Bon Jovi Announces U.S. Dates for Because We Can Tour

AEG LiveBon Jovi has now announced the first set of U.S. dates for their 2013 Because We Can tour. The tour comes in support of the group's forthcoming album, What About Now, which is due in the spring; the set list will feature new songs from that project.

The tour kicks off in Uncasville, Connecticut on February 9, and the schedule includes several stadium shows, including a two-night stand in July at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium and a July show at Chicago's Soldier Field. Ticket prices start as low as $19.50; tickets go on sale November 30.

Here are the new dates, as well as the previously-announced Canadian dates, with more to come soon:

2/9 -- Uncasville, CT,   Mohegan Sun
2/10 -- Washington DC,   Verizon Center
2/13 -- Montreal, QUE,   Bell Centre
2/14 -- Montreal, QUE,   Bell Centre
2/17 -- Toronto, ONT, Air Canada Centre
2/18 -- Toronto, ONT, Air Canada Centre
2/20 -- ******, ONT, Scotiabank Place
2/21 -- Pittsburgh, PA, CONSOL Energy Center
2/27-- Atlanta, GA, Philips Arena
3/1 -- Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay ***** Forum
3/2 -- Sunrise, FL, BB&T Center
3/5 -- Charlotte, NC, Time Warner Cable Arena
3/6 -- Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena
3/9 -- Cleveland, OH, Quicken Loans Arena
3/10 -- Columbus, OH, Nationwide Arena
3/13 -- St. Louis, MO, Scottrade Center
3/14 -- Louisville, KY, KFC Yum! Center
3/16 -- Oklahoma City, OK, Chesapeake Energy Arena
3/17 -- Lubbock, TX, United Spirit Arena
4/2 -- Calgary, AB, Scotiabank Saddledome
4/3 -- Edmonton, AB, Rexall Place
4/5 -- Winnipeg, MB, MTS Centre
4/7 -- St. Paul, MN, Xcel Energy Center
4/10 -- Austin, TX, Frank Erwin Center
4/11 -- Dallas, TX, American Airlines Center
4/13 -- Kansas City, MO, Sprint Center
4/14 -- Des Moines, IA, Wells Fargo Arena
4/16 -- Denver, CO, Pepsi Center
4/17 -- Salt Lake City, UT, EnergySolutions Arena
4/19 -- Los Angeles, CA, STAPLES Center
4/20 -- Las Vegas, NV, MGM Grand Garden Arena
4/23 -- Glendale, AZ , Jobing.com Arena
4/25 -- San Jose, CA,   HP Pavilion
7/12 -- Chicago, IL, Soldier Field
7/24 -- E Rutherford, NJ, MetLife Stadium
7/25 -- E Rutherford, NJ, MetLife Stadium