Bon Jovi Concert

Several months ago, Ruben asked if a bunch of us wanted to go to the Bon Jovi concert. I remembered mentioning that it was 6 months away but as he pointed out - Bon Jovi is one of those acts, like U2, George Michael, or Madonna, that when given the opportunity to see them, they should be seen! Also, this would be our first trip into the 1972 Olympiastadion so hey, two birds!

The multi-generational crowd. We saw family groups wearing t-shirts from different tours.

Why yes, the stage was shaped like a vintage car.

Like George Michael, that guy just opens his mouth and sound comes out. Also, he hasn't aged in like...20 years.

The light show was pretty impressive, or at least, I was impressed. 

In addition to having the screen behind the car actually fit out to make it look like a car,

they had lights that I'd associate more with dance music!

Being a densely populated city, Munich has a sound curfew. This meant that the band started playing quite early in my opinion, probably around 8pm when the sun was still up. They played for THREE HOURS. I WAS IMPRESSED!!! At the third encore, I was also a little "How much longer are they going to play?!" Anyway, for people who are unsure, Ruben and I were in agreement - the band played a good mix of their classics and not too many songs that we didn't know. Here's the setlist (with credit to this site)

That's What the Water Made Me

You Give Love a Bad Name

Born to Be My Baby

Raise Your Hands

Runaway

Lost Highway

It's My Life

Because We Can

What About Now

We Got It Goin' On

Keep the Faith

(You Want to) Make a Memory

Bed of Roses

When We Were Beautiful

Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars

We Weren't Born to Follow

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Bad Medicine

Encore 1

Dry County

Wanted Dead or Alive

Have a Nice Day

Livin' On A Prayer

Encore 2

In These Arms

Someday I'll be Saturday Night

Always

These Days

Encore 3

I Love This Town