Aloha !

Those dates were false, but still. It's not the band that picks the venues, it's the promotor, in this case Mojo. Since the Arena is a lot more inexpensive to rent, they decide to go for The Arena, even though de Kuip has about the same capacity, and has acoustics that make the Arena look even worse (if it's even possible). If Bon Jovi would tell Mojo that they will not go to Holland if they'd have to play the Arena, the problem would solve itself and Mojo would rent Feijenoord Stadium, like the did when Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones gave their demands about not wanting to play that shithole.

Even though the Arena has promised "to make it better" it'll never be good, and more and more Dutch fans start avoiding the place and go to shows outside of Holland. This is not only happening to Bon Jovi, but is happening to more bands, simply due to the acoustics being that bad. I've seen 5 concerts there and not one of them had good acoustics. I'm not planning on doing a Bon Jovi show there anymore, even though the shows they've done there were very good. It's just not worth my money anymore.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan