October 22, 2016
What was Jon Bon Jovi doing in Camden Friday?
Filming some music videos, of course. The New Jersey-bred rock star was at Camden High for five hours filming that day, the Courier-Post reported.
Officials at production company Dreambear LLC paid a little more than $3,000 to rent out the school's Clarence Turner Gym, six classrooms and five security guards, according to a contract obtained by the newspaper.
He's apparently filming two music videos that'll be available to watch on Jay Z's subscription-only streaming site, Tidal. The music videos are about the city and the rock star's ties to the area.
Officers Belinda Villegas-Ramos and Gabrielle Camacho having fun with Jon @BonJovi who was in Camden Friday! pic.twitter.com/7jdONmc4mS
— Camden County Police (@CamdenCountyPD) October 22, 2016
Bon Jovi visits Camden County, NJ and rides with Chief Scott Thomson pic.twitter.com/No9cGqp6Zh
— Chuck Wexler (@CWexlerPERF) October 21, 2016
Back in September, the service announced that Bon Jovi would be performing four "intimate" shows at historic venues in the U.S., U.K. and Canada in October that can eventually be watched exclusively on the site.
One of the stops on the tour was Red Bank, New Jersey's Count Basie Theatre on Oct. 1.
The rocker has always remained faithful to the area he calls home. He's one of the founders of Philadelphia Soul and the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation that works to combat homelessness in South Jersey, Philadelphia and throughout the rest of the country.
Individually, Bon Jovi has donated millions to philanthropic causes throughout the years, including $1 million to those impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
Bon Jovi is also slated to perform at a rally for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on Oct. 27 in Pittsburgh, days before the general election, as a part of her "Love Trumps Hate" performance series.
Pop icon Katy Perry will perform at a Philadelphia rally on Nov. 5 as a part of the series.
