Bon Jovi Concert Etiquette

Hey y'all.

So, I'm pretty excited today.  I might also be slightly delirious from the 1 hour of sleep I'm working with today, but the excitement outweighs the tired.  Today will be the 6th time I have seen Bon Jovi in concert.  I've been a huge fan since high school and it's been over a year since I last saw them.  I'm also excited because there is no opener (I mean, does JBJ really need an opener?) so I'll get home at a decent hour on a work night.  That makes me sound 80.

So anyway, I thought I would provide some concert etiquette rules for all of you who are attending as well.  Enjoy.

1.)  DO wear your shirts with pictures of Jon Bon Jovi on them.  You know you have one.  And really, concerts are the only time you can wear tshirts with pictures of bands on them without getting odd looks.  Unless you are participating in a 90s country star birthday honkey tonk crawl and wear a shirt with a picture of Billy Ray Cyrus and his mullet on it.  Then, wearing a shirt with a picture of a band/singer is totally appropriate. 

2.)  DON'T stay in your seat.  You're not a blue hair at Rupp Arena (UK fans will understand this).  You can stand up and dance.

3.)  DO dance and sing along like an idiot.  It's more fun that way.

4.)  DON'T get wasted.  Because you want to actually remember how good Jon looks in those tight jeans.

5.)  DO make sure your hair looks good.  Because JBJ has amazing hair and yours needs to look almost as good.

6.)  DON'T wear pleather.  This should be self explanatory, yet every concert I have been to, I have seen awful violations of this rule.

7.)  DO lose your voice.  It's not a successful concert if you can still talk the next day.

8.)  DON'T tell people around you that you named your cat Bon Jovi.  You will get weird looks.  Trust.

9.)  DO imagine that when Jon sings 'Bed of Roses' he's talking to you.  He totally is.

10.)  DON'T take the night for granted.  Jon just turned 51 and while that by no means is old, it does mean his years of running around a stage for three hours in leather pants and an open shirt are limited.

Have fun if you go to the concert tonight!  And if you don't go well, then as my grandmother used to say, "You just don't know what's good."