Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

This is a great venue for a concert. The promoter needs to be more clear about the times and what the venues policy is regarding handbags, backpacks, etc. People were led to believe the show started at 5:30, but that was the time the gates opened, the actual show did not start until 7:00. Lots of people were taking purses and backpacks back to their cars due to the venues bag policy. Not a big Joan Jett fan, but the show was good. REO was great!

Really solid opening set by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Hit all the right spots, with conviction and energy. The production only enhanced the talents of Joan and the band providing a really good experience of taking in her catalogue. For me "Everyday People" was a highlight. Bravo & kudos.

They rocked the fricken house!!! But if course they would. Unfortunately the crowd at West Valley City UT was pretty lame. 90% just sat there, who sits through a rock concert WTH. Bryan Adams came out singing " Kick A$$ Rock and Roll Band". Sorry dude Joan Jett and the Blackhearts WERE the Kick A$$ Rock Band.

First time seeing Joan Jett live and she sounded great! Loved to hear her still having that great voice of hers! Plus hearing my favorite songs live is always such a fun experience! I definitely want to see her again!

The show was great Bryan Adams has a great film playing behind him during the show. I felt like I was riding in a car will he was singing. Joan Jett was also amazing singing all the hits and including a few new releases.

This was a hug bucketlist for my music loving soul. Joan is just as amazing now as she was many years ago. Keep rockin and being a hug idol for women rockers everywhere. Much love from the bottom of my heart.

Drove HOURS to see the Queen of Rock and Roll and I would do it again! A timeless and ageless phenom!!! Plays to her fans, and kept us wanting more! I would have stayed alllll night! THANK YOU MS JETT FOR BEING EVERYTHING I DREAMED PLUS MORE! ❤

The rain was harsh, but Joan was AMAZING. She’s an idol of mine and loved her in the runaways and all the covers she did. If she did a stadium tour solo I’d be all over it. She did all my favorite songs of hers and my favorite covers. Go see her! Sounds just like her records.

OMG, I have wanted to see Joan Jett and the Blackhearts live literally for decades. They did NOT disappoint. Sounded amazing (probably the best sound quality of the whole concert tbh). They absolutely rocked and provided excellent entertainment, so good I didn't even mind the 95° with 90% humidity weather. Definitely recommend seeing this show, and this band ANY time you get the chance!

“With a break from the heat but not from the music (a pleasant 80° post 17 days of 90+ heat), the Stadium Tour finally rolled into Charlotte for a Tuesday show. Finally sums it up well as tickets for the 36 city tour originally went on sale in December of 2019! It was my first time seeing Def Leppard (despite many opportunities) and also Crue so I was super-excited. I had seen Jett in Spring of ’89 and Poison in 2017 when I showed up for Cheap Trick (the first half of a double-bill), and left a believer in Poison! The order of the 7 hour day was Joan Jett then Poison who were billed as ‘special guests’, next were Motley Crue and Def Leppard on the alternation swapping their order out every other show as ‘co-headliners’. Of note there was also an opening band ‘Classless Act’ coming in with perfect timing for their debut album just days earlier. An estimate of the age of the majority of attendees was 50 plus, the atmosphere at our seats pungent and earthy. Joan age 63 came on promptly and without a lot of fan fair. She immediately got the crowd off their feet, ‘Are you ready for a day of rock and roll?’ Dressed all in black, black Gibson in hand with a pink heart on it ‘Girl Is Not A Four Letter Word’, we could all agree on one thing, that ‘ROCK’ is! The drum kit in like fashion was all in black monogramed on the bass drum, ‘JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS’. The fact that Joan had been touring right up to the stadium dates was evident in the fact that she did not miss a single beat throughout the 45 minute set. She sounded identical to me as she had some 33 years earlier. Poison coming off a 4 year hiatus was simply amazing! The energy alone from Bret Michaels working the crowd (dressed in a black Poison shirt with trademark bandanna) was contagious. ‘I don’t care if it snowed, we were coming here to throw a party!’, at 59 he looks great! CC at 60 with long hair, aviator glasses, his red vested top hat and GMP flying V was strong as ever playing a 4 minute solo (far too short to spotlight his talent) that included an excerpt from ‘Eruption’. Rikki Rockett had a super cool green kit with the Poison skull and bones on the bass drum, the bones were images of sticks creatively spelling out his name. A row of light boxes kept everything captivating and bright during the hour long daylight set. Crue was the most visual. Being their first major tour in 7 years the anticipation was mounting as even their stage set was reported being shut up a warehouse for over two years. A sound from the video screens came on like a breaking news report, ‘For the next 2 hours music will be the only form of communication!’ What seemed to be a stage length partition designed to conceal the stage crew during the turn time doubled as a video screen with the words ‘THE FUTURE IS OURS’, rising up and revealing the set. There were four large radio towers or ‘lighting trees’ with spiked tips extending up. There was what looked to be erector set staging all over the stage with which dancing girls could use to climb. Yes there were dancing girls ‘The Nasty Habits’, who also sang and I’m pretty sure they weren’t background tracked. Two huge inflatable futuristic looking mannequins filled up the already crowded stage for ‘Girls Girls Girls’. Neil addressed the crowd, ‘We’re back, we’re back, you thought we were gone and now were f*****g back… let’s go! The focus would not be on Vince Neil’s voice but his frontman-ship. I had heard that he has never really had a strong stage voice so I wasn’t there to hear studio albums reproduced. However had stated that he was going to get himself in shape for the tour (and after recently seeing Bon Jovi), he did a great job! Tommy Lee who had suffered 4 broken ribs a couple weeks prior to opening night played his first entire set! He was also featured on a piano that rose up from beneath the catwalk for ‘Home Sweet Home’. One couldn’t tell that Mick Mars 71 was the oldest performer of the evening, he carried himself with the best of them. There were to be no pyrotechnics on this tour however at the end of Crue’s set, a huge smoke screen from the back of the floor section rose toward the sky like giant pink cotton candy, awful smelling and view obstructing. The band played an hour and a half. Honestly, that stage was a lot to switch out for Def Leppard and it took about 35 minutes, the crew did great. A video screen countdown commenced, 10-9-8… and Leppard followed with a flawless 18 song set. Joe Elliott 62 in the front clearly has stayed in vocal-shape, ‘It’s been a hell of a wait, we want to thank you for waiting for us!’ The bands recent gig at the ‘Whisky A Go Go’ was all it took to get them in top form for this tour which included four tracks from the new album. The set list was heavy on the Hysteria album being its 35th anniversary, a whopping seven songs made the cut. The custom drum kit had the ‘Diamond Star Halos’ eye with the DL pyramid on it operating under clear command and control of Rick Allen sporting his Union Jack headphones. A second drum set rose up out of the catwalk for ‘This Guitar’ the first song in an acoustic set which for me was a highlight of the evening musically. The set lasted about 1 1/2 hours, it may not have had the glam of Crue but musically (in my opinion) it was the best performance of the evening and the order of bands worked well. There was nothing notably missing from either bands set lists (save ‘Too Late For Love’) which made for a great night. Also there was a 25% chance of thunderstorms to which we all stayed ‘High ’N’ Dry’ minus a light shower during ‘Pour Some Sugar’. All I could think of was my old man saying, ‘What, are you made of sugar?’ BOA Stadium staff were great, they moved everyone quickly in and through security with zero nitpicking, kudos. The sound was very good for a stadium show, not too loud not too soft. In summary, this was more than just hair bands or glam bands reliving their glory days, this was the 80’s in Rock N Roll still alive and well in 2022!” by DAve (Concerts #670-673)

Joan was the best as always. Love her. Only woman I would leave my wife for. :-) Poison was surprisingly good.They had great energy. Def Leppard was lacking,but had some high spots. But Motley Crue, just was not up to it, as they are not what they once were.

Awesome as always! 52nd show for me! First in Florida. Had to fly from Key West to Tampa, well worth it! Come to Key West Joan! We promise you will have "a splendid time!" Bobby!

I first heard JJ @ the Blackhearts in Omaha in the very early 80s. I fell for Joan and the music. It was groove at first ear. This show nearly 40 years later, it was like we were back in the Civic all those years ago. Not only do they sound great, they gave a great show. I hope that the band had as much fun as the audience did. The music is timeless and young rockers were dancing with the music. All I have to say is to keep on rock'n, we'll be listening as long as you all are willing to play.

I was surprised it was in the parking lot! Only T W O beer stations, but the second one was behind the barrier for the more expensive seats. Which means you stood in line over 30 minutes. I didn’t have my first beer till 9:10, show over 9:30

It was on the short side at a little over an hour, but the venue was great and she was amazing. The band was flawless and her vocals were perfect. The keyboardist gave the audience tidbits in introducing some of the songs so that was great.

Joan Jett delivered the rock. Her voice is incredible and I would pay to see her again anytime she comes back. Fir a place with less than great acoustics the band sounded good. Thanks Joan, YOU ROCK!

since I was convinced to leave the concert early, because of the weather dely, I didn't get to see Joan Jett. I wanted to see her play live so bad, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I missed it. Cheep Trick was good though. Joan Jett or anyone who knows here, please let her know that she should come back to the Denver area.

Joan and Co NEVER DISAPPOINT!!! Wish us lawn dwellers could have gotten before Cheap Trick!! The tickets said doors open a 6, they were on at 6:30, and I was having by bag inspected! Ridiculous! What I saw of them was awesome! And like I said before, JOAN JETT RICKS!!!

Joan Jett is still amazing the black hearts were awesome as well . I'm surprised she's still smoking hot! Haha the event was kind of ruined by the staff at the fair but Joan was awesome to see

It was great but to many people ! no where to go , couldn't move , it was nothing but a fire hazard and 5.25 a beer was ridiculous ! other than that it was OK !