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Originally Posted by Captain_jovi
I still say that's crazy to think that the Bon Jovi/Jon Bon Jovi scenario is the same as Vince Neil/Motley Crue. If you youtube Living on a Prayer it's infinitely more likely to have the artist as Jon Bon Jovi than looking for Home Sweet home and seeing "By Vince Neil".
Fans, yes. They're gonna get it. Someone going for nostalgia purposes, it's not a lick of difference in North America. Not only did people still go to the shows that they had tickets to post Richie's departure legs were ADDED TO THE TOUR. A band in shambles with their fanbase doesn't add dates for people in the hopes of maybe Richie will come back. The earth kept spinning and the trucks kept moving which kind of makes me sad.
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It is crazy if we were comparing the two in terms of popularity which we aren't. I'm just stating that just because Jon Bon jovi is his name doesn't mean he shares the same power as Bon jovi. I just used Motley / Vince as a comparison to prove why he / they aren't. So many huge artist have put out solo albums and failed for no other reason than it not being under the band name. Look what Jon did in '97 as a solo artist and that's why none of us have Sex Sells sitting on our CD shelf right now.
In the states, Roger Waters sells out stadiums based on his name alone with no obvious Pink Floyd reference in his name.
Bottom line, majority of the people buying tickets know the nature of the events prior and are not as naive as people think they are on here. The people buying the tickets are fans of some sort and know the deal, trust me. There is not one person at a Motley Crue concert who has no idea who Vince Neil is.
Jon would never do a band show without Bon Jovi because he knows they would never be as good as the real thing. With that said, people don't want to line up for a JBJ solo set with some band songs thrown in, regardless if it's with the KOS or an all star solo band. Jon would probably do well but not as good as a number 1 tour. I think a summer amphitheater tour would be more fitting for a JBJ solo show but why bother when he could throw in Dave and Tico and pull off a real Bon Jovi stadium tour. We are talking about one of the biggest touring acts in the world right now. Jon Bon jovi as a solo artist could not pull off such magnitude.
You are almost implying that people will be tricked into it or they won't even notice that's it just Jon once they get there. Not happening! Jon would be totally upfront promotion wise prior to any ticket sales and everyone would know what they are getting. Especially with social media.