon Jovi will perform a free concert at the main public beach in Gulf Shores October 15th. Brad Paisley's free concert will be held two days later at the same location. The artists agreed to hold the free venues in an effort to get visitors back to Pleasure Island. Both venues are expected to draw huge crowds...something Pleasure Island hasn't seen all summer because of the oil spill in the Gulf.

Bon Jovi: In Chicago

Jon Bon Jovi's good time revival

At packed Soldier Field, a marathon of spirit-boosting nostalgia, catchy hooks, devotional pledges every woman longs to hear

By Bob Gendron, Special to the Tribune

5:45 AM CDT, July 31, 2010

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Nothing was insurmountable in Jon Bon Jovi's world Friday at the first show of a two-night stand at Soldier Field. No matter the odds, or how daunting "living in the broken home of hopes and dreams" became, the vocalist fell back on survival, deliverance and faith, leading his namesake band through a marathon 155-minute set steeped in the kind of wholesale inspirational optimism trumpeted by motivational office posters. The good-guy approach is paying dividends.

Bon Jovi remains a rare exception during a summer in which arena concert-ticket sales have plummeted. Immune to the empty seats that have greeted many big-name acts, the veteran group's current trek ranks as the current top-grossing North American tour. Bon Jovi's live appeal? Spirit-boosting nostalgia, catchy hooks, devotional pledges every woman longs to hear and a sex-symbol frontman that, together, functioned as comfort food.

Apparently recovered from a leg injury suffered onstage a few weeks ago, the 48-year-old singer refrained from running but engaged in exercises—air punches, jumping jacks, hip thrusts—to underscore the pop-rock climaxes. While his falsetto is gone, Bon Jovi's voice primarily sounded like it did in 1986, delighting a sold-out crowd that stood and shouted along to myriad hits.

Bon Jovi kept everything simple and abided by formula. Choruses clung to an assortment of wordless refrains, with "nah nah nah," "yeah yeah" and "hey hey" running a close second to the ubiquitous "whoa-oh." Several tunes seemed interchangeable. At their root, "Have a Nice Day," "It's My Life" and "Livin' on a Prayer" were the same song with different lyrics albeit parallel sentiments. No matter. Whether raising his arms, looking skyward or bowing his head, Bon Jovi sold the drama with strategic moves and a coy smile.

Yet despite Bon Jovi's thespian attempts at profound sincerity, the band's ballads mined a litany of lyrical clichés familiar to anyone who's ever composed a love note to a high-school sweetheart. "Work for the Working Man," a forced stab at sympathizing with blue-collar plight, proved equally hollow, especially considering some fans paid upwards of $1,700 for V.I.P. packages. And there was no escaping the irony as images of cultural pioneers such as John Lennon flashed onscreen next to generic slogans ("Act Now," "Rise," "Freedom") during "We Weren't Born to Follow," a by-the-book rallying cry that was anything but defiant or original.

The group fared better on upbeat older music ("Bad Medicine," "Runaway") that allowed drummer Tico Torres a chance to beef up the keyboard-heavy mix with rhythmic muscle. "Wanted Dead or Alive" rang true with an authenticity other material lacked, and a cover of Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock & Roll," performed with opener Kid Rock, resonated with an invigorating soulfulness that temporarily smeared the band's polish.

If you go Saturday:

Be aware that Friday's show ended nearly an hour later than the city's normal 11 p.m. all-ages curfew. Plan accordingly. Bon Jovi took the stage at 9:25 p.m. Opener Kid Rock went on shortly after 7:45 p.m., following a short set by 7th Heaven. If you have field seats, keep your ticket on your body at all times. Security is tight and abundant. Will call is at the Southern entrance. In getting to Soldier Field, try and take public transportation. By 6 p.m., traffic backed up for miles between Belmont and Oak on Lake Shore Drive. Parking is expensive. Find a restroom early. Lines for the women's bathrooms looked exceedingly long.

Bon Jovi: Bon Jovi makes up for lost time with a Regina stadium show heavy on hits and deep cuts

They performed This Is Our House TWICE.  I guess this will be the first single off what I am dubbing Crossroads 2.0. I'm personally on the fence about this song because #1 it was performed at Gillette Stadium whenever the Patriots score (If Jon's such a big Giants fan why wasn't it played in Giants Stadium whenever the Giants Scored? I'm mean c'mon Jon, what the F?) and #2 it better have more lines than what was played before the shows this tour. But those are just my opinions so...

Bon Jovi makes up for lost time with a Regina stadium show heavy on hits and deep cuts

Troy Fleece/Leader-Post

Jon Bon Jovi having fun on the stage at Regina's Mosaic Stadium

By JEFF DeDEKKER

Leader-Post

Even Jon Bon Jovi is willing to admit that time flies when you’re having fun.

“Somebody told me before the show that it’s been 20 years since we were last in Regina. How is that possible?” the 48-year-old rocker asked the estimated crowd of 35,000 at Mosaic Stadium on Wednesday night.

“I like lots of things about Regina. I liked the fly over before the show. I liked the nice things written about us in the newspaper. And I met Jovi, a baby who was named after the band. It won’t be another 20 years before we’re back in Regina.”

Currently touring in support of their their latest album, The Circle, Bon Jovi certainly made up for lost time with an impressive 23-song, 135-minute set. Bon Jovi, joined as always by Richie Sambora (guitar), Tico Torres (drums) and David Bryan (keyboards), dipped deep into the band’s discography and gave the crowd a taste of the music that’s enabled the New Jersey rockers to sell 130 million albums worldwide over the past 26 years.

Opening with “Blood On Blood” and “We Weren’t Born To Follow,” Bon Jovi decided to challenge the crowd right off the bat.

“Regina — are you with me out there?” he shouted.

The answer was a resounding yes and when Bon Jovi asked the crowd, “Show me what you’ve got,” they responded with an enthusiastic singalong of “You Give Love A Bad Name.”

While the music was front and centre, the massive stage was also a sight to behold. Backed by a high definition video screen in the shape of a half circle — it measures an imposing 115 feet wide by 50 feet high — the stage also included a circular ramp into the crowd. With rectangular video screens on each side of the stages, fans were guaranteed not to miss a beat, whether it was a sly smile from Bon Jovi or a sneer from Sambora.

During “We Weren’t Born To Follow,” a song about standing up and fighting for a belief, the screen filled with images of Lance Armstrong, the Wright brothers, President Barack Obama, Winston Churchill, Oprah Winfrey and Martin Luther King Jr. It was interesting imagery — most people wouldn’t compare Lance Armstrong with Martin Luther King Jr.

Bon Jovi, who usually is very active on stage, apparently was limited by a calf injury he suffered on July 9 while performing at the new Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. It took Jon 11 songs but he finally made it out onto the circular walkway. It was a gentle stride out into the crowd and although Jon didn’t appear to be limping, he definitely wasn’t his usual high-energy self.

The pre-concert press kit indicated Sambora brings 15 different electric guitars on the road and if he didn’t use all 15 Wednesday night he came close. It seemed he changed guitars with every song but what didn’t change was Sambora’s skill — he plays like a man possessed, with poise and confidence. He might not be AC/DC's Angus Young but Sambora is capable of holding more than his own with it comes to guitar licks.

Sambora also proved he was more than just guitar player by taking centre stage and lead vocals for “Lay Your Hands On Me.” Sambora’s voice fit the quintessential rock ballad perfectly as he morphed into a church choir leader orchestrating the congregation.

Jon’s voice sounded great, the band sounded great, the visuals were impressive but the set did hit a bit of a lull one hour in with “(I Want To) Make A Memory,” “I’ll Be There For You,” ”Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night,” “In These Arms” and “Work For the Working Man.” This isn’t a knock on the songs — the material definitely was good — but stringing that many slower songs together took the crowd out of the performance.

The band regained its footing, ending the set with “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” and “Keep The Faith.”

Jon threw a curveball with the first song of the encore: “This Is Our House.”

“We’re going to play a song we’ve never played live before,” Jon explained. “And I hope you don’t mind but we’re going to film this for a video. So if you want to fix your hair and makeup, go ahead.”

Before playing the song a second time for extra filming, Jon had an interesting suggestion: “I wouldn’t mind if the Riders wanted to use this as they’re new theme song.”

Of course like any great showman, Bon Jovi kept the best for last, completing the encore with “Wanted Dead Or Alive” and a haunting version of the band's king-making hit, “Livin’ On A Prayer.”

On the latter, it sounded as if all 35,000 sang every word. It was a great way to end a great night.

Bon Jovi set list

1. “Blood on Blood”

2. “We Weren’t Born to Follow”

3. “You Give Love a Bad Name”

4. “Whole Lot of Leavin’ ”

5. “Born to Be My Baby”

6. “Lost Highway”

7. “It’s My Life”

8. “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead”

9. “We Got It Goin’ On”

10. “Bad Medicine”/“Pretty Woman”/“Shout”

11. “Love Is The Only Rule”

12. “Lay Your Hands on Me”

13.“(I Want To) Make A Memory”

14. “I’ll Be There For You”

15. ”Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night”

16. “In These Arms”

17. “Work For the Working Man”

18. “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”

19. “Keep the Faith”

Encore

20. “This Is Our House” (twice)

21. “Wanted Dead or Alive”

23. “Livin’ on a Prayer”

Bon Jovi: It just make you say awww....

Awww.... this is so sweet.  Today most guys who go to see Bon Jovi are there with their girlfriends wives significant others so this probably would not happen.

Bon Jovi concert is much more for Sask. couple

In the world of music, the year 1989 was full of wild hair and classic rock. It was also the last time Bon Jovi performed in Regina, as part of his New Jersey tour.

For Jim and Michelle Weins, that tour forever changed their future.

“I was just going to have some fun with the girls,” Michelle said. “See a band that we idolized, back then -- listen to some music. I never once thought that my life would change that night.”

It was at the Agridome that August night when two teens came face to face for the first time.

“I just looked right at her and said, ‘Hi, I’m Jim’,” Jim said.

Heavy metal band Skid Row was halfway through their performance when Michelle lost track of Jim.

“I looked over and he wasn’t there anymore,” Michelle said. “Then I realized he was standing right beside me.

“Within minutes we were holding hands.”

Twenty-one years later, the couple is still together, including 13 years of marriage. They have three kids and a collection of Bon Jovi memorabilia. It’s a story they are not afraid to tell others about.

“We always have this argument back and forth about who grabbed whose hand first,” Jim laughs.

With Bon Jovi taking the stage once again in Regina, the Weins say the night is about much more than just music.

“It’s something to celebrate our whole lives together, how much our lives have changed from back then, when we were just two silly kids from highschool,” Jim said.

To them, the concert represents over 20 years of happiness.

Bon Jovi: Bon Jovi gives arena rock a good name

Bon Jovi gives arena rock a good name

By Jim Sullivan

Photo by Faith Ninivaggi

Somewhere, deep inside Gillette Stadium Saturday night, Bill Belichick was smiling.

It had nothing to do with the Patriots [team stats], and everything to do with a sold-out concert by the coach’s favorite band, Bon Jovi. He wasn’t alone. About 51,000 others were expressing joy.

Bon Jovi delivered two hours and 25 minutes of hit-packed, slick, polished arena rock, bumped up to the stadium level. (Bon Jovi also packed the Razor in 2003 and 2006.)

“This ain’t television, baby, get up out of your seats!” singer Jon Bon Jovi shouted early on, before “You Give Love a Bad Name.”

From their mid-’80s beginnings, main songwriters Jon Bon Jovi and guitarist Richie Sambora wrote power ballads and rock songs to reach the far corners of wherever they played. Big, major-chord tunes, with broad-stroke sentiments and traditional rock-star strutting. Flashes of metal, but primarily an onslaught of pop hooks. Say this: Over nearly three decades, they have remained true to their roots.

Bon Jovi’s songs are essentially triumphant slogans. “It’s My Life” and the concert-closing “Livin’ on a Prayer” hit those easy-listening anthem marks with perfection. But they’ve taken on some weight lately, and two highlights were the elegiac “When We Were Beautiful” and the pounding “Work for the Working Man,” played near the end. In those, we heard rousing, Springsteen-esque Jersey populism.

Still, they’re not political. “We Weren’t Born to Follow” may have had a plethora of political images on screen - JFK, MLK, John Lennon, Winston Churchill - but Bon Jovi’s message was simply to take charge. Of what? Your life, presumably. Fight the fight and you’ll succeed. Call it vague activism.

There were few curves and numerous fastballs down the middle, from the opener, “Blood on Blood,” through encore selections “I’ll Be There for You” and “Wanted Dead or Alive.”

Bon Jovi’s forte is pushing the pop pleasure button again and again. They’re proudly old-school, and their Bob Seger cover, “Old Time Rock and Roll,” with opener Kid Rock joining them, was a salute to that school and style.

Kid Rock comes from a newer school. But he loves the classic hits too - and during his hourlong set he played Sly Stone’s “Everyday People” and Ted Nugent’s “Cat Scratch Fever.”

But he is a genre masher, a poor man’s Beck. Kid and his Twisted Brown Trucker Band shuffled hard rock, rap, metal, soul and country. Kid Rock took a turn at the DJ console, scratching while pouring (and downing) a shot of Jack Daniel’s and saluting bad-boy behavior.

He had the hit seasonal song a year ago with “All Summer Long,” and it worked again Saturday. It boasts the Lynryd Skynyrd/Warren Zevon signature riffs, which anchor a nostalgic tune about misspent youth. Rock, shirtless and sweat-drenched by the end, is a reprobate with smarts, skill and showmanship.

BON JOVI, with KID ROCK

At Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Saturday night.

Bon Jovi: Setting Up For Bon Jovi

Set up in under way in Regina. 

Setting Up For Bon Jovi

Preparations underway for massive Wednesday concert

Reported By Trelle Burdeniuk

From football stadium to concert super centre. The conversion of Mosaic Stadium to prepare for Wednesday's concert is well underway.

Neil Donnolly with Evraz Place says the atmosphere will be electric. "It's going to be fantastic. I mean you've got an incredibly solid entertainment bill with Kid Rock and Bon Jovi together. We've got nearly a full house of people...over 30,000 people are coming to the event."

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However, he says there are still some tickets left for last minute fans.

But for those who already have their tickets, grab your air guitar and start preparing for a great concert.