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 director screwed up and they weren't on the air so they try it again a few minutes later. With the soundcheck having been done quite early, the lightning settings are much better there. During the televised performance, the sun was shining into the glass facade opposite the filmer, making the band look very dark. I raised the lower gamma regions a lot for that which doesn't go hand in hand with ideal picture quality, but recovered quite some detail. Furthermore, it seems the sound level was raised to give it more "oomph" for the broadcast, making it sound a little more muddy than in the actual soundcheck. This performance was for the "Today Show". Audio and video remastered! Setlist: Soundcheck: 01. Band arriving and checking instruments [0:00] 02. You Give Love A Bad Name (no Jon) (Take #1) [6:24] 03. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (no Jon) (Take #1) [11:00] 04. Bad Medicine (no Jon) [16:47] 05. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Take #2) [20:11] 06. It's My Life [24:24] 07. You Give Love A Bad Name (Take #2) [28:14] Broadcast Performance: 01. It's My Life (Take #1) [31:59] 02. It's My Life (Take #2) [34:48] 03. You Give Love A Bad Name [38:45] 04. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead [42:31] 05. Say It Isn't So [45:15] 06. Bad Medicine [49:14] This channel is now also on Instagram!   / hand90_channel   Feel free to follow for updates and discussions :) Also make sure to check out the new website dedicated to Bon Jovi Tours that a friend and I are working on: https://bjtours.jimdo.com/ It's steadily growing and includes a lot of background info and trivia on the albums as well as a lot of setlists (older tours are still under construction, but constantly added).