Buffalo review - The Truth

Ok ok, This was my third Bon Jovi show ever. Second on this tour. I went to Toronto for the other 2. I will start by saying this... the Goo Goo Dolls put on a great show... they really had a good one for the home crowd and as much as i wasn't too thrilled to see them again, they converted me. The Crowd was really into it, showing the pride of having their home band up there. Jonny Resinek thanked Bon Jovi for allowing them the chance to open and unlike toronto they came back for an encore.

On to the main event (sort of). The boys did the typical Bounce intro and Jon came out to a pretty loud cheer, Bounce was good. PROBLEM. At the beginning of the second verse (This ain't no game...) Richie's guitar cut out and he had to walk over to get another one and 10 seconds of BOUNCE didnt have guitars....oh well... i guess it happens to everyone. Typical setlist so there's no surprises there, on to BAD NAME, one of the most embarressing moments as a jovi fan, the crowd is singing along and at the end Jon wants everybody to end it? and you couldnt even hear the crowd, i was in shock, and i think jon was too. So once again duting WILD IN THE STREETS Richie's guitar was cutting in and out and he replaced guitars at least 3 times, i felt so bad for him up there. The boys breezed through the setlist very quickly alot of the time there were fans sitting down, which im not used to at a Bon Jovi concert. Towards the end of the show they finished with Born To Be my Baby and the crowd was done...some people were leaving? i dont get it. After Raise Your Hands Jon says "Do I Finally have your attention?" They left and waited for the cheers to get them back out.... i think the Goo Goo Dolls got a bigger ovation, (im not joking). The Boys came back out for Keep The Faith and Jon didnt do his little Jungle interlude and thats weird cause ive never heard KTF without it. Bad Medicine and shout were typical, the crowd was pretty good for Shout but come on, Buffalo was definatly not rocking. Im not trying to insult the fans of Buffalo or anything like that.... But if there is anyone that went to the Toronto show out there be very happy you got the Long setlist that you did. Other than that im a little disappointed that I paid to go see that after i saw them in toronto. Overall, Both toronto shows i saw were much better and i think i'll just stick to Toronto newt time.

What's wrong with the Buffalo fans ?

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Maybe the band was having an off night. When things like this happen, the band really have to work overtime to win the audience. If they don't, then the audience will keep sitting down. Can't blame the audience. They pay to have a good time. It's the band's job to keep them (the majority at least) entertained.

I hope on Monday they'll kick major butt.

pity about the crowd, but i dont think it helped with richies' guitars cutting out, espcially during the opening track. i hope he gets wotever went wrong fixed, i think the band must have felt more frustrated then anything...

i certainly would have

Of course not! State College was alive, loud, and ready to party! I don't know why Buffalo seemed so...dead. It's BON JOVI for garsh sakes!
Maybe some of the audience came to just see The Goos - it is their hometown.
Either way, have respect for the band; jump, dance, scream, sing, and party at their concerts -- it's near impossible not to, though

i can't believe it!

i feel sorry for our boys...
they even played born to be my baby!!!! one of the best songs....and people were leaving? Helloooooo. whats wrong with those buffalo people?!

I too went to the Toronto concert and loved it so much I had to get tickets for Buffalo. Hello Ebay. As it turned out I had to go by myself my sister in law was sick. I stood out side from 6- 7:15 to see if could get rid of the ticket. People said I'll give you $10 or $12. It was terrible or I just want a cheap ticket to get in. Forget the scalpers they said $20.00 so you don't have to eat it. I paid $200 us for the tickets by the ramp and none would even pay the 65 face value. I finally sold it to a girl for $20.00 at 7:15 so I had someone to party with. We had a great time.And she was sooo thankful for the awesome seat. So at least she appreciated the seat & the band.And to see Jon up close it was worth the $200 US anyhow. I know tickets in Toronto went for HUGE$$$$$. Maybe alot of people were there for the Goo Goo Dolls.