Garageland and Miss 4th of July up on BonJovi.com

As we move into the final themed week on BonJovi.com, a couple of treats have been released, both live from London's O2 arena. I'm now almost certain the whole "70 songs at the O2" thing was planned specifically to provide content for the current tour hiatus.

Anyway, watch the video of "Garageland" on the official videos page. I love this track; it should have been on Crush (I would probably have dropped "She's a Mystery" or "Save the World").

And another one of my favourite box set tracks... Listen to "Miss Fourth of July" and get the MP3 at this link.

Lost Highway and Story Of My Life up on BonJovi.com

As part of the themed weeks on BonJovi.com, a video of "Lost Highway" from London's O2 Arena and audio of "Story of My Life" from the vaults (not sure which show) have been released on the official videos and audio pages.

Watch the video of "Lost Highway" here. I'm not a Lost Highway hater by any means, but I have to say the "rock" version of this song is pretty cool.

Listen to "Story of My Life" at this link (or get the mp3 here).

It's Hard Letting You Go live from the O2

I officially forgive The Powers That Be for releasing a completely unnecessary pro shot of "Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars" from London.... because "(It's Hard) Letting You Go" is now up on Bon Jovi's official videos page.

Watch the performance at this link.

Captain Crash + I Don't Like Mondays on BonJovi.com, Greatest Hits Nov 9

As part of BonJovi.com's themed weeks:

• "Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars" (WHYYYY?!) is now up on the Official Videos page (direct video link here)
• "I Don't Like Mondays" featuring Bob Geldof is available at this link (or access the mp3 directly here).
  

Like the other videos and MP3s released so far, they are live cuts from the O2 arena in London.

(Sorry, about the "WHYYYY?!" earlier. I know a lot of people love "Captain Crash". Hell, so do I when it comes on. But of all the songs you could release it was one we didn't need.)

And... the new Greatest Hits album now has a release date: November 9, 2010. (Our favourite leaker, Richie Sambora called it last month but apparently it's now been confirmed on the Backstage JBJ website.)

Dry County + Diamond Ring from London on BonJovi.com

I think I'm a little behind due to my home internet being cut off since Friday thanks to an error from the phone company. But as part of the themed weeks on BonJovi.com, "Dry County" from the O2 has been posted on the official videos page (direct link here). Live audio of "Diamond Ring" is scheduled to go up today.

EDIT: "Diamond Ring" is now up. Listen to it here, or access the mp3 directly at this link.

Wild is the Wind live audio

Obie O'Brien has released a live audio track of "Wild is the Wind" from the O2 arena as part of the Bon Jovi themed weeks on BonJovi.com. (This week is dedicated to Slippery When Wet and New Jersey).

Listen to the track here, or access the mp3 directly at this link.

Bon Jovi to play Argentina + Follow Jovi Bits!

Bon Jovi will have a date with Argentina in October:

October 3, 2010 - Bueno Aires, Argentina - Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (River Plate Stadium)

This from BonJovi.com:

Exclusive presales for Banco Frances clients starts on August 20th by Ticketek system, phone # 5237 7200 or by internet www.ticketek.com.ar, official box offices and other retail outlets around the Country. Sales for public in general start on August 27th at the same retail outlets.

Been a long time coming, so it's great that South America is finally getting to see the band again. :)

In other announcements, one of our own, JoviBecky has a blog called Jovi Bits... and she'd love it if you checked it out and became a follower. Just click on the image below before August 20, and leave her a comment to let her know Lee-Ann (@lilkenobi) sent you. ;) Don't forget to follow the blog (there's a widget on the left hand side of the page).



And yes, there's obviously potentially something for me in this, but I try to help the Jovi commmunity regardless. :)

Meanwhile BonJovi.com has posted a video of "Let It Rock" from the O2 arena as part of its Bon Jovi themed weeks but it's the same vid that was released in June. Not that it isn't a good performance. ;)

Chile concert + Love for Sale live audio + JBJ on ABC7

I can't find the link to the article on the impossible-to-navigate BonJovi.com anymore, but anyway, a tour date has been announced for Chile:

October 1, 2010 - Santiago, Chile - Estadio Nacional

Exclusive Zona Entel pre sale with 20% discount from 8 to 14 August. General Public Sale as of August 15, Zona Entel 10% discount Sold by Ticketmaster - www.ticketmaster.cl - 690 2000 and authorized sales points

It's listed on the tour page, as well as in the announcement about Backstage JBJ pre-sales for Chile, Peru and Costa Rica.

Now for the Bon Jovi themed weeks that are forcing me to actually visit that godforsaken site... :P Obie has released a live audio recording of "Love for Sale" which you can listen to here or access the mp3 directly at this link. Earlier in the week, a video of "Raise Your Hands" from the O2 was released on the Videos page.

I'm a tad confused, since I thought this week was meant to be themed around Bon Jovi and 7800 Fahrenheit, but so far we've had a song from Slippery When Wet and New Jersey. I'm not complaining about the releases themselves; just wondering why the only evidence I've seen that this week is about the first two albums is the fact that merchandise related to those eras is on special. :P

I didn't tune into the stream of Live from London, given I own it on DVD and have watched it countless times on musicMAX as well, but apparently it was a huge success.

And finally, here's an interview on ABC7 with Jon Bon Jovi ahead of the Chicago shows. Jon talks about the city of Chicago, playing live, his influences and the changing music industry, and seems to imply that he DOES want to play songs from The Circle but isn't digging the reaction he's been getting to them. (I've drafted an "open letter" of sorts about The Circle which I'll post sometime during this break in the tour).

Bon Jovi themed weeks and Wednesday movie nights

In my previous post, I asked what we were going to do during the tour hiatus. Well, the Bon Jovi camp obviously has some ideas about what we could be doing... this from BonJovi.com:

We are proud to announce exciting new features coming to BonJovi.com just for YOU this August and September - Bon Jovi Themed Weeks and Wednesday Movie Nights!

As a special thank you to Bon Jovi fans everywhere, we'll be taking you with us for the next six weeks on a journey to explore how Bon Jovi grew to be such legendary rockers, focusing on two albums per week and including rare photos, discounts on era-specific merchandise, new live videos every Monday, audio from Obie every Tuesday, and an online movie streaming every Wednesday!

We'll be starting on August 2nd with Bon Jovi's first two albums: Bon Jovi and 7800 Degree Fahrenheit. We'll post 2 exclusive music videos, unveil rare, era-specific photographs, give you discounts on era-specific merch, and to top it all off, we'll be streaming the "Bon Jovi Live From London DVD" on Wednesday, August 4th at 7:00 p.m. EDT.

Visit bonjovi.com to learn more and get started - and to get your hands on discounted merch while it lasts! You can also grab our Bon Jovi widget and add it to your personal blog, fan site, or favorite social network!

Below you will find the theme schedule for the coming weeks:

August 2-8, 2010: Bon Jovi and 7,800 Degrees Fahrenheit
Movie: "Bon Jovi Live From London" DVD

August 9-15, 2010: Slippery When Wet and New Jersey
Movie: "The Crush Tour" DVD

August 16-22, 2010: Keep The Faith and These Days
Movie: "This Left Feels Right" DVD

August 23-29, 2010: Crush and Bounce
Movie: "Lost Highway: The Concert" DVD

August 30 - September 5, 2010: Have a Nice Day and Lost Highway
Movie: "Live at Madison Square Garden" DVD

September 6-12, 2010: The Circle
Movie: "When We Were Beautiful" DVD

Be sure to check the site every day for the new content and deals starting Monday, August 2nd!

Oh great, they're going to make me actually visit that hideously designed website. :P Anyway, "Raise Your Hands" from the O2 Arena in London is currently up on the Official Videos page.

Speaking of videos, I will have some from Chicago in my next post.