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Vancouver Concert Listings: Bon Jovi Rides a Blaze of Glory

(Bon Jovi at Giants Stadium, Photo credit: Rock and Racehorses)

If you didn’t know better you’d think New Jersey had decided to invade the Lower Mainland. Bruce Springsteen tix just hit Ticketmaster for the Boss’s March 31 show (got mine!). Meanwhile, the Devils skate over to the Garage to face the Canucks on Dec. 18.

Before they arrive, Bon Jovi charges into town on their steel horse — and with more makeup than five hetero males should ever carry — for back-to-back dates at GM Place on Dec. 15 and 16. I normally wouldn’t get excited about an obscenely overpriced ticket that’s more about commercial sales than artistic merit, but this tour is in support of a new album, “Lost Highway”, that’s damn good. Bon Jovi could always put on a stadium-rocking show that rivals most acts, now they’ve got some really outstanding tunes to fill the space while you’re waiting to hear “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “Livin’ on a Prayer”.

The other two big-name shows at GM Place are the Spice Girls (Dec. 2) and Van Halen (Dec. 5). But you’re not shelling out for that junk, right?

Here are the highlights for the Vancouver music scene for December (***-I have my tickets; **-If I could afford it, I’d go; *-Give me a freebie and I’m there, and I’ll buy the first round):

Dec. 3: Tori Amos, Orpheum**
Dec. 7: Tower of Power, Red Robinson Theatre*
Dec. 8: Apostle of Hustle, Plaza*
Dec. 9: Sharon Jones and the Dapkings, Commodore*** (Go see this show!!)
Dec. 13: Shonen Knife, Richard’s on Richards*
Dec. 13: The Blakes, Media Club*
Dec. 15 and 16: Bon Jovi, GM Place***
Dec. 31: Tom Cochrane, Red Robinson Theatre**