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| To this day the band have always said that one of their all time favourite venues is Wembley Stadium. They have played there several times so far throughout their 20 year career and will no doubt be back again some day! Richie actually said to me whilst in Sweden, that it was the pinnacle of the tour and they were looking forward to it very much! They were to play at the world famous stadium in England for the fourth and fifth time and as if that wasn�t enough of a confirmation as to just how massive the band is, they were also to be the last act to ever perform there before it's temporary demise! The penultimate Wembley show was simply rocking and the highlights for me were when the guys were filmed walking from the dressing room to the stage! They kicked off the show with a great rendition of "London Calling" by the Clash. The night seemed to fly by! The band were load and proud, as were the crowd. The next morning, as soon as we dragged ourselves out of bed it was time to get ready for the show of the decade! The Weather was on it's best behaviour the whole weekend which was a bonus! The 80,000 capacity crowd got there early to reminisce about the good times they had experiened sometime before, in this historic stadium. When England won the world cup in 1966, it was here that it happened and the British people loved that! They won�t ever let anyone forget the time that the England football team reined victorious, that year! There was something in the air that night, exightment, adrenelin maybe, but for sure a thing that only you know how it feels but you can�t explain it! The atmosphere was incredible and we enjoyed the anticipation as to what was to come. Toploader played a great set and were honoured to be the last British act to play there. It was finally time for the guys to hit the stage and the crowd went wild! - The cheers and adulation were overwhelming. All the hits flowed freely and the guys were loving every minute of it! Jon took out his disposable camera and was taking photo's of his band mates, then he pointed it to the crowd! - The noise was deafening as people cheered, whooped and clapped. Then last but not least, he pointed the lens at the front row and cheerily snapped away once more! (He has since confessed that he has a photo of the unsurpassed crowd on his computer!) |
| Bon Jovi rocks Wembley Stadium - August 19th & 20th 2000. |
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| The encores sneaked up on us and I thought to myself that it can�t be nearly over, it just can�t! That thought left as quickly as it had come as the first very familiar chords to the anthemic �Wanted Dead Or Alive� prompted Jon to walk back on stage. He proceeded to walk slowly towards front centre stage with his six string on his back, oozing grace and looking like the ultimate rock *god* star that he undoubtedly is! The song then took on a whole new concept when Jon pointed the mic at the Crowd, - we all sang the whole first verse and chorus in unison and with all our mite, while the band stood there gazing admiriably! All too soon the show was over and the band took their bows to an adoring crowd. As they left the hugeWembley stage, the screens at either side displayed the famous Football quote from 1966, �They think it�s all over.......�It is now�!!!! By Donna Butler |
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| August 19th; LONDON CALLING LIVIN' ON A PRAYER YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME CAPTAIN CRASH & THE BEAUTY QUEEN FROM MARS SAY IT ISN'T SO ONE WILD NIGHT BORN TO BE MY BABY IT'S MY LIFE RUNAWAY BED OF ROSES I'VE GOT THE GIRL SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT WILD IN THE STREETS JUST OLDER LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD (rockin' all over the world) BAD MEDICINE (shout) Encore 1: TWO STORY TOWN BLOOD ON BLOOD WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE Encore 2: NEXT 100 YEARS KEEP THE FAITH |
| August 20th: LIVIN' ON A PRAYER YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME CAPTAIN CRASH & THE BEAUTY QUEEN FROM MARS SAY IT ISN'T SO ONE WILD NIGHT BORN TO BE MY BABY IT'S MY LIFE RUNAWAY BED OF ROSES I GOT THE GIRL SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT WILD IN THE STREETS JUST OLDER LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD (rockin' all over the world) BAD MEDICINE (shout) Encore 1: TWO STORY TOWN BLOOD ON BLOOD WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE Encore 2: THESE DAYS KEEP THE FAITH (sympathy for the devil) Encore 3: NEXT 100 YEARS THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME |
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