Georgia Entertainment Scene
Georgia Entertainment Scene

Bon Jovi will play drive-in theater concert, including Atlanta viewing

Bon Jovi will play a recorded drive-in concert that will be shown in Atlanta, as well as numerous other cities around the country. Photo: Norma Jean Roy

Credit: HANDOUT

Credit: HANDOUT

Bon Jovi will play a recorded drive-in concert that will be shown in Atlanta, as well as numerous other cities around the country. Photo: Norma Jean Roy
By Melissa Ruggieri
April 26, 2021

Bon Jovi will kick off this year’s Encore Drive-In Nights, a concert series started last year when the coronavirus pandemic initially nixed touring.

A filmed, never-before-seen concert from the band will be shown on May 22 at about 300 drive-ins and outdoor theaters around the country, including Atlanta’s Starlight Drive-In and the Tiger Drive-In in Tiger.

The show will start at approximately 8:30 p.m. (typically at sundown).

Tickets for the event will go on sale at noon April 29 via bonjoviconcert.com. Each $68 ticket admits one standard passenger car or truck (no RVs or limos) with no more than six people.

General admission parking is first-come, first-served. No outside food or beverage is permitted unless a food and beverage permit is purchased through Encore Drive-In Nights or the venue directly. Visit encorenights.com for more information about COVID-19 safety protocols.

Last year, Encore Drive-In Nights hosted concerts from Garth Brooks, Metallica, Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani and Kane Brown.

Follow the Atlanta Music Scene on Facebook and Twitter.

About the Author

Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

Follow Melissa Ruggieri on facebookFollow Melissa Ruggieri on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

People view the work of Phoenix artist Tanya Doskova at her booth during the 2024 Dogwood Festival in Piedmont Park. (Ben Gray/AJC)

Credit: Ben Gray

The Dogwood Festival will happen in 2026, but it won’t be free anymore

The annual Dogwood Festival at Piedmont Park will be back in 2026 but will no longer be free for attendees.

What’s filming now in Georgia: Jessica Chastain movie, ‘106 & Sports’

The new normal is steady but far from the activity of peak times. The Georgia film office lists 25 active TV and film projects as of Oct. 29, 2025. A year ago, it was 29.

‘Tenderheaded’ is a memoir about Black identity in the world of glamour

Style maker Michaela angela Davis says being ‘hyper-Black’ is ‘kinda dope.’

The Latest

ajc.com

What movies made in Georgia have made the most money since 2008?

‘Ride Along’ producer Will Packer promotes ‘healthy arrogance’ in new book

Check out three new reality shows with Atlanta ties

Featured

(Photo Illustration: Philip Robibero / AJC | Source: Getty, Unsplash)

Credit: Philip Robibero / AJC

MARTA and Beltline rail two big transportation items on mayor’s agenda

While reaffirming his commitment to building light rail along the Beltline, Mayor Dickens says the first segment should go where transportation needs are greatest: SW Atlanta.

Georgia women face geographic gaps in prenatal care

Fewer than half of Georgia's counties have a full-time OB-GYN, according to data analyzed by the AJC, and many women lack the time and money to make regular prenatal visits.

Ex-Stonecrest mayor accused of lying about prison time to run for City Council

Jason Lary, who spent more than two years in prison after he admitted pocketing COVID relief money, allegedly claimed he was not a convicted felon in pre-election paperwork.