(June 30) New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg announced at a press conference that Major League Baseball and sponsor Bank of America will host a free Bon Jovi concert on July 12th at 8 p.m. in conjunction with the 79th All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium.

The concert will be held at New York’s famous Central Park.

In spite of a limited number of available free tickets, Bloomberg hopes that this will be the largest concert in the park’s history.  60,000 fans will get to attend the event.  

A number of tickets will be available on MLB.com while others will be distributed at various locations on July 2nd, beginning at 9 a.m.

    * Bronx: Yankee Stadium
      E 161st St. & River Ave., Bronx, NY 10451
    * Queens: Shea Stadium
      12301 Roosevelt Ave., Flushing, NY 11368
    * Staten Island:
      Home of the Staten Island Yankees
      75 Richmond Ter., Staten Island, NY 10301
    * Brooklyn: KeySpan Park
      1904 Surf Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11224

The concert will mark the final leg of Bon Jovi’s Lost Highway World Tour, which has a few more stops before hitting the Big Apple for the pre-All Star Game concert.

Jul 6, 2008
Centennial Park
Sarnia, Ontario

Jul 7, 2008
Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, Michigan

Jul 9, 2008
Banknorth Garden
Boston, Massachusetts

Jul 10, 2008
Banknorth Garden

Boston, Massachusetts
Jul 12, 2008
Central Park's Great Lawn
New York City, New York