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Bon Jovi Istanbul Concert Review – July, 08, 2011

Posted on July 9, 2011 Written by ripitup

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Bon Jovi Istanbul, Turkey - July, 8th, 2011
Bon Jovi Image via Biletix.

When I saw Bon Jovi in Munich in 2006, my first Bon Jovi concert, I had compared the concert experience to how important orgasms were to Sex and the City’s Samantha. If you are unfamiliar with the show, Samantha is the blonde chick who worships sex.

Oh, yes- a Bon Jovi concert is THAT GOOD. It was the Have a Nice Day tour, and I had flown from Oslo to see the show. I had been a fan since I was 12, and enough was enough. It was an awesome concert. The band had sung 25 songs, stayed on the stage for 2,5 hours and rocked the Olympic stadium.

 

Jon Bon Jovi, in Istanbul- July, 08, 2011
Jon Bon Jovi, in Istanbul- July, 08, 2011. Image via bonjovi.com

Yesterday, they were in Istanbul, in a stadium for over 50.000 people. And this time, I wasn’t just merely in the field, but much closer to the stage. In fact, Jon and Richie sang two songs right in front of me.  And even though Jon had a knee surgery in the week, and even though he is 49, he was as energetic and hyper as ever. Jon remains to be my favorite front man ever. And I had the opportunity to see David Coverdale (of Whitesnake, twice), Joe Elliot (of Def Leppard, twice), Vince Neil (of Motley Crue),  Mike Tramp (White Lion), Klaus Meine (Scorpions, twice) among others. And while they all rocked the hell out of me, Jon Bon Jovi – as a front man and Bon Jovi as a band- is just something else.

Jon has more energy, more interaction with both the audience and his band. He tells the stories behind songs, jokes, makes fun introductions to the songs, dances and drives the audience wild. Yes, this has a lot to do with the fact that apart from the bassist Hugh McDonald, Bon Jovi members have been performing together since 1984. Jon and Richie have been writing hits together since 1984. And well, I have to admit the catchiest lyrics also belong to Bon Jovi. Most of the audience knew all the lyrics to almost all of the songs. And when they couldn’t keep up, it was because they were out of breath after all that singing and dancing.

Jon places great covers in the middle of his own extremely popular songs.  For instance when he wore the Turkey/Bon Jovi uniform made for him, he instructed the band to play something “pretty” appropriate, and they played Pretty Woman. Yeah, yeah, Roy Orbison sang it well. But it just is even better sung by Jon, at a stadium concert. Yes, we knew the lyrics to that too.

He also sang The Rolling Stone’s Start Me Up, perfectly imitated Mick Jagger’s famous/weird strut, in a lovely tribute. Yeah, we knew that song too:)

 

There were three huge screens: 2 on the sides, and one massive one right behind the band. The sound system was great, and the playlist just kicked ass. Here’s a list of all the songs I remember from last night:

 

–          Raise Your Hands (from Slippery When Wet, 1986) – They started with it! And Jon added Istanbul to the lyrics.

–          You Give Love a Bad Name (Slippery When Wet, 1986)

–          Bad Medicine (New Jersey, 1988)

–          Blood on Blood (New Jersey, 1988)

–          Born to Be My Baby (New Jersey, 1988)

–          I’ll Be There for You (New Jersey, 1988)

–          In These Arms (Keep the Faith, 1992)

–          Bed of Roses  (Keep the Faith, 1992)

–          Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night (Cross Road, 1994)

–          Have a Nice Day (Have a Nice Day, 2005)

–          Who Says You Can’t Go Home  (Have a Nice Day, 2005)

–          We Got It Going On (Lost Highway, 2007)

–          Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars (Crush, 2000)

–          We Weren’t Born to Follow (The Circle, 2009)

–          Diamond Ring (These Days, 2005)

–          Keep the Faith (Keep the Faith, 1992)

–          I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (Keep the Faith, 1992)

–          Wanted Dead or Alive (Slippery When Wet, 1986)

–          Living on a Prayer  (Slippery When Wet, 1986)

–          It’s My Life (Crush, 2000)

–          Always (Cross Road, 1994)

If you were there last night, and realize I skipped a song, please feel free to add.

**

It was the best concert performance I’ve seen, and it was even better than my previous Bon Jovi concert because I was much closer to the stage. Jon smartly commented that 18 years was too long, indicating the first time they came to Turkey. But hey, I am sure they will make an effort to come back sooner. After all, here were are – countries away from their hometown New Jersey, and knowing the lyrics by heart- whether the songs are from 1986 or 2009. The youngest audience members were about 11, and the oldest were about 60. Many fans had been to the Istanbul concert in 1993.

Jon Bon Jovi was once asked the question whether his job was better or the President (of the USA)’s. And he didn’t hesitate to say that his was better. After all, he “got to keep the house and the plane”. Oh, he also gets to keep the fans. I was 12 when I became a fan. I am 26 now. And they still rock.

And even though I had sweated like I’d run a marathon, and my feet hurt from all the dancing and my voice went after all the singing and screaming, I’d have gladly stayed for another 20 songs. I’d say he has an awesome job, along with his band mates. And they freakin’ rock at it.

And thanks to the band’s lead-guitarist Richie Sambora who got out of rehab just in time to be at this concert with us. It would not have been the same without him. Jon and Richie just might be the best rock’ n roll duo.

All I can say is, Blame it on the Love of Rock n’ Roll. And Blame it on the Love of Bon Jovi!

🙂

P.S.: This review was written wearing the tour T-shirt bought at the concert yesterday.

 

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Bon Jovi 2006 Munich Concert Review: Updated

Posted on June 16, 2009 Written by ripitup

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BON JOVI-HAVE A NICE DAY ALBUM TOUR,2006
BON JOVI-HAVE A NICE DAY ALBUM TOUR,2006

This post was originally titled Bon Jovi Once is Not Enough. Today, I published another pot to prove it. Yesterday (July, 08, 2011), Bon Jovi were in Istanbul Turkey and they rocked the hell out of us. Now, I have to say you can never be to enough Bon Jovi concerts. To read 2011’s review, click here.

For the Munich concert review, read on:

I had been waiting to see these guys for 10 years. 10 years. You see, I absolutely HATE waiting I am a Sagittarius and I couldn’t wait to be born. So now that you know I can’t even wait for 5 minutes, you will realize what kind of torture it was to wait such a long time. I grew up listening to these guys. When I found my true self, they were there. I was just 11 when I first bought their album. It was 95, their most recent at the time. I had got sick of listening to same shit and I wanted something new,something exciting. And I found it with These Days.

After I knew These Days inside out, it was time to try other albums. As I did, I loved the band more and more. Every album was different and I liked them all. Along the road, I discovered other bands. Rock was my thing. Fit my character, helped me express myself. There was a good song for my every mood. I listened other bands too of course: Def Leppard, Motley Crue, AC/DC, Poison, Goo Goo Dolls…But Bon Jovi remained the most special. As I said, I grew up with them but didn’t grow out of them. I am full of life and their songs celebrate life in the most fun fashion.
I saw Bryan Adams when I was 15. Small stadium, great concert. Loved it.
For my 20th Birthday, I saw Sebastian Bach- front- man of Skid Row-with friends. It was cool,
great party.
I saw Uriah Heep at a Harley Davidson Festival. It was summer, it was a park. It was fun.
Then I saw Motley Crue this summer. Wow! Crowd capacity: 16.000. The biggest concert up to date. Effects, stunts, performance. Everything was perfect. The great theatrical rock concert

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But I hadn’t seen Bon Jovi. The thing about this band is that I like them in person too. I like the fact that they didn’t do heavy drugs, they quit completely after they had kids, that they were nice guys who appreciated family, friends, fans, love and dreams. They wrote about stuff I cared about. So I wanted the ultimate concert. And finally, when I was in Norway, I got the chance!!!

28th May, 2006, Sunday, Munich

I am not a fan of the people in Munich and I did have some bad luck with the ticket before and after the concert. And no I wasn’t in the front. But I was in the field of an Olympic Stadium! There were like 70.000 people, all fans, all mad about the band! I was at the heart of an amazing concert! The front band Nickelback warmed us. But the real thing was absolutely glorious. They didn’t do stunts like Motley Crue did. They played. Jon sang and danced and worked the band and the crowd. It was pure, naked rock and the pick of songs couldn’t have been better!

Started with Last Man Standing, from the Have a Nice Day album. They played 25 songs in total, with 2 comebacks. You see, we didn’t want to let them go! And I definitely want to see them again. Here the songs, not in order of playing.

From “Slippery When Wet” : You give love a bad name, Wanted dead or alive, Living on a prayer, I’d die for you, Raise your hands,Wild in the Streets.

From “New Jersey” : Bad Medicine, I will be there for you, Born to be my baby

From the “Young guns 2” soundtrack: Blaze of Glory

From “Keep the Faith” : Keep The Faith, I’ll sleep when I’m dead, Dry Country

From “Crossroad”: Someday I’ll be Saturday Night

From These Days: These Days

From Crush: Captain Crush and Beauty Queen From Mars, It’s my life

From Bounce: Everyday

Single: Radio saved my life tonight.

From Have a Nice day:

Have a nice day
I wanna be loved
Who says you can’t go home?
Bells of Freedom
Last man Standing
Story of my life.

22 years, 25 songs, 2.5 hours. It was fucking amazing. Best concert I have ever been to. They left us wanting for more. And yes, Jon Bon Jovi can evoke every possible positive human emotion in you… respect, admiration, lust, fun… Yep, I had a good time. Love everything about the band.

What can I say? Blame it on the love of rock and roll! ; )

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