Bon Jovi kicks off their "Because We Can Tour" on Saturday night (February 9th) at Uncasville, Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Arena. As it stands now, the tour will wind down on July 24th and 25th with a pair of hometown shows at East Rutherford, New Jersey's MetLife Stadium. In addition to the U.S. and Canada, Bon Jovi's 65-date world tour will hit South Africa, Bulgaria, Germany, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, England, Wales, Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, and Scotland.

The band's new single, "Because We Can," is out now and Bon Jovi's upcoming album, What About Now, is due out on March 26th.

• We asked Richie Sambora if the fever pitch of the Bon Jovi die-hards gearing up for the new tour found it's way to the band's recent rehearsals for the trek: "I didn't personally feel that way. Everybody knew we were gonna get back after the first of the year. And I was obviously finishing up my solo album, Aftermath Of The Lowdown, and then I put that on the road, and I knew when it was gonna stop. And now I guess we're experiencing some of the fever pitch because we're back doing all the promotion, and then we're hearing that the ticket sales are going particularly well, and everybody's excited about the new single, and here we go!"
  
  
• Bon Jovi North American tour dates (subject to change):
  February 9 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
  February 10 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
  February 13, 14 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
  February 17, 18 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
  February 20 - Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Place
  February 21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Consol Energy Center
  February 23 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
  February 24 - Buffalo, NY - First Niagara Center
  February 27 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
  March 1 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Times Forum
  March 2 - Sunrise, FL - BB&T Center
  March 5 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
  March 6 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
  March 9 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
  March 10 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
  March 13 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
  March 14 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
  March 16 - Oklahoma City, OK - Chesapeake Energy Arena
  March 17 - Lubbock, TX - United Spirit Arena
  April 2 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
  April 3 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
  April 5 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
  April 7 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
  April 10 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
  April 11 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
  April 13 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
  April 14 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
  April 16 - Denver, CO Pepsi Center
  April 17 - Salt Lake City, UT - EnergySolutions Arena
  April 19 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
  April 20 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
  April 23 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
  April 25 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion At San Jose
  July 12 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
  July 19 - Dearborn, MI - Ford Field
  July 24, 25 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium

SIDE NOTES

• Out now is Bon Jovi's latest live album, Inside Out. The 14-track collection was recorded at London's O2 Arena, New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, and New York's Madison Square Garden, during the band's 2008 Lost Highway and 2010's The Circle tours.
• The tracklisting to Inside Out is: "Blood On Blood," "Lost Highway," "Born To Be My Baby," "You Give Love A Bad Name," "Whole Lot Of Leavin'," "Raise Your Hands," "We Got It Going On," "Have A Nice Day," "It's My Life," "I'll Be There For You," "We Weren't Born To Follow," "Wanted Dead Or Alive," "Livin' On A Prayer," and "Keep The Faith"

CHECK IT OUT: Bon Jovi in 2007 performing Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" on VH1's Unplugged:

Richie Sambora On Buzz On Bon Jovi Album And Tour