BON JOVI WELCOMES FANS INTO THE CIRCLE WITH 2010-2011 WORLD TOUR
North American Tour Announced at Bon Jovi's Exclusive New Meadowlands Stadium Performance
Bon Jovi to be the First Band to Play New Meadowlands Stadium
East Rutherford, NJ - October 22, 2009 - With New Jersey's New Meadowlands Stadium as their backdrop, GRAMMY Award-winning hometown heroes Bon Jovi performed at a concert and media event today that announced "The Circle World Tour." The band is preparing to spend nearly two years spanning the globe, including the kickoff event of New Meadowlands Stadium, scheduled for May 26th and 27th, 2010.
The New Meadowlands concerts will go on sale beginning at 10am on Saturday, October 31st, while additional tour dates go on sale November 9th and November 16th. Fans should continue to log on to www.bonjovi.com/tour for the most up to date concert and ticket on-sale information.
The band's Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, David Bryan and Tico Torres performed an exclusive set for a select group of 5,000 lucky contest winners, fan club members, and on-site construction workers currently at work building the New Meadowlands Stadium. Bon Jovi was also joined by New York Jets Chairman & CEO Woody Johnson, New York Giants President & CEO, John Mara, as well as President & CEO of the New Meadowlands Stadium Company, Mark Lamping. New York's powerhouse radio station WPLJ DJ, Race Taylor, served as emcee. Live footage of the event is available at www.BonJovi.com. An embeddable player is available at http://www.iclips.net/widgets/jbj/jbj_embed.html.
Beginning with the band's North American tour launch on February 19th, 2010 in Seattle, WA, Bon Jovi will spend much of the next two years on the road, performing 135 shows in 30 countries. Following in the footsteps of their hugely successful "Lost Highway Tour, Bon Jovi will draw fans around the world into The Circle, with a residency at London's O2 Arena in June 2010 before returning to America in the fall for an additional nationwide leg, and further dates well into 2011.
"It is often said that the third time is a charm, and in the case of the Bon Jovi/AEG Live relationship, this axiom certainly holds," said Randy Phillips, President and CEO of AEG Live. "AEG Live has been honored to serve as the band's worldwide tour promoters, from the 2005 'Have A Nice Day' tour to the highest grossing tour of 2008, 'Lost Highway,' to the upcoming 'The Circle World Tour' in 2010. Bon Jovi is one of the most prolific and exciting live rock bands in the world."
Having sold more than 120 million albums and performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans, Bon Jovi is at their best when they're on the move, and that's truer now than ever before. The November 10th, 2009 release of Bon Jovi's new album, The Circle, and the band's subsequent world tour, provides a powerful reassertion of Bon Jovi's commitment to the hard-hitting rock & roll that has been the band's indelible signature since it began more than 26 years ago.
BON JOVI'S 2010 "THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR" NORTH AMERICAN ITINERARY
Date Location Venue
February 19, 2010 Seattle, WA KeyArena
February 22, 2010 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
February 24, 2010 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
February 26, 2010 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
March 2, 2010 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
March 4, 2010 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center
March 6, 2010 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
March 8, 2010 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
March 9, 2010 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
March 11, 2010 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena
March 13, 2010 Fargo, ND Fargodome
March 15, 2010 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
March 17, 2010 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
March 19, 2010 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
March 20, 2010 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
March 23, 2010 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
March 24, 2010 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
March 29, 2010 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
April 7, 2010 St. Paul, MN Xcel Center
April 10, 2010 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
April 13, 2010 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
April 15, 2010 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
April 17, 2010 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
April 18, 2010 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center
April 21, 2010 Nashville, TN Sommet Center
April 22, 2010 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
May 26, 2010 East Rutherford, NJ New Meadowlands Stadium
May 27, 2010 East Rutherford, NJ New Meadowlands Stadium
July 15, 2010 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium
July 17, 2010 Winnipeg, MB Canad Inns Stadium
July 20, 2010 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre
July 24, 2010 Foxboro, MA Gillette Stadium
July 28, 2010 Regina, SK Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
July 30, 2010 Chicago, IL Soldier Field
Advanced tickets to the New Meadowlands Stadium go on sale to American Express Cardmembers beginning at 10am on Monday, October 26th.
*For more information on BON JOVI's North American tour, visit www.BonJovi.com/tour
now hoping and waiting for any European dates to be announced
