Oprah's "Down Under" Tour

Bono and Jon Bon Jovi will add extra star power to Oprah Winfrey's tour Down Under this week.

U2 lead singer Bono confirmed he will appear on Oprah's show from the Sydney Opera House, while Bon Jovi said he will appear at Oprah's Federation Square fiesta on Friday.

Oprah and 300 audience members from the US are due to arrive in Australia on Tuesday as part of the "Ultimate Australian Adventure Tour", which includes the filming of two Oprah shows at the Sydney Opera House on December 14.

In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Herald Sun ahead of his national tour, the star said he had no plans to hang up the microphone yet.

"You pace (a tour) and do it in a manner that doesn't take you too far from your home life, or (place) too much of a toll on your physical being," Bon Jovi, 48, said.

"If you have breaks between things, you can keep going.

"And if you go home for 10 days, believe me, nobody wants you home by day seven, eight and nine. They're ready for you to go back to work."

Bon Jovi will play sell-out shows at Rod Laver Arena and Etihad Stadium this week.

The band will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough album, Slippery When Wet, in 2011.

In the interview Bon Jovi revealed he:

DOES not see the point of social networking sites.

PLANS to expand his Robin Hood restaurant chain.

HAS no plans to stop performing any time soon. But the frontman said the band would not tour forever like the Rolling Stones.

"Let me be clear about the Rolling Stones, they are our idols, they are our role models, they are our heroes," he said.

"I want to be the Rolling Stones in many ways. But when somebody asks if I'll be touring at age 66, I don't know if I can be out here, doing this, 20 years from now."

Bon Jovi is also unsure about Twitter: "It is a good way to get an immediate message out to your fan base via a website.

"But I don't have any desire to tell you what I'm having for lunch, or I'm in the car now, or on the boat, or on the plane.

"Still, you have to get the message out and the business has changed. You can't count on radio or music videos.

"Record companies are not what they once were. So social media may be the way to find the next Bob Dylan."

Bon Jovi is happy to talk about his Soul Foundation. One of its projects is a "Robin Hood" restaurant.

"If you don't have the money, you don't pay for your meal, you volunteer to come back and help," he said.

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