Bon Jovi drops Spain concert fee Jon Bon Jovi, 51, told the Spanish newspaper El Mundo that the tour was not originally going to visit Spain due to fears that the concert would be poorly attended in the financially struggling country. However, out of loyalty to the band's fans the tickets were reduced at the expense of the band members" wages, with the price just covering the cost of the venue, operating costs and the salaries of staff on the ground at the event. "When we were planning our tour to promote our new album, we did a study and saw that, given the economic crisis, Spain wasn't even on the map," Bon Jovi told the Spanish daily. But we didn't want to forget all about our fans in a country which I love, and which has treated me so well for 30 years, Tickets for the concert have now sold out. Unemployment in Spain reached a record 27.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2013, with the majority (57 per cent) of young people without a job.