Bon Jovi, the enduring rock band with a name that's synonymous with its home state of New Jersey, announced a two year 2010-11 world tour at a press conference and concert performance at the Meadowlands Entertainment Complex. THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR will be a globe-circling trek and include the two inaugural events at the soon-too-be-completed stadium that will be home to the Giants and Jets football teams.The band will kick off its North American tour on February 19, 2010 in Seattle, WA and plans 135 shows in 30 countries by the time it wraps up in 2011. The tour will include a a summer residency at London's O2 Arena venue starting next June 2010.
Bon Jovi's most recent album, "The Circle," is set for a November 10, 2009 release and promises a return to the more hard rock sounds which propelled the roup to stardom after a turn towards country music on "Lost Highway."
At the new tour announcement, the band played a short set for 5000 fans, contest winners and construction workers working on the new arena. AEG Live, which worked with Bon Jovi on its last two tours, will once again serve as worldwide tour promoters for THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR.
Bon Jovi brings its THE CIRCLE WORLD TOUR to the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday April 18, 2010.
