Cleveland Rocks!

TONIGHT!

Bon Jovi is streaming their FULL SHOW from Cleveland's Quicken Loans arena.  Stream starts at 7:30 p.m. EST, showtime will probably be sometime around 8:20 p.m. Tune in at BonJovi.com.

Jock Talk With Richie Sambora

Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi has earned more than just a paragraph in the chapters of Classic Rock. The lead guitarist is more than a just riff. Those Jersey born fingertips swipe concert fans from reality and place them in whatever state he's made available.

The digital evolution of music has turned many Classic Rock
writers and performers into out of control fan eating Metal Monsters. Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi separates himself from the pack:

How far can a single guitar riff rock before it tumbles from the radio speakers that brought it fans? Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi is still blown away by wanted dead or
alive

The uncut, keeping it raw, unplugged break it down like it is interview....




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JBJ on Sirius XM

A few weeks ago Jon Bon Jovi recorded a Sirius XM Town Hall interview session with Savannah Guthrie.  It will air on Sirius-XM The Pulse this week:

A few previews have been posted on Sirius XM's YouTube channel:

The 80's WERE Awesome...

In honor of JBJ's 51st birthday this past Saturday, VH-1 has done a lovely little pictoral celebration of the REALLY good years....

The pictures are pretty, but some of the captions are priceless:

1984! Not just for George Orwell anymore.

Post-1984, he would go on to get much better at photo shoots.

Little known fact: Jon Bon Jovi was named New Jersey's Sexiest Lifeguard of 1986.

There was a hair spray shortage in Los Angeles this night in 1988.

We're not sure who this lady is, and judging by the look on his face, we're pretty certain JBJ won't remember her name, either.

Before Bon Jovi hit it big with Slippery When Wet, they couldn't afford whole shirts. This one is circa '84.

Even though Bon Jovi had made millions of dollars by 1989, they still could not afford whole shirts.

"Hey you! Show me your boobs!"

AND

Butt Jovi.

Rockin' in Rio

According to the official Rock in Rio 2013 webpage, Bon Jovi will be playing Rock in Rio this year... actually IN Rio.  Yes, as in Brazil.  According to the press release: (thanks Google Translator)

Milestone in the history of the world Rock, Bon Jovi is the new confirmed at Rock in Rio 2013. The band will close the evening of September 20 with the concert tour "Because We Can BON JOVI - The Tour". This will be the third group participation on a Rock in Rio, but the first edition in Brazil.

Bon Jovi has played Rock in Rio on the past two tours, but not actually in Rio de Janeiro.  Their 2008 Lost Highway Rock in Rio performance took place in Lisbon, Portugal, and the 2010 Circle Tour performance was in Madrid, Spain.  (How many Rock in Rios are there, anyway?)

The press release says this is the "first edition" of Rock in Rio in Brazil.  But what about that lovely and legendary recording of "Rock in Rio" from 1990?  Well, this YouTuber cleared up that very confusing issue.  Apparently the 1990 Rio Festival was officially called "Hollywood Rock Festival."  NOT "Rock in Rio."

It's all very confusing.  Or perhaps I'm just hypnotized by JBJ's pants.

Wanna go? Tickets go on sale in exactly one month:

A new stage of this story will be written with the Brazilian fan at Rock in Rio 2013. If you have not secured your place in the pre-sale, stay tuned: tickets go on sale April 04.

With any luck JBJ will wear those awesome technicolor pants again.