Bon Jovi Seeking Local Bands For Opening Spots

bon-1.17181793 US singer Jon Bon Jovi performs with the rock band Bon Jovi during Rock in Rio festival at the Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 29, 2019. - The week-long Rock in Rio festival started September 27, with international stars as headliners, over 700,000 spectators and social actions including the preservation of the Amazon. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo credit should read MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images) (Bon Jovi, pictured in 2019. Mauro Pimentel / AFP/Getty Images)

Bon Jovi is paying it forward by inviting local bands to open for them in each of the 15 cities on the upcoming tour.

Bands can upload videos of original music for a chance to warm-up fans in their city. There are no Canadian stops on the tour, which runs from April 1 to 30.

“We have all missed touring, and we know that nothing can replace the energy of a live show for the fans or the band,” said Jon Bon Jovi, in a release.

This will be the first time since 2019 that Bon Jovi will back on the road. A planned summer tour in 2020 with Bryan Adams was scrapped due to the pandemic.