Bon Jovi, RDS, 15th June 2019

NUTZZ

billyhead wrote: »

I'll take them from you if still available

Yep they're yours! I'll PM you.

Weepsie

NUTZZ wrote: »

Yep they're yours! I'll PM you.

I was trying to refresh the thread to grab them. If all else fails I'd be interested

Nigel Fairservice

The manics are outrageous!!!

TheJet

Nigel Fairservice wrote: »

The manics are outrageous!!!

Yes they were brilliant... loved The cover of Sweet Child of mine.... roll on Bon Jovi-

PTH2009

****ing bastards

Birneybau

PTH2009 wrote: »

****ing bastards

That's...awful

PTH2009

Birneybau wrote: »

That's...awful

It's not too bad when I stand up. Hoping nobody turns up next to me

Zardoz

PTH2009 wrote: »

****ing bastards

That seat should have been sold as restricted view .
I'd go wandering if I were you ,should be a good few empty seats up near the stage.

drunkmonkey

Is the pitch cut in half because of different standing tickets?

eh i dunno

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Is the pitch cut in half because of different standing tickets?

Pit/gold circle and then the rest of us mere mortals I'd imagine

baron von something

Were security strict with letting people in with backpacks/water bottles etc?

TearFairy

Sorry for jumping in, heading to Pink on Tuesday with a young child and was wondering about parking? Don't want to have to walk(carry her) too far after!

PTH2009

Amazing gig despite my **** view but I moved around and ended up at the barrier in the middle of Block B ha

Maniacs were great too despite sound issues

scudzilla

PTH2009 wrote: »

****ing bastards

Jaysus, Gold Circle seems like half the pitch :pac::pac:

Fuzzy Logic

TearFairy wrote: »

Sorry for jumping in, heading to Pink on Tuesday with a young child and was wondering about parking? Don't want to have to walk(carry her) too far after!

Raglan Road area is your best bet

TearFairy

Fuzzy Logic wrote: »

Raglan Road area is your best bet

Cheers Fuzzy, appreciate that. Don't fancy a Slane type walk we had after Metallica last week but with a 5 year old!

CFC007

Did they start bang on 8:10? Thanks!

keavebm

CFC007 wrote:

Did they start bang on 8:10? Thanks!

Nope more like 8.35

ratracer

What a superb gig! Manic Street Preachers were brilliant, Bon Jovi didn’t disappoint either!

NIMAN

What was JBJ's voice like?

Had heard recently it was awful.

VelvetSummer

Epic show... Nothing like a Bon Jovi concert! Staging & lighting superb.... Sounded fantastic & crowd were great... Anybody going to tomorrow's concert, enjoy, you will have a rocking time.

frogstar

What time did it finish at lads

VelvetSummer

frogstar wrote: »

What time did it finish at lads

11pm

dobman88

NIMAN wrote: »

What was JBJ's voice like?

Had heard recently it was awful.

Voice is gone. Didnt even attempt a single high note and sang in pretty much the same key all night. Had heard hes lost a bit of it in recent years but didn't expect it to be that bad. It'll probably go down as the worst concert I've been to so far tbh.

Sound was all fine and crowd interaction was grand too. Just felt what he had isnt there any more which is a pity.

Manics tried to play sweet child of mine for some reason and absolutely butchered it.

lizzylad84

Loved the manics set. Jon's voice was a bit weak in places. Somewhat disappointed that they didn't do always or bed of roses

893bet

lizzylad84 wrote: »

Loved the manics set. Jon's voice was a bit weak in places. Somewhat disappointed that they didn't do always or bed of roses

Aye. Thought it particularly weak for these days.

It’s too be expected! They still put on a pretty good show over all!

colmufc

The maniacs were great someone said they butchered sweet child omine but that could not be further from the truth they were note perfect
There roadie was goif to get his ass kicked after the show as James had the wrong guitar for a design for life up to the solo when the roadie appeared and James looked like he was fit to kill him but they rocked and won over a few of the people I was with who thought they didn't know them but knew quite a few of the songs

Bon Jovi were great always a tight knit group
Ya Jon's voice is nowhere near his previous levels ,the crowd around us (directly centre of stage about 8rows back in golden circle) were weird ,that was my 5th Jovi show and it was easily the worst crowd
None of them seemed to interact or singalong for lay your hands on me but weirdly the all knew captain crash and the beauty queen from Mars
I didn't even notice it at the time but it was pointed out to me that Jon didn't introduce the band at all which is strange , also the ramp at the front was pointless as Jon came down in once and the 2 lead guitars came down 1 each in the same song
Jon's clearly not as active on stage anymore but they still put on a good show

As for parking someone asked ,pembroke fc are not too far of a walk and pembroke hockey club is closer but probably a bit harder to get away from with the crowd just walking all over the roads
Anyway enjoy the 2nd show folks looks like I wont be making it

Alicano

Really enjoyed it. And better than when I last saw them in Croke Park sound wise and atmosphere wise. Forgot how many big hits they have! And songs that are made for outdoor stadiums. Good set list. Jon's voice is shot though. I wouldn't be a hardcore fan to know when it happened. But 36yrs of singing at a mad register is naturally gonna hurt. He's relying on little tricks and breathing tech and the top notes are a thing of the past. But he is still Jon Bon.. Really enjoyable.:)
Side note criticisms. No bins anywhere on pitch level. I walked over to a steward with my few bits and asked where the bin was. He pointed at the ground and said to drop it. I laughed at him. He said they can't have bins in case people throw them??:rolleyes: I walked over to one of those rockshore groups and they had black bags on them. Job done. Unbelievable amount of rubbish on the ground. Some job for the cleaners.
Last rant is how they exited the pitch. Cutting it in half and making back half (us) all squeeze out in one tiny lil corner. Total danger trap and a disgrace from organisers. Exit 8 should have at least been opened to allow some breathing room. Wouldn't get that crap on the continent or in USA. Stadiums and venues emptied safely and quickly.. Sorry for the lil rant. Just have a real thing for safety and logistics. Hope everyone had a blast.

Inviere

dobman88 wrote: »

Voice is gone. Didnt even attempt a single high note and sang in pretty much the same key all night. Had heard hes lost a bit of it in recent years but didn't expect it to be that bad.

All the recent videos, including their induction into the HoF, show Jons voice to be all but shot. It's to be expected, but such a shame at the same time, he had an amazing voice. It's sad to see him attempt to sing something that used to be so effortless.

roadmaster

Great gig first time I was in the rds where the sound was excellent. Phil X was great on the guitar but without doubt they are missing sambora just for his vocals alone. JBJ needs to take time off and sort his voice out or it will be gone forever. The amount of people wasted was particularly mental especially around us at the back but overall like I said it was a great night for rock music as I left with my ears ringing