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BAND NEWS 2003 page last updated: December 14, 2003 December 14, 2003 Companion DVD to "This Left Feels Right" On December 12, it was announced that a companion DVD to the CD "This Left Feels Right" will be released in February, 2004. (Feb 9 internationally, Feb 10 in Canada and the USA). For full details on the contents, check out the news page at www.bonjovi.com Bon Jovi nominated for Grammy Award On December 4, it was announced that Bon Jovi were nominated for a Grammy Award. This is the third straight year they have received a nomination. Hopefully, third time will be the charm. The nomination is for Best Pop Performance by Due/Group" for the song "MISUNDERSTOOD". Their competion is The Eagles (for 'Hole In The World,) Fountains of Wayne (for 'Stacy's Mom',) Matchbox Twenty (for 'Unwell',) and No Doubt (for 'Underneath It All'.) The Grammy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 8, 2004. "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson's" Charity Event On November 22, Richie & Heather and Jon & Dorothea attended the "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson's" benefit event for the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Jon and Richie performed "Love For Sale", "Wanted Dead Or Alive" and "Livin' On A Prayer". Then an all-star jam took the stage and they performed "All Right Now", "Johnny B. Good" and "Light Of Day". More thumbnail photos can be seen at www.wireimage.com October 26, 2003 And another baby on the way It was announced this past week that Tico and his wife, Alejandra, are expecting their first baby in January 2004. This will be Tico's first child. Congratulations! Jon - the teacher Jon was recently in Viriginia filming a small role in the low budget film "Living the Lie". Although no specific information about his character has been released, it has been implied that he is playing a teacher in the thriller about a young man who joins a group of recreational liars. No further information or release date has been announced. Richie on NBC's American Dreams Richie has filmed a role on the NBC tv show "American Dreams". In the episode scheduled to air on November 30, Richie plays the part of a young Eric Clapton, and performs the song "For Your Love". October 13, 2003 Amended tracklisting for "This Left Feels Right" The tracklisting for the new album has changed. As of today, the 2 news tracks "Last Man Standing" and "Thief of Hearts" will no longer be included on the cd. Full track listing can be seen on the discography page. September 27, 2003 Jon co-owner of the Philadelphia Soul It was officially announced this week that Jon is the co-owner of the Arena Football League's 18th expansion franchise called the Philadelphia Soul. On September 23, Jon, along with Richie and Heather Locklear, hosted a rally on the steps of the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia. See more thumbnail photos at www.wireimage.com David Bryan collaborates on music for "Memphis On Thursday September 25, the musical "Road To Memphis" opened at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts. David Bryan collaborated on the music for the play. An after party gala was held at Finz in Salem. Jon attended the premiere. Another baby on the way It was announced this week that Jon and his wife, Dorothea, are expecting a baby this spring. This will be their fourth child. Congratulations! September 13, 2003 Upcoming Bon Jovi CD to be called "This Left Feels Right" It was officially announced via a press release on September 11 that the new Bon Jovi cd will be called "This Left Feels Right". The album was originally planned as a complete acoustic album, however, "we went into the studio thinking we were making an acoustic record," says Jon Bon Jovi. "We had a definite idea of the record we were going to make. But once we began experimenting with the songs and trying out new ideas we created a very different, unique album. We made a complete left turn and took the project down a different road." The album will be a "showcase of the band's greatest hits, each completely reworked from an acoustic base with new arrangements and various styles. (In addition to the Bon Jovi hits, which include 'Born To Be My Baby,' 'Keep The Faith,' 'It's My Life' and 'Wanted Dead or Alive,' the band has included two new songs, 'Last Man Standing' and 'Thief of Hearts'." Read full Press Release at www.bonjovi.com Release dates are: October 29 in Japan November 3 internationally November 4 in the USA and Canada August 16, 2003 Bounce Tour ends The Bounce Tour which began in Japan in January, came to an end in New Jersey with 2 sold out concerts at Giants Stadium. At the 2nd show on August 8, Jon told the audience he'd see them again in 2005. Acoustic Album & 20th Anniversary Boxset Though the next tour may be 2 years away, the band will be keeping busy. In October, 2003, the acoustic album is scheduled to be released. It no longer will contain songs from the acoustic concert performance in Japan in January. Instead it will contain some covers, different versions of old Bon Jovi songs, plus some new songs. And in 2004, the 20th anniversary boxset should be released. Bon Jovi to do Duracell Commercial Bon Jovi will be doing a 30 second commercial for Duracell batteries. The commercial highlights the use of DURACELL batteries to power the band behind the scenes and on-stage, including their wireless microphones. A promotional tie-in with the band's upcoming album release will be announced later this fall. Jon Buys a Pro Football Team The New York Post reports that Jon is buying a 50 percent stake in a new arena football team to be based in Philadelphia. And a message posted on a AFL messageboard claims that the name of the team will be the "Philadelphia Soul" and that Jon copyrighted the name in July. July 1, 2003 Bon Jovi at Clef Awards 2003 On Friday June 27, Bon Jovi were honored with the Raymond Weil INTERNATIONAL ARTIST award at the annual Nordorff-Robbins Silver Clef Award luncheon in London. Jon, Richie and Dave attended and accepted the honor. See more thumbnail photos from the awards luncheon at www.wireimage.com Jon, Richie & David at Special Olympics Opening On Saturday June 21, the Opening Ceremonies for the Special Olympics International Games took place in Dublin, Ireland. As they were on tour in Europe at the time, Jon, who has been involved with the Special Olympics for years, plus Richie and Dave (and their wives and children) marched into the stadium along with the American athletes. Jon then took the stage to welcome the athletes, their families and the host families and volunteers and citizens of Dublin who made the event possible. He also gave tribute to Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who started the Special Olympics as a small local backyard event and grew it into an international phenomenon, plus introduced a video on the growth of the Special Olympics program worldwide. June 9, 2003 One Wild Night ... the movie A report at www.zap2it.com reports that Jon will star in an upcoming movie called "One Wild Night". The movie is based on Jon's original script, which he pitched to Universal Pictures, and tells the story of four wealthy couples who indulge in a night of spouse-swapping and afterwards see their lives and marriages shaken. The movie will be directed by Dylan Kidd. Jon will share writing credit with with Dario Scardapane, who was commissioned to write a script, as well as Dylan Kidd who is rewriting that draft. No filming schedule or release date has been announced. June 1, 2003 Bon Jovi on tour in Europe Bon Jovi are currently on tour in Europe performing at stadiums. They will return to North America in July for some summer shows in the USA (plus Toronto, Canada), before wrapping up the Bounce Tour with 2 concerts at Giants Stadium in August. Tourdates, setlists, concert pictures and newspaper reviews can all be seen on my Tour Dates page. German concert venue change The venue for the June 17 concert has changed from Neumunster, Germany to Kiel, Germany at the Ostseehalle. Read the Official Press Release. Online Chat with Jon On Thursday May 29, Jon chatted online with members of American XS. Questions were submitted ahead of time and moderators gave the questions to Jon to answer. Read chat transcript. Bon Jovi song on Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle soundtrack Bon Jovi's recording of "Livin' on a Prayer" will be included on the soundtrack for the summer movie Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. The cd, to be released on June 24, will consist of 13 songs, including new recordings by Nickelback, Pink and David Bowie. May 7, 2003 Jon, Dave & Hugh perform at Benefit for Bobby Bandiera's son On April 29, Jon, Dave & Hugh, plus other musicians including Southside Johnny, Bruce Springsteen and Gary U.S. Bonds performed at a charity benefit to raise money for Bobby Bandiera's 21 year old son, Robert Bandiera Jr., who has been struggling with neurological problems for years, and needs help to pay for medical expenses. Bobby Bandiera, Sr., was the guitarist in Jon's Destination Anywhere touring band the "Big Dogs". The benefit held at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey, raised more than $300,000. SETLIST - Red Bank Water (Everett Bradley) - Here Comes the Sun (Bobby Bandiera) - I Shall Be Released (Norman Nardini) - Claudine (Bobby Bandiera) - This Time it's For Real (all musiciannnss - JBJ, BS, SSJ on vox) - Passion Street (Southside Johnny) >> - New Orleans (Gary US Bonds) - You Can't Teach an Old Dog a New Triccckk (Gary US Bonds) - Have a Little Faith in Me (Jon & Souttthhssside Johnny dueted on the John Hiatt classic) - Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi) - E Street Shuffle (Bruce Springsteen, MMaaax Weinberg, et. al.) - Tenth Avenue Freeze-out (Bruce Springggssttteen, Max Weinberg, et. al) - Jole Blon (Bruce Springsteen & Gary UUUSS Bonds dueting on the Moon Mullican classic) - Daddy's Come Home (Gary US Bonds) >> - Heroes (Jon Bon Jovi performing the DDDaavvvid Bowie Classic) - Just Older (Jon Bon Jovi singing the BBooon Jovi song) - Souls on Fire (Jon Bon Jovi and Southhhssiiide Johnny dueting) - I Don't Want to Go Home (Jon Bon Joviii aaand Southside Johnny dueting) - The Fever (Bruce Springsteen and Souttthhssside Johnny dueting) - Kitty's Back (Bruce Springsteen, Max WWeeeinberg and Bobby Bandiera on Bruce classic) - Soul Deep (Bruce Springsteen and Garyyy UUUS Bonds) - This Little Girl (Bruce Springsteen aaannddd Gary US Bonds) - Thunder Road (Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce SSpppringsteen sharing vocals) - Rosalita (Bruce Springsteen and Jon BBBoonnn Jovi sharing vocals) ENCORE - A Change is Gonna Come - Havin' a Party - Cold Sweat - Twist and Shout (Jon took the lead voooxx on this song) - Quarter to Three - Seven Nights to Rock (Moon Mullican cccllaaassic again - totally rocked the house.) - Another You (Bobby Bandiera) (setlist from www.bonjovi.com) Read Newspaper Reviews of the Benefit at The Star-Ledger Asbury Park Press Two River Times Richie & Heather attend NBA game On Sunday, April 27, 2003, Richie and Heather attended Game 4 of the Western Conference first round playoff series between the Los Angeles lakers and The Minnesota Timberwolves at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. April 21, 2003 Bon Jovi at Tiger Jam 2003 On Saturday April 19, Bon Jovi headlined the annual Tiger Jam benefit concert in Las Vegas, Nevada. Proceeds from the annual event are be used to help fund various children's charities supported by the Tiger Woods Foundation. Bon Jovi donated $20,000 to the foundation. Richie to guest star on Chris Isaak Show According to the April 15th message from Richie posted on the message board at www.richiesambora.com, Richie will be doing some acting during their 1 month hiatus before continuing the Bounce tour in Europe. Here's Richie's message: "Hi everyone...we are winding down the US portion of the tour on Saturday in Vegas. If you haven't caught us live....you should! Next week I am off to Canada to shoot a cameo on Showtime's Chris Isaak Show. Not sure of the air date yet...but I will keep you posted. See ya on the road...." The Chris Isaak show mixes fact and fiction by featuring Chris and his real-life band members along with an ensemble of fictional characters. It airs on Showtime in the USA and Muchmoremusic in Canada. April 13, 2003 Bon Jovi on QVC Bon Jovi have made available an exclusive Limited Tour Edition CD & DVD/VHS Package featuring previously unreleased performance footage to be sold exclusively by the USA shopping channel, QVC. Last night the package premiered on the station and during the night they cut to live clips of the band performing onstage in San Jose. Prior to the concert, they interviewed Jon, Richie, Dave and Tico. Information on ordering the CD and DVD/VHS package can be seen at www.qvc.com. QVC only ships to the USA and Canada. Bounce Tour continues Bon Jovi are continuing to cross the United States on the Bounce Tour. On April 7, they performed in Phoenix, Arizona. In May they cross the Atlantic to perform stadium dates in Europe. And they return to wrap up the tour in North America in July and August. Tourdates, setlists, concert pictures and newspaper reviews can all be seen on my Tour Dates page. Jon To Perform at New Jersey Benefit Concert On April 29 at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey, Jon, along with other performers including Bruce Springsteen, Gary U. S. Bonds and Southside Johnny, will perform at the Hope Concert. This is a benefit to raise money to help with the ongoing care of Robert Bandiera, jr., who is the son of Jon's friend, and Destination Anywhere Tour guitarist, Bobby Bandiera. March 8, 2003 Condolences to David Bryan On Sunday March 2, David Bryan's father, Ed, died after a long illness. With concerts already scheduled, David and the band fulfilled their commitments and played in both Albany and Boston the next 2 nights. During both concerts Jon paid tribute to Mr. Rashbaun, prior to singing "Runaway", by dedicating the show to the man who had supported them in the early days by lending them his van, as well as buying them new instruments. The funeral was held on Wednesday, March 5. David has set up a fund in memory of his father. Mr. Rashbaun was a trumpet player and the fund will restore trumpets for use in American schools. (source: www.davidbryan.com) Donations can be sent to: IFH Eddie Rashbaum Trumpet Memorial Fund c/o VH 1 Save the Music Foundation 1515 Broadway, 20th Floor New York, NY 10036 USA On Saturday March 1, the day before Jon's 41st birthday, the band surprised the birthday boy with a Marilyn Monroe lookalike popping out of a birthday cake just prior to the encore. They also dressed for the occasion donning tophats & tails, with gold & silver sequins. Before Marilyn's appearance Richie sang the Beatles' version "Happy Birthday" to Jon. Marilyn and the crowd also sang the traditional version of Happy Birthday to Jon. February 24, 2003 Grammy Awards On Sunday, February 23, the annual Grammy Awards were given out during a telecast ceremony in New York. Bon Jovi's song "Everyday" was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a duo/group. Unfortunately, the award went to "Hey Baby" by No Doubt. Bon Jovi did not attend the awards ceremony as they were performing at a concert in Atlantic City. On Saturday, February 22, several pre-Grammy parties were held around New York City. Richie attended the gala put on by music producer Clive Davis. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Lots of thumbnail pictures of Richie at the pre-Grammy gala can be seen at www.wireimage.com Former maid sues Jon for $430 The website, The Smoking Gun reports that a former housekeeper of Jon's has filed a complaint against him in small claims court, claiming he failed to reimburse her for $430 in expenses. The housekeeper claims that Jon failed to repay travel costs she incurred last year while commuting from her home to his mansion in Middletown. February 18, 2003 Richie & Tico Attend Basketball Game On Monday February 17, Richie and Tico enjoyed a night off between concerts by attending the Heat-Pistons NBA basketball game in Detroit. Video of Bon Jovi's Today Show performance On February 12, a pre-taped performance by Bon Jovi aired on the NBC morning show "Today Show" in the USA. They performed "A Funny Valentine" and "Misunderstood". A video of both songs can be seen at www.msnbc.com (scroll halfway down page to February 12 for link to videos) February 17, 2003 Giant's Stadium Concerts Announced On February 8, Bon Jovi began their North American leg of the Bounce tour with a concert in State College, PA. And on February 10 and 11 they played in their own backyard with 2 sold out concerts at USA Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Even though the North American Bounce Tour has just started, already 2 summer dates for Giant's Stadium have been announced. They are August 7 and August 8. See www.bonjovi.com for on sale dates. Jon honoured as Cosmopolitan's First Ever Fun Fearless Male Each year Cosmopolitan Magazine chooses a dozen women to honour as "Fun Fearless Females". This year they decided to honour their first ever "Fun Fearless Male" and the award went to Jon Bon Jovi. On February 11 a luncheon was held for the fun, fearless men and women and Jon attended along with Sandra Bullock, Laura Linney, Christina Applegate, Mandy Moore, Eve, boxer Leila Ali, as well as many other women. More photos from the luncheon can be seen at www.wireimage.com Next single to be "All About Loving You" The next single released from "Bounce" will be "All About Loving You". A video for the song was shot on February 7. The location was a loft in downtown New York City. Like the video for "Misunderstood" there will be a storyline, however, the band's participation will consist of performance only. The director is Mark Klasfeld, was also directed the video for "Misunderstood". February 2, 2003 David Bryan's Official Website On February 1, as a new moon was rising, David Bryan's official website was launched. Check it out! Bon Jovi to head-line Tiger Jam VI Each year American golfer, Tiger Woods, holds Tiger Jam a charitable event to raise money for many programs which are funded by the Tiger Woods Foundation. This year Bon Jovi will be head-lining the event. It will be held on April 19 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Bon Jovi perform at Super Bowl post-game show On January 26, Bon Jovi performed at a special Super Bowl post-game show. First they sang an abbreviated version of "It's My Life" and during an instrumental middle video clips of the game were shown. They also performed "Everyday". Unfortunately, tv coverage was cut off as ABC went to a commercial after only a few seconds of the song. This one-time post-game show was created especially to launch a new annual video highlight segment entitled IT'S MY LIFE. Bon Jovi's special performance launched the video highlight of the game's most exciting moments. For this inaugural segment, the band performed the song live, however in future Super Bowls a video highlight reel will follow each game set to the music of Bon Jovi's IT'S MY LIFE. Click here for a link to watch "It's My Life" Click here to see more photos from the post game performance January 9, 2003 Bounce tour begins in Japan Bon Jovi began their Bounce 2003 tour in Japan on January 8. See setlist on Tour Dates page. Bon Jovi receive Grammy nomination Bon Jovi have been nominated for Best Pop Performance by a duo/group for the song "Everyday". The other nominees in the category are "Girl All The Bad Guys Want" by Bowling For Soup, "Where Are You Going" by Dave Matthews Band, "Hey Baby" by No Doubt and "Girlfriend" by *NSYNC. The Grammy Awards will be held in New York City on February 23.

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