April 30, 2008

Bon Jovi to play Central Park in mid-July or later

(Update: The free Bon Jovi concert is set for July 12.)

Jon Bon Jovi will play Central Park this summer sometime in mid-July or later, he told Sports Illustrated in an interview.

The magazine was talking to the Jersey-born rocker mainly about his ownership of the Philadelphia Soul Arena Football League team and then this came up:

SI.com: I know the Spectrum and the Wachovia Center serve as the homes of the Soul, but if Bon Jovi were a team, Giants Stadium would certainly be its home. What are your thoughts on Giants Stadium being torn down in 2010? You always close out your tours at Giants Stadium, do you plan on having a couple last shows there before it's demolished?

Bon Jovi: Actually I'm not going to do it this year. We always end every tour at Giants Stadium, but we're going to do Central Park this year. That hasn't been announced yet, there you go, we're doing Central Park. I think it's a great stadium, but in this day in age when it's all about those sky boxes and those revenue streams, I could see why they would want to get rid of it, but it's too bad. I think it a great place and a great place to play and I have nothing but good memories there.

April 30, 2008 7:30 AM in Sightsology, Upper East Side, Upper West Side

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