Bon Jovi Kicks Off Tour April 18; Offers Ticket Pre-Sale Event

Bon Jovi's 22-date "One Wild Night" U.S. tour, kicking off April 18 in Phoenix at Desert Sky Pavilion includes a mix of indoor and amphitheater shows, including two stadium shows.

The band's website (bonjovi.com) is teaming up with VH1, Ticketmaster.com, MSN, houseofblues.com and SFX.com for a ticket pre-sale prior to going on sale to the public. Half of all tickets will be released in all price ranges during the presale. Once fans register at www.bonjovi.com/presale, they will receive an email on Feb. 21, giving them the opportunity to purchase up to four tickets through Ticketmaster.com, a minimum of two days prior to the general on-sale dates for any or all of the band's concerts.

Registrants will also be able to purchase the group's new CD or cassette of Crush,as well as the live DVD or VHS, The Crush Tour, at a discount price. Everyone that pre-registers will automatically be entered to win an autographed guitar from the band.

Bon Jovi has been nominated for two Grammy Awards – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group for their single, "It's My Life", and Best Rock Album – Crush.

The tour dates are as follows:

April 18 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion
April 20 Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
April 21 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand
April 23 San Jose, CA San Jose Arena
April 28 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center
April 30 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
May 2 Dallas, TX Starplex Amphitheatre
May 4 Columbus, OH Value City Arena at the Jerome
May 5 Cleveland, OH Gund Arena
May 8 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
May 10 Greenville, SC Bi-Lo Center
May 11 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
May 13 Washington, DC MCI Center
May 15 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
July TBA Minneapolis, MN Venue TBA
July 13 Chicago, IL The World
July 15 Detroit, MI Pine Knob
July 21 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
July 22 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
July 24 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center
July 25 Philadelphia, PA E Center
July 27 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium