Will there ever be another "Bon Jovi" for you?

Lizz, very true, about having more money when you are older. In my twenties I had very little money and would only see a couple of shows a tour. Now that I make decent money and am single, I can go to as many shows as work will allow, lol!! So, yes, that is a plus about being older for sure!! Well, if there touring in their 60's I'll be there right with you!!

deb

i dont think i will ever listen to a band as much as i have listened to bon jovi. i still do a little but not as much as i did.

i have this image of one day of jon and the guys coming to do a gig walking out all old and singing ill sleep when im dead u know ill be there

yeah, Pink Floyd. Watching them live can make me cry, bon jovi can't do that to me.

I am a big fan of some other acts like RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS but BON JOVI
will always be my favourites.
These guys are good musicians & I think they have made their career on their own.
They have never been press darlings like some of other bands like COLDPLAY are.

no way. I`m 24 and I know that I might still want to go to concerts from time to time when the guys are dead or retired. but there are so many bands I liked in 92 when I became a fan but something about Bon Jovi was just magic and made me a fan so that I wait for every new release every little news everything about BJ. I`ve been to a U2 concert this summer and there were good but it`s just not the same there`s never gonna be another Bon Jovi to me.

I wonder if nowadays there`s any newer band that can get die hard fans and followers like Bon Jovi did in all those years.

For me Bon Jovi is the one band that has stuck with me since the first time I heard Runaway on the radio. There are other bands I really like, other bands and artists that I listen to and go see, but BJ is the only band I actively try to see mutiple times on any tour. There is nothing quite like the all inclusive church where everyone participates vibe that BJ pulls off live, and no other artist has consistently had songs that "matter" to me, that I connect with as much. BJ shows are to this day and many, many shows later still the most fun thing that I do. I'm in for the long haul, may it go on for a long, long time yet.

Davefan, I too wonder where these young, hot acts think their audience is going to be in say 10 years??? Bands and artists don't tour like they used to which is where a fanbase that sticks is built. It's in that "connection" that comes from seeing and hearing an artist live. Having a great song or a hit single is great but in the long run people remember what they feel connected to and if you don't go out and perform and interact with people that just doesn't happen and people move on to other things and bands.

Would I go see any other band more than 3-4 times on the same tour??? I dont think so. To me I highly doubt theyll be another "Bon Jovi" im not saying they are one of those bands what have ever changed the face of music or wrote life changing songs. I dunno I just seem to do far more for this band than I would for any other artist. I do think BJ attracts very loyal fans who seem to stick with them through thick and thin (or Keep the faith and TLFR as I call it )

That's a hard one for me. I was a Bruce fan way before I was a Bon Jovi fan and I was a Led Zeppelin fan before I was a Bruce fan. The Beatles were huge when I was a teenager but I never really connected with them - so it isn't my teenage years that I remember my favorite music from. Since I haven't been able to see Zeppelin since the late seventies except for Page and Plant a few times in the nineties - I am reduced to listening to the bootlegs and albums. It's not the same as a live show but those of you that never saw Led Zeppelin live cannot imagine what their live shows were like - very, very intense.

Then there is Bruce who is still going strong. His run of 10 shows at Giants Stadium in 2003 was some of the best music I have ever seen. This is a longtime relationship for me (he's the original Jersey Boy) and it almost equals my Bon Jovi passion (and it actually sometimes surpasses it if I'm honest). Objectively, I think Bruce and the E St Band are better musicians.

But with Bon Jovi there is a personal connection that never seems to go away. I can criticize the music all I want (and I do sometimes) for being simplistic and a bit too much on the wrong side of pop. There is however a magic to the live shows that never goes away for me. I was not thrilled with the Bounce tour and was afraid that this tour was going to do me in. I really prefer their earlier music - before Crush. However this tour just sucked me in once again and here I still am - 4 shows down and 1 to go - until they announce the summer shows

So those are the thoughts from an older and longtime fan.

Kathleen

Alright, so it's settled, 20 yrs from now, if theyre still out there, I guess I'll be seeing some of you guys in different places.

You know, I thought whoever said that the music lifts them up and makes them feel better when they have shit times, is totally right. Well other music can do that for me but not much. Bon Jovi is one of the few. Like when I'm worried sick with thinking about where the hell my life's gonna go, what's gonna happen to me in the next ten years, or even what's gonna happen to me in the next few months, when will I have a cool job that I love and I'm good at. When will I get married or have kids, when will I get to see those places in the world I always wanted to see. I put in a Bon Jovi album and I'm not much worried about that stuff, I'm just chilling mentally, and listening to good music.
And I think the ones like Have A Nice Day, Every Day, Bounce, Welcome To Wherever You Are, etc...I think those can contribute to helping a person build confidence in themselves and in life and have more faith in themselves. I like how music can change your attitude.