[rainsong]

This is one of the best articles I've seen written about the band, I'm truly impressed!!!

[Captain_jovi]

Wow. Just as soon as it's made a single, I wanna be loved is back in the set!!

[RyanBounce04]

Originally Posted by Captain_jovi

Wow. Just as soon as it's made a single, I wanna be loved is back in the set!!

What was the set? Good to see I Want To Be Loved back in!

Ryan

[Captain_jovi]

Originally Posted by RyanBounce04

What was the set? Good to see I Want To Be Loved back in!

Ryan

I don't have it in full but that's the only oddity I found. No Last Cig or Novocaine.

[Christo]

From BJ.com-

BON JOVI - BUFFALO ROCKS(Jan 21)
BON JOVI visited BUFFALO, NEW YORK (Friday, January 20th) and played a kickass show at the HSBC Arena. NFL legendary Buffalo Bills former QB Jim Kelly was in the house! Check out the set list:

LAST MAN STANDING
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
COMPLICATED
BORN TO BE MY BABY
THE STORY OF MY LIFE
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
RUNAWAY
THE RADIO SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT
I WANT TO BE LOVED (*DEBUT ALERT - this is the first time the band has played this new song off of the "Have A Nice Day" album on the HAVE A NICE DAY TOUR!! DEBUT ALERT!*)
NOVOCAINE
I WON'T BACK DOWN (Tom Petty cover)
HAVE A NICE DAY
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU (acoustic)
BLAZE OF GLORY (acoustic)
BED OF ROSES (acoustic)
BAD MEDICINE
RAISE YOUR HANDS
LIVIN' ON A PRAYER

encore:
WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE
CAPTAIN CRASH & THE BEAUTY QUEEN FROM MARS
TREAT HER RIGHT
JUST OLDER
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

The band headed to Toronto and ARRIVED SAFELY.
See you at the Air Canada Center !

[Captain_jovi]

Originally Posted by Christo

From BJ.com-

BON JOVI - BUFFALO ROCKS(Jan 21)
BON JOVI visited BUFFALO, NEW YORK (Friday, January 20th) and played a kickass show at the HSBC Arena. NFL legendary Buffalo Bills former QB Jim Kelly was in the house! Check out the set list:

LAST MAN STANDING
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
COMPLICATED
BORN TO BE MY BABY
THE STORY OF MY LIFE
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
RUNAWAY
THE RADIO SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT
I WANT TO BE LOVED (*DEBUT ALERT - this is the first time the band has played this new song off of the "Have A Nice Day" album on the HAVE A NICE DAY TOUR!! DEBUT ALERT!*)
NOVOCAINE
I WON'T BACK DOWN (Tom Petty cover)
HAVE A NICE DAY
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU (acoustic)
BLAZE OF GLORY (acoustic)
BED OF ROSES (acoustic)
BAD MEDICINE
RAISE YOUR HANDS
LIVIN' ON A PRAYER

encore:
WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE
CAPTAIN CRASH & THE BEAUTY QUEEN FROM MARS
TREAT HER RIGHT
JUST OLDER
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

The band headed to Toronto and ARRIVED SAFELY.
See you at the Air Canada Center !

PLEASE tell me they meant to say this is the first time for this leg of the tour. *Groans*

[Kev]

Idiots! Bj.com always get things wrong lol. We all know it wasnt the first time IWTBL was played live on the HAND tour.

[RockMusic]

Bon Jovi
HSBC Arena - Sold Out
Buffalo, New York
January 20, 2006

Videos

1. News video from the concert floor while the band is performing.
2. Pre-Concert Interview with Legendary Guitarist Richie Sambora.
Courtesy: WGRZ - NBC News 2 Buffalo
Stream Only - DO NOT download these files as they are copyrighted.

Click: From the Concert

Click: Full Interview with King Richie

There is some things I'm glad has changed since the 80's, ROFLOL.

[RockMusic]

Wild Women Compete for Buffalo Bon Jovi Tickets
Courtesy: WKBW- ABC 7 Buffalo

Jan 20, 2006 - Jon Bon Jovi has been in town before, but for tonight's show at the HSBC Arena, some local women were willing to do almost anything for front row tickets.

As part of a 97 rock morning show promotion, girls were getting airbrushed from head to toe in red, part of the band's "Have a Nice Day" tour. One woman bathed in milk and another was doused with ice and water. But the winner spread peanut butter and chocolate on herself before diving on a "Slip 'n Slide." (Baaaawaaaa!!!)

Carrie Borowski told 7 news "I want front row tickets to Bon Jovi. I've always sat in the back and I want to be front row." Well, Carrie is getting her wish. She won the tickets, and will have a close-up view of tonight's concert.

~ ~ ~ ~

RockMusic says: Aw yes, "Ladiessss Night in Buffalo". I always loved rolling through Buffalo for a winter gig. The women DID know how to party, lol. Buffalo was just a great party town. I think the winters are so harsh, that people are just glad to dig out of the snow and go to a great rock party and get crazy.

Click: Here's the great video of the contest

Again, stream only. DO NOT Download as the video is copyrighted. Thanks

OTHER:

This headshot of Jon was on a news article this week. I forget which city. Cripes, could they have used a worse pic? I've always said the reason musician's do drugs, is because they have to deal with the media and music Labels.

[RockMusic]

Bon Jovi Fills The Bill
By Jeff Miers, News Pop Music Critic
The Buffalo News
1/21/2006

- - Arena-rock pros give devoted fans a solid, stunning serving of hits

Jon Bon Jovi sings to the 20,000 faithful who converged on HSBC Arena to hear a leader in arena rock.

Bon Jovi played before some 20,000 people inside HSBC Arena Friday, on the eve of a four-night, sold-out booking in Toronto. There were no real surprises. Just plenty of fist-pumping, arena-pop anthems, and a mother lode of face time with singer Jon Bon Jovi and guitarist Richie Sambora, his musical partner and on-stage foil for the past 23 years. In 2005, Bon Jovi topped the 100-million-albums-sold plateau. Based on Friday's show, this band is just getting started.

Opening with his personal manifesto, "Last Man Standing," Jon Bon Jovi - emerging, a la U2's Bono (and Kiss' Paul Stanley) on a satellite stage to the rear of the arena - coaxed Beatlemania-level squeals from the capacity crowd, and proceeded to work the fans like a consummate professional from that point forward.

The hits came fast and furious, reminding us that this is a seasoned act capable of summoning arena-rock rapture systematically. Bon Jovi the band knows how to work a crowd old-school, like it used to do it in the '80s, and play energetically, play well, be a well-oiled machine and give the people what they want.

What they wanted was clearly "You Give Love a Bad Name," which came second, and featured an earsplitting sing-along, all laid at the feet of the buff and beaming Jon. Keep in mind that, for the faithful, this band can do no wrong.

Songs may sound similar, even formulaic. Bon Jovi plays three types of songs: pop-metal, rock-candy ravers; earnest, folk-pop, pseudo-Springsteen roots-rockers; and blatantly melodramatic power-ballads - all of which Jon sings with both commitment and refinement, and striking a nerve with the fans.

Bobby Bandiera, of Southside Johnny and the Jukes, played auxiliary guitar and sang harmony, and his presence made this more of a New Jersey affair. In essence, Bon Jovi songs are Jersey pop, barroom sing-alongs with pristine, catchy choruses, a touch of hard-rock muscle courtesy of the band's uber-tight rhythm section (drummer Tico Torres is the definition of solid) and a hint of Aerosmith-esque grit by way of Sambora's bluesy solos.

Bon Jovi gave Buffalo a stunning show. This is not deep music, nor is it intended to be. It's escapism, pure and simple, and Bon Jovi is a band well-equipped to make you forget yourself for a little while.

e-mail: jmiers@buffnews.com

RockMusic says: And another reason I really like Buffalo, is their media does a terrific job of supporting Touring acts that come through town. The Buffalo media has done more to support Bon Jovi than the rest of the 2nd leg cities combined.