Strangely it was only the 2nd time I'd ever been to an open air concert (pretty amazing considering i've been to more concerts than i've had hot dinners)

Tuesday 24th June 2008 at the Ricoh Arena , Coventry was the night Bon Jovi ruled and kicked big time ass!

Highlights of the evening included being "chaufferred" to the event by kid bro and his partner (jeez i dont even know if theyre married yet lol), courtesy of the free ticket that theyd given me. It was quite funny listening to them having a pop at each other (yep theyre as happy now as they were 10 yrs and 3 kids after they first met) she certainly didnt miss a trick every time me and bro were having a private "lads chat" , that woman can hear a pin drop a mile away! Naturally i was taking his side (well its brotherly love aint it  :)    

Halfway through the concert a woman standing a few paces to my left decided to puke up whatever she'd been eating and drinking, and while everyone else was looking at her if she had come from another planet i looked at the "masterpiece" she'd created on the ground and muttered something along the lines of  "jeez is that the best picture you can draw? My 3 yr old niece could do better than that with her crayons"

Regarding Jon and the boys , no marks for guessing how the girls were swooning when he came on stage and belted out the hits, including all the biggies - You Give Love a Bad Name, Bad Medicine, Living On A Prayer,  etc . It was only at the encore of Wanted Dead or Alive that the rain started to pour and i thought "feck! my washing is still hanging out on the line!"

I cant say much for the New Jersey accent but these boys sure rocked the house! :)

Now, i have 3 weeks for my hearing to recover before the next one - Def Leppard and Whitesnake , Liverpool 15th July !