Well, I got back a few hours ago from seeing my 1st really really big concert tour show. I got some rest and I've had time to think and reflect on what I thought of the show. 1st off, and the reason I went to this show, lets get to Daughtry. I was surprised that there weren't more obvious Daughtry fans there. The Bon Jovi fans were out in force. The people next to me were obvious Bon Jovi fans, but were willing to give Daughtry a chance. I think that by the end of his set they were impressed and possibly new fans. As far as his set went, I thought he was great. My wife and I could tell that he was struggling a bit adjusting to the sound. It seemed that he kept motioning to people off to the side to make adjustments. By about the 4th song he seemed to have all the bugs worked out. He opened with his new song and not the normal Crashed which was absent from his set list. The new song was good what I could hear of it. I'd like the chance to hear it again. It had a good sound musically and a good chorus. One disappointment: I wish they had the screens going so we could see more. I was up in the 300 level. Not bad, but the screens would've added a nice touch. As the crowd started filling in (obviously not there to see Daughtry), Chris started heating up as he ripped through his set. He got some nice participation from the Bon Jovi crowd on Over You and really started heading home with Feels Like Tonight. When I 1st bought and listened to the CD this was one of, if not my least favorite track. It has really grown on me though with each listen and when I saw him perform it last night, it became one of my favorites. The band performed it great and really got the crowd going. Speaking of Home, Daughtry had a little bit of a twist leading into the song Home. He started off with a little Motley Crue Home Sweet Home and then broke into Home. It was a nice touch and very cool and had great participation from the crowd.

Hello everyone. I figured I'd try to get better at this whole blogging thing. I am going to see Daughtry and Bon Jovi on Feb.26th at the United Center in Chicago. My wife got me the tickets as one of my Christmas presents. I Think, no offense to Bon Jovi, that the concert is going to be somewhat of a let down. This will be my 3rd time seeing Daughtry live and I'm used to seeing him headline. It's going to be weird seeing him perform and then leave and I've still got to sit there and watch the rest of the show. Don't get me wrong early Bon Jovi was great, but his last couple albums have not been the Bon Jovi I grew up with. It is fine when artists get older and need to reinvent themselves somehow or tone things down. Some artists pull it off well and others don't and in my opinion Bon Jovi hasn't. I will however, hold my final judgement until I see him live and see what kind of show he puts on. I just hope he plays more old stuff than new. I didn't like his Lost Highway Cd at all. What would be really cool is if he incorporated Daughtry in his set like when he does Dead Or Alive maybe?