Bon Jovi Part 1 @ Paris Bercy June 16 2010

BON JOVI Part 1 @ Paris Bercy
June 16 2010

Part 2 (scroll down or click)

Sorry, it's coming late as I had lots of problems with my computer and i'm also very busy these days.

This show in Bercy is not Sold-out,Bon Jovi have never been very successful over here, well... not as much as in the USA or UK ( they're playing twelve shows at the O2 Arena in London).

Nevertheless the arena is packed , there's even people behind the stage like in the USA, a dollar is a dollar.
Same shit as at the O2 Arena Bon Jovi is taking advantage of fans' loyalty by charging silly prices to be in the small pit down the front.
We ARE standing there but thankfully to our photographer's Patrice Guino and his contacts we are guests, Thanks mate.

It's a small pit for 300 people and it's far from being full, lots of girls most of them foreigners and the view is stunning.We're just in front of Ritchie.

Last time we saw Bon Jovi was probably 15 years ago , they haven't changed, still looking the same. These guys are aging well.

Great start with "Blood on Blood", then it's a Best of Setlist ( it's in Part 2 for details).

The stage is really small so they're not moving a lot but Jon is a great american entertainer, he knows his job perfectly.
Makes me think of Bruce " The boss" by the way he's acting on stage.
I haven't listen to any of their records for the last 15 years as well but the classics are real gems, custom made for stadiums and audience participation with lots of " yeahh", "oohh" & " aaahh".
Great to hear those songs for "New Jersey" I'm 15 again.

Ritchie lost lots of weight since last year and is looking really good ( on the MSG dvd he's soooo fat), the others are stuck in the back : David on Keys, the bass player is not allowed to move an inch (well almost) same for the guy who's helping out on vocals & guitar)

Cool version of Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" : a duet between Jon & the guy on guitar.
Ritchie is also singing one on his own :" Lay your hands on me"

There's a small acoustic set on the catwalk just in front of the main pit: first with Jon & Ritchie and then Tico & David on accordeon are joining in.

"Let it Rock" was played but was NOT on the setlist, maybe they've done it because the first row had papers requesting it.

With Bon Jovi it's not a 90 min show as they've played for 2h30 min.

Great show !

Hugh Mc Donald on bass

Bon Jovi Part 2 @ Paris Bercy June 16 2010

BON JOVI Part 2 @ Paris Bercy
June 16 2010

Part 1 (click)

David Bryan on Keys

" dead or alive" ?

Lay your hands on me Paris.

French flag

see ya guys !

setlist

OZZY Osbourne's entire new album "Scream" available for streaming

Posters for the Bercy gig in Paris' subway

If you want to listen to the new OZZY " Scream" it's HERE

In other news:
Members of Heaven & Hell: Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler & Vinny Appice will play a 60 min set with guest vocalists Glenn Hughes & Jorn Lande as a tribute to the late great RONNIE JAMES DIO on July 24 @ the High Voltage Fest in London in Victoria Park.

Next shows in Paris in June 2010

• June 14: Bettye Lavette @ New Morning

• June 16: Bon Jovi @ Paris Bercy

• June 18: AC/DC @ Stade de France; Simple Minds @ Bataclan; Placebo @ Fnac Ternes Rooftop (Invit' only, 150 Capacity, 6:00PM); Jackson Browne & David Lindley @ Casino de Paris

• June 19: Chris Isaak @ Grand Rex, HELLFEST in Clisson ( Alice Cooper, Twisted Sister, Slash, Airbourne, raven, Y&T...)

• June 20: SLASH @ Bataclan ( sold out); HELLFEST in Clisson ( KISS, Motorhead, Saxon, Slayer...)

• June 22: Stone Temple Pilot @ Bataclan, BIG Four ( Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax) @ Grand Rex in Paris , it's a screening of their show @ Sonisphere in Sofia, Bulgaria.

• June 23: Jack Johnson @ Zénith; Govt Mule @ Bataclan (sold out); Robert Francis @ Trabendo

• June 24 & 25: Norah Jones @ Olympia

• June 26: Green day + Guest @ Parc des Princes; Willie Nelson @ Olympia

• June 29: AEROSMITH @ Paris Bercy

• June 30: Dead Weather @ Bataclan (sold out)

• July 1: Stevie Wonder @ Paris Bercy

Whitesnake to bring out their own wine

Whitesnake's wine out in july

English blues rockers WHITESNAKE turned L.A. Cock-Rock Posers are bringing out the best of juices with their own wine out called "Zinfandel 2010" on July 1st.

Of course it's a wine from California , it can be order directly from the winery HERE for 30 dollars a bottle.

Here's what Whitesnake singer David Coverdale is saying about it :
"It's a bodacious, cheeky little wine, filled to the brim with the spicy essence of sexy, slippery Snakeyness ... I recommend it to complement any & all grown up friskiness & hot tub jollies ...
Is this love? ... I believe it is ..."

Wine woman & song ...

In other news:

• Lemmy joined Slash on stage at UK Download fest. on sunday for a rendition of " Doctor Alibi"

• A Randy rhoads Museum will open in Corona, California

• Aerosmith is charging 75 & 95 pounds for their show @ London O2 Arena on tuesday. BASTARDS !
  

• And... ROCKERPARIS will be attending the French Hellfest in Clisson ( Alice Cooper, Twisted Sister, Slash, Airbourne, KISS, Motorhead, Slayer & hundreds of others...)

ROCK ON BABY...

Mia Doi Todd + Vanishing Twins @ Oliver Peel session #25, Paris june 13 2010

Mia Doi Todd + Vanishing Twins
@ Oliver Peel session #25

Very early session for this sunday as Mia Doi Todd, who already did an Oliver Peel session in April (click for review), is back in Paris but has to catch her train on time.
Lovely tiny voice over an acoustic guitar for this folk artist with south American influences.
She has a great record out & the video for the single was done by French director Michel Gondry.
Very different audience today with lots of new faces (Where are the regulars ?) including French-American actor Jean-Marc Barr & folk artist Erica Buettner, who will be playing this very same place next saturday.

JM Barr & friends, the cat is in good hands

Headlining is Jeanne Madic aka Vanishing Twins, she already played supporting probably the most talented folk artist ever to grace Oliver's : Simone White.
Jeanne is also a regular and we saw her playing the Scopitone club in Paris.
She's playing a very conceptual music on diatonic & chromatic accordion with projections on a "screen" then we had a proper song as an Encore, a personal version of " My Girl" also covered by Nirvana.

Jeanne aka Vanishing Twins