Bon Jovi to hit the 'Lost Highway'
Bon Jovi has announced its first round of US dates to support its forthcoming album, "Lost Highway."
The band will start May 26, headlining the annual Tiger Jam concert in Las Vegas to benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation. July will find the rockers playing a host of festival gigs, including East Rutherford, NJ's massive Live Earth concert, which aims to bring attention to the climate crisis. Dates are included below.
Bon Jovi has also been tapped to open Newark, NJ's Prudential Center with multiple shows this fall, though the specific dates haven't been announced. The facility is the first major sports and entertainment venue to open its doors in the Tri-state area in more than 25 years. And, in case that's not enough ribbon-cutting for the band, the members will jet to London June 24 to christen the stage of the new O2 arena. The show will be Bon Jovi's only UK appearance this year, and will mark the first time in 15 years that the band has played an indoor gig there.
The group's ninth album of original material, "Lost Highway," is due to hit stores June 19. The first single, "(You Want to) Make a Memory," was released to radio in March, and is streaming at Bon Jovi's website and MySpace page.
In addition, the record's title track can be heard in the film "Wild Hogs," and the tune "We Got it Going On"--a duet with Big & Rich--has been tapped as the theme song for the new Arena Football League season on ESPN.
"Lost Highway" is said to continue Bon Jovi's country-music leanings, which started with 2005's platinum-selling "Have a Nice Day." That album spawned the Grammy-winning duet "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles.
During its 20-plus-year career, Bon Jovi has sold more than 100 million albums and performed upwards of 2,500 concerts in more than 50 countries, according to a press release.
May 2007
26 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Resort
July 2007
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7 - East Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium (Live Earth)
11 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
20 - Cheyenne, WY - Cheyenne Frontier Days
21 - Eau Claire, WI - Country Jam USA
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