It's a collision of music titans on Long Island this weekend as both Bon Jovi and Usher headline Nassau Coliseum, with the latest legs of their long-running tours.
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Personal news Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora has reportedly entered rehab to treat alcohol addiction and exhaustion. The band decided to continue with the tour, with former Triumph guitarist Phil Xenidis filling in for Sambora.
Hit-filled set list "Blood on Blood"/"You Give Love a Bad Name"/"Born to Be My Baby"/"We Weren't Born to Follow"/"Lost Highway"/"Whole Lot of Leavin' "/"It's My Life"/"Runaway"/"The More Things Change"/"Sleep When I'm Dead"/"We Got It Going On"/"Bad Medicine"/"Lay Your Hands on Me"/"Who Says You Can't Go Home"/"Work for the Working Man"/"Have a Nice Day"/"Keep the Faith"
Encore "Wanted Dead or Alive"/"Livin' on a Prayer"
Noteworthy opening acts Virtuoso rock violinist Lorenza Ponce will open the Nassau show; Dix Hills native Ryan Star opened shows earlier in the tour.
Awards They're up for two Billboard Music Awards -- Top Touring Act and Top Group -- at the May 22 ceremony.
Sports tie Jon Bon Jovi is co-owner of the AFL's Philadelphia Soul
What critics say "For nearly two hours, Jon Bon Jovi and Phil 'X' Xenidis, Sambora's more-than-capable stand-in, worked extremely hard to deliver a show that, on balance, was more electric and satisfying than Bon Jovi's 2009 Jazz Fest set."
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