As a casual fan / lurker (this was only my second Bon Jovi concert), I enjoyed tonight's show. The pacing was uneven, though. It wasn't just the set list. Jon came out strong and the band looked really happy to be on stage. The chemistry was good between Jon & Ritchie. But then, in the middle, Jon looked worn out to me. Not physically, but mentally. Like singing the new songs was emotionally draining. I have watched Jon strut around enough to recognize that he was off - he looked a bit vulnerable. He thanked the crowd more than once. Maybe he felt bad that the new music wasn't holding the crowd's attention, I don't know. His voice was definitely not the best, but he looked like he was really trying and the rest of the band sounded great to me. After the slow middle, we fired back up toward the encore.

As far as the stage goes, it wasn't nearly as bad as I had feared, in terms of visibility. We were seated way off to one side, nosebleed, but we could look down on the whole stage most of the time and still see Jon & Ritchie all of the time, even when the mobile screens were up. I have no idea what the backdrop was supposed to look like, but I didn't feel like I missed much, not seeing it.