It was a time of anxiety, desperation and above of everything, of great running because I had work of the university to finish, exams to made and a trip to prepare. I am not complaining because I love to do all of this, after all I was going to see the five boys of Jersey and thinking in this give me the force to continue to do what I was doing.

        The day of the trip was of a running such  that I do not know how I did on time to arrive in the Oriente Station to catch the bus with the remaining portion of the portuguese fans. When finally I sat down in the bus in the company of Mónica, her sister and Cristina plus Raquel, I finally believe that my dream was coming true.

        It were six of the morning (Madrid hour) when we arrived there and immediately we went to the La Peineta Stadium, ready to wait hours in the backstage place to be in the best and first places. It was hours of pure amusement, joy and above everything, the allotment of a great passion that joined us all together in one place.

        Most of the portuguese fans ( most of them had already go to the Barcelona concert) was already there and the remaining part arrived a litle time after. When finally we were all together we knew that this night was going to be one of the best of our lifes.

        The begining of the concert had place much time later but, even then, we were more enthusiastic then everything else and nothing, or anybody, had the force of sing as loud as we could the songs that we knew so well.

        This first chords of Bounce appeared in the air and soon, Jon appeared smiling for the public and started to sing for the enchant of all of those that was in the stadium.

        I could not leave in thinking that I was the most happyness people on heart, not only I attended to see Bon Jovi for the first time ever but also, shared with other portuguese fans that made the same trip as I.

[ Portuguese fans in backstage area ]

[ Some of the gang that went to Madrid to see Bon Jovi]

        The concert continued with all those songs that we listen to the years and some of them where very special to me. But, what I was not waiting to happened, happened! In the encore Bon Jovi play my favourtie song These Days and in that moment I really reach to the stars. I never tought that they would play that song! If I already love all the concert, this moment I adore an infinite times more! My night was complete and, with much sadness of mine, so the concert of Bon Jovi in Madrid!

        With the end of the concert, I only have on certain: for the next time they went to Europe in tournée ( and hopefully visiting Portugal ) I will be there hearing their songs and watch to playing live and also, hope to see all of Bon Jovi fans there because, only in family a Bon Jovi concert works!

  Olga Correia

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