One Really Wild Night (UK Tours 2001 in general)

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Product:	UK Tours 2001 in general
Date:	25/06/01 (104 review reads)
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Advantages: Seeing Jon in person, Cheap for food

Disadvantages: Expensive beer expected though

It had been billed as "one wild night" and it sure was. Bon Jovi was all set to rock the bowl. This was my third visit to see Bon Jovi at the bowl and I for one could not wait. The only dampener was on the weather! It was overcast all-day, then the heavens opened at teatime, but the trust the bin liner safe today. Upon entering the bowl it was a pleasant surprise to check out the reasonable priced T-shirts. £25 for a long sleeved Jovi it is a not bad. Well the food stalls were a very eclectic mix, from curry to fish and chips and good old bangers and mash, again the prices weren't true of ridiculous. Sadly the beer tent prices lets me down. For two pounds 75 for a small bottle of beer was stupid but expected. That security staff were quite cool allowing the food and drink in a certain container.

Any way to the music! The first band up were an English outfit called delirious!, sadly the only time i was delirious was when they said good night!

The main support band were a bunch of old guys who have been around for years called matchbox 20, there a hard band to pigeon-hole but sang some really catchy tunes, a highlight being "Push" they seemed to receive a fairly good reception too.

Then the hour of e eight o'clock came and Bon Jovi took the stage to a full house of 60’000people. The backdrop was of a New York city skyline complete with empire state building. They opened proceedings with a rocking version of “One Wild Night” which set the stall for the rest of the evening. The crowd soon forgot about the weather and started to dance staright away. They followed the opener with “Raise your hands” and old fave of the Slippery album which you don’t hear very often. Jon in cowboy hat and shades and Richie Sambora in a Union jack t-shirt certainly looked like they came to party. This gig was basically a Greatest hits show and what a catalogue to choose from. All the o
ld faves were there, Livin on a prayer, You give love a bad name, Keep the faith, I’ll be there for you, Its my life, In these arms and they finished off the second encore the outstanding version of Wanted dead or alive! A Fantastic fireworks display rounded the night of.

I was cold,wet and had just seen the best gig in my life. Thanks to Jon and the boys, come back soon

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