"It's a big world and we still make house calls,” said Jon Bon Jovi on Thursday, by way of announcing his band’s plans for a two-year world tour that kicks off on Feb. 19 in Seattle.
The tour in support of the group’s forthcoming new studio album, The Circle,” will include 135 shows in 30 countries.
The tour will be highlighted with a stop on May 26 at New Jersey's new $1.6 billion Meadowlands football stadium, the future home of the New York Giants and Jets.
The band held its press conference announcing the dates in the parking lot of the new venue, playing an invitation-only concert for 5,000 fan club contest winners and construction workers.
"I can't wait until there's a ballgame," Bon Jovi said.
In the meantime, fans can catch the band on the small screen tonight as Showtime begins airing "When We Were Beautiful," an 80-minute documentary on the New Jersey band’s many ups-and-downs. The film will be included as a bonus DVD with the album.
Bon Jovi Tour Dates 2010
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
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 – East Rutherford, NJ – New Meadowlands Stadium
July 2010
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