Posted on: Sat 25 Jun 2011
Preparations are well underway at Ashton Gate for Monday's Bon Jovi concert, with the largest stage in the stadium's history currently being built.
City's home has hosted a string of concerts in the last eight years - but none has seen a stage being constructed the height and width of the current one for famous rock outfit Bon Jovi.
Towering over the Atyeo Stand, the stage will stretch across 50m, reach 22m into the sky and cover 25m of the pitch. In total it will take three days to put up, but half of that to remove.
The stage weighs over 220 tonnes in total and will be made up of four arches and a super roof. There will be one giant HD screen across the main stage, plus one each either side.
"Bon Jovi have been here before and I think they had such a great time they were delighted to return," said chief executive Guy Price.
"They are the biggest live touring act in the world and the biggest selling act in the last 12 months, it's a huge boost to Bristol to have them playing at Ashton Gate."
Some tickets do remain and will continue to be sold on the day of the concert. Call 0871 222 6666 or visit ashtongatestadium.co.uk to book.
More info if you're going to the show.
Looking for somehwere to stay for the concert? Rooms now available at Bristol Marriott City Centre or Bristol Royal Marriott hotels.
Introduction
After rocking a sell-out Ashton Gate stadium in 2008, the world's best-selling live act return to Bristol City's home ground in June for another massive live concert.
The legendary rock band - lead by namesake Jon Bon Jovi - are making just four stops on their UK leg of the tour and Bristol is one of them - making it the region's biggest live stadium music event of 2011.
Successful throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, Bon Jovi have sold more than 120 million albums worldwide. With hits including Livin' on a Prayer, You Give Love a Bad Name and Wanted Dead or Alive, Bon Jovi are a huge concert draw around the world.
Ticket information
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General ticket prices range from £50 to £85, and are available now plus VIP Diamond Circle Experience Package for £225.
Phone
0871 222 66 66
Running order
1730 Gates open
1810 Goldtrip
1900 Vintage Trouble
2000 Bon Jovi
The show will finish no later than 10.30pm. Please note the above times are subject to change.
Travel Information
Please check your ticket for details of where to enter the stadium. Gates will not open before 1730. Please retain your ticket to use as a "pass-out" from the stadium should this be required.
How to get to the stadium
Leave M5 at Junction 19 - the concert venue (BS3 2EJ) is signposted from all major routes into Bristol. Nearest rail: Bristol Temple Meads. Please allow plenty of time for your journey.
Parking - call 0871 222 66 66 (option 1) to book
Official concert park & ride is available at Parsonage Farm (BS41 9LT) between 12 noon-1 am at a cost of £5 per vehicle. Buses will run from 1200 to 2345. The stadium is a ten-minute ride away. Spaces should be booked in advance where possible on 0871 222 66 66 (option 1). The site will be signposted as you get near the stadium. The stadium is within walking distance. Staff will be on site but cars are parked at their owners' risk. Please note that the park & ride site is a field so it may not be suitable for vehicles with a low clearance. Please leave the venue immediately following the concert to return to the car park.
There will be limited street parking around the ground with no parking cones placed in certain areas. Be warned that a towaway scheme will be in operation.
Ashton Road/Marsh Road closed between Winterstoke Road and Duckmoor Road between the hours of 3pm and 1am on the day of the concert. Residents and businesses within the closure have been given suitable passes to enter the closure. Diversion signs will be in place.
Please leave plenty of time to get to the stadium as the anticipated time of the gates opening is 5.30pm, which falls in the middle of the rush hour.
Alternative transport
If visitors have the means to travel on public transport (other than the park and ride) they should do so due to the anticipated high volume of traffic.
Conditions of sale
Tickets are sold on behalf of Ashton Gate Limited. The right is reserved to vary the advertised programme as necessary.
Tickets cannot be exchanged, refunded or returned. Lost tickets will not be replaced.
The right to admission is reserved.
Tickets will be refunded in the event of a cancellation.
Visitors are advised that kiosks will serve hot/cold drinks and snack food. No glass bottles, cans or alcohol to be brought into the stadium. Smoking restrictions apply.
No photographic, video or audio recording equipment will be allowed inside the venue.
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