Richie Sambora is touring the country at the moment, but he’s not made too many friends after his Melbourne show on Tuesday night.
Currently touring with girlfriend Orianthi and The Superjesus frontwoman Sarah McLeod, one would think the ex-Bon Jovi guitarist would probably put on a good show. Well, according to fans in Melbourne, that reasoning can cause a boatload of disappointment.
Taking to the stage at almost an hour late, Sambora kicked off his set with the Bon Jovi classic ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’ which, according to The Music reviewer Bryget Chrisfield felt sounded like “karaoke with a sick live band for backing”. Fans didn’t stick around to see if it improved, with some fans leaving the show only a few songs in, hurling insults at Sambora as they did so.
The rest of the crowd in the half-full Margaret Court Arena took to Facebook later to express their true feelings. Paul Crea told Sambora that “I’m pretty sure that your singing and guitar playing… GAVE MY EARS CANCER!!!”, while Wesley Edwards stated that “the RSO logo on the back of the stage was a give away on how this show would turn out – amateur at best. That thing was designed by a year 7 design student.”
Even the Sambora apologists couldn’t help but agree with the negativity, with Connie Barberis agreeing with a lot of the comments, and adding that “I can’t help feeling bad for a man who is truly in need of help.”
By stark contrast though, Sambora’s Adelaide show was well-recieved by the crows. Whether they tried extra hard due to it being a hometown show for both Orianthi and Sarah McLeod is unclear, but it certainly seems like Sambora wasn’t at his peak on Tuesday.
Richie Sambora continues his tour in Sydney tonight, before rolling into Brisbane tomorrow night.
