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Old 11-07-2003, 01:53 AM
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Default BJ Tour Memories

I posted this in the me me me me thread but thought more people would like to read it....

I have been the the following shows....

27th August 2000 Britannia Stadim, Stoke
13th June 2001 McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
17rh June 2001 Millenium Stadium, Cardiff
18th September 2002 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
22nd June 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
24th June 2003 Molyneux Ground(s!!!) Wolverhampton
26th June 2003 Old Trafford, Manchester
28th June 2003 Hyde Park, London

As you say, each show holds different memories for different reason, its not just about the show, its about the people you meet, the fine looking ladies on show...erm, the amount of fun you have while queueing, the weather etc.

My Fave concert was probably Hyde Park....Here i could list a million reason, meeting Kev (Bon Geordie) as soon as we got there at 8.30am, after being with him all day at glasgow, we were so shocked to see him again! The other friends we made on the day, he fact that we stayed together from first thing right in the morning, right to the very end. Me paul and kev all Getting front row of the Gold Circle. Getting real sunburnt at the show lol, hearing the buzz of 120,000 (not 92,000) people scream as richie started the Bounce intro. Jons "booms". Lay your hands on me, these days, and never say goodbye. Then saying goodbye to everyone, i was sad, but never been so happy at the same time!

2nd fave was probably Cardiff in 2001. Cardiff was our first show that we got into the pit and we never thought we would ever get so close!

3rd would have to be SBE, just for the shear fact that we got the very last two tickets (numbers 1999 and 2000) after the show had sold out. The box office had two cancellations on the monday morning before the show and paul snapped them up. When he txt me i thought he had gotten tickets for the cinemas, not the ACTUAL show! Then it was a club gig, such an intimate setting and is something I will probably never experience again with BJ.

4th is Glasow, the first of our four shows in 6 days...when richie started that into to bounce and we could see the red and green lights and lazers behind him...so magnificent....the electricity in the crowd was just phenominal...paul didnt know nothing at all about what had happened on the tour so seeing his face when jon announce richie was gonna sing a song was worth the entry fee alone!

5th is Stoke, this was an awesome show, but when i look back it was only an average show, this was my first so it always holds special memories. Bood on blood was a special moment for me....when jon stops after singing "...in a rock n roll band" and the crowd wne more nuts than any show i have been at!

6th is Old Trafford, my local show...despite being an amazing show, i missed the end coz my friend hayley passed out and we had to go over the barrier...the medical room was backstage and we heard jon n richie after the show outside talking about how awesome the show was...that was magical for me. Also seeing hayleys face when we walked round the stadium and we saw taija and laura and i remember them standing up and shouting "KEEEEEVVVVV" really loud....that got me so excited...hayley thought it was so mad that i had a "fanclub" lol.

7th was Wolverhamton. Just an average show, very much enjoyed it, and i guess i knew this was gonna be the "worst" of our four.....hearing jon talk about the banners and seeing the 7 year old kid on the screen was a highlights for me.

8th, last but not really least was the show at Huddersfield, an amazing show as always, i was on my own that day and only talked to the people who i met...still great, but it just wasnt the samegoing on your own. An awesome show...jon talking about becoming a doctor lol.

I have never had a bad experiece at a show....BJ are by far the greatest live band ever!
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2000: Stoke. 2001: Huddersfield, Cardiff. 2002: London. 2003: Glasgow, Wolverhampton, Manchester, London.
2006: Dusseldorf, Glasgow, Manchester, Coventry, Southampton, MK x2, Hull, NJ x3.
2007: London JBJ Q&A, London, NJ x3. 2008: Dublin, Manchester, Coventry, Bristol, London x2.
2010: NJ x3, London x4. 2011: Munich, Manchester, London, Dublin x2, Lisbon. 2012: RS London.
2013: Manchester, Birmingham, Dublin, London. 2014: RS Belfast. 2016: London. 2019: Dublin x2, Liverpool, London

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