I know somebody has already posted this in the other forum, but I beieve it warrants a post in here too, simply because it will get more views, and it is great news.

From Bonjovi.com

BON JOVI: LIVE IN JAPAN

BON JOVI have announced the JAPANESE LEG of the 2003 BOUNCE TOUR. Following are the CONFIRMED DATES: Wednesday, JANUARY 8th at SAPPORO DOME in SAPPORO. Saturday and Sunday, JANUARY 11th & 12th at OSAKA DOME in OSAKA. Tuesday, JANUARY 14th at FUKUOKA DOME in FUKUOKA. Thursday and Friday, JANUARY 16th & 17th at TOKYO DOME in TOKYO. Sunday, JANUARY 19 at YOKOHAMA ARENA in YOKOHAMA. They wrap up the Japanese portion of the BOUNCE Tour at the NAGOYA DOME in NAGOYA on Tuesday, JANUARY 21st. TICKETS GO ON SALE IN JAPAN ON OCTOBER 26th. These shows and these ticket sales are NOT affiliated with the AMERICAN XS program. (*Please refer to the Official Fan Site: www.backtagejbj.com for information on Fan Club Ticketing in Japan.)

Nice to see them doing 7 stadiums and 1 arena. Its a pity it will be so cold when they go, else they could've played Yokohama Stadium and not the 'small' arena.

Maybe this tour will be a proper world tour, unlike the pathetic excuses that were the Crush and One Wild Night 'World' Tours.