The rockers from Bon Jovi are to play a free concert in Central Park on July 12. The "All-Star Concert in Central Park" will go on in association with the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which is prearranged for July 15 at Yankee Stadium.

In the face of this collaboration, the New Jersey band’s lead singer confesses he is not the biggest baseball supporter. "I like baseball, but the world knows I'm a football guy," said Jon Bon Jovi in a statement released on Monday. "I own an arena team. I live and love football."

The show will begin at 8 p.m. on the park's Great Lawn and will not be broadcasted. In case rain begins, the performance will be called off. Fans’ entrance will be allowed after 2 p.m. They should also know that 60,000 tickets will be distributed around the city beginning July 2. The number of tickets isn’t higher with the aim of keeping the protection of the lawn’s grass.

According to New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, the purpose is maintaining the park open and, at the same time, ensuring that the investment the public made is protected. The mayor said preventive measures would be taken to safeguard the lawn. During the Republican National Convention, 2004, the city declined to tolerate an anti-war protest in the park, invoking the reason that it would harm the grass.