Last Tuesday, July 20 the sky opened up and I was taken mind, body and soul to heaven. Let me set the scene; women with hair teased to the sky, spandex a-plenty, jeans that hit too high and sunk in to the wrong spots, red lipstick, leopard print, shrieks and hollers in C5. Sounding a lot like hell so far? Just wait... There, among the cougars, lions and cheetahs, I was greeted by one long haired, white t-shirt wearing, skinny Kid with a goatee and one tight jean wearing, pearly white bearing, shaggy haired rockin-rollin-country man: The Jon Bon Jovi 'The Circle' Tour, opening with Kid Rock.
Admittedly, I have been to the last three Bon Jovi concerts (including this one). Every time I go, not only am I not disappointed, I am always amazed at how crazy the show is. You would think that these guys who have been touring for 23 plus years would have lost some of their lustre, some of their "mojo", so to speak... NUH-UGH! - Disclaimer to my dad for what I am about to write, sorry pops - Not only have they not lost any of their "it" factor, they are just as smokin and delicious as they were back in the 80's. And that's not an easy feat. (See exhibits A through D below)
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Now see our two superstars from the JBJ clan - mmmhayyy:
Back to the point. The concert was phenomenal. The energy was high, the songs were just right (not to mention they sang all my favourites: Bed of Roses, In These Arms and Always), and the crowd was reciprocating the joy and thrill that the band was giving off. It's no secret that Toronto is one of JBJ's favourite cities to play. I mean, come on, we ARE the coolest. But they always attest to the fact that Toronto has a soft spot in their hearts (from their early days), and it really shows when they play here.
Though Bonners had injured his ankle before this show, and was therefore not as mobile as usual, he still managed to swing his hips, throw his hands in the air and make the stadium roar in unison to "You Give Love a Bad Name". I was up dancing and singing throughout the entire show - even the opening with good 'ol Kid Rock, who surprised me with his mad skills. He scratched some beats, played the piano, guitar, drums and even came out for a duet with Bonners later on. At the end of the night, as Jon stepped off stage after the usual encore performance, he walked backwards and waved to his Toronto fans with tears in his eyes.
All-in-all an amazing show. If you haven't seen these guys live yet and enjoy their music, please do yourself the favour and go see them while they are still playing - they'll have you banging and singing just like the Rolling Stones (anyone get that reference, anyone?... no?).
5 out of 5 heels.
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