Everyone read!!! An help for Italian Bon Jovi fans!!!

From where I look at this, it's very very very easy for the Italians to travel to see the other shows, e.g. Switzerland. The distances there aren't anywhere close to what they are if you have to go there from Finland.

Bon Jovi dropped out a lot of the places that they did the previous tours, and that of course is a pity, but then we have to make arrangements to go and see them elsewhere, or then not go and see them.

I, for one, am going to travel to Europe next tour. I have been saving money for six months now, and I'm going to save money for the next six months still for this dream of mine to happen. I use all of my summer vacation (1 month) from work for this trip. And just to give you an idea, it takes almost 48 hours to travel from where I live to e.g. Amsterdam, and you need to go by a ship, and several trains. From Italy, you just take a train and a few hours later, you're there.

That's not true, public transport (=trains, for example) is very much working in central Europe. I have been checking a lot of routes and schedules, take it from me!

Don't take me wrong, I symphatize with you guys for not having Bon Jovi in Italy, we scandinavians are in the same boat, so to speak. A huge per cent of the concerts on this tour are in England and Germany, which are the biggest market areas for Bon Jovi. The Internet ticket sales make it possible for people from other countries to go there aswell. Bon Jovi won't make those drop-dead (literally!) long tours anymore, and this is just something that we fans in the border areas of Europe have to accept.

To sign a petition is ok, but it's not gonna make a difference, I'm afraid. Bon Jovi have families now, and that's their # 1 priority. That's why they're cutting back on tour lenghts, and also the tight tour schedules. They're not 20 anymore, remember.

JoviLaura

To Sambo-Chris:
It's useless talking with u. You think only by your point of view. Not all can do what u do. Do u think the petion is a stupid idea? Never mind, we prefer doing stupid things rather than staying without doing anything.

To Jovilaura:
You're right: the pubblic transport is enough good but I, and a lot of other people, live in the south of Italy. Do u know how much hours i stayed on a train to see BJ last year? 13 to go and 13 to come back. And the concert was in Italy... However I'm enough lucky and, if they won't come here in Italy, I'll probably go to Switzerland. But there're also a lot of my friends who can't do that.

To AnnU:
You understood perfectly our intentions!

What about Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland????

Here's my thinking on the subject, once again... I understand (altho don't like it) that BJ aren't coming to Finland, it's difficult to get all the stage setup etc here. They haven't been to Norway since 93, and Denmark since 95, and I think Sweden has been the country to have the shows on behalf of the other Scandinavian countries. Maybe Sweden was left out this time partially due to the lenght of the tour, partially due to all that was said between BJ and the Swedish press last year...

Just to make a point, in 2000, BJ gave 4 shows in Scandinavia (2 in Swe, 2 in Fin). In 2001, there was only one show (Swe). And now... Well, I guess this is just the "natural" continuum to that. Never in my wildest dreams would I have believed that they would leave out Scandinavia completely...

KTF all ya who won't get BJ in your country this time around!!

JoviLaura

I can understand Italian fans, as the others like us in France who won't have BJ for next tour, or maybe if they decide to come ...
I'd just want to say that i could travel to Ireland (1 hour 1/4), or England to see them, but as soon as i payed my ticket for the show, i won't have any money left .... BJ are one of my priority, but we need to eat, i can't prive myself of lots of things to keep a bit of money for BJ, but not as some fans.... unfortunely. I'm not reach !!!