Bon Jovi (Band)

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Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi in Montreal in 2007 during theLostHighway Tour

Background information

Origin Sayreville, New Jersey

GenresRock,hard rock,glam metal,heavymetal

Years active1983present (hiatuses from 19901991and 19971999)

Labels Island,Mercury,Mercury Nashville

Website www.bonjovi.com

Members

Jon Bon JoviDavid BryanTico Torres

Richie Sambora

Past

members

Alec John SuchDave Sabo

Bon Jovi is anAmericanrockband fromSayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Joviconsists of lead singer and namesakeJon Bon Jovi(John Francis Bongiovi, Jr.), guitaristRichieSambora, keyboardistDavid Bryan, and drummerTico Torres.[1]The band's lineup has remainedmostly static during its history, the only exception being the 1994 dismissal of bass playerAlecJohn Such, who was unofficially replaced byHugh McDonald. In 1986, Bon Jovi achievedwidespread global recognition with their third album,Slippery When Wet.[2]The band's fourth

album,New Jerseywas equally successful in 1988, and between 19861995, Bon Jovi had 13U.S.Top 40hits, including four number-one songs on theBillboardHot 100:"You Give Love aBad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer", "Bad Medicine", and "I'll Be There for You".

Other Top 10record charthits included "Wanted Dead or Alive", "Born to Be My Baby", "LayYour Hands on Me", "Bed of Roses" and "Always". The success of Bon Jovi's 2000 single, "It'sMy Life", helped introduce them to a younger audience, as has the use of different styles in theirmusic, such as the appearance ofcountryin 2007'sLost Highway.Lost Highway debuted at
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number one on theBillboard 200, as did 2009'sThe Circle. Bon Jovi's latest album,What AboutNow, was released on March 12, 2013.[3]Thus far, Bon Jovi has released 12studio albums, plusthreecompilationsand twolive albums. They have sold 130 million records worldwide,[4]andperformed more than 2,700 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 35 million fans.[5]BonJovi was inducted into theUK Music Hall of Famein 2006.[6]The band was also honored with

the Award of Merit at theAmerican Music Awardsin 2004,

[7]

and as songwriters andcollaborators, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted intoSongwriters Hall of Famein2009.[8][9]

History

Formation (19751983)

Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora Tico Torres David Bryan

Jon Bon Jovibegan playing piano and guitar in 1975, at the age of 13, with his first band 'Raze'.At 16, Bon Jovi metDavid Bryanand formed a band calledAtlantic City Expressway. Still in histeens, Bon Jovi played in the band "John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones," playing local clubs like"The Fast Lane," and opening for known acts in the area. By 1980, he formed another band, "TheRest", and opened up for New Jersey acts such asSouthside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.

By mid-1982, out of school and working part-time at a women's shoe store, Jon Bon Jovi took ajob at thePower Station Studios, aManhattanrecording facility where his cousin Tony Bongioviwas co-owner. Bon Jovi made severaldemosincluding one produced byBilly Squierandsent them to record companies, though failing to make an impact. His first professional recordingwas as lead vocals in "R2-D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas," which was part of theChristmas in the Starsalbum which his cousin co-produced.

Bon Jovi visited local radio stationWAPP 103.5FM "The Apple"inLake Success, New York.He spoke directly to the promotion director, John Lassman, who accepted the song "Runaway"for inclusion on the station's compilation album of local homegrown talent. Bon Jovi wasinitially reluctant, but eventually gave them the song, on which Bon Jovi had used studiomusicians to play on the track. The studio musicians who helped record "Runaway"known asThe All Star Reviewwere guitaristTim Pierce, keyboardistRoy Bittan, drummerFrankieLaRocka, and bassistHugh McDonald.
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New Jersey beach towns.

The song began to get airplay in the New York area, then other sister stations in major marketspicked up the song. In March 1983, Bon Jovi called David Bryan, who in turn called bassistAlecJohn Suchand an experienced drummer namedTico Torres, both formerly of the bandPhantom's Opera. Tapped to play lead guitar was Bon Jovi's neighbor,Dave Sabo(a.k.a. The

Snake)who later formed the groupSkid Row. Sabo was eventually replaced byRichieSambora. Before joining the group, Sambora had toured withJoe Cocker, played with a groupcalledMercyand had been called up to audition forKiss. He also played on the albumLessonswith the band Message, which was re-released onCDthrough Long Island Records in 1995.Message was originally signed toLed Zeppelin'sSwan Song Recordslabel, although the albumwas never released.

Tico Torres was also an experienced musician, having recorded and played live with Phantom'sOpera,The Marvelettes, andChuck Berry. He appeared on 26 records and had recently recordedwithFranke and the Knockouts, a Jersey band with hit singles during the early 1980s.

David Bryan had quit the band that he and Bon Jovi had founded in order to study medicine.While in college, he realized that he wanted to pursue music full-time, and was accepted toJuilliard School, a New York music school. When Bon Jovi called his friend and said that he wasputting together a band, and a record deal looked likely, Bryan followed Bon Jovi's lead andgave up his studies.

Bon J ovi and 7800 Fahrenheit (19841985)

Once the band began playing showcases and opening for local talent, they caught the attention ofrecord executiveDerek Shulman, who signed them toMercury Recordsand who was part of thePolyGramcompany. Because Jon Bon Jovi wanted a group name, Pamela Maher, a friend of

Richard Fischer and an employee ofDoc McGhee, suggested they call themselves Bon Jovi,following the example of the other famous two-word bands such asVan Halen. This name waschosen instead of the original idea of Johnny Electric. Pamela's suggestion of the name was metwith little enthusiasm, but two years later they hit the charts under that name.

With the help of their new managerDoc McGheethey recorded the band's debut album,BonJovi, which was released on January 21, 1984. The album included the band's first hit single,"Runaway", reaching top forty on theBillboard Hot 100. The album peaked at number forty-
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three on theBillboard 200album chart. The group soon found itself opening forScorpionsinU.S. and forKissin Europe.

In 1985, Bon Jovi's second album7800 Fahrenheitwas released. The band released threesingles "Only Lonely", "In and Out of Love" and the ballad "Silent Night". The album peaked at

number thirty seven on Billboard 200 and certified Gold byRIAA. While the album did not doas well as they'd hoped in terms of sales, it allowed Bon Jovi to get out on the road touring again.In May 1985, Bon Jovi headlined venues in Japan and Europe. At the end of the European tour,the band began a six-month run of U.S. tourdates supportingRatt. In the midst of that tour theymanaged to make appearances at the Texas Jam and Castle Donington's Monsters of Rockconcerts in England. Jon Bon Jovi also did a solo appearance at the very firstFarm Aidin 1985.

Slippery When Wet (19861987)

After two moderately successful albums, the group changed their approach for their next albumand hired professional songwriterDesmond Childas a collaborator.Bruce Fairbairnwas chosen

as the producer of the album. In early 1986 Bon Jovi moved toVancouver, Canada to recordtheir third album. The band spent six-months recording the new album. The band decided toname the album "Slippery When Wet" after Jovi: Summary | url=http://www.tv.com/bon-jovi/person/591904/summary.html| work=TV.com | publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=2009-06-01}}

On August 16, 1986,Slippery When Wetwas released. The album reached number one in U.S.,where it spent 8 weeks at number one on theBillboard200album chart and eventually receivedDiamond certification by theRecording Industry Association of America.[10][11]The first twosingles from the album, "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer", both reachednumber one on theBillboardHot 100singles chart.[12]

Slippery When Wet was named the top selling album of 1987 byBillboard[13]

"Livin' On APrayer" won anMTV Video Music Awardfor Best Stage Performance.

[14]The band won an

award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band at theAmerican Music Awards[15]and an award for FavoriteRock Group at thePeople's Choice Awards.[16]When Slippery When Wetwas released in August1986, Bon Jovi was the support act for38 Special. By the end of 1986, Bon Jovi were well intosix months of headline dates in arenas across America. In August 1987, the band headlinedEngland's "Monsters of Rock" festival. During their setDee Snider,Bruce Dickinsonand PaulStanley joined the band to perform "We're an American Band". The band ended the year havingheadlined 130 shows in the "Tour Without End", grossing $28,400,000.

Jon Bon Jovi was asked what this breakthrough to worldwide fame meant, to which he answered,"Everything is bigger, and it moves twice as fast. You're recognized twice as often. This isbigger, the whole world gets bigger. You have to sell more records, be huger. You get smarterand you understand the business a little more, so it's more responsibility. You understand it now,and you want to make sure everything goes right".

New Jerseyand hiatus (19881991)
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Determined to prove that the success ofSlippery When Wetwas not a fluke, Bon Jovi releasedtheir fourth effortNew Jerseyin September 1988.New Jersey peaked at number one in both theUS and UK. The album produced five Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Bon Jovi therecord for the most Top 10 singles spawned by a hard rock album.[17]Two of the hits, "BadMedicine" and "I'll Be There for You", managed to reach number one.[18]The album's three other

singles "Born to Be My Baby", "Lay Your Hands on Me", and "Living in Sin" reached the topten. Bon Jovi even made the news when the video for "Living In Sin" was banned by MTV forfeaturing some too racy romance/sex scenes. After that it was re-edited and MTV put it in heavyrotation.

Bon Jovi mounted another huge worldwide tour that continued throughout 1989 and 1990. Theyvisited more than 22 countries and performed more than 232 shows before it was all over. Thepersonal highpoint for the band was their June 11, 1989 sell-out homecoming atGiants Stadiumin New Jersey. In August 1989, the band headed to the Soviet Union for theMoscow MusicPeace Festival. Bon Jovi were the first band officially sanctioned by the Soviet government toperform in the Soviet Union and New Jersey, became the first U.S. album to be released legally

in theU.S.S.R..

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In September 1989, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora performed Livin' On A Prayer andWanted Dead Or Alive only with two acoustic guitars on the1989 MTV Video Music Awards.The performance has generally been acknowledged as the inspirational spark that led to the MTVUnpluggedseries and the catalyst for the subsequent popularity of the unplugged movement inpopular music.[20]

The non-stop touring was taking its toll on the band. By the end of the New Jersey tour, Bon Jovihad 16 months of concerts under their belt and the band members were exhausted physically,mentally and emotionally. Finally, following the last tour date in Mexico, and without any clear

plans for their future, the band members just went home.

Between 1990 and 1991 the band members went their separate ways. The exhaustion ofrecording both Slippery When Wet and New Jersey back to back, with highly paced world toursafter each album, took its toll on the band. The band has since stated that there were few if anygoodbyes between them at the end of the New Jersey tour. During the time they took off fromthe scene, the band retreated totheir own projectsand showed no desire for making anotheralbum.
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Hugh McDonaldhas been filling in bass sinceAlec John Such's departure. Before that herecorded "Runaway".

Disillusioned with the music business, despite all his success, and unhappy with the status quo,in 1991 Jon Bon Jovi fired his management, business advisers, and agents, including his long-time manager, Doc McGhee. Jon took on the quarterbacking responsibilities himself by closingranks and creatingBon Jovi Management. In October 1991 the band went to aCaribbean islandofSt. Thomasto discuss plans for the future. They managed to resolve their differences byallowing each member to speak about his feelings without interruption from each other. Uponresolving their issues, they headed back into the Vancouver Little Mountain studios withBobRockto work on the band's fifth album in January 1992.

Keep the Faith and Cross Road (1992-1994)

Bon Jovi's fifth studio albumKeep the Faithwas released in November 1992, representing "thebeginning of a new chapter in the history of Bon Jovi" and marking a change in the band's soundand image. The album turned away from heavy drums and wild guitar solos, but insteadintroduced a more mature sound of Bon Jovi. The media focused considerable attention on JonBon Jovis hair. When Jon Bon Jovi cut his hair he made headlines onCNN. To promoteKeepThe Faith they returned to their roots playing a few dates at the small New Jersey clubs wherethey had started their career. The band appeared onMTV Unpluggedbut that was different fromthe other episodes of MTV Unplugged series. The performance captures Bon Jovi in an intimate,"in the round" experience, performing acoustic and electric renditions of classic hits (Bon Joviand non-Bon Jovi tracks) and new material fromKeep the Faith. The concert was released

commercially in 1993 asKeep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi.

The album debuted at number one in UK and certified double platinum by RIAA in US. Thealbum produced hit singles, including, "Keep the Faith", "Bed of Roses" and "In These Arms".Bon Jovi embarked on an extensive international world tour for the album, visiting countries theband had never seen before and headlining stadiums in the South America, Europe, Asia andAustralia. They visited 37 countries, performed 177 shows and seen them play to 2.5 million fanson theKeep the Faith Tour/I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour.
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Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora on stage during the Bon Jovi Circle Tour at the O2 Arena.

In October 1994, Bon Jovi released agreatest hitsalbum titledCross Road, with two new tracks:"Always" and "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night". The first single from the album "Always"became Bon Jovi's highest selling single and stayed on top ten of theBillboard Hot 100for six

months. In the UK, Cross Roaddebuted at number one on theUK Albums Chartand spent atotal of five non-consecutive weeks at number one[21]later becoming the best-selling album of1994 in UK. That year Bon Jovi won an award forBest Selling Rock Bandat theWorld MusicAwards.

That same year, bassist Alec John Such was fired from the band, the first lineup change sinceBon Jovi began.Hugh McDonaldwho was the bassist on "Runaway," unofficially replaced Suchas bassist. Jon Bon Jovi said, regarding the departure of Such: "Of course it hurts. But I learnedto accept and respect it. The fact that I'm a workaholic, studio in, studio out, stage on, stage off,want to be dealing with music day and night, doesn't mean everyone else has to adjust to thatpace. Alec wanted to quit for a while now, so it didn't come as a complete surprise."

These Daysand another hiatus (1995-1998)

Bon Jovi's sixth studio album,These Days, was released in June 1995. The album debuted atnumber one in UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Japan and many other countries. The album'sfirst single was therhythm and bluesinfluenced ballad "This Ain't a Love Song". With an exoticvideo filmed in Thailand, "This Ain't a Love Song" reached top twenty on the Billboard Hot 100,and was the only significant US hit from the album, however, the album produced four UK topten hits ("This Aint A Love Song", "Something for the Pain", "Lie To Me" and "These Days").That year the band earned aBRIT Awardfor best international band and also won aMTVEurope Music Awardfor Best Rock. It was followed by These Days Tour. In June 1995, Bon

Jovi sold out three-nights at London's historicalWembley Stadium. The concerts weredocumented forBon Jovi:Live From London. Bon Jovi visited 43 countries and performed 126shows onThese Days Tour.

Following the overwhelming success of the These Days Tour, the members of Bon Jovi wenttheir separate ways. But unlike the period following the New Jersey tour, tainted withuncertainty, this hiatus was a conscious group decision. The members of Bon Jovi agreed to aself-imposed two-year sabbatical from the band.
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Crush and Bounce(19992004)

Bon Jovi reunited in 1999 to record the song "Real Life" for the movieEdTV. David Bryan wasrecovering from an accident in which he nearly severed his finger.

After a nearly four-year hiatus, during which several band members worked on independentprojects, Bon Jovi regrouped in 1999 to begin work on their next studio album. In June 2000,Crushwas released as the band's seventh studio album and constituted something of a comeback.The first single "It's My Life" was noted as one of the groups most successful releases in adecade and most importantly, becoming a symbol of the band's longevity as they prevailedthrough many different changes in the mainstream rock scene with admirable success. It's MyLife helped introduce them to a new, younger fan base. The band received twoGrammynominations for Best Rock Album Crush and Best Rock Performance by Duo/Group "It's MyLife". The video for "It's My Life" won theMy VH1 Music Awardsfor "My Favorite Video".

Bon Jovi played two sold-out concerts at London's historicWembley Stadiumin August 19, 20,

2000, becoming the last ever concerts held at the legendary venue before its demolition. Thatyear the band played to 1.1 million fans in 40 arena and stadium venues across North America,Europe and Japan. While on tour, Bon Jovi released a collection of live performances fromthroughout their career in an album entitledOne Wild Night Live 19852001. This was BonJovi's first-ever live album. The songs were culled from archives of recorded material the bandhad been collecting from their earliest days on the road right through the current tour. The bandsold out two homecoming concerts at New Jersey'sGiants Stadiumin July 27, 28, 2001. Thebroadcast broke ratings records for the VH-1 network. At the end of the year Bon Jovi awardedfor "Hottest Live Show" at the 2001My VH1 Music Awards.

The members of the band had anticipated a brief vacation before work would begin on the band's

8th studio album. But on September 11, the world changed. Within days of the terrorist attacks,Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora had filmed Public Service Announcements for the Red Cross,recorded "America The Beautiful" for theNFLand performed as part of the historicAmerica: ATribute to Heroeslive telethon. One month later, the band participated at two Monmouth CountyAlliance of Neighbors concerts in Red Bank, NJ to raise funds for the families close the band'shometowns, which were affected by the World Trade Center disaster. And on October 21, 2001,Bon Jovi performed at the monumental Concert For New YorkatMadison Square Garden,raising relief funds and honoring those who worked to save lives during the attack. .

In spring 2002, the group entered the studio to begin recording their eighth studio album.Bouncewas influenced by theSeptember 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, released on October 8, 2002. The

album debuted at number two in both the US and UK . The band went on theBounce Tourforthe album, during which they made history as the last band to playVeterans StadiuminPhiladelphiabefore it was torn down.

Following the end of the Bounce Tour in August 2003, Bon Jovi embarked on a side project;originally intending to produce an album consisting of live acoustic performances, the bandended up rewriting, re-recording and reinventing 12 of their biggest hits in a new and muchdifferent light.This Left Feels Rightwas released in November 2003.
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The following year, the band released a box set entitled100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't BeWrong, the title being a homage to Elvis Presley's50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong. Theset consisted of four CDs packed with 38 unreleased and 12 rare tracks, as well as a DVD. Thebox set marked the sales of 100 million Bon Jovi albums and also commemorated the 20thanniversary of the release of the band's first record in 1984. In November 2004, Bon Jovi was

honored with the Award for Merit at theAmerican Music Awards.

Have a Nice Dayand Lost Highway(20052008)

The band's ninth studio album,Have a Nice Day, was released in September 2005. The albumdebuted at number two in both the US and UK, reaching number one in fifteen countries.[22]Thetitle track was an international hit, reaching the top ten in the UK, Europe, Australia and Canada.The second single, "Who Says You Can't Go Home", was released in early 2006. The songreached top forty on the Billboard Hot 100 in US. A duet version of"Who Says You Can't GoHome" with country singerJennifer Nettlesof the bandSugarland, peaked at number one on theBillboardHot Country Songsand Bon Jovi became the first rock band to have a number one

single on Billboard's Country Chart. On February 11, 2007, Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles wontheGrammy Award, for "Best Country Collaboration with Vocals" for"Who Says You Can't GoHome". The band also won an award for Favorite Rock Song at thePeople's Choice Awardswith"Who Says You Can't Go Home".[23]

Soon after the release ofHave A Nice Day, the band started gearing up for the new 20052006worldwideHave A Nice Day Tour. This tour, took the band to numerous stages and stadiumsthroughout the world. The tour was a significant commercial success, as the group played to2,002,000 fans, and the tour grossed a total $191 million. The tour was the third-highest-grossingtour of 2006 taking in just over $131 million, just behindThe Rolling Stones'A Bigger BangWorld TourandMadonna'sConfessions Tour. On November 14, 2006, Bon Jovi were inducted

into theUK Music Hall of FamealongsideJames BrownandLed Zeppelin.

In June 2007, Bon Jovi released their tenth studio album,Lost Highway. The album influencesthe band's rock sound with that of country music following the success of a country version ofthe band's 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home", a duet with Jennifer Nettles. Topromote the new album, Bon Jovi made several television appearances, including the 6th annualCMTAwards in Nashville,American Idol, and MTV Unplugged, as well as playing at theLiveEarth concert at Giants Stadium.

[24]They also performed ten promotional gigs in the U.S.,

Canada, the UK and Japan. As part of the 'tour', Bon Jovi were the first group to perform atLondon's newO2 Arena(formerly the Millennium Dome) when it opened to the public on June24, 2007. The 23,000-seater stadium sold out within 30 minutes of tickets being released.[25]

The album, described by Jon Bon Jovi as a "Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville", toppedthe charts in US, Canada, Europe, and Japan. The album's third single "Till We Ain't StrangersAnymore" featuresLeAnn Rimes, won theCMT Music Awardfor the Collaborative Video ofthe Year in 2008.[26][27]The song was also nominated for theAcademy of Country Music Awardfor Vocal Event of the Year.[28]
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In October 2007 the band announced theLost Highway Tour. Starting with the 10 shows to openthe brand new,Newark, New JerseyPrudential Center, the band toured Canada, Japan, Australia,New Zealand, the U.S. and then Europe, finishing in the summer of 2008. The tour was thehighest grossing tour of 2008 in Billboard's rankings, with ticket sales of $210.6 million,reported from November 14, 2007 through Nov.11, 2008.[29]In all, 2,157,675 tickets were sold

during 2008.

[29]

Combined with $16.4 million in 2007 from the Newark shows, making acombined gross of $227 million in ticket sales. InPollstar's calculus for North America, the LostHighway Tour had the highest gross for 2008 at $70.4 million.[30]

The Circleand Greatest Hits (20092011)

Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi at 2009 Tribeca Film Festival

In April 2009,Phil Griffin's documentary on the band, "When We Were Beautiful", debuted attheTribeca Film Festival, chronicling Bon Jovi's ups and downs over 25 years and following theband on their latest Lost Highway tour.

In June 2009, Jon Bon Jovi andRichie Samborawere inducted intoSongwriters Hall of Fame.That month they also recorded a cover of the song "Stand By Me" with Iranian singerAndyMadadian, to show solidarity for those affected by political unrest in Iran. Parts of the song weresung inPersian.

On November 10, 2009, the band released their 11th studio album, entitledThe Circle. TheCircle is a return to rock n' roll after their Nashville influenced album,Lost Highway. The albumdebuted at number one in the US, Canada, Germany and Japan. Bon Jovi headed out on the roadonce again on February 19, 2010, embarking onThe Circle Tour.[31]Bon Jovi kicked off thestadium leg of the Circle Tour by making history. They played the first ever show at the brandnewNew Meadowlands Stadiumin East Rutherford, New Jersey. The three sold out shows on

May 26, 27 and 29, 2010 were a huge success. Bon Jovi's 12 night run at London's O2 Arenagrossed $18,178,036 and seen them play to 187,696 fans. The Circle Tour was the highestgrossing concert tour of 2010 according to Billboard's annual Top 25 concert tours. So far thetour has played to 1,909,234 fans and has grossed $201.1 million from more than 80 venuesreported to Pollstar.[32]For the second time in three years, Bon Jovi ranked as Billboard's &Pollstar's Top Touring Act of the Year. Bon Jovi was also ranked second onForbes Magazine'slist of the world's highest paid musicians, earning an approximate $125 million income thatyear.[33]
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Bon Jovi released a greatest hits album with four new songs in October 2010. The album debutedat number one in Canada, Ireland, Europe, Australia and made the top five in twenty countries.At the2010 MTV Europe Music Awards, Bon Jovi received theGlobal Icon Award. In October2010, Bon Jovi released the concert film, "The Circle Tour Live From Jersey" in U.S. theaters.At the same time, the band announced their upcoming tour. At the conclusion of 2011, the tour

placed second on Billboard's annual, "Top 25 Tour", earning over 790 million dollars.

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Inside Outand What About Now (2012present)

In January 2012, Jon Bon Jovi stated that the band are writing songs for their next album,[35]andin a live show in August 2012, Jon Bon Jovi played an acoustic version of a song that wasannounced to be on the upcoming album.[36]

In October 2012, Bon Jovi announcedBecause We Can - The Tour, a new world tour for 2013,in support of their new album,What About Now, which will be released on March 12, 2013. Thetour will start in February and will visit North America, Europe, Africa, the Far East, Australia

and Latin America.[3]

On November 27, 2012, Bon Jovi released a new live video album, calledInside Out, made up ofcontent from shows at theO2 Arena,MetLife Stadium, andMadison Square Garden.[37]Thealbum was first shown at movie theaters, with screenings preceded by a question-and-answersession with Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, David Bryan and Tico Torres streamed live from atheater in New York, and was subsequently made available for purchase oniTunes.[37]

On March 14, 2013, Bon Jovi appeared on the results show of American Idol and played onesong, Because We Can, from their new album What About Now.[38]

Solo projects

During the band's first sabatical between 1990-1991 Jon Bon Jovi recorded a solo album, asoundtrack to the movieYoung Guns IImore commonly known asBlaze of Glory. Released in1990, the title track, "Blaze of Glory" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1991"Blaze of Glory" won an award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single at theAmerican Music Awards[39]and awarded aGolden Globe, as well. The song also earned Jon Bon Jovi anAcademy Awardnomination and aGrammynomination.

Richie Sambora, with the help of Tico Torres and David Bryan, released a solo album entitledStranger In This Town, in 1991. The album featuredEric Claptonon the song "Mr. Bluesman".

David Bryan recorded a soundtrack for the horror movie The Netherworld, which was thebrighter part of that year after he was hospitalized with an illness caused by a South Americanparasite. Alec John Such took a fall off of his motorcycle which injured his bass-playing hand,forcing him to develop a whole new way to hold and play his instrument.

In 1997, Jon Bon Jovi landed lead roles in several movies. While he was free between filmingdifferent movies, Jon wrote what would become his second solo album, 1997'sDestinationAnywhere. A short movie of the same name was recorded around the record's release, based
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