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KID Rock has been invited to join the circle.

The Detroit hip-hop-loving rocker has been named as the opening act for Bon Jovi’s The Circle Tour, which stops at Canad Inns Stadium on July 17. In addition, an undisclosed number of tickets are being sold at $25 for the Winnipeg show. The previous lowest price was $45.50 (with fees, the tickets are $36.50 and $57.75 respectively). Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.

The band has also announced a contest for local artists to open shows at eight cities on the tour, including Winnipeg. As part of the Wanted: A SuperBand Tonight contest, one local unsigned rock, pop or country act from each city will be selected to open for the New Jersey group and Kid Rock.

Jerry S. Mendoza / Associated Press archives Kid Rock will join Bon Jovi.
Jerry S. Mendoza / Associated Press archives Kid Rock will join Bon Jovi.

Bands can enter by uploading tracks to bonjovi.com, ourstage.com and Bon Jovi’s Facebook site by April 21. Fans will then vote for their favourite acts and help whittle the contestants down to 20 by April 24. Elimination rounds will take place until May 6 when the ultimate winners in each city will be selected by a jury made up of Bon Jovi’s management, promoter AEG and music talent website OurStage.

Fans who aren’t in bands but want to get in on the action can upload a video of themselves lip-synching or singing Bon Jovi’s Livin’ on a Prayer to the group’s website for a chance to win tickets to the concert and have their clip played on video screens at the show.

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The band has also announced a contest for local artists to open shows at eight cities on the tour, including Winnipeg. As part of the Wanted: A SuperBand Tonight contest, one local unsigned rock, pop or country act from each city will be selected to open for the New Jersey group and Kid Rock.

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