Bon Jovi Full Band Show Tribute - Bon Giovi Debut at Empire Rochdale
Schedule
Sat, 16 Sep, 2023 at 08:30 pm
Location
Empire Rochdale | Rochdale, EN
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Bon Jovi Full Band Show Tribute - Bon Giovi Debut at Empire RochdaleFollowed by a Live DJ, guaranteed to keep you boogying all night
£5 (on Door To Be paid when you arrive ) or Reserve your ticket £7 Online via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/598393289437?aff=oddtdtcreator - Then after midnight free Entry
Bands are usually on stage from 10pm.
Strictly Over 18'sDress Code : Smart Casual
Empire Rochdale,
7 Packer Street,
Rochdale,
OL15 1NJ
www.empirerochdale.co.uk01706 551515
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BON GIOVI are the World’s Premier look-alike and sound alike Tribute to the New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi.
Formed in August of 1999, with over eighteen years UK and International touring experience as a band and nearly three times that combined from individual members, this act is without compromise one of the best tribute acts on the circuit today.
Fronted by new Jon Bon Jovi impersonator Lee Tomkins, the band have not only toured lengthily around the UK, for clients such as Harley Davidson, Vodafone, Chicago Rock Cafes, Yates, Walkabouts, The British Motorcycle Federation and Jack Daniels, but have also performed internationally in and around the Middle East, Russia, Slovenia, Austria, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, Romania, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Spain, France and Ireland to name but a few.
Bon Giovi were also the only UK tribute act to be asked to make a guest appearance on the New Jersey tribute album “Garden State Of Mind Vol. 1”, A celebration of Bon Jovi musical career to date.
Covering every aspect of Bon Jovi’s extensive career, BON GIOVI perform all the greatest hits such as ‘Living On A Prayer’, It’s My Life, Wanted Dead or Alive, as well as many others from every album ever produced in one amazing stage show which include all these hits and more, not too mention performing rare tracks that even Bon Jovi haven’t performed for many years. So if you’re ready to ‘Runaway’ on ‘One Wild Night’ down that ‘Lost Highway’ for a taste of the some of the world’s greatest Stadium Anthems, then book BON GIOVI with confidence now! For the closest you’ll get to the Real Thing.
Meet the Band:
Jon Bon Jovi
(Lee Tomkins)
Lee Tomkins is a singer/songwriter from Dublin Ireland. With a fantastic voice and stage persona, he is a perfect match for Bon Giovi.
After supporting the real Bon Jovi , Razorlight, Kid Rock and other big acts with his previous band DC Tempest, Lee has now taken the role of "Jon" in the top UK tribute band Bon Giovi.
He is also currently working on releasing his debut solo album as well!
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Richie Sambora(Dean Harris)
Playing musical instruments since the age of 7, where he was first introduced to the drums, after many years of playing the drums, Dean also started to take interest in the keyboards, and guitar at 15.Playing by “ear” teaching himself by listening to his favourite bands & players, he decided to take the plunge and educate himself by studying at Guildford’s ACM Music College.Once back from ACM he joined Bon Giovi, started teaching from home, and set up his own backing track service, playing all the instruments himself for various acts all over the world.
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David Bryan(Wayne Harris)
A formidable keyboard player and singer with a powerful 4 and 1/2 octave vocal range, Waynes role in Bon Giovi is as pivotal as that of his idol David Bryan of Bon Jovi, adding colour and emotion to the music with the hundreds of voices from his ever growing collection of keyboards.Wayne also gives local piano and keyboard lessons to people who live in his hometown of Swindon.Wayne also keeps in contact with David Bryan from Bon Jovi via email, who has helped him a lot with “Keyboardy” type things over his years of being in Bon Giovi.
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Tico Torres
(James Wright)
Born 1980 in Oxford, James started his drumming journey aged 11, with his very first drum lesson at school. His parents, hired Gino Washingtons drummer to continue his teaching.At age 14, James had the opportunity to tour with his parents band.After gaining valuable experience with other bands, James joined Alibi, who were featured in several music magazines and were eventually signed.After Alibi disbanded, James continued to further develop his skills with a variety of bands until 2008, when there was an opportunity for him to join BonGiovi. Knowing how busy the gig schedule was, he chose to leave his full-time job and started to teach drums part time, along side gigging over the weekends.Outside BonGiovi, James likes riding his motorcycle, collecting vintage StarWars toys and going to the gym. James is also known as ‘Mouse’, a nickname given to him by the BonGiovi boys, after the cartoon character ‘mighty mouse’.
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Hugh McDonald
(Lee Francis)
January 2018, Lee was welcomed into the Bon Giovi family to fill the snakeskin boots of Bassist, Hugh McDonald.
With over 20 years industry experience collaborating and sharing the stage with an abundance of talent, Lee has gained a strong reputation amongst his peers as a versatile, reliable and dedicated musician.
October 2016, Lee was awarded an honours degree from the School of Audio Engineering in Oxford, a skillset that perfectly compliments life on the road as a touring musician.
Lee continues to dedicate his life to writing, performing and producing music. In addition to performing with Bon Giovi, he applies his knowledge and experience as a Music Teacher at The School of Rock and Pop in Oxford.
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Ground level Access (No steps).
Disabled Toilet.
5 min walk to the Tram, Bus, Train or Taxi rank
Any Bands who would like to play at The Empire, Please get in touch!
Empire Rochdale, 7 Packer Street, Rochdale, OL15 1NJ
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