Bon Jovi announce world tour

Bon Jovi reportedly turned down a megabucks deal to play a ten-night residency at New York's Madison Square Garden so they could support a new venue near their home town in Newark, New Jersey, which is where the rockers launched their latest US tour this week. They apparently wanted to support the new Prudential Centre venue because it has brought new jobs to the area, even though the gig wasn't as profitable as kicking things off in New York. Still, the band are sure to cash in big time with the world tour they have just announced which promoters AEG say will take in Japan, New Zealand, Germany, Holland, Austria, the UK and numerous other countries over the next year.