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Article: SUMMERFEST MARCUS AMPHITHEATER REVIEW / JON BON JOVI Bon Jovi still rocks after 26 years
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 27, 2009
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Bon Jovi seems to have found the formula for rock band longevity:
hit songs, new music that doesn't stink and a fervent fan base.
Sex appeal doesn't hurt, either.
Not many 26-year-old bands fronted by 47-year-old singers can
continue to sell out large venues. That's what makes Bon Jovi an
anomaly.
Even Jon Bon Jovi noted at Thursday's sold-out concert at the
Marcus Amphitheater that his eponymous group is the last band
standing of its era.
He's right. Most of Bon Jovi's '80s contemporaries are no longer
playing, and if they are, it's at county fairs, not headlining the
opening night of Summerfest.
Much of the band's continued success lies in the throat, hair and
hips of Jon Bon Jovi, who ...