Bon Jovi to kick off "Cure" concert series

Bon Jovi is launching the inaugural Stand Up For A Cure concert series, designed to raise awareness and money for lung cancer research at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The band will be playing at a sold-out show on February 12 at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom a few days before they begin the U.S. leg of its Lost Highway world tour. Tickets for the Bon Jovi benefit concert range from $275 to $1,500.

Other confirmed Stand Up For A Cure concerts in 2008 include a stand-up performance from Jerry Seinfeld on June 2, a concert with Brian Wilson and special guests on July 11, and an Andrea Bocelli performance that will take place some time in December.

Stand Up For A Cure hopes to put on five to eight fundraisers a year.

A limited quantity of tickets for future benefit shows will be available through Stand Up For A Cure's Web site, and can also be purchased by calling 1-800-NY Shows.
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