Bon Jovi is an American hair/glam metal band formed by lead singer Jon Bon Jovi in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983. The band's third album "Slippery When Wet" (1986) is widely considered one of the greatest hair metal albums of all time, becoming the band's first to peak at number one in the US, Australia, Canada, and Switzerland. Bon Jovi's fourth album "New Jersey" (1988) reached number one in the UK and became the first U.S. album to be released in the Soviet Union, with Bon Jovi performing at the Moscow Music Peace Festival in 1989. On April 26, 2024, Hulu premiered a four-part docuseries about the band's four decade career "Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story" in anticipation of its 16th studio album "Forever" (2024).
These are photos from concerts where Bon Jovi played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Eddie Money / Bon Jovi Oct 13, 1983 Utica, New York, United States Uploaded by Brucefan24 Credit: Brian Benson - "Eddie Money - Stanley Theatre"
Bon Jovi was “Special Guest”
Eddie Money / Bon Jovi Oct 13, 1983 Utica, New York, United States Uploaded by Brucefan24 Credit: Jeff Carney - "Ticket Stub"
Eddie Money / Bon Jovi Oct 13, 1983 Utica, New York, United States Uploaded by Brucefan24 Credit: Brian Benson - "Eddie Money backstage at Stanley Theater"
ZZ Top / Bon Jovi / Quiet Riot Jun 12, 1983 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Uploaded by Troy L
ZZ Top / Bon Jovi / Quiet Riot Jun 12, 1983 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Uploaded by John Murray
ZZ Top / Bon Jovi / Quiet Riot Jun 12, 1983 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Uploaded by Mark A Schuler