Bon Jovi is officially the first major act lined up to perform
at next year's Calgary Stampede in Alberta, Canada, dubbed the
Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.
The annual event has been a staple to western culture since 1912
and, aside from the traditional rodeo action and farm-focused
exhibition, the Calgary Stampede has a long history of promoting
the arts through music, art galleries and other expressions. More
than 1,000,000 visitors pass through the gates each year. The
Stampede next runs July 9-18, 2010, with New Jersey’s Bon Jovi set
to perform at the Pengrowth Saddledome the evening of July 14.
Bon Jovi’s visit to next year’s Stampede will be their only
western Canadian arena show during the band’s The Circle World
Tour. The tour will see the group spend much of the next two years
on the road, performing 135 shows in 30 countries.
“Obviously, we’re overjoyed to welcome Bon Jovi, one of the
hardest working rock bands in the world to next year’s Stampede,”
say Jim Laurendeau, senior manager, Stampede Programming. “We know
that this is just the first of many major announcements about the
talented lineup we’re bringing to next year’s show. Stay
tuned.”
Over the past two decades, Bon Jovi has sold more than 120
million albums, and performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50
countries for more than 34 million fans. They’re best known for
their hair metal hits of the ’80s, like “Livin’ On A Prayer” and
“Wanted Dead or Alive.”