I still have no voice left after singing my heart out the other night. I wish I hadn't bothered...

Just a few points about the arena set-up.

No.1 The screens are way too small and are showing animations 90% of the time. I go to a Bon Jovi show to see the band, nothing else.

No.2 The sound is too low. I want to feel the music as well as hear it. I was expecting a lot better.

Now for performance,

I think Jon was hungover from the night before, he was rushing through the set and even missed out the medley in Bad Medicine. He also said towards the end "I had a late night in Paris last night" Good excuse

The placement of some of the songs killed the atmosphere on a night the crowd were pretty up for it. Just as the audience were getting pumped up they played a dull song. It didn't feel like a rock show at all. The acoustic set was ok, but rather than go back into the main set with a rocker they went for WWWB..... Christ, I never saw so many people run for a piss / sit down in my life.

All in all it was a huge let down and by far worst show I've seen in a while from any band. My brother who's been a fan since forever was even more upset by what he saw than I was. On the Thames Clipper on the way back no one talking about the show, everyone just looked slightly dejected, I also heard I guy saying "That was the worst concert ever"

On paper the set looked good but in reality the whole show was very poor. I don't think I can be bothered with them for a while after this. I might take in a 2011 date if they decide not the rape the fans again.
Thumbs up to The O2 though. A fantastic venue