Bon Jovi, Foo Fighters and blink-182 have signed on to headline The Bamboozle 2012 set to take place in North Beach Asbury Park, New Jersey, May 18-20, 2012. 100+ acts are scheduled to perform on nine stages on the beach and boardwalk in one of the oldest and largest music festivals on the East Coast.
Says John D’Esposito, Vice President of Talent/Artist Development for Live Nation, “This year’s bill of headliners is truly one of the most exciting. It’s an honor and very fitting to have New Jersey’s own Bon Jovi headline as The Bamboozle celebrates its 10th anniversary. Bringing headliners, the Foo Fighters to the North Beach in Asbury Park is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Their performance will be nothing short of epic.”
Tickets went on sale on December 17, 2011. For more info, visit www.thebamboozle.com.
More on Bon Jovi [Courtesy of Live Nation]:
Bon Jovi has sold 130 million records and has played in over 50 countries to 34 million fans in their twenty-year career. The band won a Grammy Award for the #1 hit single 2005’s “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,” which is currently used in the New Jersey state tourism commercials. Bon Jovi had the number one tour in 2008 and 2010.
In November of 2010, Bon Jovi released Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection, featuring all of the band’s biggest chart-topping hits, the most beloved fan favorites, and four new tracks, including the lead single, “What Do You Got.”
More on Foo Fighters [Courtesy of Live Nation]:
Headliners Foo Fighters will make their Bamboozle debut. This appearance rides the momentum of their 2011 release Wasting Light, which debuted at #1 in the USA, and a dozen countries around the world. 2011 saw Foo Fighters playing to sold out crowds in garages, arenas, and stadiums around the world.
Wasting Light was recently nominated for six Grammy Awards, including the prestigious Album of the Year. It was named iTunes Album of the Year and “Walk” was awarded Best /Rock Video at this year’s MTV Awards.
More on blink-182 [Courtesy of Live Nation]:
Blink-182’s seventh album, Neighborhoods, was released September 27, 2011, and debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Since their 1994 full-length debut, the band has sold more than 11 million albums and filled arenas and stadiums both in the U.S. and worldwide. All six of their previous albums have been certified either gold or double platinum, with 1999’s Enema of the State selling more than four million copies.
Source: Live Nation Entertainment
