Bon Jovi in Lisbon, Portugal - 26 June 2013

Originally Posted by LeaJovi

One thing worth mentioning and that I don't like quite a bit is the complete drop of Always.

I know it was too hard on his voice but to the point of not even consider it as an audible?

Originally Posted by JerseyGiant

Just got back to where I'm staying ill throw my 2 cents in before I head to bed I'm pretty shattered! Call me naive but considering I'm in a different country I had a blast I managed to get me and my friend upgraded to diamond circle
Urmmm the show personally I loved it, it was a fantastic experience, ill admit some songs did fall flat, while others "in these arms" especially went down very well, water is a fantastic opener, and as much as I'm not really a fan "sleep" went down ok, Phil X did a great job and Jon and the rest of the guys seemed to be in a great mood, BWC was received well some chick in the circle was handing out green red and yellow balloons which I think where to represent Portugal, So yea would have liked "Always" but I got radio loves the only rule and a few songs off the new record which was cool all in all I had a great time

Originally Posted by Roxannah

- the show lasted 2h15. i could tell it the encore would be short, as Jon seemed totally burned out after Bad Medicine.

- no audibles were added to set. what you see in the encore, is what we got.

- Bed Of Roses wasn't played, but In These Arms was. In These Arms was one of the few moments the crowd seemed to be awake.

- this was by far the lamest crowd i have ever experienced. i'm still puzzled. was i really in Portugal? it didn't seem like it at all. absolutely freaking lame.

- sound was terrible. there were times the sound was good, there were times we could hardly hear a thing. all during the same song. in fact, i can not remember the last time i experienced such a bad sound overall.

- surprisingly, Because We Can was very well received.

- many songs fell flat, if not most of the set. Water, Radio (i was the only one who seemed to know it where i was), What About Now, Superman Tonight, We Weren't Born To Follow, What's Left Of Me.

- Richie was extremely missed. Phil did a great job but no, it didn't feel like a Bon Jovi show. still, had the crowd and setlist been better, that would could've been easily overlooked.

- ah yeah, no Buick. too big? it's a freaking park!

all in all, by far the worst Bon Jovi show i've ever been to.

Originally Posted by Roxannah

just a few notes before bed, as i'm leaving for Spain in the morning (not going to Madrid's show, though ).

i had already lowered my expectations so i wouldn't leave disappointed. i'm not really the type of person to complain and i'm generally easily pleased, not too demanding, etc. you catch my drift. am i surprised to say i still managed to leave the show incredibly disappointed.

- the show lasted 2h15. i could tell it the encore would be short, as Jon seemed totally burned out after Bad Medicine.

- no audibles were added to set. what you see in the encore, is what we got.

- Bed Of Roses wasn't played, but In These Arms was. In These Arms was one of the few moments the crowd seemed to be awake.

- this was by far the lamest crowd i have ever experienced. i'm still puzzled. was i really in Portugal? it didn't seem like it at all. absolutely freaking lame.

- sound was terrible. there were times the sound was good, there were times we could hardly hear a thing. all during the same song. in fact, i can not remember the last time i experienced such a bad sound overall.

- surprisingly, Because We Can was very well received.

- many songs fell flat, if not most of the set. Water, Radio (i was the only one who seemed to know it where i was), What About Now, Superman Tonight, We Weren't Born To Follow, What's Left Of Me.

- Richie was extremely missed. Phil did a great job but no, it didn't feel like a Bon Jovi show. still, had the crowd and setlist been better, that would could've been easily overlooked.

- ah yeah, no Buick. too big? it's a freaking park!

all in all, by far the worst Bon Jovi show i've ever been to.

Originally Posted by Jovimimi

I think the crowd was lame about everywhere this tour in europe ..i know it is not really lame but the crowd is NOT into it at ANY SHOW to me Portugal is not different don't blame your people I feel like they react with what they get ..it is well done (no mistakes ) it is a good set but it is NOT the usual bon jovi ... the crowd react to that - everywhere ..never I felt like wow that audience was nuts ... I thought the pit was strong in prague for example but the rest of the stadium was like under some sort of coma... Jon begs for reaction all the time and he WORKS HARD for it but it is just not working (just like the cell phone 'thing' yeah you may get a good photo of it but it is after 10 minutes after he asked for it ... its NOT instant reward at all ) I DO FEEL SAD for Jon and his musicians, they keep smiling but you can feel it's not a happy tour

Originally Posted by Jovimimi

I think the crowd was lame about everywhere this tour in europe ..i know it is not really lame but the crowd is NOT into it at ANY SHOW to me Portugal is not different don't blame your people I feel like they react with what they get ..it is well done (no mistakes ) it is a good set but it is NOT the usual bon jovi ... the crowd react to that - everywhere ..never I felt like wow that audience was nuts ... I thought the pit was strong in prague for example but the rest of the stadium was like under some sort of coma... Jon begs for reaction all the time and he WORKS HARD for it but it is just not working (just like the cell phone 'thing' yeah you may get a good photo of it but it is after 10 minutes after he asked for it ... its NOT instant reward at all ) I DO FEEL SAD for Jon and his musicians, they keep smiling but you can feel it's not a happy tour

Originally Posted by Jovimimi

I think the crowd was lame about everywhere this tour in europe ..i know it is not really lame but the crowd is NOT into it at ANY SHOW to me Portugal is not different don't blame your people I feel like they react with what they get ..it is well done (no mistakes ) it is a good set but it is NOT the usual bon jovi ... the crowd react to that - everywhere ..never I felt like wow that audience was nuts ... I thought the pit was strong in prague for example but the rest of the stadium was like under some sort of coma... Jon begs for reaction all the time and he WORKS HARD for it but it is just not working (just like the cell phone 'thing' yeah you may get a good photo of it but it is after 10 minutes after he asked for it ... its NOT instant reward at all ) I DO FEEL SAD for Jon and his musicians, they keep smiling but you can feel it's not a happy tour

Originally Posted by Jovimimi

I DO FEEL SAD for Jon and his musicians, they keep smiling but you can feel it's not a happy tour

Originally Posted by bjcrazycpa

I know you haven't been happy with Richie's absence and you are entitled to those feelings and your opinion but why do David and Tico, who have been there through thick and thin, get relegated to "his musicians"? I am trying to understand how their contributions are so easily discarded as far as the live shows.

Originally Posted by bjcrazycpa

I know you haven't been happy with Richie's absence and you are entitled to those feelings and your opinion but why do David and Tico, who have been there through thick and thin, get relegated to "his musicians"? I am trying to understand how their contributions are so easily discarded as far as the live shows.