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BON JOVI: GIANTS STADIUM ANNOUNCED!!!
(Tuesday, April 18, 2006)
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME? Not BON JOVI!
BON JOVI have just announced two (2) shows at GIANTS STADIUM. Check out the MEDIA ALERT!

BON JOVI “HAVE A NICE DAY” WORLD TOUR RETURNS TO NEW JERSEY TO ROCK GIANTS STADIUM ON JULY 18TH & 19TH
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WITH SPECIAL GUEST NICKELBACK * *
Tickets On Sale Monday, April 24th @ 10:00AM

Due to overwhelming demand, rock icons Bon Jovi will bring their triumphant “Have A Nice Day” World Tour back to New Jersey with two massive concerts planned at Giant Stadium on Tuesday, July 18th and Wednesday, July 19th. Special guest, multi-platinum selling band Nickelback will join the bill.

Tickets will go on sale this Monday, April 24th at 10:00 AM.

Bon Jovi hit the road in November of 2005 in support of their current, more than three time platinum album “Have A Nice Day” and have been adding concerts at a ferocious pace to meet the overwhelming fan demand. After conquering the rock charts for more than twenty years, Bon Jovi’s latest single “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,” a duet with Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles, garnered the band their first CMT award for “COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR,” is nominated for an Academy of Country Music Award, and charted the band their first top ten country single. To date, Bon Jovi has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and performed over 2,500 shows in 50 countries for more than 32 million people.

Bon Jovi will again issue the challenge to unsigned bands to be their opening act. Continuing on the heels the highly successful unsigned band promotion from the Arena tour, Saturn will proudly present the LAST BAND STANDING contest for Bon Jovi’s Have A Nice Day summer tour. Specific details on the promotion will be announced shortly on www.bonjovi.com and www.saturn.com.

Tickets go on sale Monday, April 24th at 10 AM at Ticketmaster outlets including Tower Records, Compact Disc World, Ritmo Latino, Coconuts Music & Movies, f.y.e., Boscov's, NBA Store, or by calling (201) 507.8900, (609) 520.8383, (212) 307.7171, (845) 454.3388, (631) 888.9000, (860) 525.4500, (203) 624.0033, (203) 368.1000, Automated - (212) 307-7200 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Beginning Tuesday, April 25th, tickets will also be available at the Continental Airlines Arena Box Office. Tickets are subject to applicable service charges. The event time and date are subject to change.

For more information on BON JOVI, visit www.bonjovi.com For more information on the BON JOVI tour, visit http://bonjovi.aeglive.com Concerts West, an AEG Live company, is the international promoter for the Bon Jovi “Have A Nice Day” World Tour.

** The staging for the Giants Stadium show will have an elliptical ramp extending from stage right, out into the crowd, and back to stage left. The area inside the ramp will be General Admission. All areas outside will be Reserved Seating

** Information on Fan Club tickets will be shared on the fan club's website (www.backstagejbj.com)