Bon Jovi to open The New Meadowlands Stadium

Bon Jovi to Christen New Meadowlands StadiumNew Jersey Rockers to Play May 26, 27Updated: Friday, 23 Oct 2009, 5:42 PM EDTPublished : Thursday, 22 Oct 2009, 8:57 PM EDTBy ARUN KRISTIAN DAS / MyFox New YorkMYFOXNY.COM - New Jersey's Bruce Springsteen played the last concert at the current Giants Stadium, but Bon Jovi will be the first music act to play at the new stadium when it opens in 2010.All four official band members have origins in or ties to New Jersey: Singer Jon Bon Jovi is from Sayreville, guitarist Richie Sambora hails from Woodbridge, keyboardist David Bryan's hometown is Edison, and drummer Tico Torres was born in New York, but raised in Colonia.The band announced the tour at a special mini-concert in the parking lot of the Meadowlands in front of the new stadium Thursday. A few thousand fans, construction workers, and members of the media attended.The band's 135-show tour will kick off in Seattle in February and then come to the Meadowlands with two shows on May 26 and 27.Tickets for the Meadowlands concerts will go on sale beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, while additional tour dates go on sale Nov. 9 and 16.The band's documentary, "Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful," airs on Showtime on Oct. 24.Bon Jovi's new album, "The Circle," goes on sale Nov 10."The title is about our unity, which is our strength," said Jon Bon Jovi. "Having had 5 studio records in this decade, these songs mark a time not only in our life but in the band's.">BONJOVI.COM/MEADOWLANDS