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Bon Jovi returns to live music in 2022 tour including stop in Dallas

Jon Bovi is back after a pandemic cancellation in 2020.

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After a canceled tour in 2020, Bon Jovi is going back on the road. The rock band is launching "Bon Jovi 2022 Tour," scheduled for arenas in the spring with three dates in Texas that include a stop in Dallas on April 28 at American Airlines Center.

Other Texas dates include Austin on April 23 at the Moody Center, and Houston on April 26, at the Toyota Center.

The tour begins on April 1 in Omaha, and wraps up on April 30 in Nashville.

Tickets for the Austin and Dallas shows go on sale 10 am Friday, January 14. Tickets for the Houston show go on sale 10 am Friday, February 4. Sorry, Houston.

A "JBJ Experience" member pre-sale begins 10 am Tuesday, January 11.

The band had a summer tour planned for 2020 in support of an album called 2020, which included stops in Dallas and San Antonio. But they canceled the tour in April, one of the first bands to cancel a tour, just as the pandemic was beginning its first surge.

According to a release, they've spent much of the past two years recording and releasing new music, while also creating livestream performance content and launching Bon Jovi radio for their fans.

The release also says that 2020 was one of the most critically acclaimed album releases of that year with USA Today calling it brilliant, and Associated Press highlighting lyrics that "chronicle pain, loss, fear and death from the coronavirus, police killings and mass shootings."

In a statement, Jon Bon Jovi says, "we have all missed touring and we know that nothing can replace the energy of a live show for the fans or the band."

The full tour dates are as follows:

April 1 - Omaha/CHI Health Center
April 3 - St. Paul/Xcel Energy Center
April 5 - Milwaukee/Fiserv Forum
April 8 - Charlotte/Spectrum Center
April 9 - Raleigh/PNC Arena
April 11 - Greenville, South Carolina/Bon Secours Wellness Arena
April 13 - Savannah/Enmarket Arena
April 15 - Tampa/Amalie Arena
April 16 - Fort Lauderdale/FLA Live Arena
April 19 - Indianapolis/Gainbridge Fieldhouse
April 21 - St. Louis/Enterprise Center
April 23 - Austin/Moody Center
April 26 - Houston/Toyota Center
April 28 - Dallas/American Airlines Center
April 30 - Nashville/Bridgestone Arena

Check www.bonjovi.com for specific details on VIP packages as well as on sale dates and timing.

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RIP Joe

Texas country music singer-songwriter Joe Ely dies at 78

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Joe Ely was a major figure in Texas' progressive country scene.

Joe Ely, the legendary songwriter, singer, and storyteller whose career spanned more than five decades, has died from complications related to Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and pneumonia. He was 78.

According to a statement posted to his Facebook page, Ely died at his home in Taos, New Mexico, with his wife Sharon, and daughter Marie, at his side.

Born February 9, 1947, in Amarillo, Texas, Ely was raised in Lubbock and became a central figure among a generation of influential West Texas musicians. He later settled in Austin, helping shape the city’s reputation as a hub for live music.

"Joe Ely performed American roots music with the fervor of a true believer who knew music could transport souls," said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

In the 1970s, Ely signed with MCA Records, launching a career that included decades of recording and touring around the world. His work and performances left a lasting impact on the music scene and influenced a wide range of artists, including the Clash and Bruce Springsteen, according to Rolling Stone.

"His distinctive musical style could only have emerged from Texas, with its southwestern blend of honky-tonk, rock & roll, roadhouse blues, western swing, and conjunto. He began his career in the Flatlanders, with fellow Lubbock natives Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, and he would mix their songs with his through 50 years of critically acclaimed recordings."

Read the full story at KVUE.com.

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