Summerfest reviews

This one hot off my blogroll, from Big Apple Jovi Girl. Not pretty perhaps, but worth reading:
http://jovijunction.blogspot.com/2009/06/one-wacky-night.html

A more positive review from Meg Jones for the Journal Sentinel:
http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/49151092.html

I've never thought of "You Give Love a Bad Name" as "slightly angsty" but apparently Julie Lawrence from OnMilwaukee.com does here:
http://onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/summerfest/articles/bonjovi.html

And a couple of new videos from the show:

LOST HIGHWAY


WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

Summerfest videos Round 2

Set list is here.

Previously posted videos can be found here.

(YOU WANT TO) MAKE A MEMORY


LIVIN' ON A PRAYER


HUGH MCDONALD IS BACK IN THE BOW!! :D On the Lost Highway tour, you might recall, they would have one bow with everyone on stage and then Hugh would have to leave with Bobby Bandiera and Lorenza Ponce while the four "official" band members bowed again. Being the massive Hugh fan that I am, I thought that was a bit poor because Huey might be unofficial but he's more than just a tour musician in the band. So yes... humour my excitement, even if you can't relate to it. :P

As I type this, no one has yet posted "Last Man Standing"; then again it's barely been 12 hours since the show ended. :P I hope someone managed to capture and Youtube it.

First Summerfest videos

Set list from Summerfest here.

Videos below (is it just me or does the audio seem awfully... jumpy?).

I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU - featuring Richie on lead vocals and fireworks.


SUMMERTIME


HAVE A NICE DAY (my favourite of the "It's My Life clones")


KEEP THE FAITH


WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

Summerfest set list

Bon Jovi played Summerfest 2009 in Milwaukee today. Apparently the new record is finished and about to be mixed. Anyway, the show just wrapped up a few minutes ago so here's the set.

Glad All Over (Dave Clark Five cover)
You Give Love a Bad Name
Lost Highway
Born to be my Baby
Runaway
Last Man Standing
Raise Your Hands
Sleep When I'm Dead
Make a Memory
Whole Lot of Leavin'
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
We Got It Goin' On
It's My Life
I'll Be There For You (Richie Sambora on lead vocals)
Summertime
Have a Nice Day
Keep the Faith
Who Says You Can't Go Home
Bad Medicine w/ Shout

ENCORE:
Wanted Dead or Alive
I Love This Town
Livin' on a Prayer

***

Notes:
1. Pretty standard Lost Highway tour type of set, with the exception of "Last Man Standing" which is a welcome inclusion.
2. Obviously I wasn't there but opening with a cover rarely works. Opening with a cover that a) isn't a big "rocker" and b) hardly anyone under the age of 50 knows almost never works.
3. I hate having "I Love This Town" in the encore but at least it wasn't the closer.
4. Couldn't we have had at least one new song, guys? ;)

Anyway, hopefully there are some decent videos, especially of "Last Man Standing". I believe Big Apple Jovi Girl was at the show so I'll expect a comprehensive review from her, no pressure or anything. ;)

And finally, the entertainment industry is today mourning the deaths of king of pop Michael Jackson and original Charlie's Angel Farrah Fawcett. Rest in peace.