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New York - August 23, 2005 -- In the biggest launch party in history, Bon Jovi will celebrate the debut of their upcoming album, HAVE A NICE DAY, with a nationwide One Night Only Big Screen Concerts Event on Monday, September 19th at 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM MT / 6:00 PM PT.

The BON JOVI: HAVE A NICE DAY LAUNCH Big Screen Concerts event will kick off with an exclusive insider's look at the band's creative process behind the making of HAVE A NICE DAY, followed by a spectacular concert beamed LIVE via satellite from the grand opening of the new Nokia Theatre Times Square in New York City.

This is the largest live Big Screen Concerts event ever produced, giving Bon Jovi fans across American the opportunity to come together and experience this groundbreaking show in larger-than-life High Definition 5.1 audio. Through the technology of National CineMedia's Digital Content Network (DCN) - an exclusive system of digital and satellite technology specially designed to produce unique in-theatre events - fans can experience the thrills, sights and sounds of being in the front row at the Nokia Theatre in their own hometown.

BON JOVI: HAVE A NICE DAY LAUNCH will be simulcast to 91 movie theatres in 65 markets nationwide including Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, Seatlle, St. Louis, Washington D.C. and many more.

Tickets for this one in a lifetime concert will go on sale Friday, August 26th at participating Regal, United Artists, Edwards and Georgia Theatre Company movie theatre box offices and online at www.BigScreenConcerts.com for $15.00 (day of show, the tickets will be $18.00 each.) *For a complete listing of participating theatre locations, please visit www.BigScreenConcerts.com.

"This band is about two things - the music and the fans," says frontman Jon Bon Jovi. "This team we're working with has given us the opportunity to share new music with our fans on every imaginable level - in person and now on the big screen in theatres across the country."

The BON JOVI: HAVE A NICE DAY LAUNCH Big Screen Concerts event is produced by National CineMedia, NetworkLIVE and AEG Live.

[Edited - entire press release too long to be displayed on this site.]