Rumor or reality? Cancellation rumor

And if the Chinese powers that be had watched these official videos with forbidden images they'd never allowed any BJ concert to be organized in the first place!

The 1989 Tian'anmen square protest "tank man", a worldwide symbol for civil disobedience:
https://youtu.be/qF3D2oiy6YA

Tibetan monks:
https://youtu.be/UCUzwEst3pE

More of the same with the best pics so far:
http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/201...ijing-shanghai

Don't try to put some logic into the situation. We can call it what we want, but it's a non-democratic regime and this is the stuff non-democratic regimes do.

Feel sorry for the fans on China.

I'm guessing that they just found out about it. They certainly wouldn't have approved of Jon's Valentine's Day song if the shows weren't set to happen.

Same mentality: A five-year-old just got rejected from a "Christian academy" when it was learned that his father, who now runs a beverage business, ran a pornographic business and sold it nearly TEN years ago! Aside from it not being very Christian of them, the kid hadn't even been BORN!!!

P.S. There have been rumors about Slash and Axl putting GNR back together -- no Chinese gigs for them!

So the Chinese government isn't going to let them play because of the opening of the Circle tour? Seriously?????

Associated Press
Sept. 8, 2015 | 2:36 p.m. EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Promoters of Bon Jovi's upcoming shows in Asia said they are being canceled for "unforeseen reasons."

AEG Live Asia said in a statement Tuesday that refunds will be offered for shows scheduled Sept. 14 in Shanghai and Sept. 17 in Beijing.

AEG also apologized "for the inconvenience and disappointment that this will cause."

A representative for Jon Bon Jovi didn't immediately reply to an email seeking comment.


http://www.usnews.com/news/entertain...reseen-reasons

Here's hoping Old Joysey didn't accidentally give them additional ammunition, LOL!
Now that someone dared to post it on BonJovi.com (the dates have been removed from the Tour section) and the Huffington Post has picked up the story, I guess it's officially official (danger -- lame cliches ahead):

I'm home now, so I've been able to look up some of the articles.

This goes back to what I've been saying for years--Jon needs to keep his politics off the stage. For years, he was good about doing that and I respected him for it.

For a while, he was just shooting himself in the foot, such as recently when he was pissing off people by giving money to Clinton and by letting Christie use his songs. He association with either of them did nothing to hurt their image, but did tarnish his image with people on both counts. He was pissing off Democrats and Republicans.

But now if these articles are to be believed politics are hurting his fans because all these people who planned to go to the Chinese shows have no shows to go to. Sure, the opening to The Circle tour seemed harmless enough, but you know there that many (if not half) the audience in the USA was put off by seeing Obama's face in those images. Jon didn't have to say a word, he was still making a political statement. People go to Bon Jovi shows to be entertained, not to be told how to think. Which country will take issue with his political views and say, "Don't come here," next?

Note to Jon: stick to apolitical philanthropy and keep the political words and images to yourself. You possibly cost yourself the Chinese shows you always dreamed of and you cost the Chinese fans the shows they've been dreaming of. Was it worth it?


I guess the only consolation is that, apparently, the Chinese people are used this happening.

Macau is not China ? Is it really legally independent ?

Jon should be able to show and talk about whatever he wants from his stage. If he wants to put the President"s face on the screens during every song, it's his prerogative.

If anyone is offended by the images, it's really the individual's problem. The songs are universal enough to be taken however you choose.

This is just the kind of stuff communist governments do. Jon should in no way, change how he goes about doing what he does because of this.