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Bon Jovi Brings Jersey to the Great Lawn
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Jen Carlson
Published Jul 1, 2008
Modified Jul 1, 2008
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Jen Carlson
Published Jul 1, 2008
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Yesterday came the announcement of a free concert that would be held on Central Park's Great Lawn this month featuring Mr. Jon Bon Jersey himself (now a Manhattanite). Today more details about the July 12th show and how to procure your golden tickets are unveiled via Bon Jovi's official website. Essentially, tickets will be made available at every major, and some minor baseball stadiums beginning July 2nd. Starting at 9 a.m. that day Bon Jovi fans will descend upon Yankee, Shea, KeySpan Park and the Staten Island Yankees stadiums...get more details here if you want to be one of them. And note that tickets will also will be available in Manhattan at DHL All-Star FanFest at the Jacob K. Javits Center on Friday, July 11th.
Bloomberg announced the free summer show in a speech sprinkled with classic Bon Jovi song titles (video).
"All-Star Summer is set to hit New York City in a few weeks, and the lineup of festivities just added another future hall-of-famer in Bon Jovi. The free concert in Central Park is going to help make this year's All-Star Summer a celebration to remember. The 2008 All-Star Game will pay tribute to the storied history of Yankee Stadium, and Bon Jovi will help us ensure it goes out in a blaze of glory, hopefully a blaze in late October."
Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe added: "Live music and Central Park go together like baseball and hot dogs." Unlike political protests and Central Park, which will definitely ruin the manicured Kentucky bluegrass lawns.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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