Bon Jovi departed Taiwan yesterday morning, the local promoter of their concerts said, dashing any lingering hopes that the band would stage a show in Taipei after its scheduled concerts were canceled due to a typhoon.
Jon Bon Jovi, the namesake lead singer, apologized to his fans yesterday for the cancelation of two scheduled concerts.
“So we just want everybody to know how sorry we are. Because of the typhoon, the government called this a typhoon day. And we had to go on to Abu Dhabi,” he said at Taipei Songshan Airport. “But we’re brokenhearted. You know we came with the best of intentions to perform for our fans. And I hope that we can come back next year.”
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Two Bon Jovi concerts that were scheduled for Monday and yesterday were canceled due to Typhoon Dujuan, which hit the nation on Monday night.
The city declared typhoon days on Monday and yesterday.
Disappointed fans wrote hundreds of messages on the rock band’s Facebook page, pleading for a concert in Taiwan in the near future.
“Please [come] back to Taiwan ... We will wait for you,” Chaohui Tung wrote.
“We don’t want our money back. We just want Bon Jovi to come back. Please don’t make the people of Taiwan wait another two decades. Hope to see you soon,” Theresa Chen wrote.
The band last performed in Taiwan in 1995.
In other news, pop legend Madonna has added a concert in Taipei in February next year, the local promoter of her concerts said yesterday.
The additional concert is to take place on Feb. 6 at the Taipei Arena, Live Nation Taiwan said.
Tickets to the concert are to go on sale at 11am on Saturday next week at www.bit.ly/REBELTW or at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks.
Ticket prices range from NT$800 to NT$16,800, with VIP packages to be sold at NT$30,000 for seated fans and NT$27,000 for standing groups.
The Taipei performances on her “Rebel Heart” tour, her 10th worldwide, will be Madonna’s first show in Taiwan.
The 10,000 tickets to Madonna’s first concert on Feb. 4 at the Taipei Arena sold out within 15 minutes of going on sale on Saturday.
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