Thread: Could Jon sell out stadiums under his own name?
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Old 11-21-2014, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by IML88 View Post
I don't understand the "RICHIE OR DETH" part of the vote, but I went with no. "Jon Bon Jovi" and "Bon Jovi" are different propositions, but in performance and consumer perception.

Proof is in the Destination Anywhere tour. Arguably the height of popularity and awareness, Jon's solo shows were smaller venues, if he or promoters didn't think he could sell out stadiums on his own then, they sure as hell wouldn't now.
But again, I'm not saying Jon Bon Jovi as a solo property (Touring off the solo albums, doing songs from D.A, Glory and a handful of Jovi songs). I'm saying the man touring the band's hits with a different backing band, on the same level as they are now. He's gotten a lot of corporate shows with Kings of Suburbia, and on his own, and its not like he's being booked because people dug Santa Fe.
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Don't make the mistake of thinking that even 1% of Bon Jovi fans are like you, because they aren't. Don't think you know how Bon Jovi fans think. You don't. You know yourself. Stick to that.
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