The Bon Jovi Because We Can Tour 2013 Concert 

Born John Francis Bongiovi Jr. on March 2, 1962, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Jon Bon Jovi knew in his early teens that he wanted to be a rock star. Idolizing local rising stars such as Bruce Springsteenand the Asbury Jukes, Jon was playing in clubs by the time he was 16. He met keyboardist David Bryan in high school, and the two formed a ten-piece rhythm and blues band called Atlantic City Expressway. Jon also performed with bands called The Rest, The Lechers and John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones. Moreover, he formed the band Bon Jovi in the 1980s, which became popular for its power ballads, soaring guitar riffs, and well-crafted melodies. Jon Bon Jovi has also acted in such films as The Leading Man and was a recurring character on TV's Ally McBeal.

In 1989, Jon concentrated on his solo career, married karate champion Dorothea Hurley and appeared in his first movie, Young Guns II, for which he won he won a Golden Globe for Best Song, Blaze of Glory. Jon enjoyed further solo success with 1997's Destination Anywhere. The band regrouped two years later to record the Grammy-nominated album, Crush, and again in 2002 to put out its latest album, Bounce.

The Bon Jovi Because We Can Tour concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 20, 2013 included songs from Bon Jovi’s new album, What About Now, (to be released in 2013) as well as many of their greatest hits. Bon Jovi has performed more than 2,700 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 35 million fans.

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