We are pleased to announce that the acts to open for Bon Jovi at the O2 are: Young Guns, The Side, Velvet Hearts, The Last Republic and New Device.

Congratulations on being selected out of over 1000 entries.

On June 7th Bon Jovi kick off their eagerly anticipated 12 dates at the O2, creating history as the first rock band to stage a residency in London. Kid Rock and OneRepublic are supporting on the latter dates of the run, but Jon and the band want to offer new, emerging UK talent this amazing opportunity to get their break, with a shot at the big time.

After Bon Jovi opened The O2 arena on 24th June 2007, the now famous O2 residencies have become synonymous with the biggest acts in the world. The O2 arena is declaring June Bon Jovi Month in celebration of this newest residency. Bon Jovi are as big as they come. They are ranked as Billboard's #1 top-selling tour of 2008 worldwide, released their new album The Circle last year with an incredible documentary When We Were Beautiful. Alongside those 120 million albums sold, the band has performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans.