GRAVESEND: Tribute band the Bon Jovi Experience coming to Woodville Halls

The Bon Jovi Experience promise the show on September 16 will be everything an audience can expect from a real Bon Jovi gig with the exception of the £200 ticket.

Audiences can expect to hear all their favourite tracks, including Livin’ on a Prayer, Always, You Give Love a Bad Name and Bed of Roses.

Tony Pearce, aka Jon Bon Jovi, said: “You get everything you would normally experience at a Bon Jovi concert. You get the looks, the sound and the full show.

“It’s a fantastic tribute. Everybody in the band has a role to play and they all play it really well. We study all the live shows and after 16 years in the industry, we have got it down to a T.”

The man himself, Jon Bon Jovi, even invited Tony to his event at the Hard Rock Café in London after seeing and hearing about him online.

Tony said: “I was sat down watching the TV at 9.30pm when the phone rang. Matt Bon Jovi, Jon’s brother, was at the other end of it asking if I was available.

"I just thought, ‘yeah right, of course your Matt,’ but after spending some time asking him questions only he could know, I was convinced, and he arranged for us to perform at the Hard Rock Café.

“Jon was by the bar answering questions and he looked at me, stopped mid-sentence and said ‘you must be Tony.’ "We stood on a crate behind the bar and had our photo taken and he asked if I would mind doing a song with him. I couldn’t believe it. I thought, ‘do I mind?'

“We sung Who Said She Can’t Go Home and afterwards he shook my hand and said ‘you are the best tribute I’ve ever seen.'"

Tickets cost £16 and can be bought at the Woodville Halls Box Office, by calling 01474 33 77 74 or by visiting woodvillehalls.com