Bon Jovi has announced the first round of dates for a mammoth tour that will take the veteran rockers to more than 10 countries around the world over the next half year.
"We're starting in New Jersey and then taking it to the world," lead singer Jon
Bon Jovi told a packed house Thursday night (10/25) in Newark, NJ, according to a press release issued through the tour's promoters, AEG Live. The show marked the band's first date of a ten-night engagement inaugurating the city's brand new Prudential Center.
Including the nine remaining Newark shows, plans are currently in place for more than 40 concerts in the US, Canada and Japan, with additional shows expected in New Zealand, England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Holland and Austria, according to promoters. Tickets for US shows go on sale to the public beginning Nov. 3; fans should check the band's website for additional ticket information.
Bon Jovi is touring behind "Lost Highway," its ninth album of original material, and first since 2005's platinum-selling "Have a Nice Day," which spawned the Grammy-winning duet "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles.
Released in June, the album moved 292,000 copies in its first week on store shelves, debuting in the No. 1 position on the US album chart, marking the band's first chart-topping set since 1988's "New Jersey."
Bon Jovi has sold more than 120 million albums and performed more than 2,500 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 32 million fans since emerging from a crowded New Jersey bar band scene with its untitled 1984 debut, according to the band's publicist.
tour dates and tickets
October 2007
26, 28, 30 - Newark, NJ - The Prudential Center
November 2007
1, 3-4, 7, 9-10 - Newark, NJ - The Prudential Center
14, 15 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
17 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Bank Place
19 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre
December 2007
6, 7 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
9 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
10 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre
12 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
13 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
15, 16 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
January 2008
11 - Nagoya, Japan - Nagoya Dome
13, 14 - Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Dome
16 - Osaka, Japan - Kyocera Dome Osaka
February 2008
18 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
20 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
23, 24 - Chicago, IL - United Center
28 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
March 2008
2, 3 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
5 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
10 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
18 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
31 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
April 2008
2 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
4, 5 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
8 - Phoenix, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
9 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
14 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
15 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
20 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
22 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
24 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
26 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - BankAtlantic Center
27 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
30 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
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