[TCNeurotica]

I'll try to take a crack at it:

Last Man Standing
Bad Name
Born to Be My Baby
Complicated
Story of My Life (a fan handed Jon a picture of them together, I think he made a comment of her wearing barely any clothes in it...and he said to her, how does your husband feel about that? She took off her wedding ring!!! And he said - it's tough being me! HA HA)
Sleep When I'm Dead
Runaway
Novocaine
Won't Back Down (Tom Petty)
Have a Nice Day
Who Says You Can't Go Home
Just Older? (I can't remember where it was in the setlist)
It's My Life

Acoustic:
I'll Be There For You (Richie's finger was gushing with blood- poor guy!!)
Blaze of Glory (Jon out in audience)
Bed of Roses (Jon stayed out in audience and after the chorus he slowly walked through the audience to get to the stage as he was singing....gave kisses, hugs, etc. I can't imagine the surprise of the people around there...thinking they'd never get that close to him because of where they were sitting!)

Back to electric:
Captain Crash
(Just Older?)
Bad Medicine
Raise Your Hands
Prayer

Encore #1
Radio Saved My Life Tonight
Saturday Night
Treat Her Right

Encore #2 (well not really- they barely left the stage before coming back on haha)
Wanted


No big surprises. As fun as it was going two nights, wasn't worth spending $100 a night when there wasn't much of a switch-up. And I'm going back next week for Nassau. Better hear some Last Cigarette or Keep the Faith!

Best moment- seeing my beloved Yankee, PAUL O'NEILL in the crowd!!! Funny story- when he was a Yankee, he'd come up to bat and the song they'd play sometimes was "Keep the Faith." I mentioned this on backstagejbj.com, I got an email from a Bon Jovi/Yankee fan....we hit it off, meet not long after, and we've been together 3 1/2 years!! So I credit Paul/Yankees/Bon Jovi for bringing us together!

[Marco@BonJovi.nl]

Originally Posted by haveaniceday

I would hope not...let them play that song in Europe where its being released as a single. Another soft rocker would be too much for the current setlist imo.

No no, you guys keep it . It's bad enough already that it's a single and that they'll probably start playing it live and leaving out another new song, because I'm afraid it won't be Crash that will be left out.

[TCNeurotica]

Oh another thing to add to my quasi-review. After they sang "I'll Be There for You" (when they get the crowd to do the "woah's")...my boyfriend shook his head and said "It's just not the same." I have to agree. Yes it sounds nice...but man, it's not nearly as exciting as the original. It just takes away the passion and the crowd is just not as into it.

[Marco@BonJovi.nl]

Originally Posted by TCNeurotica

Oh another thing to add to my quasi-review. After they sang "I'll Be There for You" (when they get the crowd to do the "woah's")...my boyfriend shook his head and said "It's just not the same." I have to agree. Yes it sounds nice...but man, it's not nearly as exciting as the original. It just takes away the passion and the crowd is just not as into it.

I think almost everyone wants them to play the full ectric versions (or even the normal acoustic versions), but not the TLFR versions, but I don't think they'll play them anymore. Too bad though .

[danfan]

Man, that's bad.

2 sold out shows, at the most famous arena in the world, and not only did they have no surprises, but they played the exact same show both nights.

I'm surprised.

[TCNeurotica]

Know what I've noticed? The outdoor arena shows are just WAY better when it comes to surprises. We saw Giants two nights in a row in the Bounce tour and both nights had quite a variety of surprises. I remember feeling disappointed at the winter Bounce shows at the Meadowlands- going two nights in a row and not getting any surprises.

Then again, on the Crush tour the two nights and Giants didn't vary all that much...but for some reason the second show was better. Can't remember why.

[yomamasofat]

Originally Posted by BatWill

hum tell me what u're smoking dude

He's not smokin anything, the songs do sound similar. Just like I Get A Rush is similar to Status Quo's Rockin all over the world.

[TBoy]

Am I crazy, or they performed 30 songs???

[Kathleen]

Originally Posted by TBoy

Am I crazy, or they performed 30 songs???

No not 30 songs. Here's the setlist from BonJovi.com

LAST MAN STANDING (Jon Bon Jovi started the show from a platform out by the Front of House section on the floor and then had security escort him around houseleft until he joined the band on the stage for the next song)
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
COMPLICATED
BORN TO BE MY BABY
STORY OF MY LIFE
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
RUNAWAY
JUST OLDER
NOVOCAINE
I WON'T BACK DOWN (cover of Tom Petty tune)
HAVE A NICE DAY
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
IT'S MY LIFE
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU (acoustic Jon and Richie duet on stage)
BLAZE OF GLORY (acoustic featuring JBJ on platform at side of arena)
BED OF ROSES (acoustic - Jon started the song from the platform in the crowd and sand while he made his way down thru the section... by the time the guitar solo part of the song arrived, Jon grabbed a woman from the crowd and danced with her along the side of the arena before heading back towards the stage and jumping up onto the catwalk to join the band again.)
CAPTAIN CRASH & THE BEAUTY QUEEN FROM MARS
BAD MEDICINE
RAISE YOUR HANDS
LIVIN' ON A PRAYER

Encore:
THE RADIO SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT
SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT
TREAT HER RIGHT (hey! hey! hey! hey!)
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

They certainly didn't change the list much from the night before There were a few more from the album that I wanted to hear. I have also never seen a guitarist bleed all over his instrument before. Richie is a trouper though - he just kept playing and pronounced it "only a flesh wound" LOL. The atmosphere was just as intense (if not more so) than the night before. It was very obvious that people wanted the rockers - not the softer ballads. This is a shame in a way because a lot of good music gets left on the table.

Kathleen

what caused richie to bleed?