Bon Jovi enlarges 2010 'Circle' tour

Bon Jovi has dropped a pair of new destinations into the itinerary for its upcoming world tour in support of the band's just-released studio set, "The Circle."

In addition to the new cities on the trip--including two nights (3/26-27) in Uncasville, CT, and a July 14 show in Calgary, Alberta--the band has also added a third date (5/29) to its series of shows inaugurating East Rutherford, NJ's New Meadowlands Stadium, future home of the NFL's New York Jets and New York Giants.

The 33-city trek kicks off Feb. 19 in Seattle and concludes July 30 in Chicago. Dates are below.

Released last week, "The Circle" is Bon Jovi's 10th studio album. The band worked with producer John Shanks (Sheryl Crow, Jane's Addiction) on the set, which will is available in both standard and deluxe versions, with the latter including a DVD featuring the documentary "When We Were Beautiful," chronicling Bon Jovi's 2007-08 Lost Highway Tour.

"There's going to be some big choruses on there. It sounds like Bon Jovi, but it sounds fresh," guitarist Richie Sambora told Rolling Stone this summer. "We experimented with a lot of new sounds and had a really good time working with John Shanks, who is also a really good guitar player, so he and I did a lot of 'weaseling' with the guitar sounds.

"There are a lot of really good guitar sounds and new kind of atmospheres on the new Bon Jovi record, that I think makes it really modern. I think people are going to dig it, man. And it rocks hard."

The album's first single, "We Weren't Born to Follow," hit radio airwaves in August. The cut debuted at No. 90 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the band's 27th career entry on the singles chart. A second single, "When We Were Beautiful," followed last month.

The group's previous full-length effort, "Lost Highway," debuted at the top of The Billboard 200 in 2007, spawning the hit "(You Want To) Make a Memory." It was the band's first chart-topping album since 1988's "New Jersey."

TOUR DATES
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February 2010
19 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
22 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
24 - Phoenix, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
26 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center

March 2010
2 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
4 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
6 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
8 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
9 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
11 - Wichita, KS - INTRUST Bank Arena
13 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome
15 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
17 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
19, 20 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
23, 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
26, 27 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
29 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center

April 2010
7 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Center
10 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
13 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
15 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
17 - Tampa., FL - St. Pete Times Forum
18 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - BankAtlantic Center
21 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
22 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena

May 2010
26, 27, 29 - East Rutherford, NJ - New Meadowlands Stadium

July 2010
14 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
15 - Edmonton, Alberta - Commonwealth Stadium
17 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canad Inns Stadium
20 - Toronto, Ontario - Rogers Centre
24 - Foxboro, MA - Gillette Stadium
28 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
30 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field

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