Rockin’ with Bret Michaels
Published 11:28 pm Sunday, October 11, 2009
- Rock singer Bret Michaels performs a cover of the Lynard Skynard classic 'Sweet Home Alabama' during his concert at Wild Adventures Saturday night.
VALDOSTA — Rocker Bret Michaels closed out Wild Adventures’ 2009 concert season and his 2009 world tour with a packed house Saturday night that was full of rock and roll, sweat and energy.
Michael’s bodyguard and “Rock of Love” co-star, Big John, addressed the audience before the show with a surprise: the concert was being filmed as a part of a new VH1 special.
That special, according to reports, could be for the fourth season of “Rock of Love.” VH1 has been very open about wanting the rock star to come back for a new season.
As soon as Big John left, Michaels took the stage and came out swinging with his trademark tight jeans, long blonde hair, bandanna and cowboy hat.
Ladies and even men rushed the stage, causing the Wild Adventures security guards to work hard for their money Saturday night.
Michaels was full of energy, performing such Poison classics as “Talk Dirty to Me” and “Unskinny Bop.” He may have been a solo act for this show, but Michaels knew what the fans came to hear.
The crowd became even wilder when Michaels tore into “Go That Far,” one of his solo hits which is also the theme show for “Rock of Love.”
By the crowd’s reaction to the song, it was obvious that the fans were not just a fan of his music, but part of the reason his reality show became the number one rated show in VH1’s history.
After a rendition of Lynard Skynard’s “Sweet Home Alabama,” the concert became more serious.
Michaels put on his acoustic guitar and performed the Poison hit song, “Something to Believe In.” He told the crowd how he had been dedicating the song to the troops since Poison began performing the song in the 1990’s.
Michaels told the audience how he met with kids that day that was around the same age as he was when he found out that he was a diabetic. Because of that, he decided to sing the first song he ever learned on the guitar, “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” by Bob Dylan.
Performing the Bob Dylan classic lead into “Every Rose has its Thorn,” Poison’s only number one hit and the song that Michaels and Poison are best known for. The crowd became pumped once again when Michaels burst into another solo song, the upbeat “Bittersweet.”
After a brief intermission where the crowd began chanting “Bret,” the band came back out. Michaels rushed on stage, giving the crowd what they wanted in form of Poison’s hit song “Nothin’ but a Good Time.”
At the end of the concert, Michaels did what he did throughout the entire show, getting close to the fans, shaking hands and even signing autographs.
Before leaving the stage, Michaels told the crowd he would see them next year. If that’s the case, Valdosta will get nothing short of a good time once again.