Bon Jovi offers package deal for Jersey venue opening

Bon Jovi will help celebrate the opening of Newark, NJ's Prudential Center this fall with a string of shows and a first-time program that bundles advance concert tickets with a digital album.

The band has partnered with Ticketmaster (LiveDaily's parent company) to offer the deal in which a digital download of Bon Jovi's forthcoming album, "Lost Highway," will be packaged with every concert ticket purchased through an exclusive online presale that begins June 12.

Fans who purchase the ticket/album package will receive a code from Ticketmaster that enables them to download "Lost Highway" from iTunes beginning June 19, the day the album is set to hit stores.

The presale will be available exclusively to American Express cardmembers June 12-14, and then to the general public June 15-22. General on-sales without the digital album begin June 23.

Bon Jovi 's shows at the Prudential Center begin Oct. 25; the rest of the dates have yet to be announced. The facility is the first major sports/entertainment venue to open its doors in the Tri-state area in more than 25 years.

Meanwhile, Bon Jovi will set out on a tour of North American festivals next month to support "Lost Highway." Gigs include the July 7 Live Earth concert in East Rutherford, NJ, which is part of a massive event across all seven continents to bring attention to the climate crisis. Since last check, Bon Jovi has added a July 12 stop in Edmonton, Alberta, a city the band hasn't visited since 1995. The itinerary is listed below.

In the midst of all these plans, reports have surfaced that longtime Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora has entered a Los Angeles treatment facility for an undisclosed problem. "He asks that you respect he and his family's privacy at this time," a band spokesperson said in a statement, according to the Associated Press. It is unclear if Sambora's treatment will affect his role in the group.

"Lost Highway" is Bon Jovi's ninth album of original material. The first single, "(You Want to) Make a Memory," was released to radio in March. The video can be accessed at Bon Jovi's website.

The new album follows 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.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
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July 2007
5 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
7 - East Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium (Live Earth)
11 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
12 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
20 - Cheyenne, WY - Cheyenne Frontier Days
21 - Eau Claire, WI - Country Jam USA

October 2007
25 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center

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