Bon Jovi Rocks Central Park!

The eagerly anticipated free Bon Jovi concert attracted an estimated 48,500 people to Central Park yesterday.

The band started off with "Livin' on a Prayer." They played their hits until 10 p.m. with the crowd singing along to "You Give Love a Bad Name" and many others. Jon Bon Jovi crowed about performing in Central Park, "Not too many people have ever done it. What a way to end up. We started 10 nights ago in New Jersey. We end up with the biggest show in New York on the Great Lawn."

A total of 67,500 free tickets (the first 60,000 were quickly snatched up; an extra 7500 were handed out in the past few days) were distributed for the concert, which was meant to help energize residents for Tuesday's Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Free Bon Jovi Concert!

Jon Bon Jovi is set to give a free concert in Central Park next month, in advance of the upcoming All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium.

City officials have confirmed that they will indeed play a free concert in the park on Saturday, July 12th. Bon Jovi let news about a free concert slip during an interview back in April, but the event wasn't made official until Monday.

"It's really a dream come true and for me the perfect bookend to an incredible tour and in the greatest city in the world, bar none," said Bon Jovi. "This is the center of the universe folks and I've just traveled the globe again. Got home from the UK yesterday and i'll tell ya, loudly and proudly New York is the greatest city in the world."

The show is part of a week of events leading up to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium on July 15th.

Tickets will be distributed at baseball parks and events throughout the five boroughs starting on Wednesday.

No more than 60,000 tickets will be distributed in an attempt to maintain the safety and integrity of the lawn's grass, Bloomberg said. "Our interest is in keeping the park open and making sure at the same time that we protect the investment the public has made," he said.

Most of the tickets will be available at Yankee Stadium, but some will also be given out at Shea, Keyspan Park in Brooklyn, and Richmond County Bank Ballpark on Staten Island.

Bon Jovi - "Rock In Rio" Lisbon!

Bon Jovi performed for "Rock In Rio" from Lisbon, Portugal. They played many songs of which I've included in three videos below.

To see more videos on YouTube click here.

Bon Jovi Rock In Rio Play list:

LOST HIGHWAY
BORN TO BE MY BABY
BAD NAME
RAISE YOUR HANDS
RUNAWAY
SLEEP w/ Mercy & Start Me Up
WHOLE LOT OF LEAVIN'
IN THESE ARMS
ALWAYS
WE GOT IT GOIN' ON
IT'S MY LIFE
FAITH
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU - sang by Richie Sambora
BLAZE OF GLORY
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME
HAVE A NICE DAY
BAD MEDICINE w/ Shout
LIVING ON A PRAYER

ENCORE:
SATURDAY NIGHT
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE