Bon Jovi | Live at Rockefeller Plaza | New York 2000

Hopefully this is an interesting look at the soundchecking for a show, it has most of the boring stuff edited out. The filmer removed all the general conversation about how hot the band was, etc. Also omitted were longer private conversations inbetween the takes. Footage of Jon’s wife deleted on the expressed wishes of the band. David sings great on the “You Give Love A Bad Name“ runthrough without Jon, he could easily sing lead on this. The bearded gentleman who hands Richie his guitar is the venerable “Lumpy“, inbetween the takes there is a kick ass little jam though it was very short. Unlike on many other occasions, it seems that David runs the soundcheck/rehearsal. Jon shows up halfway through the soundcheck but doesn’t sing and has monitor problems with his in-ear which lead to him only singing half of “It’s My Life“ with his arms crossed across his chest, a very unrockstar pose :D The band is cued to start “It’s My Life“ for broadcast but the