Bon Jovi at Milton Keynes!
So as I mentioned in earlier, I went to the Bon Jovi concert at Milton Keynes on Saturday, and it was such great fun that I keep wanting to talk about it!
Sure, it took longer to get there and back than we actually spent at the concert, but it was awesome. Sitting around in the sun on the grass talking to friends was great; Nickelback were great; Bon Jovi was just totally awesome. They played a lot from the new album, which I haven't heard yet, but they alternated one new and one old song, and they played most of the classics. Obviously there's a lot that they could have played but didn't have time for, like Bed of Roses and Always, and Blaze of Glory, but they had a good balance of old and new.
I can't remember all the songs they played, but here's a playlist based on what I do remember. They're only very roughly in order, so if you remember more or what order they were played, please leave a comment to let me know and I'll update the list. Luckily someone got a clip of when he took the English flag and wore it like a cape - the crowd went nuts, and the video's here. The quality of some isn't so good, but it's fun to watch.
Nickelback - I don't remember many of these, but they played, amongst others:
Bon Jovi - they generally played one new, one old, but I don't
remember most of the new ones since I don't know the new album. The time went pretty fast, but now that I look at the list they actually played a lot of songs:
Update: There are a bunch of photos of the Saturday night concert on the Milton Keynes National Bowl site.
And I finally found a set list, and it looks like I got most of them:
Last Man Standing / Rockin' All Over the World (John Fogerty cover) / You Give Love A Bad Name / Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars / I'd Die For You / Born To Be My Baby / Story of My Life / I'll Sleep When I'm Dead / Runaway / The Radio Saved My Life Tonight / In These Arms / Have A Nice Day / Who Says You Can't Go Home / It's My Life / I'll Be There For You (electric, Richie on vocals) / Complicated / Bad Medicine / Raise Your Hands / Livin' On A Prayer
Encore: Bells of Freedom / Wanted Dead Or Alive / Everyday / Keep the Faith
It definitely seemed like a lot more at the time! And I'm sure the second to last wasn't Everyday; it was one from Young Guns, although I'm trying to find which one. I think they did play Everyday, because it does sound familiar, but not then.
Update: Actually, looking at that list, it's definitely not complete. They did play The Boys are Back in Town, which is on my list but not that one; there's also a video of Living in Sin on YouTube, so they must have played that as well. And it looks like they played different songs on the 11th; there are videos of Always and These Days, which they definitely didn't play on the 10th. Here's a playlist of videos from the 10th - there are a million more on YouTube, but these are some of the best.
Sure, it took longer to get there and back than we actually spent at the concert, but it was awesome. Sitting around in the sun on the grass talking to friends was great; Nickelback were great; Bon Jovi was just totally awesome. They played a lot from the new album, which I haven't heard yet, but they alternated one new and one old song, and they played most of the classics. Obviously there's a lot that they could have played but didn't have time for, like Bed of Roses and Always, and Blaze of Glory, but they had a good balance of old and new.
I can't remember all the songs they played, but here's a playlist based on what I do remember. They're only very roughly in order, so if you remember more or what order they were played, please leave a comment to let me know and I'll update the list. Luckily someone got a clip of when he took the English flag and wore it like a cape - the crowd went nuts, and the video's here. The quality of some isn't so good, but it's fun to watch.
Nickelback - I don't remember many of these, but they played, amongst others:
- Photograph
- Far Away
- Savin' Me
- This Is How You Remind Me
Bon Jovi - they generally played one new, one old, but I don't
remember most of the new ones since I don't know the new album. The time went pretty fast, but now that I look at the list they actually played a lot of songs:
- In These Arms
- Runaway
- Radio Saved My Life Tonight
- Born To Be My Baby
- You Give Love A Bad Name
- Bad Medicine
- Living on a prayer
- Sleep When I'm Dead
- I'll Be There For You
- The Boys Are Back In Town
- Have a Nice Day
- Bells of Freedom
- Story of My Life
- Dead or Alive
- Who Says You Can't Go Home Again
- It's My Life
- Saturday Night
- Keep the Faith
Update: There are a bunch of photos of the Saturday night concert on the Milton Keynes National Bowl site.
And I finally found a set list, and it looks like I got most of them:
Last Man Standing / Rockin' All Over the World (John Fogerty cover) / You Give Love A Bad Name / Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars / I'd Die For You / Born To Be My Baby / Story of My Life / I'll Sleep When I'm Dead / Runaway / The Radio Saved My Life Tonight / In These Arms / Have A Nice Day / Who Says You Can't Go Home / It's My Life / I'll Be There For You (electric, Richie on vocals) / Complicated / Bad Medicine / Raise Your Hands / Livin' On A Prayer
Encore: Bells of Freedom / Wanted Dead Or Alive / Everyday / Keep the Faith
It definitely seemed like a lot more at the time! And I'm sure the second to last wasn't Everyday; it was one from Young Guns, although I'm trying to find which one. I think they did play Everyday, because it does sound familiar, but not then.
Update: Actually, looking at that list, it's definitely not complete. They did play The Boys are Back in Town, which is on my list but not that one; there's also a video of Living in Sin on YouTube, so they must have played that as well. And it looks like they played different songs on the 11th; there are videos of Always and These Days, which they definitely didn't play on the 10th. Here's a playlist of videos from the 10th - there are a million more on YouTube, but these are some of the best.
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2 Comments:
Bon Jovi is like God here in NJ. Actually, he/they occupy a somewhat higher rung than God. Even moreso with the ladies.
Hi, nice review. But sorry, the setlist you got is not the Milton Keynes one, that was better than that. Effectively, Living in sin & Boys are back were played.
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