I attended the Bon Jovi concert at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh with my husband on Saturday, Feb 12th. We had seats diagnally behind/above the stage-section 224 H. They were much better than we expected, since we bought tickets 4 days before the concert! Our friends, Jimbo & the Soupbones (from New Kensington) opened for Bon Jovi. Jimbo & the Soupbones were awesome! It was like they were walking on air. They appeared excited and confident, and other than the fact that the facility intentionally lessens amplitude and sound quality of opening bands, they sounded as though they've been onstage for 20 years. They rocked! Some highlights of the set list include: Eat a Bug (lyrics go something like: I'd eat a bug for you, lick a dirty rug for you...), That Diamond (story about a cheating woman), Never Knew (can't remember what this one's about), and my favorite, a meaningful song about tolerance (inspired by a guy who goes by "Tiffany"). I think it's called, Somebody Got to Love Him Too. I was so proud of them, I choked back tears when they started playing. Jimbo even gave a shout out to my husband, something about Transformers, and he got all teary-eyed. How honored we were that he remembered us on one of the most important days of his life. Of course Bon Jovi was awesome as always. Jon looks like he's barely aged a day. He's skinny as a rail, & jumps around like he's 25 (but is closer to 50!). Jon still has the pipes of a 20-something, & Richie has equally fit guitar chops. Tico & David rocked, too. So they did 3 encores, one original (This Is Love, This Is Life-I think)-premier performance, Bed of Roses, and of course, ended with Livin' On a Prayer.
I think this was the best concert I have ever seen, both because our friends made us proud, and Bon Jovi is a legend after 27 years!
Please check out the following videos from the concert!
2011-02-12 Jimbo and the Soupbones - Eat A Bug @ Consol Energy Center
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LvOogn5t9s
Bon Jovi-Livin' On a Prayer-Consol Energy Center-2/12/11
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